On this episode of Focused, Mike and I pick up where we left off in episode 250 and dig into the part of weekly planning that breaks for most people. Mike argues you should build your week around modes and roles, not triage tasks…
Listen & read notes →PowerPhotos: The Apple Photos Power Tools You’re Missing (Sponsor)
I’m happy to welcome back PowerPhotos as a MacSparky sponsor. If you spend any real time inside Apple Photos, you know what’s missing. PowerPhotos fills those gaps, and has been doing it for years. Apple Photos was built on the idea that you have…
Continue reading →Apple Recognizes 50 Developer Community Leaders
Apple launched a new page on the developer site last week honoring 50 community leaders who help the Apple developer community through teaching, content creation, events, and accessibility advocacy. WWDC 2026 starts June 8, and the timing feels intentional. It’s a nice gesture. I…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 849: Managing Photos
On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I dig into the wide and messy world of Apple photo management. We talk about pruning enormous libraries, what’s worth keeping, and the cleanup apps we trust to help. We also get into iCloud Shared…
Listen & read notes →What Apple Still Gets Wrong About Watch Faces
I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch since 2015. The face problem hasn’t changed. That sounds like a complaint, and it is, but I want to be specific about it. The Apple Watch has changed enormously over ten years. The hardware is faster. The health…
Continue reading →Coyote vs. ACME Lives
After Warner Bros. tried to shelve the Coyote vs. ACME movie for a tax write-off in 2023, the finished film is finally getting a release. The trailer dropped a few weeks ago, and it hits theaters August 28. The movie is based on Ian…
Continue reading →David Smith’s Six-Year Watch Map Project
David Smith shipped Pedometer++ 8.0 at the end of April, and the headline is mapping on the Apple Watch. Smith has been chipping away at watchOS maps for six years. And now we get detailed maps on the wrist. Dark mode. Offline support. An…
Continue reading →Carrot Weather Adds Multi-Model Forecasts
Carrot Weather added two features in its March update. Multi-model forecasts, and Storm Prediction Center analysis for severe storms and wildfires in the US. The multi-model piece is the more interesting of the two. Most weather apps show you a single forecast. Carrot now…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 848: Jason Snell on E-Readers
On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I welcome back Jason Snell to talk about e-readers in 2026. Jason’s our resident e-reader guy at Six Colors, and he reads about a book a week, so he’s earned the chair. We get into…
Listen & read notes →Wispr Flow Is the New TextExpander
The first time I installed TextExpander, it changed how I used my Mac. Snippets I typed twenty times a day became three keystrokes. It wasn’t the most powerful text utility on the Mac. There were heavier options out there. But TextExpander hit the spot:…
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