Yesterday Billboard wrote: “On Wednesday (August 7) Apple Music announced the launch of Apple Digital Masters, a new initiative by the streaming giant that combines all of its “Mastered for iTunes” offerings into one global catalog. This is the company’s first public acknowledgement of…
Continue reading →Checking In On The Shortcuts Update
I am still in the honeymoon phase with the iOS 13 updates to Shortcuts. As I explained in a recent newsletter, I am in the process of recording an entirely new Shortcuts Field Guide. I’ve already recorded over 50 videos, and I have quite…
Continue reading →Journey Game Released for iPad and iPhone
For years I have heard how I need to play the game, Journey. Unfortunately, it has always been a PlayStation game, and I don’t own one of those. Yesterday the Journey developers gave us a surprise and released the game on iPhone and iPad.…
Continue reading →Relay Family Feud
There is a live event for the Relay fifth anniversary later this month in San Francisco. I will be there and participating. They have a “Family Feud” style game planned for the Relay Hosts. I am not going to look at the questions because…
Listen & read notes →Focused 79: Reclaiming Margin, with Shawn Blanc
The Focus Course founder Shawn Blanc is back and on this week’s episode of Focused, he’s talking about the importance of margin, how it gave him the space he needed to work through a personal crisis, and life lessons learned from his orange 1984…
Listen & read notes →Get Organized with OmniOutliner (Sponsor)
View fullsize This week, MacSparky is sponsored by OmniOutliner. The latest version of OmniOutliner for Mac, iPad, and iPhone is a great example of just how much the gang at the Omni Group cares about making the best productivity software. This app is so…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 494: Our Home Offices
On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk about our home offices: how they are setup, what equipment and furnishings are used, and, of course, what nerdy toys are around. Then, we discuss the pros and cons of working from…
Listen & read notes →MacSparky Studios
I’ve posted a better look at my home studio and gear. It now has a permanent place on the site.
Continue reading →Automators 29: The Dark Dungeon with Adam Tow
On the latest episode of Automators, Rose and I talk to Adam Tow, creator of MsgFiler and writer of a few amazing Shortcuts automations. From having photos taken on his DLSR automatically shared to him via iMessage, to playing text adventure games with Shortcuts,…
Listen & read notes →Good Times at Macstock 2019
I spent the weekend in Illinois attending the Macstock conference. Macstock started out as a group of friends getting together following the demise of Macworld, and over the years it has grown into a conference and social event that includes about 200 people having…
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