I wrote up my GoodNotes journal pages a few months ago. Since then, I have found myself increasingly using a paper journal for much of this data, but I know a bunch of readers wanted to modify my forms. Links are below in OmniGraffle,…
Continue reading →Finding Margin with Shawn Blanc
Shawn Blanc’s productivity courses are some of my favorites because Shawn speaks to you instead of speaking at you. Today he is releasing his newest course. This one on Margin. This course is particularly dear to me since it has been this quest for…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 493: My Life is an Edge Case, with TJ Luoma
On the latest episode of Mac Power Users, pastor and Apple nerd TJ Luoma returns to the show to catch us up on his journey with Apple’s notebooks and the iPad. He also shares some of the apps that he uses every day to…
Listen & read notes →Unlock Your Productivity With TextExpander
This week MacSparky is sponsored by TextExpander, the application that saves me time every day. TextExpander works everywhere you type, improving your productivity and accuracy no matter what apps you use. You may think of TextExpander as a way to quickly type your address…
Continue reading →Focused 78: Changing Defaults, with John Zeratsky
John Zeratsky had the dream job at Google but left it all to write a book, Make Time, and reset his defaults. Join us for the latest episode of Focused to hear about John’s journey and how resetting your own defaults can make all…
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 492: All of the Ks
In this MPU feedback episode, Stephen and I talk about a borrowed MacBook Pro and a Catalina meltdown, Voice Control and Dictation in iOS 13, and answer a few listener questions about iOS file storage and justifying a Mac to a boss who doesn’t…
Continue reading →Automators 28: Keyboard Maestro and the Mac
Join us for the latest episode of Automators. Rose and I take a closer look at Keyboard Maestro, the Swiss army knife of automation for the Mac. Get $5 off my new Keyboard Maestro Field Guide until the end of July with code “AUTOMATORSKM”.…
Listen & read notes →Keyboard Maestro and OmniFocus
Kourosh Dini wrote a post about glueing together two of my favorite apps. How could I not link this?
Continue reading →Voice Control is a Game Changer for Voice to Text Dictation Apple Devices
When I made my video a few weeks ago about the problems with dictation on the Mac and mobile devices, I was aware of some new changes coming with iOS 13 and Catalina concerning the accessibility voice control but hadn’t dug in deep enough.…
Continue reading →Beware of the Free VPN
The Top10VPN website has an interesting examination of free VPN applications (via Josh Centers at Tidbits). I have never used a free VPN (Virtual Private Network) service because I always suspected they weren’t quite on the up and up. It appears my instincts on…
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