Apple has now announced next week’s One More Thing event for next Tuesday. This will be the third event in three months and the one I’ve been looking forward to most. There are a lot of contrary rumors about exactly how Apple will start…
Continue reading →The Apple One Subscription Bundles
The Apple One Subscription bundles are now available. There are three tiers available: Individual ($14.95) Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 50GB of iCloud storage. Family ($19.95) Apple Music, Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and 200GB of shared iCloud storage for up to six…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 560: Workflows, with Luc Beaudoin
We’re joined by Luc Beaudoin, a cognitive scientist, author, and developer of the Mac app Hook on this episode of Mac Power Users. Luc explains how we typically gather, process, and use data, and how our computing devices can assist—and detract—in that work. This…
Listen & read notes →Fire Aftermath
View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize I took a walk in the neighborhood last night and took some pictures. The landscape around here is like another planet. I enjoy hiking the local trails but I suspect they’ll be closed for…
Continue reading →Save Time with TextExpander (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky.com is sponsored by TextExpander, the easiest way to start automating your work on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. 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.…
Continue reading →Back Home
Thanks everyone for the kind wishes. I’m finally back home now that the fires have subsided and I’m back at work.
Continue reading →Shifting Winds
This week has been a challenging one for me. Monday morning, I received a text message that there was a new wildfire near my home, The Silverado Fire, and to be on alert. So throughout the morning, I kept working with one eye on…
Continue reading →Focused 111: Environmental Focus, with Erik Fisher
Erik Fisher joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about internal and external distractions, setting up your environment for focused work, dealing with unexpected changes, and building self-awareness. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Teamistry: The stories of unsung teams who…
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 559: Research Apps
A few new research applications have popped up the last year, joining some true Mac legends. To see what is what, I went on a quest and have returned to share with Stephen the wisdom I gained while exploring. Listen in on the latest…
Continue reading →Automators 61: Widget Home Screen Nerdery
In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I look at the widgets in iOS 14 and how you can automate to make sure you have the data you need under your thumb. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Sync Up, a OneDrive podcast: Takes you…
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