Do you want to make an impression on every colleague you meet? You can do that with a thoughtful calling card. I’m not talking about the junk that gets “printed” at the office supply store or the things that come off your printer. I’m…
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BBEdit 14.6
BBEdit 14.6 is now out. This update introduces quick Dock access to its Notes feature and additional controls for text display, usability enhancements to its built-in file transfer client, and completely reworked text rendering in its legendary editing engine. Font ligatures have returned. They’ve…
Continue reading →I Didn’t Know We Couldn’t Do It, So We Did It
I was watching one of my favorite YouTube woodworkers, Paul Sellers, recently and he explained how his son wanted a cello, so the two of them built one together. Later, after he had finished it, he was told it was one of the hardest…
Continue reading →Focused 163: The Laws of Creativity, with Joey Cofone
Baron Fig CEO Joey Cofone joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about creativity, embracing constraints, and finding your own way. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: Join more than three million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent…
Listen & read notes →The Steve Jobs Archive
Last month Bob Iger (the former Disney CEO) wrote a heartfelt tweet about Steve Jobs and The Steve Jobs Archive. There isn’t much to the Steve Jobs Archive at this point, but what is there is inspiring. It is too easy to deify people like…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 663: HomeKit Check-In
With Matter on the horizon, there has never been a better time to get into home automation. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk about how our HomeKit setups have evolved over time and what we hope Apple and others…
Listen & read notes →Experimenting with DiffusionBee
There’s a lot of talk lately about AI-generated art. If you want to explore it, I’d recommend checking out DiffusionBee, which has a free Mac App. That said, I took a few shots at getting it to draw a picture of a bonsai tree…
Continue reading →Automators 113: FocusCuts and Asynchronous Automation Awesomeness
In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I look into noncontinous automations and how breaking up a process can improve your automation abilities. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: MasterClass: Get unlimited access to EVERY Class and get 15% off an annual membership.Electric: Unbury yourself…
Listen & read notes →So Much Email? Try SaneBox (Sponsor)
My thanks to MacSparky’s sponsor this week, SaneBox, for maintaining inbox sanity. Have you ever counted how many emails you receive in a day? Let’s just go with a lot. SaneBox does a nifty job of taking your emails and putting them into useful…
Continue reading →Sal Soghoian and OmniFocus Voice Commands Video Interview
A few months ago, I did an extended Friends of Dave interview with Sal Soghoian about the new voice commands for OmniFocus. This has been in the MacSparky Labs for a few months, and several members have been using this cool feature. This is one of…
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