Final Cut X – powerfully confusing simplicity

This week I finally pulled the trigger and purchased Final Cut X and Motion. I’ve been using Final Cut Express 4 since 2008, it was WAY past time to upgrade. To be honest, while I knew it was a needed move 1, I was a little leery. Final Cut X got trashed when it first…

Father Dark – A Review

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the author and/or publisher through the Speakeasy blogging book review network. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR,Part 255. Several months back…

Larry Wilmore Shows up Nightly

I enjoy satire. This art-form, perhaps more than any other, holds a mirror up to society and says, “We are really screwed up.” I’ve been privileged in my lifetime to enjoy some of the best TV satire which has ever been produced. I grew up on The Muppet Show, came of age with The Simpsons,…

Agent Carter – an Important Mid-Season Journey

I’m now three hours in to Marvel’s mid-season spy show, Agent Carter. I am quite enjoying it thus far. Agent Carter is a fascinating look into what eventually became SHIELD, and I’m hoping we’ll also get a peek at the way Hydra infiltrated the organization in the post-WWII era. It also makes me glad to…

1Keyboard to Rule them All

My workspace tends to be a multi-device environment. I am often performing a task on my Mac, chatting with someone on my iPhone (often about my current task), and researching a topic on my iPad. For a long time I “suffered” 1 with switching between these devices by moving my hands from device to device…

Workflows brings Automation to iOS

Computer Automation has been something that geeks have known about for a long time. The ability to create a script to run a backup at a particular time each day, pull down tagged information from a text file or database, or set up a template with customized information has been an incredible time-saver. Still, for…