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.…
Continue reading →Day One 6.0 Adds Text-Based Journaling
Day One version 6 just got released with several new features. The headliner is text message-based journaling. With this new version, you can send a text to a magic phone number (even attach a photo), and it gets added to your Day One journal.…
Continue reading →TextExpander for Teams For the Win (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by TextExpander from Smile. In our fast-paced world, things change constantly — and errors in messaging often have significant consequences. TextExpander lets you make new approved messaging available to every team member instantly with just a few keystrokes, ensuring…
Continue reading →Kara Swisher’s Tim Cook Interview
Kara Swisher from the New York Times conducted a 35-minute interview with Tim Cook. I was impressed with just how much she covered and how how certain Tim was in his answers. Nothing Tim said felt apologetic. He certainly is shading things in favor…
Continue reading →More Status Board Details
Since first posting on my OmniGraffle-based status board a few weeks ago, I have received a lot of emails. Some folks like the idea and want to do something similar. Others think this is a dumb idea, with some pretty good reasons for thinking…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 582: Radio and Podcasts and Books, Oh My … with Shelly Brisbin
Shelly Brisbin returns on the latest Mac Power Users to explain how she applies power user workflows to working across multiple mediums throughout a normal work week. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: SaneBox: Stop drowning in email! DEVONthink: Get organized—unleash…
Listen & read notes →553 Million Facebook Users Compromised
Hackers managed to grab names, account details, and telephone numbers from 553 million Facebook users, and now they’ve published all that data on the web. Yikes. I’m shocked at the scope but not the source. If you have a Facebook account, now is the…
Continue reading →The Idea of Shortcuts on the Mac
This week Jason Snell wrote an excellent article about the need for Apple to bring Shortcuts to the Mac. I’ve been thinking about that article a lot. My position on Apple bringing Shortcuts to the Mac has always been, “wait”. The reason being that…
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