I’m thrilled to once again have Flexibits’ fantastic calendar app as a MacSparky sponsor. I am definitely a calendar power-user and I use Fantastical every day at MacSparky HQ and I keep being blown away by how much it can do for me. This…
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The Lisa Documentary
I recently watched David Greelish’s documentary, Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa. It’s a love letter to the Apple Lisa. For those who’ve never heard of Lisa, it was Apple’s original attempt to make a graphical user-based computer. While not a commercial success, the lessons learned with…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 734: I Got to Be the Hero
On this Mac Power Users feedback episode, Stephen and I check in with the Vision Pro, discuss plumbing super powers, the mysteries of AppleCare, and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. Squarespace: Save 10%…
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This week, we got the news that Apple canceled its Apple Car program (Project Titan). Apple spent the last ten years poking around the edges of making cars and, according to Bloomberg, got to a critical decision point recently and decided to pass. I’m relieved…
Continue reading →Firehouse Five and the Cinderella Surprise
Disney heritage fans like myself are well aware of the Firehouse Five, a Dixieland Band that grew out of the Walt Disney animation studios in the 1940s. Cabal Sasser, however, brought this fandom to a whole new level when he bought some rare rehearsal…
Continue reading →Announcing the Keyboard Maestro Field Guide 2024 Update and Discount
I am happy to announce an update to my Keyboard Maestro Field Guide. It includes 16 new videos covering many new features added with recent updates, including version 11. To celebrate this update release, I’ve got a limited-time 20% discount on the Keyboard Maestro Field…
Continue reading →February 2024 in the MacSparky Labs
There was a lot of activity for the Labs in February, including 8 exclusive videos on a variety of topics: 2024-02-28 – Sparky’s Desktop Widgets Tour (Levels 1-3) 2024-02-27 – Automating OmniFocus 4 with Shortcuts Actions (Levels 2-3) 2024-02-26 – February 2024 Deep Dive…
Continue reading →Simple Scan
Greg Pierce at Agile Tortoise (Drafts, Tally) has a new app, Simple Scan. It’s a no-frills scanning app that doesn’t try to do more than be a good scanning app, made by a guy who really understands how to make great apps. If you’re…
Continue reading →ScreenFloat 2: Power Up Your Screenshots
This week, MacSparky is sponsored by ScreenFloat 2, a major upgrade to the Mac’s built-in screenshot tool. With ScreenFloat 2, screenshots become so much more. To begin, your screenshots will float, just like the name implies. You no longer have to dig through windows…
Continue reading →Focused 198: Revisiting Journaling
Mike and I use this episode of Focused to revisit the topic of journaling for personal growth and share how our workflows have evolved. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Vitally: A…
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