Lately, I see the term “Zettelkasten” show up everywhere as this explosion of research and personal knowledge management applications is taking shape. The term is more nebulous than you’d think. Here is the best description of the canonical Zettelkasten method that I’ve read. While I’m…
Continue reading →DIY Touch Bar
Stephen Hacket has been upping his game on his Touch Bar using BetterTouchTool along with Keyboard Maestro to run setups on his laptop. This all grew out of a similar workflow he’s been using on his Mac Pro following some gentle encouragement from me that he buy a…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 564: Taking Pictures and Enriching Lives with Austin Mann
Stephen and I talk with photographer Austin Mann on the latest episode of Mac Power Users about his work and his annual iPhone camera reviews. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile: Get 20% off with this link and…
Listen & read notes →Field Guide Black Friday Sale
I don’t often run sales on the MacSparky Field Guides. Instead, I price the courses so, in my opinion at least, they are always good values. Nevertheless, I decided this year to make an exception. Through this weekend only, all of the MacSparky Field…
Continue reading →Track Your Time with the Updated Timing App (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Timing, the time tracker that automatically tracks your time for you. Timing has just received a significant update for Big Sur, and the new design is beautiful and modern. It fits right in with Big Sur. They’ve also updated…
Continue reading →Hazel 5 and the Next Hazel Field Guide
With the release of Big Sur, Paul Kim released a brand new version of Hazel. Version 5 adds several new features. Just a few of them include: Support for macOS Big Sur. A standalone app form factor instead of a preference pane. A pile…
Continue reading →Being Thankful on Thanksgiving
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone. Growing up, I thought of Thanksgiving as a way to get out of school for a few days and eat copious amounts of turkey, but as I get older, the thankfulness bit has taken the front row seat. A few years…
Continue reading →Guest on Apple @ Work Podcast
I joined Bradley Chambers on his podcast Apple @ Work to talk about using Apple products as a lawyer. Brad and I go back as friends and I always enjoy speaking with him.
Continue reading →The 2021 Focused Wall Calendar
The year 2020 turned out to be a bit of a dumpster fire for a lot of us and as we’re heading into the new year, just about everyone is ready for a fresh start. So why not hit the ground running in 2021…
Listen & read notes →Focused 113: ADHD and Cognitive Science, with Brittany Smith
Brittany Smith is a cognitive scientist and very focused. She was also diagnosed with ADHD (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder), and she has a lot of wisdom to share on this week’s episode of Focused. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-speed, secure and anonymous…
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