Mike Vardy is back on this episode of Focused to talk about the rhythm of work and why some people feel “productivity” is becoming a dirty word. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: NetSuite: The leading integrated cloud business software suite. Get a special one-of-a-kind…
Listen & read notes →The Voice of Baseball
We lost Vin Scully tonight. At 94 years old, he had a good run. But we sure will miss him. Growing up in the greater Los Angeles area in the 70s and 80s, there was one constant in our lives, Vin Scully. His soothing,…
Continue reading →YouTube Picture-in-Picture in Safari on the Mac
Chance Miller shared this trick at 9to5 Mac today to get picture-in-picture with YouTube on your Mac. We’ve mentioned this before on the Mac Power Users, and I use it all the time, but I don’t think many people know about it. The trick…
Continue reading →The New Anker 65W Portable Charger
I am so in the bag for Anker. I’ve been buying their stuff for years, and they’ve always been reliable. In the MacSparky Labs meetup last week, I was asked a question about portable batteries for the new M2 MacBook Air. It got me…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 651: 3,041 Press Releases
In this Mac Power Users feedback episode, Stephen talks me through his workflows of the Apple History Calendar, and then we talk about the current state of Apple’s beta software. We also tackle some listener feedback and check in on the new version of…
Listen & read notes →Automators 107: Control with your Voice, with Sal Soghoian
Sal Soghoian takes us on an epic automation adventure on this episode of Automators, starting with a look back at Automator on the Mac, and looking at the star Shortcuts developers now, before diving into Sal’s latest project of custom voice control with OmniFocus…
Listen & read notes →$83 Billion
Source: sixcolors.com I remember when Steve Jobs went on stage, astounded that Apple had become a $50 Billion per year company. Now Apple beats that in a non-holiday quarter. There aren’t a lot of surprises with Apple’s latest quarterly earnings. It still makes half…
Continue reading →Hoban Cards and Stationery (Sponsor)
This week, MacSparky is sponsored by Hoban Cards, where they use a 1902 letterpress machine to make cards that your colleagues, clients, and customers will never forget. I sure love mine. Evan and the gang at Hoban Cards are masters at the craft of…
Continue reading →The Focus Timer
There is an existing Kickstarter for the Focus Timer and I’d recommend checking it out. The Focus Timer’s inventor contacted me a few months ago and sent me a beta unit. It took some convincing on his part because I’m not a fan of…
Continue reading →Wither iPhone Mini
The rumors all seem unanimous in their opinion that this year the iPhone mini will go away, and in its place we’ll get a bigger (non-pro) iPhone to match the size of the iPhone Pro Max. I suspect a bigger iPhone will sell more…
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