I routinely keep my appointments listed in my menu bar when working on my Mac. As someone who does a lot of block scheduling, this is just one more reminder of where I should be as I work through the day. I also use…
Continue reading →The Never-Ending Inertia of Habits
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about habits. I think most of us have it wrong about habits. We think of habits as these little behaviors we intentionally build into our own selves when the need arises. While we may think that habits are…
Continue reading →Why I’m Leaning Obsidian
Over the past year, I’ve spent way more time than I will ever get back looking at Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) options as they continue to evolve. Three options that have received particular attention from me are Roam Research, Obsidian, and Craft. While I…
Continue reading →Packal Alfred OmniFocus Scripts
OmniFocus is an amazing productivity tool, but getting access to your data could be easier. The Packal Alfred Scripts can really help. These scripts let you search and jump around your OmniFocus projects with just a few keystrokes. They’re fast, they work great, and…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 578: Notion, with August Bradley
Stephen and I are joined by August Bradley, an expert in Notion. We discuss the features of the app, as well as its pros and cons. Bradley then explains Systems Thinking and runs through some favorite apps and services. This episode of Mac Power…
Listen & read notes →In Praise of the Soon-To-Be Retired iMac Pro
Apple has announced it is only continuing to sell the iMac Pro “while supplies last” and only at a base configuration. It looks as if the iMac Pro is about to go the way of the Dodo. This is interesting. Originally, the iMac Pro…
Continue reading →TextExpander for Text Automation (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky.com is sponsored by TextExpander, the easiest way to start automating your work on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. TextExpander is a text replacement tool. With it, you can type a phrase like “ccell” and it will automatically fill in your cell phone number.…
Continue reading →Lit Suite Subscriptions Now Available
I generally avoid posting legal-specific news at MacSparky, but if you pay for your shoes being a lawyer, I would recommend checking out LIT SUITE. I’m trying to stay out of courtrooms lately, but when I was doing a lot of litigation, I routinely…
Continue reading →HiFi Streaming
Spotify recently announced its HiFi streaming upgrade where users can, for a premium fee, get higher bitrate streaming music. I would be surprised if Apple doesn’t do something similar before the end of the year. Apparently, there are some benefits to being over 50…
Continue reading →Leveraging COVID Constraints
I can’t help but feel things will be a lot more normal-leaning in the next six months as the COVID vaccines make their way into arms, and we, collectively, finally get the upper hand on this damn virus. Kids will go back to school.…
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