Bloom is a new Finder alternative that’s been getting a lot of attention in the Labs community. It offers flexible multi-pane layouts, fast search, panel syncing that works like an advanced column view, and more settings than Apple’s Finder could dream of. At $16 for a lifetime license with a free trial, it’s easy to kick the tires.
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This post is sponsored by Flexibits. I’m delighted to welcome back Flexibits as a MacSparky sponsor. Their premier calendar application, Fantastical, has been my daily driver for years, and they just shipped something that genuinely changes how I manage my schedule. Fantastical now has…
Continue reading →David Pogue has a new book out called Apple: The First 50 Years. We interviewed David about it on Mac Power Users, and I got an early copy. I’ve read the whole thing, and I really enjoyed it. There are a lot of Apple…
Continue reading →My goal with the Now Page is to update it weekly. If I could do that, updates would not be newsworthy. But, alas, the last few months have been nuts and I finally got it updated today after a two month hiatus. Hopefully, this…
Continue reading →On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and David take on the Finder. They compare their wildly different file management philosophies, dig into Finder toolbar customization, extensions, Quick Actions, and the apps that make file management actually enjoyable (or at least less painful).…
Listen & read notes →How much of your day is spent on your actual work? Not the email triage. Not the task shuffling. Not the calendar juggling, the filing, the follow-ups, the status tracking, the scheduling, the data entry. The real work. The creative stuff. The thinking. The…
Continue reading →MG Siegler recently wrote a piece arguing that Apple should acquire Anthropic (paywall). It’s a fun thought experiment, and I can’t stop thinking about it. The more time I spend working with AI tools like Claude, the more I’m convinced the future isn’t about…
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Setapp just launched something I’ve been hoping they’d do for a while: single app subscriptions. Instead of committing to the full Setapp bundle, you can now subscribe to individual apps directly through the Setapp ecosystem. This makes a lot of sense. Not everyone wants…
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