I have talked plenty on the Focused podcast about how I am not a fan of the word busy. For instance, when you see an old friend and ask how they’re doing, they will often tell you how busy they are. Busy seems to…
Continue reading →Auditing Your Mac for 32-Bit Applications and Go64
It’s still not clear when we will get macOS Catalina, but it can’t be far off. There are significant changes with this year’s Mac update, including the fact that Catalina will no longer not support 32-bit applications. That means after you install the update,…
Continue reading →Use OmniFocus on the Web (Sponsor)
This week, MacSparky is sponsored by OmniFocus, one of my favorite applications. Professional task management is the key to staying on top of your projects. These days, we have more commitments than ever. If we don’t have powerful tools to manage those projects, things…
Continue reading →Focused 83: Ideas Over Art, with Mike Rohde
Author and designer Mike Rohde joins us on the latest episode of Focused to discuss the practice and process of sketchnoting. We talk about choosing the right tools, the benefits and drawbacks of analog versus digital, and why sketchnoting is for everyone—even if you…
Listen & read notes →Drafts, Version 15
The new version of Drafts for iOS and iPad OS is really nice. It adds a lot of new features: Rewritten main user interface and gesture interface. Support for multiple windows (iPadOS 13 only). Edit actions in separate window. Live Markdown previews in a…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 502: I Saw Your Face on the Internet
It’s a feedback episode, Stephen and I revisit Alfred and backups and talk about iOS 13’s bumpy release and the new iPhone and Apple Watch. Stephen also gives a behind-the-scenes look at the recent Relay FM Podcastathon and closes the episode by reading a…
Listen & read notes →TextExpander: Because You can Do So Much Better than Copy and Paste (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by TextExpander. Copy and paste is an inefficient way to keep track of the things you type again and again. TextExpander makes you more productive by taking care of all those words and phrases for you. TextExpander works in…
Continue reading →MacStories Shortcuts Icons
Federico Viticci and his team have released a set of 300 custom icons that work great with all those new shortcuts you are making with the new Shortcuts. This is particularly useful if you are doing a shortcuts based home screen. I got early…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 501: iOS 13 and the Shortcuts Field Guide
iOS 13 is here, and is full of new features. Stephen and I share some of our favorites, after talking through the changes Apple has made to Shortcuts on this week’s Mac Power Users. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you…
Listen & read notes →Focused 82: The Hustle
Join us for the latest episode of Focused. Mike and I tackle the Hustle. Is that a good thing or bad thing? We also get around to gratitude and virtual help. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code…
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