The OmniFocus team has been hard at work on OmniFocus 4 for some time now. Recently they announced the public release of the Beta for OmniFocus 4 for Mac. There are several significant improvements coming with OmniFocus 4: Feature Parity With OmniFocus now built…
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Obsidian 1.0
Obsidian, the personal management and idea connector that we have all been losing our collective minds over, is now officially out of beta with their release of version 1.0. Congratulations to the small Obsidian development team that made a very big app. While I…
Continue reading →The Trouble with Apple Watch Faces
I’ve made no secret of my dissatisfaction with the Apple Watch faces. As someone who wears an Apple Watch every day, I can tell you things I don’t like about every available watch face. I’m not alone in the sentiment. Zac Hall wrote an article…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 662: Navigating Apple Maps
Apple Maps has matured from its rocky start back a decade ago into a robust alternative to Google Maps. This week on Mac Power Users, Stephen and I go on a road trip through the service’s history, features, and more. This episode of Mac Power…
Listen & read notes →Daylite and the New Opportunities Board (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Daylite, which just announced its new Daylite Opportunities Board. Unlock your sales potential with the new Daylite Opportunities Board For small businesses, acquiring new business often means juggling multiple priorities at the same time, as each deal has…
Continue reading →And Now the AR/VR Goggles Silly Season Begins
If the rumors are to be believed, Apple is inching toward releasing their AR/VR goggles (early?) next year. As such, you can be assured the circle of trust at Apple is growing as they ramp up for manufacturing, marketing, and selling the new product.…
Continue reading →Focused 162: Perfectionism
Mike and I discuss perfectionism, procrastination, and overcoming the urge to get everything just right on this episode of Focused. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code FOCUSED at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.Indeed: Join…
Listen & read notes →Airline Luggage and AirTags
It’s not entirely clear whether or not Lufthansa is banning the use of AirTags in luggage stowed on their planes. It seems, however, they at least don’t like the idea. I’ve been using AirTags in airline luggage since AirTags first showed up, and I…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 661: Our Desks & Bags
With me settling in at my new studio, Stephen and I use this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about our desk setups, what’s in our bags, and what we carry with us daily. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have…
Listen & read notes →Capture Any Text on Your Mac with TextSniper (Sponsor)
My thanks to TextSniper for sponsoring MacSparky.com this week. TextSniper is a Mac OCR app that can extract text anywhere on your Mac’s screen and automatically save it to your clipboard so you can paste it anywhere you need it. It can even read the text…
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