I’ve been getting better at food tracking lately. Back when the App Store was new and shiny, there was an initial rush of quality food-tracking apps like Lose It! and MyFitnessPal. The problem is that all of those apps became “platforms”. Things like cross-promotions…
Continue reading →The Hazel Field Guide 2021 Update and Discount
Over the past several weeks, I’ve been busy recording new screencasts for the Hazel Field Guide. Hazel recently released version 5, which doesn’t make many changes to the way the application works, but lots of changes to the way the application looks. Hazel is…
Continue reading →Focused 123: A Focus on Time
Mike and I talk about the different ways we track our time, what tools we use, and share the focus and productivity benefits we glean from the process on this week’s Focused. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Spox: The best story wins. Get 25%…
Listen & read notes →Email Gets a Lot Easier with SaneBox
I like having one less thing to deal with. SaneBox, MacSparky’s sponsor this week, helps me tremendously with this. People aren’t going to send you less emails, but with SaneBox, you can see your more important emails while the less important ones are moved…
Continue reading →Apple’s Spring Loaded Event
Today Apple announced its “Spring Loaded” event for next Tuesday, April 20. A spring event has been rumored for months. I’m glad they’ve announced it so we can get on with it. For some pure speculation, I’m thinking we’ll see new iPad Pros and…
Continue reading →Personalize Your Apple Watch with the Watchsmith Update
Before there was the sensation that is Widgetsmith, there was Watchsmith. If you’re an Apple Watch user, then you know that the device is a lot more than just a watch. It’s also a highly customizable accessory. But what if you wanted to make…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 583: The Obsidian Deep Dive
With the recent explosion in personal knowledge management tools, it is hard to know which one fits your needs the best. On this week’s Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk through Obsidian, which builds on top of plain, old-fashioned Markdown documents. This episode…
Continue reading →Automators 73: Custom Drafts Themes, Syntax, and More with Tim Nahumck
On the latest Automators, Rosemary and I get Tim back on the show to talk about recent updates to Drafts, how he is using it to customize his workflow, and how other people can take advantage of them too! This episode of Automators is sponsored by:…
Listen & read notes →WDR and the Yellowjackets
I know I’ve been trending a lot lately toward international big bands with my Jazz Friday posts, but lately I am just really digging hearing what musicians in other countries are doing with jazz. This week I’ve got one more: Germany’s WDR Big Band.…
Continue reading →Useful Complexity
I’ve been thinking about the many emails I have received about my recent posts about my status board. I wrote about this on Monday, but that only spurred another round of email from folks that can be summarized as a concern for useless complexity.…
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