Path Finder continues to be a Finder alternative for power users and is now out with version 10. With improvements everywhere, they’ve modernized the code and polished the UI. It looks amazing on macOS Big Sur and runs natively on Apple silicon. New features…
Continue reading →Cleaning AirPods and Memory Foam Replacements
I’ve been meaning to write up how to clean dirty AirPods and AirPod cases for over a year. Now 9to5 Mac has done it for me. All the techniques recommended by Michael Potuck are good ones. I’ll just add a few more: A slightly…
Continue reading →Apple Silicon in 2021
In the last few days, we’ve had rumors from both Ming-Chi Kuo (via 9to5 Mac) and Mark Gurman concerning the planned Apple silicon Macs (hopefully) for 2021. It looks like lots of interesting Macs are on the horizon. 14” and 16” MacBook ProThere are…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 571: Catching up with Jeff Richardson
Writer and lawyer Jeff Richardson returns to Mac Power Users to update Stephen and me on how he’s working at a 12.9-inch iPad Pro most of the time, even when needing to use Windows. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password:…
Listen & read notes →Rethinking Mac Hardware
Jason Snell wrote a great piece for Macworld about the need for a Mac product-design renaissance. I couldn’t agree more. With all of the opportunities afforded by Apple silicon, I would love to see the Apple design team untethered to come up with the…
Continue reading →Automators 67: Automated Communications
In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I attempt to automate as much communication as possible, from email to messages, TextExpander to Shortcuts, and Drafts, there are plenty of ways to get stuff in! This episode of Automators is sponsored by: DEVONthink: Get organized — unleash…
Listen & read notes →Get Powerful Document Management Tools with DEVONthink 3 (Sponsor)
I’m pleased to welcome DEVONtechnologies as a MacSparky site sponsor. DEVONthink is the Mac’s power tool for documents. Just a few of the things I use DEVONthink for include: A reliable repository of research documents. DEVONthink will hold as many documents as you can…
Continue reading →Boxing in the News
I have always been pretty good about not letting social media get in the way of being productive. For whatever reason, I don’t easily fall into the Twitter infinity pool. I discovered in 2020, however, that this super-power does not apply when it comes…
Continue reading →Backup 2021
Backups! The thing that us nerds love to talk about, right? Not really. I talk about backup so much because I often hear the horror stories from listeners and readers that compel me to remind everyone to keep backing up. The good news is…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 570: Mac Security
From the beginning, Mac OS X was designed with security and privacy in mind. But over the years, Apple has worked to make both the Mac’s software and hardware even more so. In this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I cover…
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