One of the recurring complaints around Sparky headquarters these days is Internet speed. My kids are in college-from-your-bedroom during COVID, my wife is also home, and I use a little bit of bandwidth myself. Years ago, eero was a podcast sponsor, and I got…
Continue reading →Meet Daylite: The CRM with Apple Fans in Mind (Sponsor)
For small businesses trying to stay on top of clients, leads, and projects that are evolving every day, it can be tough if not impossible to manage everything with just the existing Apple apps in your repertoire. That’s where Daylite comes in clutch. Daylite…
Continue reading →Contour Design’s RollerMouse
Earlier this month, Adam Engst guested on the Mac Power Users. During the show, Adam explained his love of Contour Design’s RollerMouse, a product I’d never heard of before. Nevertheless, I’m always curious about input devices, and I like the idea of mixing things…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 594: A Third Alternative
It’s Mac Power Users feedback time so Stephen and I are here with listener questions, our experiences with Apple’s current crop of betas, and the future of Day One. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a…
Continue reading →Evolution After COVID
As the COVID vaccines continue to get distributed and life begins to revert to something like it was before the pandemic, what are you doing to avoid making the same mistakes all over again? It would be too easy to go back to your…
Continue reading →The Sparky Status Board 2.0
View fullsize Status Board 2.0 (Click to Enlarge) A few months ago, I went on a tear about my OmniGraffle-based Kanban status board. I had many people telling me I was doing it wrong and that I should have used one of the dedicated Kanban online…
Continue reading →Focused 128: Communication
On this episode of Focused, Mike and I tackle one of the most difficult subjects of focus: communication. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile: Communicate smarter. Get 20% off. Indeed: Get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post. Literati: A…
Listen & read notes →Band-in-a-Box 2021 for Mac Is Here
I remain a fan of the Band-in-a-Box app and I’m pleased to see their continued support for the Mac. This app lets you easily create backing tracks for any song. You just type in your chord changes, pick a style, and then you can…
Continue reading →Turning Off the Tracking Pixel on the MacSparky Newsletter
I’m pleased to announce that today I was able to turn off the tracking pixel on the MacSparky Newsletter. Going forward, my newsletter subscribers will be sending me no data back. I’ve wanted to do this for some time, but just not had the…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 593: It’s All Based on Stickies, with Paul Kafasis
Stephen and I are joined by Paul Kafasis on the latest episode of Mac Power Users to talk about Mac software development in the modern era, some of Rogue Amoeba’s history, and the tools Paul uses to get his work done. This episode of…
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