Apple has never been very enthusiastic about having its employees telecommute. On MPU 538, James Thomson shared the story of how he, while employed as an Apple engineer, secretly worked from Scotland to the chagrin of Steve Jobs. In the Apple Shareholder meeting yesterday,…
Continue reading →Mac Malware is Getting Smarter
I still bump into people that think their Macs are somehow immune from Malware. That just isn’t the case. Mac users are just as able to download malicious code as Windows users are. Historically, however, we’ve had some advantages on the Mac: A Smaller…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 576: No Judgment Here
In this feedback episode, Stephen and I revisit dictation, UUIDs, FileVault, and the longevity of recent Mac hardware. Then, I talk about a new computer in my life, and Stephen reworks his home screen. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password:…
Listen & read notes →Software Update via Emoji
Jeremy Burge has a fun post on Emojipedia showing all the new emojis Apple is adding/changing with the upcoming iOS 14.5 update. One note he makes is the way Apple continues to brand its emoji with Apple products. For instance, the headphone emoji now…
Continue reading →DEVONthink for Superior Metadata (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by DEVONthink. DEVONthink has been offering AI-based research tools for years on the Mac, but it has hardly stood still. DEVONthink most recently released version 3 for the Mac and, just last week, version 3 of DEVONthink to Go…
Continue reading →StreamDeck + Keyboard Maestro with KMLink
The Stream Deck already has a built-in plug-in for running Keyboard Maestro. It’s great and lets me run Keyboard Maestro scripts from my Stream Deck. However, it can also be tedious in that it requires me to hard link specific buttons to the Stream…
Continue reading →Focused 119: Productivity & Meditation, with Chris Bailey
Author Chris Bailey joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about the productivity benefits of meditation, conquering resistance, and the path of least regret. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code FOCUSED at checkout…
Listen & read notes →Additional Considerations for Home Security Cameras
Over the past few years, home security cameras have got better and cheaper. That’s good. Now anyone can set up a home security camera and keep an eye on the front door or the dog. The problem, however, is that all of these cameras…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 575: Talking Parity with John Siracusa
John Siracusa joins Stephen and me on the latest episode of Mac Power Users to talk about the 2019 Mac Pro and what Apple silicon may mean for pro users. Then, John talks about his pair of Mac apps and what he wants out…
Listen & read notes →RIP Chick Corea
This week we lost jazz pianist Chick Corea (Wikipedia). I’ve been a Chick Corea fan my entire life. He got his start with several jazz greats (including Miles Davis) but really arrived as an early pioneer of jazz fusion with his band, Return to…
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