This week MacSparky is sponsored by a killer Mac utility, TextSniper. TextSniper is a Mac OCR app that can extract text anywhere on your Mac’s screen and automatically save it to your clipboard, so you can paste it anywhere you need it. It can…
Continue reading →More App Store Troubles
Apple’s App Stores need a lot of work. There was a news piece yesterday about how scam developers made scam authenticator apps in response to Twitter now charging for two-factor authentication. One charged users $40 per year. The trouble is not Twitter (though charging…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 680: Workflows with Marco Arment
Developer and podcaster Marco Arment joins Stephen and me on this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about his desktop-laptop setup, the current state of development on Apple’s platforms, and what the company may do in 2023. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored…
Listen & read notes →MacSparky Tees and Sweatshirts
It’s been years since we last did MacSparky tees, and we’ve never done MacSparky sweatshirts. I fixed that today with the release of some great tees and sweatshirts (and a zip up hoodie) featuring the embroidered MacSparky Logo. I really like how these turned…
Continue reading →Tidy Your Inbox with SaneBox (Sponsor)
Let’s say you get 50–100 emails a day. Are all of them important? Of course not. So are you spending or wasting your precious time filtering through your emails to get to the important ones? SaneBox, this week’s MacSparky sponsor, will save you time. …
Continue reading →Focused 171: Communication & Focus
Join Mike and me on this episode of Focused as we discuss communication, project management, and managing expectations to protect your focus. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Nom Nom: Healthy, fresh food for dogs formulated by top Board Certified Veterinary Nutritionists. Prepped in our…
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 679: Our Menu Bars, Docks & Startup Apps
Join us on this episode of Mac Power Users as Stephen and I take each other on a tour of our Mac setups, stopping at the Dock, Menu Bar, and startup items. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: TextExpander: Get 20% off with…
Listen & read notes →Automators 121: Hardware Launchers
After diving into software launchers in episode 120, Rosemary and I are using this episode of Automators to take a look at doing things with real physical buttons, in all the forms that can take. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Electric: Unbury yourself from…
Listen & read notes →HomePod 2 Repairability
The iFixit Teardown is up for the HomePod 2, and it contains some good news. The original HomePod was full of glue and other bits, making it difficult to repair, but the new one is much better. “The most significant change is that the…
Continue reading →1Password and Passkeys
1Password announced on their blog that they’ll be incorporating passkeys into their app by summer. Passkey is a great technology and will help many folks be more secure on the Internet. I love that 1Password is early to the game. My question is about…
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