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Really enjoying this interview with David Chartier. He talks briefly about removing friction from his writing workflow, which is currently near and dear to my heart.

Advertisers often seem to want pitchmen spraying perfume at every person who walks into the store, inserts stuffed into every periodical, pop up ads, complete data on every individual they target and the ability to spam at will. Great media companies fight back on all of these intrusions, because they know that what actually works is genuine connection built around remarkable products and services.

Seth Godin gets it. Google, Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram don’t. Neither do most other companies on the web.

If you looked up power user in the dictionary of nerd terms, you’d see a picture of Brett Terpstra. Every tool on this list is worth giving a shot. You’d be surprised at how fast they can become essential to your day-to-day work.

Word repetition is also calculated in the background when you trigger it.

This app just keeps getting better.

Leaving his trusty Nikon behind, Jim Richardson returns to a favorite spot to photograph, the Scottish Highlands, with a brave new tool—the iPhone 5S.

Episode filters in Pocket Casts are far more configurable than I knew. I’m using this exact filter now, and I love it.

Jim Dalrymple gave it a “Yep.”

Expect to see updated iPads, OS X Mavericks, and new Mac Pros.

I set this up a few minutes ago on my account, and the walkthrough is beautifully done. Lots of clear explanations and lots of hand-holding (which most people will need).

I would recommend using Authy, though, instead of Google Authenticator. It’s easier to use, easier on the eyes, and it has a companion app for the Mac for copying and pasting your auth codes when you need them.

Some years ago, in a misguided attempt to make finding photos “easier” for my wife, I poured all our photos into iPhoto. It’s slow, bloated, and generally a piece of shit that I regret ever having anything to do with.

I get the sense that photo management is starting down the same path that text walked a couple of years ago. Text files are simple, multi-platform, and they’ll be supported into the future (much like a hierarchy of nested folders).

Dr. Drang even provides some Python scripts in this post to help you organize your photos using a simple folder structure.

I’ve had an iPhone since shortly after the first one came out, and I still am in awe of the amount of power and utility that I carry around in my pocket…still doesn’t seem real.