Wired recently published an article about the discovery of a database containing 809 million total records exposed online. The MongoDB (freely available to hackers for some time now) contains 150 gigabytes of plain-text marketing data, including 763 unique email addresses. These days it seems…
Continue reading →The Best Infograph in the History of The Internet
Going to be hard to beat this one.
Continue reading →Use HoudahGeo to Manage Photo Location Data on Your Mac (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by HoudahGeo, the Mac application that simplifies adding geolocation data to your photos. A lot of us have fancy cameras that, unlike the iPhone, don’t automatically add geolocation data to every photo. The thing is, I like having location…
Continue reading →Focused 68: Getting Productive with an Unproductive Boss
On this week’s episode of Focused, Mike and I talk about getting intentional and getting productive with an unproductive boss. Finally, we cover productive Italians. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: FreshBooks: Online invoicing made easy. Timing: The automatic time-tracking app for macOS. Use this…
Listen & read notes →Classic Mac Pillow
Months ago I backed a silly Kickstarter that involved creating pillows looking like classic Apple products. Last week the pillows showed up and we’ve been having fun with them at the house. When nerd friends come over, they immediately recognize my classic Mac and…
Continue reading →Automators 18 – Terminal Automation with John Siracusa
The latest Automators is up. This episode includes guest John Siracusa, who has a few thoughts on the best languages for automation. John also explains how, as a web developer, he incorporates automation into his professional workflows.
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 472: Live in Chicago with Friends
This week’s episode of Mac Power Users is live from Chicago. Stephen and I thaw out long enough to talk to a couple of very special guests about the MacBook Air and the friction between analog and digital tools. We also answer some listener…
Listen & read notes →GoodNotes and Planner Forms
During Mac Power Users episode 472 (releasing later today), I talked through my spirit quest to figure out analog versus digital planner tools. I’ve been building digital planner sheets in OmniGraffle for use in GoodNotes. When exported from OmniGraffle as PDF’s these forms import…
Continue reading →See Me at the ABA TechShow 2019
This year I’m speaking at the ABA TechShow to lawyers and legal professionals about topics including iOS and Mac Security and how to up your game in the courtroom using technology. The conference starts today and I’ve already bumped into several readers/listeners. If you’re…
Continue reading →SaneBox, Because Email Doesn’t Have to Suck (Sponsor)
This week’s MacSparky sponsor is SaneBox, the email tool that everybody could 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 those features were all app-specific.…
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