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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Make Progress on Your Most Important Projects with Your Calendars and Tasks Lists (Sponsored by Daylite)
I’m often asked about the distinction between task lists and calendars. Some folks track tasks in an app. Others do so in a calendar. I get asked where I fall, and my answer is always both. I track tasks in an app, but I…
Continue reading →Focused 149: Asking Questions, with Marc Champagne
Marc Champagne (author of Personal Socrates) joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about mental fitness, journaling, and why simply asking the right questions can change your life. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Microsoft Lists – MSA Preview: Sign up,…
Listen & read notes →Pixelmator Pro 2.4 – Odesa
Pixelmator Pro just dropped a significant update. The new version features new classes of layers including color adjustments and effects layers. This lets you keep the edits in a separate layer and, in effect, create non-destructive edits. I use Pixelmator Pro almost daily and…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 635: Workflows with Allison Sheridan
Allison Sheridan has been a Mac user since the very beginning and has been talking about Apple and its products since late 2005. She joins Stephen and me on this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about her experience with the platform, her…
Listen & read notes →Automators 99: Automation April
Hooray! It’s Automation April, and Federico Viticci and John Voorhees join Rose and me on this episode of Automators to talk about it, along with some of their favorite automation. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Electric: Unbury yourself from IT tasks. Get a free…
Listen & read notes →Stephen Hackett’s Mac Pro
Stephen Hackett wrote a goodbye letter to his Mac Pro. I’ve been teasing him about that computer for years on the Mac Power Users, but I completely understand why he bought it … and why he is now selling it. When that Mac Pro…
Continue reading →Unleash Your Creativity with DEVONthink (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by DEVONthink. There are a lot of ways to manage a database on your mac, but in my opinion, there is no better tool than DEVONthink. Just a few of the things I use DEVONthink for include: A reliable repository…
Continue reading →Drafts 10-Year Anniversary
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 →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.…
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