Earlier this month I celebrated my birthday. For a while now I’ve treated my birthday like my own personal New Year’s Day. What I mean by that is I often reflect on what’s working, what’s not working and things I’d like to change going…
Continue reading →Focused 67: Staying Motivated with Laura McClellan
On this week’s episode of Focused, Laura McClellan, the Productive Woman, joins Mike and me to talk about her perfectly scheduled day (and what happens when that goes wrong), habits, mastermind groups, and staying motivated. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: FreshBooks: Online invoicing made…
Listen & read notes →Automators 17: Travel Automation
The most recent episode of Automators is a fun one. We recorded it live on stage at PodCon with a very enthusiastic audience. In the show, we took the opportunity to dive into some of their travel automation setups. Once back in the studio…
Listen & read notes →Upgrade on Apple Video
This afternoon I listened to the most recent episode of Upgrade. If you have further interest in the Apple Video service and the expected March Apple Video service keynote, this is a good listen.
Continue reading →Thoughts on the Apple Video Service
Occasionally, Apple surprises us with a new product that we had no clue was coming. That is not the case with the soon-to-be-released Apple video service, which I’ll call “Apple Video”. For at least a year now it has been an open secret that…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 470: From Computing to Sheep Farming, with Oogie McGuire
Programmer and sheep farmer Oogie McGuire joins us on this week’s episode of Mac Power Users. She talks about LambTracker, her application for managing flocks and the hardware that goes along with it, as well as her ongoing project of digitizing historical photos. This…
Listen & read notes →More OmniFocus Perspective Icons
Speaking of OmniFocus … if you like the built-in OmniFocus design aesthetic but wish there were more options today’s your lucky day. Josh Hughes has an excellent set of graphics for use as OmniFocus perspectives that fit right in.
Continue reading →Get It Together With OmniFocus (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by OmniFocus 3. I’ve heard from lots of readers that are loving the new OmniFocus 3 features. I sure do. The new version features a unique design that makes smart, useful changes without making change for the sake of…
Continue reading →Improved AppleScript to Automatically Insert Recipient’s Name in Apple Mail using TextExpander
Years ago I published an AppleScript that allows you to automatically insert a recipient’s name to an email using TextExpander on your Mac. This is a cool trick because when you use it, you never get a person’s name wrong when replying to them. …
Continue reading →AirBuddy for Using AirPods on Your Mac
Guilherme Rambo, the gent who keeps finding scoops for 9to5Mac with some very clever sleuthing, recently published a simple app to make using AirPods with your Mac easier called AirBuddy. Once installed, it keeps an eye out for your AirPods. When you open them…
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