Stephen Hackett just released a new podcast called Flashback. The subtitle “Let Past = ‘Prologue’” explains it all. They are looking at technology in the past and how it led to where we are now. I can think of no one better than Stephen to make…
Continue reading →Leaving the Hustle Behind
In episode 82 of the Focused podcast, I ruminated about the merit of “the hustle”. For the longest time, I thought the hustle was a good thing. It meant I was willing to wake up earlier and go to bed later. It meant that…
Continue reading →OmniFocus For the Win (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by one of my favorite applications, OmniFocus. Grown-up task management is the key to staying on top of your projects. These days we have more commitments than ever and we need powerful tools to stay on top. That is…
Continue reading →Sending Email with Voice Control
Since Catalina shipped on the Mac, I’ve been using Voice Control a lot to dictate text to my machine. After using it now for several months, I would say that it is not as good as Dragon (which shockingly still works in Catalina), but not far…
Continue reading →The MacBook Butterfly Keyboard Legacy
Taika Waititi was talking to the press about his Apple laptop keyboard. It becomes a bit about halfway through, but also the truth hurts. “Those keyboards are horrendous.” It seems like every guest we bring on Mac Power Users that uses a laptop has…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 522: iCloud Family Sharing
Family Sharing means that up to six people can share purchases, media, and other Apple services. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I walk through the features, how to set it up, and the possible pitfalls of iCloud Family Sharing. This…
Listen & read notes →Jazz Friday: Joey Alexander’s Warna
I am back with another Jazz Friday reference to Joey Alexander. I’ve written about Joey before. Just a few years ago, he was a child prodigy tearing up the jazz scene with a remarkable amount of skill and heart playing the piano. He’s now…
Continue reading →Finding Inspiration in the Microsoft Store
I spent some time recently in a Microsoft Store and I really took my time looking at the state of Windows hardware. There are still a lot of really rickety laptops being sold and computers built as gaming machines seem nearly universally ugly, but…
Continue reading →SaneBox: AI for Your Email
There is a lot of talk about artificial intelligence in modern computing but this week’s sponsor, SaneBox goes beyond the hypothetical and dives right into the practical. SaneBox is the solution to so many of my email problems. Imagine if you had an assistant that worked…
Continue reading →Peek-a-View
Casey Liss went to Disney World, and he wanted to share pictures with his toddler son without giving him access to the photos library and things like the delete button. So he made a simple app, Peek-a-View, that lets someone look through your photos…
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