With the recent iOS update, Apple has added Ecosia as an alternative default search engine. Ecosia is similar to DuckDuckGo in that it is a privacy-focused search engine that isn’t Google. They don’t sell your data to advertisers and don’t use trackers. Instead of…
Continue reading →Focused 115: Solving Interesting Problems, with Ernie Svenson
Ernie Svenson joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about how focus inspired his career change from lawyer to small firm consultant, the importance of getting help, and the value of journaling. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-speed, secure…
Listen & read notes →Apple Fitness+ and Peloton
Now that Apple Fitness+ is in the wild, everyone is racing to make comparisons with Peloton. You know Peloton, right? It’s that fancy stationary bike and treadmill that all Apple enthusiasts are supposed to own (in addition to a Tesla). I have never owned…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 567: The M1 Honeymoon Continues
In this feedback episode, Stephen and I revisit bookmarks and Mail, M1 Macs and 32-bit apps, note taking and keyboards. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don’t have to worry about that anymore.…
Listen & read notes →Apple Car, Ugh.
Now we’re hearing about the Apple Car project coming back from the dead. Ugh. It wasn’t so long ago that Apple was busy on the car project and building their spaceship campus, and it felt like the stuff we wanted most out of Apple—amazing…
Continue reading →HoudahSpot 6.0
You know I hate looking for a needle in a haystack. We’ve got better things to do with our time and for year’s HoudahSpot has been that tool we use on top of Apple’s Finder to get really drill in. The good news is…
Continue reading →Gifting Field Guides is Now a Thing
You can now gift Field Guides! If you’re interested, send an email to gift@macsparky.com and we’ll get you set up.
Continue reading →Automators 65: 12 Days of Automation
The holidays are here, so let’s automate! On this episode of Automators, Rose and I cover 12 days of automation with cool ideas, tricks, and automation products to up your game this holiday season. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-speed, secure and anonymous…
Continue reading →Some Thoughts After a Few Days with the AirPods Max
I did it. I bought a pair of headphones that cost more than my first car. I’ve never been embarrassed about spending so much money on something silly but I told my wife to call it my Christmas present and that helped. Getting over…
Continue reading →Get More Productive with TextExpander (Sponsor)
One of the first apps to get installed on my M1 MacBook was this week’s sponsor, TextExpander. 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. But TextExpander…
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