In March we lost another jazz great, pianist McCoy Tyner (Wikipedia). McCoy first entered my orbit as the pianist in the John Coltrane quartet during its best years. McCoy played piano on some famous Coltrane recordings, including My Favorite Things (Wikipedia(Apple Music) and one…
Continue reading →The Apple Store Online Hub
Yesterday Apple unveiled a new online store hub that makes it a lot easier to get at services that traditionally required a trek to an Apple Store. Not only does this help out while we endure the pandemic, this service is going to be…
Continue reading →Federighi on AppStories
Speaking of Craig Federighi, he also appeared on the most recent episode of AppStories. Great work by Federico and gang on this interview.
Continue reading →How Apple Reinvented the Cursor for the iPad
I keep finding myself linking to Matt Panzarino here because he just keeps delivering the goods, particularly with iPad coverage. Matt got to interview Apple Software Chief Craig Federighi about the new iPad cursor implementation and wrote it up at Tech Crunch. It was…
Continue reading →Deferring Email with SaneBox (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email management service I’ve now used for years. For this post, I’d like to focus on one SaneBox feature, deferring email. Deferring email is the process of taking something in your inbox and snoozing it for a…
Continue reading →Significant Pushcut Updates
Automators take note. Pushcut has received several updates over the past few months, improving the ability to trigger automation on iOS in creative ways. The original idea behind the app was to give folks the ability to trigger iOS automation beyond those limits Apple…
Continue reading →Online WWDC Starts on June 22
Apple announced today the online WWDC will start on June 22. “On June 22, WWDC20 takes off. Get ready for the first global, all-online WWDC by downloading the Apple Developer app to stay notified on all the latest news, with updates for events and…
Continue reading →The New 13″ MacBook Pro with 100% Less Butterflies
Today Apple announced the release of the latest iteration of the 13″ MacBook Pro. The new version doesn’t grow the screen to 14“, as the rumor mill predicted. It does, however, get a processor bump on the higher-end models. Perhaps most importantly, it adds…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 534: The Business of Emoji, with Jeremy Burge
Emojipedia founder Jeremy Burge joins us on this week’s episode of Mac Power Users to talk about emoji, how they’re made, and why they’ve found such huge success. Also, he lives on a boat, so that comes up. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored…
Listen & read notes →Automatic Closing
I was sad to get an email today announcing that Automatic Labs is shutting down. Automatic made a device that plugs into your car’s diagnostic port and send all sorts of data to your iPhone. It was a way to make your not-so-smart car…
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