How much time are you spending on emails? How much time are you wasting on emails? You know by now that you don’t get time back, but you can at least spend it wisely. Thanks to SaneBox, this week’s sponsor at MacSparky, you can…
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Automators 100: Celebrating 100 Automations, and More
In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I look at our favorite automations, most wished-for features, and how our automation has evolved in 100 episodes. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Microsoft Lists – MSA Preview: Sign up, sign in and track what matters most.DEVONthink:…
Listen & read notes →The MacBook Pro Check-In
Now that the dust is settling on the new Mac Studio and we’re waiting for the next penny to drop on the Apple silicon Mac Pro, I wanted to check in on my Apple silicon MacBook Pro, which I’ve now been using for six…
Continue reading →Tomorrow’s Free Calendar Tricks Webinar
There’s still room in my free webinar tomorrow on Calendar Tricks. If you sign up and can’t make it, you will get a time-limited replay link. I’d love to see you there.
Continue reading →Why I Like the Shortform Book Summary Service
There is a growing crop of non-fiction book summary services on the web. I understand that these can be fraught with peril. When you have someone else summarize a thing for you, you’ll never know what they chose to leave out. I’ve tried a…
Continue reading →Shortcut for Device Info on Your iPhone
If you’ve ever needed to get a few details on your iPhone (EID, IMEI, IMEI2, MEID), you can get it in the iPhone’s General > About screen in Settings. There is, however, an easier way. Go to the Phone app, select the Keypad tab,…
Continue reading →The Looming Demise of the iPhone mini
Not long after Apple released the “mini” iPhone 12, the rumor mills began reporting disappointing sales numbers and its predicted demise. The fact that Apple released an iPhone 13 mini was not a stay of execution so much as a testament to the momentum…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 636: Workflows with Ryan J. A. Murphy
Ryan J. A. Murphy is a writer and PhD student who is using the Mac and iPad to work with information systems and design science. This week, Stephen and I talk with him about his workflows for research, data organization, and more. This episode…
Listen & read notes →M2 Mac Rumors
Mark Gurman is back with more rumors concerning the M2 generation Macs. There is a lot in his article ranging from MacBook Air to Mac Pro. If I were a betting man, I’d say that we’ll see the M2 MacBook Air and M2 Mac…
Continue reading →Apple and Privacy
Today 9to5 Mac ran an article about how Apple’s privacy focus comes with a cost of slower app development and fewer features. That makes sense to me. It is harder to develop with privacy limitations and smaller data sets. This is an old debate.…
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