On the latest episode of Focused, Mike and I tackle sleep, napping, and how important they are to focus. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code FOCUSED at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. FreshBooks: Online…
Listen & read notes →I’ve Been Writing this Blog for Over 10 Years But There is One Thing I Have Never Made Clear …
Han shot first.
Continue reading →“Sounds Like a Bug”
There is a story developing today around the Facebook iOS Application. Web Designer Joshua Maddox reports reports via Twitter discovering the Facebook app was turning on the camera with no indication to the user. Maddox reports duplicating the bug on multiple devices. Third parties…
Continue reading →A Hypothetical Multi-Camera iPad Pro
Bloomberg, which normally does a pretty good job covering Apple plans since they hired Mark Gurman, is reporting several new products in the future including AR and VR glasses in several years. The more immediate prediction, however, is new iPads Pro in early 2020…
Continue reading →The 2020 Focused Wall Calendar
As the end of the year approaches, the Focused podcast partnered with the NeuYear calendar company to create a custom 2020 Focused wall calendar. I’m thrilled with the way this came out, and I can’t wait to hang it on my wall. We intentionally…
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 509: Brent Simmons, Man of Many Hats
Stephen and I are joined by Brent Simmons on episode 509 of Mac Power Users. Brent works in marketing at The Omni Group and we talk about the tools of the trade, including social media and content creation, before shifting gears to discuss Brent’s…
Listen & read notes →Automators 36: Sal SOghoian’s Control Panel
The latest Automators episode is up. While in San Francisco for the Relay event a few months ago, I spent some time with Sal Soghoian. He showed me a really clever new automation trick he is doing that combines an iPad, a Luna Display…
Continue reading →OmniFocus To the Rescue (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by the Omni Group and their latest version of OmniFocus for the iPhone and iPad, OmniFocus 3. It’s so appropriate that OmniFocus is sponsoring this week because I have been running around like a crazy man between the two jobs…
Continue reading →Hazel is Catalina Ready and Discount on Hazel Field Guide
When Catalina first released, there were a few tricky problems for Hazel. Those are all resolved now and version 4.4 is out fully and updated for Catalina. I’ve been running it for a while and have no problems. I have heard from several listeners that…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 508: One for Me and One for You, with Sara Dietschy
YouTuber and podcaster Sara Dietschy joins us on this week’s episode of Mac Power Users to share about her video work, from cameras to editing. We also discuss managing large amounts of data across multiple locations, the role of the iPad and turning creative…
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