September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month and time for the annual Relay FM St. Jude Fund Raiser. St. Jude’s mission is simple. You give them money, and they use it to cure cancer in children. That’s pretty simple, and over the years Relay.FM has…
Continue reading →Focused 185: How to Be Miserable
Mike and I discuss the satirical self-help book How to Be Miserable by Randy J. Paterson on this episode of Focused, and we share the dysfunctional skills we are particularly good at. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Vitally: A new era for customer success…
Listen & read notes →Record Anything with Audio Hijack
With Audio Hijack, you can record any audio on your Mac. Save audio from individual applications such as Safari or Zoom, record from hardware audio devices like microphones and mixers, or even capture the audio output of the entire system. Whatever you need to do…
Continue reading →The Rumored Gray iPhone Pro
In the last week, we’ve had a lot of rumors that a gray iPhone Pro is in the works. If true, it will replace gold in the new titanium iPhone 15 Pro lineup. My guess is that making a gold-colored titanium phone isn’t easy, so Apple…
Continue reading →This Month in the MacSparky Labs
Here’s what I sent out to Labs Members in August 2023: 2023-08-31 – Labs Focus Session (Labs 2-3) 2023-08-29 – My Transcription Workflow for the Obsidian Field Guide (Labs 2-3) 2023-08-29 – Q3 Midpoint Planning Call Video Release (Labs 3) 2023-08-29 – Q3 Midpoint…
Continue reading →Announcing the Obsidian Field Guide
I’m so pleased to announce the release of the Obsidian Field Guide. Hooray! Obsidian Field Guide – Plus Obsidian Field Guide – Standard Want the Short Version? Sure: 78 video tutorials 6 hours of content in the Standard edition An additional 6 hours of content coming…
Continue reading →My Current Relationship With the iPad
Last week Jason Snell and John Gruber weighed in on what they’re doing with their iPads these days. I, too, have a much-simplified relationship with my iPad. For years, I tried to turn the iPad into a production machine. I still love the idea of sitting down with…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 707: Workflows with Ryan Irelan
Ryan Irelan joins Stephen and me on this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about the current state of web development, digital training tools, and his expanding HomeKit rig. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. TextExpander:…
Listen & read notes →Automators 135: Vanilla HomeKit
In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I talk about what’s happening with Alex Hay’s apps for Shortcuts, and then dive into the world of plain HomeKit without extra services. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get…
Listen & read notes →Vision Pro in the Wild
AppleInsider’s Mike Wuerthele got some hands-on time with the Vision Pro and reports in. On the video passthrough, Wuerthele explains, “The part I’ve been most skeptical about is how well the Apple Vision Pro passes through the surroundings to the user. The short version…
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