I’m in the midst of a short stay at Walt Disney World this week. Something that I didn’t expect to see, but I keep seeing, is kids wearing AirTags. There are kids with AirTag necklaces. There are kids with AirTags hanging off their clothes.…
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Mac Power Users 625: Apple as the Measuring Stick, with Austin Evans
YouTuber and podcaster Austin Evans drops by Mac Power Users to talk about his content business, how Apple is competing in the wider marketplace, and the gear he uses to get work done with a growing team. This episode of Mac Power Users is…
Listen & read notes →January in the MacSparky Labs
The first month of the MacSparky Labs went swimmingly. I spent a lot of time working on the back end of things as I added features and figured out friction points. But I still got a lot shipped to the members. Here’s a list…
Continue reading →Wizards No Longer United
I was too old to understand Pokémon Go, but I was interested in Niantic’s “Wizard’s Unite” game that came out a few years ago. The game was set in the Harry Potter universe and required you to catch digital creatures out in the real…
Continue reading →Automators 94: Legal Nerd-ness with Jeff Richardson
On this week’s episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by Jeff Richardson: lawyer by day, automator for life. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Fitbod: Get stronger, faster with a fitness plan that fits you. Get 25% off your membership.Doppler: Sync environment variables…
Listen & read notes →Journaling Webinar Now on YouTube
Last week I did a free webinar on how (and why) I journal. It came out great, and I’ve got a lot of positive feedback on it. I usually add the webinar content to the appropriate Field Guide after I’ve finished it. In this…
Continue reading →Audio Hijack is Getting Scripting Support
Rogue Amoeba has the details on their website: Perhaps the single most notable change, however, is something making a return from years back: scripting support. In the years since Audio Hijack Pro 2 was replaced by Audio Hijack 3, we’ve never stopped getting requests…
Continue reading →Apple and Support for Old Hardware
There are a lot of knocks against Apple that, when I hear them, I say, “Yup. That’s about right.” They charge too much for storage on new Macs. They’re secretive about new products, which is smart. But they are also often secretive about little…
Continue reading →Use TextSniper for Easy OCR on Your Mac (Sponsor)
My thanks to TextSniper for sponsoring MacSparky.com this week. I’m a fan of this app. TextSniper is a Mac OCR app that can extract text anywhere on your Mac’s screen and automatically save it to your clipboard so that you can paste it anywhere…
Continue reading →Dashboard 2.0
I missed this post from Stephen Hackett a few days ago, but I couldn’t agree more that we need Dashboard to come back to the Mac. I actually used the Dashboard before it was removed, but in today’s world with Swift UI, a Dashboard…
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