A recent study ranks the degree of phone addiction in different countries by finding the percentage of waking hours citizens spend with their phone screens. The Philippines leads with people spending 32.53% of their days behind their small screens. The United States comes in…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 688: Workflows with Adam Tow
Adam Tow is a longtime Apple user whose passions include development, photography, and the Newton. On this episode of Mac Power Users, he talks with Stephen and me about his various projects and the tools he uses to make them a reality. This episode…
Listen & read notes →A Better Email Life After SaneBox
B.S. and A.S., as in Before SaneBox (B.S.) and After SaneBox (A.S.). There’s life before SaneBox, when your email is managing you, and life and your productivity after SaneBox, when you are efficiently managing your time and email. SaneBox, this week’s sponsor at MacSparky,…
Continue reading →Focused 175: The To-Don’t List
Join Mike and me on this episode of Focused as we get caught up on listener feedback. We discuss journaling data, power naps, and choosing the things you aren’t going to do. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: CleanMyMac X: Your Mac. As good as…
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 687: Revisiting Contacts and Calendars
Contacts and calendars are a constant for almost everyone. This week on Mac Power Users, Stephen and I revisit our setups, discuss alternatives to Apple’s first-party apps, and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: TextExpander: Get 20% off with this link and…
Listen & read notes →Automators 125: AppleScript Events and more with James Thomson
In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by creator of PCalc, Dice, and About by PCalc, James Thomson. We talk about James’ first implementations of automation in his apps, as well as what automations he is using now, and AppleScript versus…
Listen & read notes →Dark Noise 3.0
This week we got a nice update to my favorite white noise app, Dark Noise. I suffer from tinnitus, which means I hear a high pitch ringing in my ears constantly (in my case a minor third interval between my two ears). As such,…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 686: Consuming Content in 2023
Much of our content consumption is now digital, from books and newspapers to shows and movies. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk through the services we enjoy and the apps we use when it’s time to put our feet…
Listen & read notes →Jazz Friday: Wayne Shorter’s Jazz Impressionism
I wrote about Wayne Shorter a few weeks ago after his passing. Since then I stumbled on to Adam Neely’s excellent video taking apart Wayne’s song, Infant Eyes. If you have any interest in music, this is worth your time.
Continue reading →Focused 174: Deep Work, with Cal Newport
Computer scientist and author Cal Newport joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about the impact of technology and culture on productivity and shares what we can do to protect our ability to focus. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: ExpressVPN:…
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