It certainly didn’t take iFixit long to tear a new iPhone 12 apart. They’re doing it right now with a live stream that I can not stop watching. It’s kind of hypnotic. One bit of insight that stands out is how many of the…
Continue reading →BetterTouchTool to Make Your Mac Smarter (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by one of my favorite Mac utilities, BetterTouchTool. Your Mac has a lot of input devices: trackpads, mice, Touch Bars, and more. BetterTouchTool makes all of them better. Anyone can set it up and become more productive in just…
Continue reading →Hyper-Scheduling Technology
Yesterday I wrote about the task management and your calendar. Today, I’d like to share some of the technology behind how I go about blocking these schedules. Creating calendar items can be tedious. Using a tool like Fantastical makes a big difference, but when…
Continue reading →The Relationship Between Task Lists and Calendars
I’ve written about hyper-scheduling and using my calendar to keep myself in check when planning tasks. Those posts often get questions from readers about the exact relationship between my calendar and my task list. If you keep both a calendar and a task list,…
Continue reading →The iPhone 12 Reviews
The iPhone 12 reviews are coming in today. It seems there are a few points most reviews have in common: They dig the new industrial design. (Me too!) Matt Panzarino calls it, “the most premium feeling piece of consumer electronics I’ve ever touched.” The…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 558: Apple Hardware Season, with Zac Hall
Zac Hall from 9to5Mac and Space Explored joins Stephen and me on this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about the state of the Apple Watch’s software and hardware, as well as Apple’s new iPhones. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored…
Listen & read notes →Federico’s Opus
Today MacStories released Federico Viticci’s annual iOS/iPad OS review. I’ve not read it yet but looking forward to doing that later this week. Federico spends a lot of time on these reviews and I always get some bit of new insight from them.
Continue reading →Easy Data Recovery with Mac Data Recovery Wizard from EaseUS (Sponsor)
This week’s MacSparky sponsor is EaseUS’s Mac Data Recovery Wizard. As Apple further locks down the security on the Mac (as it should), dealing with data recovery these days is harder than it has ever been before. This week’s sponsor, Mac Data Recovery Wizard,…
Continue reading →Focused 110: Focus with Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about staying focused, drift, and scaling back on social media. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code FOCUSED at checkout to get 10% off your…
Continue reading →A Few Thoughts Following Today’s Apple Event
Every year Apple shows off its latest processor on a chip, and every year I’m impressed. What will it take for the competition to get closer to Apple? It seems like they have this massive lead, and they just keep running at full tilt.…
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