Stephen and I reflect on the apps and services we’ve relied on for the past year on this episode of Mac Power Users, and one of us makes a rash vow about new Macs. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: TextExpander: Get 20%…
Listen & read notes →Happy Birthday PCalc
Today PCalc turned 30, and in celebration, it’s 30% off. There are two things to know when you use PCalc: It Is the Most Actively Developed Calculator App in the History of Calculator Apps James Thomson, the developer, is one of the best in…
Continue reading →Jazz Friday – Joey Alexander’s “What a Wonderful World”
While this isn’t technically a Christmas song, it fits in on any Christmas playlist. I’ve been covering Joey Alexander, the young prodigy jazz pianist, here for years. I simply love this track. Sublime. (Apple Music) (YouTube) (Spotify)
Continue reading →Pixelmator Pro’s Debanding Update
Color banding (or posterization) is a common type of image artifact especially noticeable in low-quality photos featuring gradients or large areas of solid color. I see this all the time in wallpapers and landscapes. Instead of smoothly blending together, colors jump abruptly from one…
Continue reading →Tinderbox: Notes and So Much More (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Tinderbox, the Tool for Notes. Tinderbox is a workbench for your ideas, projects, and plans. It can help you analyze and understand them today, and it will adapt to your changing needs and growing knowledge. The thing I…
Continue reading →The Algorithm and You
The Wall Street Journal did an interesting study, as reported in 9to5Mac, where it attempted to decrypt the TikTok algorithm and came up with some disturbing results. TikTok looks at the videos you linger on and rewatch in particular, then starts feeding you more…
Continue reading →Focused 167: 2022 Year in ReviewFocused
Mike and I are using this episode of Focused to reflect on the last year and share what went well, what could have gone better, and our lessons learned. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra…
Listen & read notes →Apple’s Increasingly Diversified Manufacturing
A significant part of the formula that brought Apple from a near-bankrupt company to a trillion-dollar one was its relationship with Chinese manufacturing. Through China, Apple developed and sold the iPod, iPhone, iPad, and Mac. At the same time, few things could more effectively…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 671: Out of the Water
On this feedback episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I reflect on the first year of the MacSparky Labs, discuss the recent eufy camera news, and answer a bunch of listener questions. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you ever…
Listen & read notes →Contextual Spaces and Window Management Tricks (MacSparky Labs)
Here’s a walkthrough on how I’m using Spaces these days. I like to keep different contexts in different spaces. For example, all of my communications apps are in one Space so I only see those when I actually want to work on communications. Either…
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