This week, I appeared on the Clockwise podcast, where they cover four tech topics in under thirty minutes. My journaling topic barely qualified as a tech topic, but they let me in anyway.
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Avoiding Email: Do the Hard Stuff Instead
I recently heard from a listener asking me how to check email less often. I often get email like this. Indeed, I get this question so frequently that I’d like to answer it with a short series of posts on avoiding email. I have…
Continue reading →Hoban Cards and Stationery (Sponsor)
This week, MacSparky is sponsored by Hoban Cards, where they use a 1902 letterpress machine to make cards that your colleagues, clients, and customers will never forget. I sure love mine. Evan and the gang at Hoban Cards are masters at the craft of…
Continue reading →Launching Shortcuts with Alfred
In several MacSparky Labs videos, I have launched shortcuts using Alfred, which spurred many questions about exactly how I did that. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
On the New Mac Power Users Branding
This week’s episode of the Mac Power Users premiered with new music and a shiny new logo. While we kept the battery as the show logo, it is now orange and updated. Stephen and I dig the color orange, so this was an excellent…
Listen & read notes →Using Shapr3D to Design for 3D Printing
In my prior video about 3D printing, I used pre-existing models. Several members asked how I could design my own objects for printing.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
This Month in the MacSparky Labs
Here’s a list of the events that took place in the Labs in March: 2024-03-29 – The Lab Report for March 29, 2024 (Levels 1-3) 2024-03-27 – Sparky’s Safari Plugins (Levels 1-3) 2024-03-26 – Exploring SoundSource (Levels 2-3) 2024-03-22 – The Lab Report for…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for March 29, 2024
It’s time for the Lab Report, covering this week’s Apple news, rumors, and more… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Focused 200: Favorite Productivity Hacks
Mike and I celebrate 200 episodes of Focused by sharing our favorite productivity hacks. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain…
Listen & read notes →WWDC 2024
Apple announced WWDC 2024 will be held June 10-14. I had expected it a week earlier, but we’re still in early June. If the rumors are to be believed, this will be a big year for software. I’m looking forward to seeing what Apple…
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