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…
Continue reading →The Hypothetical Folding iPad
Ming-Chi Kuo, an analyst that gets most of his insight from the Apple supply chain is predicting Apple will ship a folding iPad next year (as reported at 9to5 Mac). We’ve been hearing about folding iPhones and iPads for years but this is the…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 677: Software Club: Fantastical
The Software Club talks about Fantastical and how it compares to Apple’s default Calendar application on this episode of Mac Power Users. Michael Simmons then joins us to discuss Fantastical’s history and the changes he has seen in the Apple software ecosystem over the…
Listen & read notes →Automators 120: Looking at Launchers
Rosemary and I spent some time looking at Raycast, the latest Mac launcher to arrive on the market, and on this episode of Automators, we compare it to our current favorite launcher, Alfred. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Issuu: Get started with Issuu today…
Listen & read notes →Things Update Brings the Shortcuts
I know you all think I’m in the bag for OmniFocus, but I’m always interested in seeing progress with task apps in the Apple ecosystem, and Culture Code just made a nice update to Things. You know I’m a big fan of Shortcuts, and…
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