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…
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 →Dipping Your Toes in Conversational Artificial Intelligence
There’s a Mac and mobile application, Poe, giving you an easy way to kick the tires on artificial intelligence. I’ve been playing with it for the last day, and I recommend it, particularly if you’ve never tried this kind of thing before. The application…
Continue reading →The Six Colors Report Card
Jason Snell just published his annual Six Colors Apple Report card, where he asks folks writing about Apple to score the company in different categories. Jason has been doing this long enough now that you can see some interesting trends and get a feel…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 678: Sales and Studies, with Kerry Provenzano
Relay FM’s VP of Sales Kerry Provenzano drops by Mac Power Users to talk about her Apple gear, keeping multiple projects going at once, and why she has built much of her workflow around Airtable. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never…
Listen & read notes →Timing: Track Your Time Without Timers; Now Even on iOS! (Sponsor)
Time is the most valuable resource you have. It’s the only resource you can’t get more of. Yet, many of us don’t track our time. And the reason is usually simple: it’s cumbersome, and it’s way too easy to forget. Not anymore! Timing is…
Continue reading →The Omni Group Roadmap and A Few Thoughts on OmniFocus
The Omni Group has published its latest road map. As a fan of their software, I love reading these. They are committing to release OmniFocus 4 this year and they are also working on an update to OmniGraffle. I’ve heard from a lot of…
Continue reading →Focused 170: Holistic Productivity, with Tim Stringer
Tim Stringer joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about mortality, reinvention, and the fight to live a focused life. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. ExpressVPN: High-speed,…
Listen & read notes →This Month in the MacSparky Labs
It’s hard to believe that the MacSparky Labs is already entering its second year. We had a busy January. We’d love to have you on board. 2023-01-31 – OmniFocus Checklists (Levels 2-3) 2023-01-30 – The Monday Brief (Levels 1-3) 2023-01-29 – Desktop and Dock…
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