MacStories boss Federico Viticci returns to Mac Power Users to talk about the iPad’s apparent stagnation and how the Mac has grown over the last few years. The guys also talk about Raycast, Shortcuts, Apple silicon, and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored…
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Automators 102: Automating DEVONThink
Rose and I dig deep on all of Automator’s varied automation tools on the latest episode of Automators. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Kolide: Endpoint Security Powered by People. Try Kolide for 14 days free; no credit card required.LinkedIn Jobs: Post a job for…
Listen & read notes →Home Screens — Joe Moyer
Joe Moyer is writing some great stuff over at his blog, 24 Letters. That name comes from an Athenodorus quote, “Whenever you feel yourself getting angry, Caesar, don’t say or do anything until you’ve repeated the 24 letters of the alphabet to yourself.” Of…
Continue reading →DEVONthink, the Ultimate Database Tool (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by DEVONthink. There are a lot of ways to manage a database on your mac, but in my opinion, there is no better tool than DEVONthink. Just a few of the things I use DEVONthink for include: A reliable repository…
Continue reading →The Lab Report – May 20, 2022
One of the benefits of being a member of The MacSparky Labs is access to the weekly Lab Report podcast, where I summarize Apple news and other items I find interesting in about 10 minutes. If you are a labs member, you should have…
Continue reading →Keyboard Maestro 10.1
This week we got another nice update from Keyboard Maestro. This update includes a ton of new support for Shortcuts integration on the Mac. I’m so happy to see Keyboard Maestro setting itself up to be a platform where you can use it’s already…
Continue reading →The Flat Apple Watch Rumors Return
Rumors are coming back about a flat-sided Apple Watch getting released this year. John Prosser made some renders, below. Who knows if this thing will actually ship. People were convinced it was going to release last year and it didn’t. If this is truly…
Continue reading →New Outliner App: Bike
Jesse Grosjean from Hog Bay Software has a new Mac outliner app called Bike. The idea is to make it as easy as possible to add and rearrange outline entries. The documentation quotes Jonathan Edwards, “We were promised bicycles for the mind, but we got aircraft…
Continue reading →Linking Your Thinking Conference
I am fully invested in the emerging idea of linked thinking and how it can help us use technology for our own good. When Nick Milo asked me to participate in his Linking Your Thinking Conference, it was a no-brainer. I’m doing a session…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 640: The iPhone App Roundup
The App Store didn’t launch until a year after the first iPhone, but it has defined the smartphone era. On this week’s episode if Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk about some of our favorite iPhone apps. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored…
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