Your ability to accomplish things while on the go is key to your mobile productivity. You've got tons of great apps on your iPhone or iPad, and probably have some level of access to your important files too, maybe through Dropbox or iCloud. You can do almost anything, but every now and then, you hit a wall. Maybe you need to make some emergency changes in an InDesign layout back home, check on the status of your Mac's backup, or dig up tax returns you filed away on your external drive. If only you could connect to your Mac remotely, take control, and do what you need. With LogMeIn, you can do exactly that.
With the popularity of digital photography growing by leaps and
bounds over the last decade, some say film has been dying a slow death
ever since–or is already dead. The reality is that film
has never gone away, and in recent years has experienced a surging,
renewed popularity.
Staying up to date with your favorite websites and blogs can be a real chore, and a major productivity drain. If only there was a way to quickly get the latest unread headlines from top sites in one place, at any time, on any devices. There is. Available for iPad, iPhone, and Mac is Reeder, the popular Google Reader client.
Your iPhone and iPad are full of useful knowledge. You've downloaded tons of audio books, podcasts, and iTunesU content. The problem is that there just aren't enough hours in the day to download all of it to your brain. Here's a tip that might help...
With the popularity of digital photography growing by leaps and bounds over the last decade, some say film has been dying a slow death ever since—or is already dead. The reality is that film has never gone away, and in recent years has experienced a surging, renewed popularity.
If you're an Automator user, you probably know how to create iCal Alarm workflows, which can be set to run at scheduled times, allowing processing to occur during downtime. If you're not familiar with Automator or iCal Alarm workflows, check out some of my other tips to get acquainted...
Every month in our Photography newsletter, we feature the work
of a new photographer who has contributed to our Photography
Newsletter Flickr group. This month, we chose the photo Rokuon-ji
Temple, Kyoto, by York-based photographer Allan Harris.
Last week, I shared some useful tips for locating and launching apps faster on your Mac. But what about your iOS devices? They're full of apps too. And, with pages and pages of apps, it can be a real pain in the neck to find the one you want. Here are some tips to help you wade through them.
How often do you find yourself digging through your Dock, Launchpad, or Applications folder to find a certain app? You've got other stuff to do. How about making things a little easier, so you can get back to work? Here are some tips to help you locate that elusive app and launch it a little more quickly.
Each day, our good friends at NASA are kind enough to share a breathtaking photo of our wonderful universe. Sometimes of the Earth, sometimes of the heavens, these photos showcase natural beauty that is surely Desktop-background worthy. Here's how you can create an Automator workflow that runs each night to set your Desktop to the latest photo...
Every
month in our Photography newsletter, we feature the work of a new photographer who
has contributed to our Photography Newsletter Flickr group. This month, we chose the photo Padilla Bay by Washington
based photographer Tony D. Locke.
Last week, Nancy Lin from the radio show Business Reinvention interviewed me and Linda Holliday, founder and CEO of Semi-linear, and I learned about Linda's cool new initiative called Citia, which serves up virtual index-card versions of ebooks. I also had a chance to share what we've been up to at Peachpit and
Pearson and how dramatically our business is changing.
