In our recent Mac Power Users episode on macOS Sierra, both Katie and I bemoaned the fact that you can’t verbally trigger Siri on the Mac. It seems a no brainer to me as someone with an iMac on my desk sitting there waiting…
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Sponsor: PracticePanther Law Practice Management
This week MacSparky is sponsored by PracticePanther, legal practice management software for the modern attorney. Practice Panther includes tools for attorneys to manage contacts, matters, and documents, track tasks, track time and send invoices, and manage expenses. Using PracticePanther, it takes less than one…
Continue reading →Initial Impressions of the Apple AirPods
There’s a lot of talk lately about the looming release of Apple’s Bluetooth AirPods. It looks like demand is really high (or at least sorta high) and I’m not surprised. When the AirPods were first announced, a lot of people were shocked by the…
Continue reading →The Waterfield Bolt Backpack Review
My personal, well-loved Waterfield Bolt I’ve recently become a backpack convert. While messenger bags look cool, distributing the weight of my gear to both shoulders feels a lot better at the end of the day. Waterfield is expanding its backpack line and they recently…
Continue reading →App Camp For Girls Fundraiser
This week I’m in Indianapolis speaking at the Release Notes conference. App Camp For Girls is here and doing a fundraiser. They’re looking to buy a set of iPad Pros to teach the girls with iPad Pro and Swift Playgrounds. My wife helped run…
Continue reading →MPU 342 – macOS Sierra
This week’s Mac Power Users episode is all about macOS Sierra and the new features available the latest mac operating system. We also cover watch OS 3 and how we’re using the Apple Watch.
Continue reading →Sponsor: SaneBox and SaneFwd
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email service that can start saving your bacon today. Recently SaneBox announced the SaneFwd service. The latest new feature at SaneBox is SaneFwd. It’s an easy way to automate email forwarding to your favorite third-party apps…
Continue reading →The Apple Watch Series 2
I’ve been putting my new Apple Watch Series 2 through its paces and thought it worth checking in on my initial thoughts. Apple Watch Believer I bought the original Apple Watch Sport when it first launched and I’ve worn it every day since. A…
Continue reading →iPhone 7 Plus Portrait Mode
The latest iOS 10.1 beta includes the promised portrait mode for the iPhone 7 Plus. I think everyone was pretty surprised how quickly this feature made it into the betas. Several people have published example photos including Matthew Panzarino and MacRumors. My favorite example is…
Continue reading →Free Agents 5: Envision a Bonfire
Episode 5 of the Free Agents is ready for download. This episode is all about getting clients (and staying out of trouble in the process).
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