The question should be, How do we move beyond a slave wage-based society.

@knyne: How about stores that swipe your card across glass on the counter instead of using a handheld bar scar scanner.

Pogue has written about this topic several times, but what is missing on this topic are good tutorials for using programs like MacSpeech and Dragon Naturally. I’ve suggested this on the MacSpeech forum site a few times, but they only provide like three or four intro tutorials. You have to pay for the extra tutoring.…

This might be a useful idea if a parent is requesting help, but I don't think it will help to just send it because you don't want to spend time explaining something over and over to them. Just imagine if they sent us as children a video every time we ask them something that was hard to grasp.

iPhone and iPad—podcast listening

I tend to overuse "that" in my writing. So I set up a QuicKeys macro which alerts me when I type the word. I can then see if there’s a way to avoid using it.

@John: Wow, I like that. Very simple and clean.

Interesting. His workspace doesn’t seem consistent with the type of products he helps produce and sell. I’m surprised there’s not an ashtray of cigarettes sitting in there somewhere. But hey, it’s great to get a glimpse of how lives at home, at least 6 years ago.

This is useful if you don’t want to be bothered with Automator, Hazel, or Quickeys. All the latter programs can do what this app does and tens times more. But if your automations needs are specific to launching folders and apps, this might be the ticket for a much smaller price.

@meseta: Yep, lol, I realized that after I posted my replay. Btw, I prefer " grammar nazi" instead of Marxist. I think Marx would have viewed the issue my way. Thanks for your feedback.

@meseta: meseta, on second thought, I‘m not sure I read your reply in the way you intended. So my last reply is not directed to you specifically.

@meseta: meseta, I‘m not criticizing "grammar nazis." Reread what I say above. It’s nothing wrong with pointing out someone’s misuse of grammar or spelling mistakes, but don’t you think it should be done via a private email? And besides, so there are a few mistakes in a free(!) public blog, what is the big problem…

@gibson_se: Gibson, the issue I have with readers focusing on grammar and spelling is that I don't see how it’s appropriate in the context of most blog sites and posts. More content is written and added to the net in a single day than what was written and published in nearly entire centuries of the past. When writing…

Also, there’s a Safari extension for this app—useful for when you don’t want to drag up to your menu bar.

Use it all the time. Great app. Would be cool if it has some sort of smart finder and management feature.

@Kamatari +: It’s really interesting how some people are so inappreciative of the free information offered to them on the net.

@Kamatari +: It’s usually done people who don’t write themselves, but use their boring life to comb blog posts and leave nearly useless comments about grammar and spelling mistakes. It would be okay if they at least said something positive or constructive after they gave their copy editor remarks.

Make sure whichever writing app you get for your iOS device that includes TextExpander support. It will make typing ten times faster.

Though auto-correct can be annoying, I can hardly do without it when writing. I use TextExpander and SpellCatcher. The latter app can be buggy at times, but it saves me for when I don't know how to spell a word.

I’m not anti-Twitter, but I find it interesting how many users