Ten years ago, I was in the middle of a trial, staying at a hotel in Los Angeles. My email was piling up, and I had a million things I needed to handle with my trial, other clients, personal life, and MacSparky. I saw…
Continue reading →Author Archives → David Sparks
WWDC 2022
Yesterday we got word that Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference is set for June 6-10. The event will be (nearly) entirely virtual. The only exception, as Apple explains, will be for a select group of developers to join a live keynote on the Apple campus.…
Continue reading →iPad Air vs. iPad Pro
I’ve had many emails lately from prospective iPad customers asking for advice when choosing between the new iPad Air and the 11″ iPad Pro. So here’s my breakdown. The M1 Processor Both devices use the same M1 chip. I expect that will change with the next iteration…
Continue reading →Apple Business Essentials is Now Live Nationwide
A few months ago we interviewed Jeremy Butcher from Apple on the Mac Power Users about their new Apple Business Essentials program, which is now available to all small businesses in the United States.
Continue reading →New Calendar Tricks Webinar
I’ve been spending a lot of time figuring out how to get the most out of my digital calendar lately. We’ve been covering this in the MacSparky Labs but I’ve decided to also do a free webinar on Calendar Tricks. It’s all set for…
Continue reading →Audio Hijack 4
My congratulations to the gang at Rogue Amoeba on the release of Audio Hijack 4. Audio Hijack is my Swiss-Army Knife for audio on my Mac. Rarely do I run into a recording problem that I can’t solve with Audio Hijack. For example, when…
Continue reading →Creating a Quick Action to Convert Images
On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, the topic of HEIC vs. JPG images came up. Sometimes you’ll end up with an HEIC image on your Mac that you want to upload or otherwise share somewhere that only accepts JPGs. So I made…
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 634: Getting the Most Out of Your iPhone Camera
The iPhone has all but killed the point-and-shoot camera market. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk about the hardware and software that makes the iPhone such a good camera for photography. This episode of Mac Power Users is…
Listen & read notes →CleanMyMac X Can Now Remove Suspicious Apps
MacPaw, the Ukrainian company I wrote about a few weeks ago, has announced an update to their CleanMyMac X app with a new Suspicious Apps category to identify quickly, review and remove apps originating from Russia and Belarus to protect users from potential cyberthreats.…
Continue reading →This Month in the MacSparky Labs
We had a busy month in the MacSparky Labs during March. If you’d like to join, we’d love to have you. 2022-03-29 – Looking Back at the Tight Rope (All Members)2022-03-28 – Task Manager Survey – The OmniFocus Baseline (Early Access and Backstage)2022-03-27 –…
Continue reading →