I want to thank WinterFest for sponsoring MacSparky this week. WinterFest is a collection of some of the best Mac software for people that like to make things, all at a significant discount. This year’s list is stellar: Tinderbox ◆ Scrivener ◆ DEVONthink ◆ BBEdit ◆ Panorama ◆ Mellel ◆…
Continue reading →Blowing Up the Death Star at Midnight
For a few years now the Sparks family has been ringing in the New Year by viewing Star Wars, Episode IV, in such a way that the Death Star blows up precisely a the stroke of midnight. It’s not really that hard. Just go…
Continue reading →Year-End Reflection Prompts
There is something therapeutic and hopeful about hitting January 1. While I’m not one for new year resolutions, I’m a big fan of year-end reflections. Before the year ends I always try and stop and collect some wisdom from the year prior. For me,…
Continue reading →Untangling USB-C
I just recently discovered Glenn Fleishman’s post about the confusing state of USB-C cables and how to (more or less) untangle them. The problem, if you didn’t already know, is that even though all USB-C cables have the same connector, they don’t have the…
Continue reading →An Upgradie for MPU
The Upgrade Podcast did their annual Upgradies in their most recent episode and chose the Mac Power Users as the Best Tech Podcast for 2021. It sounds silly but this really touched me. Stephen and I put a tremendous amount of work into MPU…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 620: The State of Apple in 2021
As the year draws to a close, Stephen and I use this episode of Mac Power Users to survey the landscape and talk through the products, services, and policies that have shaped Apple and its users over the last year. This episode of Mac Power…
Listen & read notes →Get Some Great Software at a Discount with WinterFest (Sponsor)
Winter is here. We have work to do. Many of us need to reimagine our workplaces and our workflows. We have kids to raise, degrees to pursue, new jobs to find, care to give, and care to take. This week’s sponsor, WinterFest 2021 is here…
Continue reading →Gift Wrap Field Guide
I think I am about a month too late in linking this, but if you are still wrapping gifts, it is not too late to learn how to wrap them properly. There’s even a free MacSparky Field Guide for just that.
Continue reading →Relay FM Fusion Guesting
I guested on the most recent episode of Relay FM’s member’s-only Fusion podcast. In it, we talk about how we handle the new year and Stephen’s disturbing lack of a spirit animal. If you are a RelayFM member, check it out.
Continue reading →The Inside Story on Apple Maps
CNN scored a nice interview with some of the Apple Maps leadership about the journey they’ve been on and where the app is now. (I found this interview via 9to5 Mac.) I wish Apple would let their project leaders talk to the press more…
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