I recently discovered an excellent Alfred plugin that lets you search and jump to individual Apple Notes (and Apple Notes Folders) from Alfred. For bonus points, it also lets you easily create links to individual notes you can past elsewhere. (Contextual computing FTW!)… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Level 3 (Early Access) and Level 2 (Backstage) Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
The Problem with Fakes
Lately, I’ve been looking at a lot of fakes. Adam Savage did an excellent video comparing actual Apple products with knock-offs that look like Apple products on the outside but very much are not Apple products on the inside. Looking at the fake Apple power supply,…
Continue reading →Monday Brief: Email, Smart Locks, and a Wobbly Christmas Tree
Here’s the Monday brief where I talk about my new smart lock, a near-disaster with our Christmas Tree, and my ongoing struggles with email, including my weekend with Hey. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Mac Power Users 720: The 2023 Developer Roundtable
Stephen and I are joined by David Smith, Malin Sundberg, and Ken Case on this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about developing for Apple’s platforms here in 2023. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. TextExpander:…
Listen & read notes →The MacSparky Yule Playlist
As we are now officially in the holiday season, I’ve been polishing off the official MacSparky Yule playlist. This includes my favorite holiday music by some of my favorite artists. It is heavily (but not entirely) jazz-focused. Apple Music subscribers can subscribe to it with this…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for Friday November 24, 2023
It’s time for the latest Lab Report from MacSparky, covering this week’s Apple news and updates…This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
Thanks, and a Field Guide Discount
I’m now approaching two years since I threw my law practice shingle into the wood chipper. I could not be happier. David Foster Wallace once started a speech talking about some goldfish. “Two young fish are asked by an older fish, “How’s the water?”…
Continue reading →Sam Altman’s Return to OpenAI
It was quite the week over at the OpenAI Office. I’m sure someone will write a book about it at some point. From the outside, it looked like another example of the conflicting priorities that always result when a nonprofit owns a for-profit company. Regardless, those…
Continue reading →DEVONthink, The Best Database Solution (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by DEVONthink. There are a lot of ways to manage a database on your Mac, but in my opinion, there is no better tool than DEVONthink. Just a few of the things I use DEVONthink for include: A reliable…
Continue reading →Exploring Dropzone
I’ve long been a user of Dropzone for simple shelf file storage and management. Poking around in the settings, I recently discovered there’s now more to this app. In this video, I explain how it works and why you may want it.…
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