This week’s home screen features my friend Hugo Castellanos (Twitter). Hugo is an electrical engineer who has been using computers since he was five years old. Hugo currently works with Intel, but he does so much more, including producing the podcasts conexiones.io and latinoswhotech.com,…
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Instagram Password SNAFU Affects “Millions” of Users
A while back, Facebook disclosed that thousands of Instagram users’ usernames and passwords were stored in plain text on Facebook servers and exposed to thousands of employees. Last week, coincidentally the same day as the release of the Mueller Report, Facebook updated the post…
Continue reading →PDFpen: Powerful PDF Editing (Sponsor)
This week, MacSparky is sponsored by PDFpen for Mac. To properly work with PDF documents, you’ll need some powerful tools: You’ll need to have the ability to perform optical character recognition on the document so you can search it. You’ll need a full set…
Continue reading →Timing App Screencast Series
I believe in time tracking as a productivity tool. I have talked about it on several podcasts over the years, and while I think getting a report of how you actually use your time can be an incredible benefit, I also understand why so…
Continue reading →Automators Assemble!
Rosemary and I aren’t looking to vanquish Thanos. Our endgame is to show you how automation can make your life so much easier. We just want to enhance your super powers. You don’t have to wear a cape, but there is an awesome Automators…
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 479: 100,000 Subscribers, with Rene Ritchie
Over a year ago, long-time Apple blogger Rene Ritchie launched Vector, a daily YouTube show covering the world of Apple and tech. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I catch up with Rene. We talk about his video workflows, YouTube…
Listen & read notes →The Moral Peril of Meritocracy
I found this excellent David Brooks article through my subscription to Jocelyn K. Glei’s newsletter. It’s a fine weekend read to get you thinking. The legal profession is absolutely full of people stuck on that first mountain. I’d like to think I’m working my…
Continue reading →PowerPhotos 1.6
If you find yourself banging your head against Apple’s Photos app limitations, you may want to check out the latest version of PowerPhotos. Version 1.6 has several new features to help you get your photo library in order. Because PowerPhotos allows you to work…
Continue reading →Release Notes 2019
Several years ago, I was asked to speak at the Release Notes conference. This is a conference for app developers who want to get beyond the code and into the “business” of apps. I enjoyed participating and met some brilliant folks. If you are…
Continue reading →HoudahSpot 5
HoudahSpot is an application that unlocks the full power of Finder and Spotlight on the Mac. It simplifies the process of searching through your Mac for specific files. Using HoudahSpot, you can build searches that are as complex or as simple as you want. The…
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