This week we got the news that Evernote has laid off most of its US and Chile-based employees. The Italy-based parent company, Bending Spoons, is folding whatever it got from buying Evernote into its Italian operations. What an ignominious end. For many people, Evernote…
Continue reading →Apple Watch and Early Detection of Parkinson’s Disease
Scientists have been studying motion tracking as a method for early detection of Parkinson’s Disease, which initially shows up with symptoms of rigidity and tremors. Researchers in the UK are looking to use smartwatches and their motion tracking to help prove an earlier Parkinson’s…
Continue reading →iRecord Player
Jony Ive has made a record player with the Scottish audio brand, Linn. It has rounded corners and a lot of more metal. They’re only making 250 of them, and it will only set you back $60,000.00. I actually like seeing Jony Ive doing…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 700: Our Workflows
To celebrate 700 episodes of Mac Power Users (MPU), Stephen and I talk through how we work, including how MPU gets made each week, how we approach our blogs, other podcasts, videos, and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget…
Listen & read notes →The 15-inch MacBook Air, Apple Silicon, and What It Means for Future Macs
This week there was an interesting interview between Inc.’s Jason Aten and Apple executives Laura Metz and Thomas Tan, as reported by Chance Miller at 9to5 Mac. The 15-inch MacBook Air seems like a no-brainer. However, the Apple execs explained they needed Apple silicon…
Continue reading →Turn Any Website into an App with Unite 4 (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Unite 4, the best app for turning websites into apps. These days, many of us are using web services that require us to navigate a website to interact with them. This creates all sorts of issues. When you close…
Continue reading →The Apple Game Porting Toolkit
With the focus on Vision Pro at WWDC, the Apple Game Porting Toolkit is also an interesting new technology from Apple. It allows game developers to quickly get their games developed for other platforms (primarily Microsoft Windows) ported to the Mac. Game enthusiasts are…
Continue reading →Focused 181: Walking Your Own Path, with Justin Moore
Sponsorship coach Justin Moore joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about his journey from medical devices to Creator Wizard founder, avoiding the comparison trap, and finding your niche. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: NetSuite: The leading integrated cloud business…
Listen & read notes →June 2023 in the MacSparky Labs
Here’s all the content I produced and sent out to our Labs members last month: 2023-06-30 – The Lab Report – 30 June 2023 (Levels 1-3) 2023-06-29 – Sparky’s New Mac (Levels 1-3) 2023-06-27 – Looking at Stage Manager (Again)(Levels 2-3) 2023-06-26 – Sign-Up…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 699: Catching Up with TJ Luoma
On this episode of Mac Power Users, everyone’s favorite nerdy pastor TJ Luoma rejoins the show to update Stephen and me on his tech, how he’s learned to take time away from work, and some of his new favorite apps and services. This episode…
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