Mike and I cover a lot in this week’s episode of Focused, ranging from my attempt at a sabbatical, to sleep, to productivity in virtual reality. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-speed, secure and anonymous VPN service. Get 3 months free with a…
Listen & read notes →Markdown Service Tools Version 3.0
Brett Terpstra’s Markdown Service Tools are one of my favorite things that Brett has made, and he recently issued a significant update to version 3.0. In addition to adding more browser support, this version updates the underlying code to the MultiMarkdown binary, giving you more functionality.…
Continue reading →The Sabbatical Experiment
I wrote last month about my preparations for a sabbatical week. That week was last week, so it is time to report in. While I often try things out “publicly” through the various podcasts and this blog, this one felt the most controversial. I had a…
Continue reading →Dark Noise 2
I run Dark Noise from my iPhone to my HomePod a lot. It’s a great background noise app with an intelligent design made by Charlie Chapman. (Charlie was a guest on Automators a few months ago.) Charlie’s now released version 2 of Dark Noise…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 545: State of the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch has undergone massive changes since its introduction in 2014. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I review some of that history, then launch into a conversation of the platform’s strengths and weaknesses and how we use our…
Listen & read notes →Automators 54: Scripting Time with Dr. Drang
Dr. Drang returns to Automators this week to talk about scripting: why it’s beneficial and, above all, why everyone can do it! This episode of Automators is sponsored by: TextExpander, from Smile: Unlock your productivity with TextExpander. Get 20% off with your first year. ExpressVPN: High-speed,…
Listen & read notes →Meetings and Jazz
There are a ton of video conference tutorials on the Internet at this point, but I particularly enjoyed the one recently posted by Michael Lopp. It is excellent practical advice for upping your game for video conference meetings. I still need to update my home…
Continue reading →Levelator Lives
For many years, the single bit of advice all experienced podcasters gave to novice podcasters was, “Get Levelator”. Levelator was a free piece of software that would take an audio file with unbalanced audio levels, chew on it for a moment, and then spit…
Continue reading →Take Everlasting Notes with The Archive
This week, MacSparky is sponsored by The Archive, a plain text editor for interconnected notes that last a lifetime Text files are probably the best way to make sure your words will still be decipherable by a computer in 100 years. (Seriously, if I gave you…
Continue reading →Duck Duck Go Bangs
I have been using DuckDuckGo for several years now. Recently I was talking to a friend about this, and she explained that while she likes the idea of DuckDuckGo, she still thinks she would occasionally need Google. “Then just bang Google,” I responded, and she looked…
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