Some good news as reported by 9to5 Mac. I’ve been using Maestral for months now as my Dropbox replacement client and I have no complaints. I’ll cover Maestral in more detail later, but the short review is: Fewer features. Less nonsense. No problems. Unrelated,…
Continue reading →Track Your Time with Timing (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Timing. Timing is a time tracking app that records your time automatically and then reviews it for you later. It’s a new year and time to get rolling with some new habits. The problem is that your perception of…
Continue reading →Personal Retreat Video and Planning PDF
Jason Snell did a retreat, and he liked it. I made this video a few years ago, but I think it is worth sharing again. When I did that video, I thought I’d be clever and make you sign up for my newsletter to…
Continue reading →622: Exploring HomeKit with Shane Whately
Stephen and I are joined by HomeKit expert Shane Whately on this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about the apps, products and automations that can be used together to make any home smarter. With HomeKit, anyone can scale from a single smart…
Continue reading →15 Years Since the iPhone Announcement
Fifteen years ago yesterday, Steve Jobs announced the iPhone and had a really good day. Granted back then the “figure out what Apple is making next” business wasn’t nearly so sophisticated, but he was truly able to pull a revolution out of his pocket.…
Continue reading →The iMac G4 Turns 20
Sometimes the news can make you feel old. The iMac G4 turning 20 is one of those things for me. It does not seem that long ago to me that Apple came out with that cute little flat-screened flower-looking computer. Stephen Hackett made a…
Continue reading →Time is Nearly Up for WinterFest 2021 Software Discounts (Sponsor)
The New Year is here, and my favorite software sale is nearly over. WinterFest is the annual sale from a collection of the best indie-Mac software developers. Everything is 25% off and there are some remarkable apps you can get, but not for much…
Continue reading →The Focus Academy
Shawn Blanc and his excellent team are about to start up the Focus Academy again. As someone who makes a podcast on the topic of Focus, you can understand why I think it is important. I went through this collaborative training a few times…
Continue reading →Using Keyboard Maestro and AppleScript to Eject External Drives
I’ve been using a laptop + monitor setup for a while now, and I like it more than I expected. The last time I tried this, I had lots of problems getting the Mac and monitor to talk to each other when I’d plug…
Continue reading →Note to Self: I Still Can’t Multitask
Just yesterday I was working on something and received a call from an old friend. I forgot to turn on my Focus Mode so the call came through. At that point, I had two good options and one bad one. I could have politely…
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