I have often said that one of the easiest on-ramps to automation is text expansion. That’s one of the reasons why I’m such a fan of TextExpander. They’ve gone the extra mile with giving you automation tools in addition to text expansion. But it…
Continue reading →Automating Reading Focus (MacSparky Labs)
This week I wrote about the importance of reading and how I automatically trigger a Focus Mode when I read digital books. This sparked a lot of interest from the MacSparky Labs members, so here’s a video on how I automated my reading focus…
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Time Track with Timing (Sponsor)
I’ve talked and written extensively over the years about the utility of time tracking. Yet, many of us don’t track our time. And the reason is usually simple: it’s cumbersome and way too easy to forget. This week’s sponsor, Timing, gives you the benefit…
Continue reading →2023 Q2 Planning Call (MacSparky Labs)
Q2 for 2023 is upon us. Let’s plan together next Tuesday at 13:00 Pacific…
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The Looming Threat of AI-Generated Voice
I read this post by John Gruber, and I couldn’t agree more about the shenanigans that will come from AI-generated deepfakes. The computers are so good at duplicating your voice at this point that a determined jackass could “produce” a tape of you saying…
Continue reading →Using HazeOver (MacSparky Labs)
A lot of folks have been asking me about HazeOver since I recently talked about it on the Mac Power Users. Here’s a walkthrough on how the app works and how I use it…
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Microsoft 365 Copilot
Last week Microsoft gave an impressive presentation demonstrating the incorporation of artificial intelligence into their productivity apps. You can have it summarize and analyze data in Excel, write better documents in Word, and even summarize email in Outlook. Moreover, it had less of that…
Continue reading →The Importance of Reading (MacSparky Labs)
Over the last few years, I’ve been reading more books. I got some validation recently…
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Malicious Email is Getting Smarter
Malicious email is not comically dumb any more. One malicious strain, called Emotet, appears to come from a known contact and looks as if it is replying to an existing thread. If you click on the links or attachments, you are done for. Dan…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 684: 20 Mac Apps Under $20
It’s that time again on Mac Power Users: Stephen and I round up some Mac apps for our “20 Under $20” saloon! This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. TextExpander: Get 20% off with this link and type…
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