It’s a new year gang, and I’m guessing over the holidays you took a few pictures. How’s your Photos library doing? If it’s anything like mine, it’s a mess right now. Did you know there is an app to help you out with that?…
Continue reading →AI Narrated Books
Apple is now setting up a system for AI-narrated books. This would allow the computer to generate an AI-based audio narration of a book so that readers can listen as well as read. I consume a lot of books (primarily fiction) through audiobooks. For…
Continue reading →Focused 168: 2023 Focus Resolutions
On this episode of Focused, Mike and I share our words for the year and discuss our plans to live out the first quarter of 2023 with intentionality and focus. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code FOCUSED…
Listen & read notes →WinterFest 2023
WinterFest is back. Every winter, a group of the best indie Mac developers come together for a 25% off sale. These apps are what my kids would call “bangers”. Take a look and collect them all.
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 673: Apple’s Freeform App
It’s not every day that Apple releases a new productivity app, but with iOS 16.2 and macOS Ventura 13.1, the company launched Freeform, an infinite canvas app for sketching, organizing, and sharing information. Stephen and I have been using it extensively and break it…
Listen & read notes →Automators 118: Ask the Automators
In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I dig into the questions and feedback bag. Topics include Apple Notes and Reminders, home automation (hooray for doorbell cams!), window management, and IR blasting. Good times!
Listen & read notes →This Month in The MacSparky Labs
We had a busy month in The MacSparky Labs. I’m very pleased with the way that they have evolved this year. It’s a great group of people and I’m able to get them a lot of content and activities. We’d love to have you…
Continue reading →Home Screens – Author Chris Bailey
This week I’m featuring the home screen of my friend Chris Bailey. Chris is a best-selling author with books like The Productivity Project and Hyperfocus. Just this week Chris released his latest book, How To Calm Your Mind and it is his best yet.…
Continue reading →Blowing Up the Death Star at Midnight, Again
At the Sparks house, we don’t spend New Year’s Eve watching C-list celebrities dropping balls. Instead, we blow up the Death Star together. Specifically, we watch Star Wars, Episode IV, in such a way that the Death Star blows up precisely a the stroke…
Continue reading →MarsEdit 5
If you ever write for the Web, one of the first things you learn is to never write on the Web. Web-based writing tools treat humans like angry cats do. They occasionally knock your valuables off the shelves “just because”. For years, Daniel Jalkut…
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