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iTunes - Books - Enough by Patrick Rhone →
I just received word that my latest book, Enough, is now available in the iBookstore. As usual, not sure what took it so long. Especially considering I wrote it on the iPad. Oh, well, If you want to get it directly on yours, now you can.
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Buoy Tags is another product I have had a recent chance to sample. They attach to your MagSafe, USB, and/or headphone cords to better identify who they belong to. On a recent episode of the Home Work podcast I had the pleasure of guesting on, Dave Caolo mentioned that a conference trick he used involved marking his such items with a red dot to easily identify which was his. This seems like a bit more elegant and easier to see solution. They have worked out great for my wife and I to tell who’s adapter is whose in the short time I’ve used them. Recommended.
A full pack of three is only $12 bucks.
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Justnotes is a recently released app for Mac that is designed to be the one true native app interface for Simplenote. I’ve been beta testing it for a while and it works great. It’s fast, never experiences any sync issues, natively supports Simplenote features like tags and favorites, and can synchronize your notes with a local folder of plaintext files.
Worth a shot if you have been looking for a more Simplenote like solution for the desktop. Plus, it’s on sale for 40% off for a limited time.
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"I don’t want something special. I want something beautifully plain."
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Days Away (App Store Link) →
Some folks may not need a full blown calendar but, instead, might like to simply have a countdown list with how many days remain until an event. This is a simple and cleanly designed app that does just that.
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Touchtype: A Case for iPad and Apple Wireless Keyboard by Salman Sajid — Kickstarter →
Looks great with some thoughtful touches. They are well past the funding goal but you still may want to chip in to be the first to get yours.
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EdgeCase →
The app creates Fitts’ Law infinite width screen edges for your OS X multiple monitors.
As you probably know, screen edges are a great place to put pointing targets because it’s impossible to “overshoot” them with your mouse cursor. That’s why the Mac menubar and Dock are on screen edges or (even better) in a screen corner. Unfortunately, when you’re using multiple monitors, your mouse bleeds through into the other monitor.
EdgeCase stops your cursor at the screen edge, so you can easily click scroll bars or the Apple/Spotlight menu. Also allows you to slide along the shared edge to hit OS X hot corners. Makes it so you never accidentally lose your cursor into your secondary screen.
When you do want to move between screens, you can do so by holding [ctrl] or [⌘], dwelling for 1/2 second, or ‘bouncing’ on the edge.
Here is one for you multiple screen junkies. Looks like a great solution to one of the problems I’ve always had in the times I’ve used multiple monitors.
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"Increasingly I am finding myself powering the phone down when I get home from work. Not “silent mode.” Not “airplane mode.” Off. Disconnected."
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MacSparky - Blog - My New Book: The MacSparky Paperless Field Guide →
The book is a deep dive on paperless workflows for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone. It takes full advantage of iBooks Author and includes picture galleries, interactive images, movies, 32 screencasts, and nearly 27,000 words. There is over an hour and a half of video. Not only does this book tell you how to go paperless, it also shows you.
This book (even calling it that feels weird) feels like the future to me. It’s more of an experience. Not only rich with video, pictures, and a beautiful context aware layout but the amount of information you are receiving for the price ($4.99) is unbelievable.
Plus, fitting with what we believe in here, this is the comprehensive guide to going Paperless. If you had ever tried or considered doing so but just didn’t know how or where to start, this is the place to do so.
Seriously, buy this. Even just for the “wow factor” alone.
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Monoprice Backup Battery Pack Giveaway!
I was doing some cleanup few nights ago and discovered I have a few MonoPrice iPhone Battery Boosters left to give away. All are brand new, in the package, and will work with the latest generation of iPhone and iPod Touch.
If you would like a chance at getting one, please do the following.
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To enter, please send me a message to @minimalmac on Twitter with the phrase “Need more power” before midnight (Central Standard Time) tonight. No entries will be considered afterwards.
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Three winners will be selected tomorrow at random and notified by reply to their Twitter message. I will send out the items at random as well so don’t bother requesting a specific one — beggars can’t be choosy ;-). In that reply, I will give instructions for emailing me shipping information.
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All giveaways awarded this week will be sent out via USPS by early next week so set your expectations accordingly.
OK, got it? Good. Now, tell me, who needs more power?
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