David Smith released a new app, CalZones, which addresses the pesky problem of time zones with way more panache than I’ve seen from any other time zone app. I particularly like/use the Today Widget. It is always kind of amazing for me when an…
Continue reading →Free Email Course from Mike Schmitz
Mike Schmitz just released a free email course: The Email Workflow for People Who Hate Email. Isn’t that all of us Mike? Either way, check it out.
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 480: Catching Up with Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt joins Stephen and me on the latest episode of Mac Power Users to talk about how to get your life together and find a little focus to nerdy Keyboard Maestro scripts. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: MOO: Custom business printing…
Listen & read notes →Automators 22: Text Expansion
The latest episode of the Automator’s podcasts is now available for download. In this episode, we go back to basics and talk about text expansion. I joke in the episode that text expansion is a gateway drug or automation, but that’s really kind of…
Listen & read notes →MindNode 6 Released with Focus Mode and Additional New Features
MindNode, my mind mapping app of choice, continues to iterate and improve with the recent release of version 6. This new version features a “Focus Mode” that lets you focus on one section of your map while removing the rest. It’s an excellent way to…
Continue reading →Home Screens — Hugo Castellanos
This week’s home screen features my friend Hugo Castellanos (Twitter). Hugo is an electrical engineer who has been using computers since he was five years old. Hugo currently works with Intel, but he does so much more, including producing the podcasts conexiones.io and latinoswhotech.com,…
Continue reading →Instagram Password SNAFU Affects “Millions” of Users
A while back, Facebook disclosed that thousands of Instagram users’ usernames and passwords were stored in plain text on Facebook servers and exposed to thousands of employees. Last week, coincidentally the same day as the release of the Mueller Report, Facebook updated the post…
Continue reading →PDFpen: Powerful PDF Editing (Sponsor)
This week, MacSparky is sponsored by PDFpen for Mac. To properly work with PDF documents, you’ll need some powerful tools: You’ll need to have the ability to perform optical character recognition on the document so you can search it. You’ll need a full set…
Continue reading →Timing App Screencast Series
I believe in time tracking as a productivity tool. I have talked about it on several podcasts over the years, and while I think getting a report of how you actually use your time can be an incredible benefit, I also understand why so…
Continue reading →Automators Assemble!
Rosemary and I aren’t looking to vanquish Thanos. Our endgame is to show you how automation can make your life so much easier. We just want to enhance your super powers. You don’t have to wear a cape, but there is an awesome Automators…
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