This week MacSparky is sponsored by the Timing App, the time tracking app that tracks time for you automatically. It’s that “automatic” part you should really pay attention to. Because I do so much work at my Mac these days, I’ve been using Timing…
Continue reading →Hazel 5.1
I’ve longed talked about Hazel being one of the best tools available to automate using your Mac. Noodlesoft, the makers of Hazel, have released an update with Hazel 5.1, which now supports macOS Monterey. Features include: New “Run Shortcut” action to run Shortcuts workflows…
Continue reading →Nonprofit Productivity Summit
I’m excited to be joining Michael St. Pierre for the upcoming Nonprofit Productivity Summit, which is from December 7-9, 2021. Other guests include Mike Vardy, a past guest of Mac Power Users and Focused (back when it was Free Agents), and the father of…
Continue reading →FastScripts 3
I’ve been using FastScripts for years to run AppleScripts, and it’s just released a major update. FastScripts 3.0 has got: Parallel script execution: no more waiting for long tasks before starting another. ScriptLight menu searching: quickly see a summary of matchings scripts in your…
Continue reading →The First Year of Craft
I’ve chosen Obsidian as PKM weapon-of-choice, but that doesn’t take anything away from the strides made by the Craft team during the App’s first year. Craft now supports inline Markdown, backlinks, code snippets, images, videos, attaching PDF files, and rich link previews. With Craft,…
Continue reading →Mac Power User 614: The 2021 MPU Gift Guide
Believe it or not, it is time for the annual MPU Holiday Gift Guide. Listen here. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: TextExpander from Smile: Get 20% off with this link and type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits…
Continue reading →Ambient Video of the Millennium Falcon
I’ve been suffering from a creeping case of tinnitus over the years. My left ear rings at a minor third to my right ear. I’ve gotten used to it, but I notice it a lot more often in silent rooms. So I’ve become a…
Continue reading →Obsidian Live Preview
Many folks have written me to explain that they don’t use Obsidian because there is no live preview of the Markdown syntax. The Obsidian team is now firmly in the process of knocking that particular domino over. I’ve been using it only a short…
Continue reading →Daylite: A Superior CRM for the Mac (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Daylite, which also sponsored this week’s Focus Mode webinar. Daylite has been the definitive CRM solution on the Mac for a long time. While most CRMs these days rely on a boring, uninspired web interface, Daylite has native apps…
Continue reading →Timing App Update
Timing, a prior sponsor of MacSparky.com, is out with un update. If you don’t already know, Timing automatically tracks which applications, documents and domains you spend time withs that you can quickly figure out what you’re spending (and wasting) your time on. With this…
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