For years now, many of us have had a standing “Yeah, but” for IFTTT. It’s an excellent service that reliably connects things on the Internet for simple automation. BUT, it has never embraced the complexity that you start looking for about 10 minutes after…
Continue reading →Upgrade Any Email App with SaneBox (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email service I use every day to manage my email. SaneBox acts as your email assistant, sorting your inbox for you, so you only see the most important emails with less important email getting relegated to other…
Continue reading →Giving Up on Apple Mail Flags
As I have lamented too many times on Mac Power Users, I seem to be able to find email apps that I can live with, but not fall in love with. So many third-party apps are unreliable, and Apple Mail just refuses to evolve.…
Continue reading →Copied: Back from the Dead
Copied was a great app that let you sync clipboards and data across the Mac, iPad, and iPhone platforms. Sadly, a few years ago, it seemed to go into hibernation. I heard at one point the Copied developer went to work for Apple, but…
Continue reading →On Creating Tasks
Lately, I have been corresponding with some OmniFocus Field Guide customers, and it reminds me that a lot of people have not given enough thought into how they create tasks. Whether you use a tool such as OmniFocus or a napkin to write down…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 552: HomeKit in 2020, with Mikah Sargent
Since its introduction, HomeKit has steadily grown into a wide-reaching ecosystem for smart home devices. This week’s Mac Power Users has Stephen and I talking with Mikah Sargent about HomeKit hardware and software, as well as ways to extend what Apple allows it to…
Listen & read notes →Calling Cards You Can Be Proud of with Hoban Cards (Sponsor)
Let’s talk for a minute about your calling cards. What are you handing out? Something silly you got from a big box store or something you made on your printer? Your calling card represents you. Why not bring some intentionality to your game? This…
Continue reading →OmniPlan 4
The Omni Group recently released OmniPlan, version 4. Project planning apps have a reputation for being complicated and cryptic because … well … they are. The thing that makes OmniPlan stand out is that it has all of those planning tools but finds a way…
Continue reading →eufy Wireless Cameras and HomeKit
Anker has a home security subsidy, eufy, that has jumped into the home camera business with both feet. I like and trust Anker. I have been buying their stuff for years, so I was interested in their eufy camera offerings from the beginning. For several…
Continue reading →The First Apple Silicon Laptop(s)
Mixed signals are coming out of the rumor mill about the first Apple Silicon laptops. There are two reliable sources, one stating Apple will start with a 13″ MacBook Pro, another saying Apple will bring back the 12″ MacBook with Apple Silicon and a…
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