One of my favorite reviews with each new iPhone is that of Austin Mann. Austin always takes the new iPhone someplace interesting (this time, it’s Scotland) and takes some amazing pictures with the new iPhone Pro while pointing out its strengths and weaknesses. Austin’s…
Continue reading →The Initial iPhone 14 Pro Reviews
Today a lot of early reviews dropped for the iPhone 14. I read a lot of them. The best, in my opinion, are from Matt Panzarino and Marques Brownlee. The reviews are all positive. The features that seem to stand out the most are…
Continue reading →Focused 160: Balancing Calendars and Tasks
On this episode of Focused, Mike and I compare calendars and task lists, the jobs to be done by each, and the resistance that will inevitably appear in your quest to get things done. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move.…
Listen & read notes →Federico’s iOS 16 Review
My congratulations to Federico Viticci and team MacStories on publishing yet another bang-up iOS review. Over the years, I feel like these reviews have got a lot more accessible, and the information is a lot more relevant to me. I know Federico puts a…
Continue reading →The Morning Routine Journal Template
A few months ago, I did a webinar about how I journal. Since then, several folks have asked for copies of some of my templates. The first one I want to share is my Morning Routine template. I look at, and fill in, this…
Continue reading →It’s Time to Give to St. Jude
It’s September and that means it’s time for the annual Relay St. Jude Fundraiser. St. Jude’s mission is simple: Take care of children with life-threatening diseases and do it for free. That’s right. This is a charity that takes care of kids with cancer…
Continue reading →The Six Colors Membership Program
When I first decided to add the MacSparky Labs, one of my biggest sources of advice and inspiration was Jason Snell. Jason and I went independent at about the same time and when I decided to hang up my lawyer’s briefcase, Jason was right…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 657: New Hardware & iOS 16
Apple has announced its slate of iPhones and Apple Watches for the year and has major software releases right around the corner. So we dropped this week’s Mac Power Users episode a little early. Stephen and I discuss Apple’s announcements and review iOS 16.…
Listen & read notes →Automators 110: iOS 16 Automation
iOS 16 is nearly here, and there are a lot of automation updates to try out. In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I walk you through them all. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: TextExpander: Your Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication. Get 20% off.Setapp:…
Listen & read notes →MindNode for Superior Mind Maps (Sponsor)
This week’s Sponsor, MindNode, is my mind mapping app of choice. I was there at the beginning with mind map apps when they all cost north of $500 and were super complicated. When I first discovered MindNode (iOS Version) (Mac Version), it was love…
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