John Williams wrote a new score for the Disneyland Galaxy’s Edge expansion. I’ll write more on Galaxy’s Edge later but for now, why don’t you check this out on Apple Music?
Continue reading →Privacy Versus Cloud Services, Continued
For years now, folks interested in technology have considered the tradeoffs between cloud services and privacy. Tim Cook’s recent comments at the Berkshire Hathaway shareholder conference has me thinking about it again. Tim was clear on Apple’s position: “But we don’t want to use…
Continue reading →How to Charge Wireless AirPods on a Vertical Charging Stand
On this week’s episode of the Mac Power Users, I was lamenting the fact that my wireless AirPod case wouldn’t charge on my vertical wireless iPhone charger. Listener Christy, who is smarter than me, discovered that turning your AirPod case upside down in the…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 481: Finder and Its Alternatives
At the heart of the macOS experience is Finder, which Stephen and I are talking about on the latest episode of Mac Power Users. It’s part file manager, part search tool and a whole lot more. Its smiling blue icon boasts many features, and…
Listen & read notes →John Williams and Steven Spielberg on the E.T. Soundtrack
While my music features on Friday typically revolve around jazz, I also enjoy soundtracks. This YouTube video shows the collaboration between John Williams and Steven Spielberg while working on one of my very favorite soundtracks, E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial. There is an excellent remix of…
Continue reading →Thanks Peter
We got the news today that Peter Mayhew, the actor behind Chewbacca, passed away. Peter’s passing really touched me. I’m enough of a Star Wars nerd that I’ve attended the Celebration Expo several times and, of all the original cast, Peter always seemed one…
Continue reading →Getting More from DuckDuckGo
It’s been several years since I last wrote about DuckDuckGo and how I use it as my primary search engine. At this point, it is my default search engine everywhere for some pretty good privacy-related reasons. I do not consider myself a tinfoil-hat-wearing privacy nut, but personal…
Continue reading →How I Defer Email with SaneBox (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email management service I’ve now used for years. For this post, I’d like to focus on one SaneBox feature, deferring email. Deferring email is the process of taking something in your inbox and snoozing it for a…
Continue reading →CardioBot 4.0
While not everyone is sold on the Apple Watch, its health benefits and data-gathering capabilities are beyond question. Apple has made a lot of progress toward heart health with the inclusion of an electrocardiogram (ECG) function, but people forget there are other ways to…
Continue reading →Focused 72: Heart-Centered Productivity, with Jocelyn K. Glei
Jocelyn K. Glei, host of the podcast Hurry Slowly, joins Mike and me on this week’s episode of Focused to talk about avoiding burnout, percolating ideas, intentionality for introverts, and what it means to do truly productive work. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: ExpressVPN:…
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