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…
Continue reading →Improve Your Writing with Ulysses (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Ulysses, The app where I do so much writing on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. In the last year, my usage of Ulysses has only increased more. It has become for me, “the place for words”. Not only do…
Continue reading →USS Spaceship You
CGP Grey just posted one of his best and an absolute must watch if you feel stuck by the Pandemic.
Continue reading →iPad Keyboards Explored
Adam Tow (our recent Automators guest) dove deep in iPad keyboards. I’d entirely forgotten about the hardware keyboard Apple made for the first iPad. I don’t think I ever saw one of those in the wild. Either way, if iPads and keyboards meet up…
Continue reading →Keyboard Maestro Script to Automate Adding Text to a Google Doc
I frequently receive email from Mac Power Users listeners with feedback on some topic we discussed during the show. If the email is something that I may want to mention on the future feedback show, I copy that email into a running Google document…
Continue reading →CleanMyMac X On the Mac App Store
I’ve been using CleanMyMac at least since the days of Macworld. I like the interface and the app has just got more powerful over the years. If you’re interested but prefer to buy software from the Mac App Store, you’re now in luck. After…
Continue reading →Focused 98: Floating with Dave Hamilton
Dave Hamilton joins us on this episode of Focused to talk about how to keep your focus in the workplace and during a pandemic. Also, Dave uses an isolation tank, and we have questions. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Pingdom: Start monitoring your website…
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