Rogue Amoeba has the details on their website: Perhaps the single most notable change, however, is something making a return from years back: scripting support. In the years since Audio Hijack Pro 2 was replaced by Audio Hijack 3, we’ve never stopped getting requests…
Continue reading →Apple and Support for Old Hardware
There are a lot of knocks against Apple that, when I hear them, I say, “Yup. That’s about right.” They charge too much for storage on new Macs. They’re secretive about new products, which is smart. But they are also often secretive about little…
Continue reading →Use TextSniper for Easy OCR on Your Mac (Sponsor)
My thanks to TextSniper for sponsoring MacSparky.com this week. I’m a fan of this app. TextSniper is a Mac OCR app that can extract text anywhere on your Mac’s screen and automatically save it to your clipboard so that you can paste it anywhere…
Continue reading →Dashboard 2.0
I missed this post from Stephen Hackett a few days ago, but I couldn’t agree more that we need Dashboard to come back to the Mac. I actually used the Dashboard before it was removed, but in today’s world with Swift UI, a Dashboard…
Continue reading →The Supply Chain and the Apple Silicon Release Schedule
Today 9to5 Mac put together some great sources indicating that the supply chain problems everyone else is facing are finally catching up with Apple. At the last quarterly earnings call, Tim Cook explained that for Apple, the supply chain problem wasn’t the big money parts, but the…
Continue reading →iPhone Video vs. Dedicated Camera Video
I’ve spent a lot of time shooting videos with the iPhone lately. I made this video when the iPhone 13 Pro was first released, but I’ve also been using the iPhone a lot for MacSparky Labs videos and nearly exclusively for DLR Field Guide content. My evolving preference for the…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 624: Apple Apps That Need Some Polishing
Apple ships a wide range of applications across its family of operating systems. However, over the years, they have received uneven amounts of support and attention from the company. This week’s episode of Mac Power Users has Stephen and I talking about some of…
Listen & read notes →My Comms Board
I’m giving a webinar today about how I journal. (There still may be time to sign up.) One of the slides shares what I lovingly call my “Comms Board,” and I thought it worth sharing here. This is the array of apps I keep…
Continue reading →The Apple Headset Possibilities
The smoke signals around the Apple VR/AR goggles are getting thicker. This week Mark Gurman weighed in, as reported by 9to5 Mac, explaining the new goggles may have 8K displays inside driven by MacBook Pro caliber Apple silicon and will cost above $2,000. I’ve got…
Continue reading →Focused 143: Thinking Annually
Join Mike and me on the latest episode of Focused. We’re sharing some thoughts about what we’re up to in the new year and the personal changes we’re making to our routines. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Indeed: Get a free $75 credit to…
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