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…
Continue reading →This Morning Someone Tried to Phish Me …
Here’s a short video breaking down how this morning I dealt with a Phishing attempt combined with an iCloud outage. That’s exactly the kind of combination that can get people in trouble. Here’s my short video explainer. I made this a public link so you…
Continue reading →The Rumored iPad Pro 2024 Revamp
Mark Gurman is reporting that our next major iPad revamp will be next year with a design overhaul to the iPad Pro, possibly with a glass back, instead of the current aluminum design. I’m not sure how I feel about that. I’m always interested…
Continue reading →Drafts Is the Tool for Text (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Drafts, the one text app to rule them all. I’m a fan of Drafts. So much so that we recorded an entire MPU episode about it. But if I had to summarize why I dig this app so…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 676: Workflows with Kaitlin Salzke
Kaitlin Salzke is an accountant, student, and programmer who has built a library of OmniFocus automations. On this episode of Mac Power Users, she joins Stephen and me to talk about using JavaScript for automation, working on a PC during the week, and pushing…
Listen & read notes →Leaning Into the Notch
So I’ve had the MacBook Pro for a while now, and while I usually use it connected to an external display, there are also plenty of times that I bask in the brightness of that high frame rate HDR screen. As laptop displays go,…
Continue reading →One Last Link to the 2023 Focused Calendar
I received an email from a listener asking if it was too late to buy a Focused wall calendar. It is not.
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