My congratulations to the gang at Rogue Amoeba on the release of Audio Hijack 4. Audio Hijack is my Swiss-Army Knife for audio on my Mac. Rarely do I run into a recording problem that I can’t solve with Audio Hijack. For example, when…
Continue reading →Creating a Quick Action to Convert Images
On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, the topic of HEIC vs. JPG images came up. Sometimes you’ll end up with an HEIC image on your Mac that you want to upload or otherwise share somewhere that only accepts JPGs. So I made…
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 634: Getting the Most Out of Your iPhone Camera
The iPhone has all but killed the point-and-shoot camera market. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk about the hardware and software that makes the iPhone such a good camera for photography. This episode of Mac Power Users is…
Listen & read notes →CleanMyMac X Can Now Remove Suspicious Apps
MacPaw, the Ukrainian company I wrote about a few weeks ago, has announced an update to their CleanMyMac X app with a new Suspicious Apps category to identify quickly, review and remove apps originating from Russia and Belarus to protect users from potential cyberthreats.…
Continue reading →This Month in the MacSparky Labs
We had a busy month in the MacSparky Labs during March. If you’d like to join, we’d love to have you. 2022-03-29 – Looking Back at the Tight Rope (All Members)2022-03-28 – Task Manager Survey – The OmniFocus Baseline (Early Access and Backstage)2022-03-27 –…
Continue reading →SaneBox (Sponsor)
My thanks to MacSparky’s sponsor this week, SaneBox. One of SaneBox’s nifty features is that it can keep your email attachments in the cloud. If you’ve got Dropbox, Google Drive, Box, Evernote, or IBM Smart Cloud, any attachments that come through your email account…
Continue reading →Congratulations John
Yesterday John Siracusa announced he is leaving his day job to focus on his creator work. I’ve always felt a certain kinship to John. We both have kids about the same age. We’ve both stuck it out at the day job probably longer than…
Continue reading →CARROT Weather 5.6
Today CARROT Weather released its latest update with the addition of locations lists, tab bar customization, and new layout sections. To me, CARROT Weather is the poster child app for user interface customization. With this latest update, the developer just further piles on. CARROT…
Continue reading →Focused 148: Savoring the Moment, with Chris Bailey
Chris Bailey is back on the latest episode of Focused to talk about his dopamine fast, the art of savoring, and avoiding the productivity racket. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code FOCUSED at checkout to get 10%…
Listen & read notes →Fast Windows Navigation with Moom
Moving your windows around the screen manually can be a pain. In this video I demonstrate how I use a few keyboard shortcuts with a great little screen utility, Moom, to make my windows dance.
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