Kirk McElhearn

PhotoActive Podcast, Episode 205: Spec Goblins and the MacBook Neo

Apple has announced the MacBook Neo, a $600 laptop running on the same A18 Pro processor that was used in the iPhone 16 Pro. Oh, and it has 8GB of RAM and starts at 256GB of storage. Believe it or not, lots of people on the Internet take issue with those specs, so we look at it from the point of view of whether it could be a good machine for photographers who blew all their money on a $10,000 Leica…

https://kirkville.com/photoactive-podcast-episode-205-spec-goblins-and-the-macbook-neo/

How to Use Scriptwriting in Scrivener for Mac and Windows

While Scrivener is mainly designed for writing long-form prose projects, it also has a powerful scriptwriting feature for writing scripts and screenplays. You can enable scriptwriting for individual files or for an entire project, and you can export these files in industry-standard formats when you’re finished writing.

https://kirkville.com/how-to-use-scriptwriting-in-scrivener-for-mac-and-windows/

The Next Track, Episode #329: 1979

In another look at a specific year in music, we find that 1979 not only had some great and influential music, but was also the year of two technical innovations that would change music forever.

https://kirkville.com/the-next-track-episode-329-1979/

David Pogue Writes the History of Apple

David Pogue has written the definitive history of Apple's first 50 years.

https://kirkville.com/david-pogue-writes-the-history-of-apple/

Write Now with Scrivener, Episode no. 60: John Garrison Marks, Historian

John Garrison Marks is a historian, whose latest book is Thy Will Be Done: George Washington’s Legacy of Slavery and the Fight for American Memory.

https://kirkville.com/write-now-with-scrivener-episode-no-60-john-garrison-marks-historian/

PhotoActive Podcast, Episode 204: Storage Prices

The prices of digital storage are set to climb this year because AI is eating up all the available inventory. And modern photography is entirely dependent on storage, whether it's the SD cards that store the captured images, the internal solid-state memory that stores data on your computer, or the external SSDs and traditional hard drives that keep your archive of photos.

https://kirkville.com/photoactive-podcast-episode-204-storage-prices/

Today’s bread. A bit uneven, but delicious.

@Galley@mastodon.online I’ve been with Fireside for, I think, about seven years. There were some issues a couple years ago, but they were bought out by a couple of people who are making huge changes. I have four podcasts hosted there.

But for good production values, you need a producer. I could do that for you, if you want.

Make Your Show Sound Professional: Why Podcast Editing Matters

Editing for content, continuity, and fluidity is the key to making your podcast episodes sound better.

https://kirkville.com/make-your-show-sound-professional-why-podcast-editing-matters/

How to Copy Items Between Scrivener Projects

You may want to copy items from one Scrivener project to another. There are two ways to do this, and both are very simple.

https://kirkville.com/how-to-copy-items-between-scrivener-projects/

The Next Track, Episode #328: Influential Albums

We discuss some rock albums that were influential: their music, the way they presented songs, the way they were produced, or they effect they had on culture.

https://kirkville.com/the-next-track-episode-328-influential-albums/

The 2026 Six Colors Report Card

Jason Snell's annual survey of Apple writers, developers, and users gives insight into how the company is doing.

https://kirkville.com/the-2026-six-colors-report-card/

How to Create, Edit, and Import Scrivener Styles on Mac and Windows

Learn how to create and modify styles in Scrivener, and how to import styles from other Scrivener projects.

https://kirkville.com/how-to-create-edit-and-import-scrivener-styles-on-mac-and-windows/

PhotoActive Podcast, Episode 203: Do You Have $10,000 to Spare?

The best-selling compact camera in Japan is from... Kodak? We’ve talked about compact cameras in the past, but it remains a fascinating part of the photo marketplace as people look for something different than mirrorless and DSLR cameras. By the way, do you have $10,000 to spare on a new 35mm lens? Leica’s Noctilux-M 35mm f/1.2 ASPH was just announced at that eye-watering price. Lastly, Jeff covers some…

https://kirkville.com/photoactive-podcast-episode-203-do-you-have-10000-to-spare/

The Next Track, Episode #327: Greatest Hits

The Greatest Hits album has been a staple of the music industry since 1958. Some of the best-selling albums of all time are Greatest Hits albums. But what is the future of the Greatest Hits album in this era of streaming?

https://kirkville.com/the-next-track-episode-327-greatest-hits/

How to Import Notes to Scrivener from Apple Notes, Obsidian, Notion, or Other Note-Taking Apps

If you have a lot of notes in a separate app and want to add them to your Scrivener project, here’s how.

https://kirkville.com/how-to-import-notes-to-scrivener-from-apple-notes-obsidian-notion-or-other-note-taking-apps/

I Now Assume that All Ads on Apple News Are Scams

Many ads in Apple News served by Taboola are clearly scams.

https://kirkville.com/i-now-assume-that-all-ads-on-apple-news-are-scams/

I’m in the Epstein Files

Out of curiosity, I searched the Epstein files and found my name twice.

https://kirkville.com/im-in-the-epstein-files/