Yesterday Apple released some new gear for the Intel Mac Pro. I’ve been telling anyone that will listen to only buy Apple Silicon Macs going forward, but the Mac Pro does remain the easiest exception to the rule. There are folks making motion pictures that need massively…
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Mac Power Users 599: A Man of the People, with Dr. Drang
Dr. Drang returns on this episode of Mac Power Users to discuss his recent Mac renaissance, the way he manages notes, and some of his favorite utilities. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: TextExpander from Smile: Get 20% off with this…
Listen & read notes →Automators 81: Shortcuts for Mac, with Developer Zachary Lineman
On the latest Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by Zachary Lineman, the creator of JellyCuts, a text IDE for Shortcuts. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: HPE Tech Talk: HPE news, tech insights and world-class innovations. Listen now. Audible: Stories that speak to you.…
Listen & read notes →Script Debugger 8
It’s a sad commentary on my AppleScripting lately that I just realized ScriptDebugger released version 8 several months ago. Script Debugger is the AppleScript tool that Apple should have released. It’s been in development for 26 years, and it continues to impress.The most significant change…
Continue reading →Daylite: A Mac-to-Mac CRM Solution (Sponsor)
If you’re a smallish business (up to 100 people), operating in a macOS or iOS environment, there’s a less-clunky, native Mac option that will certainly “check” all the usual CRM boxes while providing those uniquely intuitive and stress-relieving features that have become the exclusive…
Continue reading →The Perils of a Services Business
Yesterday Apple announced its Q3 earnings. There is no surprise that the company continues to seemingly print money with $81 Billion (with a B) in revenue. The iPhone now represents 49% of Apple’s revenue compared to the Mac at 10% and the iPad at…
Continue reading →New Design at MacSparky.com
For some time now, I’ve felt that MacSparky.com was getting too noisy. When I first did my prior design, I didn’t have Learn.MacSparky and I only published one podcast. I’ve expanded since then, and the website just kept getting bits bolted on willy-nilly, and…
Continue reading →Amazon Affiliate Links via TextExpander
I’ve been using a few different apps over the years to apply Amazon affiliate codes to products I link here and sometimes on the podcasts. The thing about those apps, however, particularly the Mac apps, is that they are all different flavors of horrible.…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 598: Home Networking
Our homes and businesses have become more technology-dependent, and having a solid network is more important than ever. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk about what goes into designing and maintaining reliable wired and wireless networks, and give some…
Listen & read notes →Jazz Lettering
Graphic artist Reagan Ray isolated Jazz artists’ names from their album covers and laid them all out next to each other. It’s remarkable how much the typography is reflective of the artist. John Coltrane’s improvisational style can seem a bit frantic but nevertheless always…
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