Alex Cox joins Rosemary and me on this episode of Automators to talk home automation, Drafts, Shortcuts, and how to learn new automation. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: PDFpen, from Smile: Powerful PDF editing on your Mac. ExpressVPN: High-speed, secure & anonymous VPN service.…
Listen & read notes →Take Control of Your Email with SaneBox (Sponsor)
Email is a challenge for all of us. This week’s sponsor, SaneBox is the solution for most of your email problems. SaneBox is an email service that adds a pile of productivity features to your email, regardless of what email client you use. With SaneBox…
Continue reading →iOS 14.2 – Emojis Released. Scores Settled.
Today Apple released iOS 14.2 and iPad OS 14.2. As usual, the point two release gets a ton of new Emoji. I’m sure there is a good reason for holding the new Emoji for the point two updates, but it also is a way…
Continue reading →One More Thing
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…
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