Category: Macintosh
Two Recent MacVoices Appearances
One of the fun parts of my job is being able to talk to people about new stuff. In this case, I recently did two podcast recordings with Chuck Joiner to talk about the new iMovie ’11 and Photoshop Elements 9. Take a listen: MacVoices #10126: Jeff Carlson Helps You QuickStart with Photoshop Elements 9 Jeff ...
My Macworld iMovie ’11 Review
Macworld has now posted my review of iMovie ’11. I gave it 4.5 mice, up from the 4 mice I gave iMovie ’09 largely due to the inclusion of audio editing features that have finally caught up (and slightly exceeded) those of the late, lamented iMovie HD 6. Putting together a video last night drove ...
My Favorite Paragraph This Week
Software developer and teacher Fraser Speirs writing about transitioning his classroom of iMacs to iPads: “It’s the end of an era, but the beginning of a new one. A new era in which computers serve the needs of children and teachers. An era in which computers are not special artifacts sequestered in a purpose-built chamber ...
Latest Seattle Times column tackles video streaming
My column this week looks at Air Video, StreamToMe, and Netflix as ways to watch video on an iPad, iPhone, or iPad touch without storing the massive files on the devices themselves: “Streaming options for music, video need not be space hogs“.
It’s a Book! First Copy of My “iPad Pocket Guide”!
My prolific friend David Blatner started a tradition in the office we once shared. Whenever he published a new book (which is still pretty often) and received his first author copy, he’d bring it around to someone else’s desk and say, “It’s a book!” Now that I’ve published dozens of books myself, I still do ...
My review of the 15-inch MacBook Pro (2010)
I’ve been pretty singularly focused on the iPad since its release, having finished my iPad Pocket Guide (due in stores likely in the next week or so!) and now working on a Take Control ebook about the iPad. But while I was writing the Pocket Guide, Apple sent me a new 15-inch MacBook Pro review ...
Increase Your iPad Media Storage for Just $49
[This post also appears at TidBITS.] Here’s a cool iPad tip suggested by one of our awesome TidBITS readers. Commenter “Mikey” asks: Can you use the SD Card Adapter to watch or import h.264 movies? The idea is that if you watch many movies or other video content, you’d want a lot of storage on ...
I think I’ve figured out the Big Deal about the iPad
One difficult thing about being a tech writer and having an iPad is answering the questions, “Why would I want one?” and “Will it replace my laptop?” Well, I think I’ve finally figured out why the iPad is a Big Deal: it’s a spontaneous computing device. Read more in my Seattle Times column this week.
Free Sample Chapter of My iPad Pocket Guide
The iPad was released last weekend, and to celebrate I’ve made an excerpt from my book The iPad Pocket Guide available as a free download from Peachpit.com. (You need to click the “Sample Content” tab toward the bottom of the page to access the download link.) As I mentioned previously, I’ve been working on the ...
Making Technology Easier
I think one of the great things that will happen due to the iPad is a renewed focus on making technology easier to use. That’s always been a goal, especially with Apple, but I run into people all the time who get confused by the Finder, and application windows, and anything related to networking. The ...
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