The Shortcuts team continues to delight. Today’s iOS 13.1 Beta 2 added a new feature that lets you automate the process of getting a downloadable iCloud link for your shortcuts. Neat! Rosemary Orchard explains it in detail.
Continue reading →Kind of Blue for 60 Years
Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, my favorite album, celebrated its 60th anniversary a few weeks ago. Below is a YouTube video explaining what makes Kind of Blue so special. Here’s an older video featuring Herbie Hancock. People disagree on the best track on…
Continue reading →Focused 81: Breaking the Twitch, with Anthony Ongaro
Anthony Ongaro joins us on the latest episode of Focused to talk about practical minimalism, designing an intentional life, and his multipotentialite resume, which covers everything from musician to log roller. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: FreshBooks: Online invoicing made easy. Squarespace: Make your…
Listen & read notes →The Siri Apology
Last week, Apple issued an apology for their practice of having their contractors review Siri audio for quality control. I’m glad that they are making changes, and I appreciate the plain language in the apology. I can only imagine how much pressure there was…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 498: Back to School with Jake Wilson
On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I chat with Jake Wilson, an elementary school principal (and a student himself), about using technology in and beyond the classroom, ranging from smart boards and shortcuts to Google Docs and waffles. This episode…
Listen & read notes →Why the iOS 13.1 Beta is a Good Thing
With the latest round of iOS 13 beta updates, Apple released iOS beta 13.1 before iOS version 13.0 was released to the general public. So right now I’m running a beta of the first update to an operating system that’s not out yet. Now…
Continue reading →Automators 31: Making Your ScreenFlow Flow and More with J.F. Brissette
On the latest episode of Automators, Rosemary and I get to talk to J. -F. Brissette, who really loves to automate. From automating Screenflow with Keyboard Maestro, to using the Terminal as a launcher, as well as regular expressions and looking into combining Dropbox…
Listen & read notes →Time Tracking with Timeular
View fullsize Click to enlarge. Lately, I’ve been trying a new time tracking gizmo, a Timeular device. It’s a polygon-shaped piece of plastic and electronics that connects to my iPhone. I can assign a different task to each side, and when I switch modes,…
Continue reading →Six Colors on September 10?
Today Apple announced a September 10 event where we’ll find out, at least, about new iPhones. That’s all exciting, but even more important was the invite image. I really miss that delightful rainbow apple that I first fell in love with on the Apple…
Continue reading →Stop Waiting and Fix Your Email Today with SaneBox (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky sponsor is sponsored by SaneBox, the email tool that everybody can (and should) use. You may have heard about some of the innovative new email features like inbox auto-sorting, deferred email, and reply tracking. The trouble is that early implementations of…
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