Today Apple released battery cases (in black or white) for the iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, and iPhone XR. It has been a long time since I used a battery case on my iPhone. (I am pretty sure my last battery case fig my…
Continue reading →Work Faster with BetterTouchTool – Sponsor
This week MacSparky is sponsored by BetterTouchTool, the powerful little app that lets you customize your Mac’s input devices to match and improve your workflow perfectly. Apple gave us these great trackpads and mice, but they’ve never really let us use them to their full…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 465: The Mighty Mac mini
Introduced as a low-cost way to switch to the Mac, the Mac mini can now be found working quietly as home and office servers, hosting files, media, backups and more. Join Stephen and me on the latest episode of Mac Power Users to find…
Listen & read notes →Jazz Friday: The 1959 Project
I’ve really enjoyed a new website, The 1959 Project, that chronicles the jazz scene in 1959. During that single year some of the great jazz albums, like Kind of Blue and Time Out were recorded. It also was the beginning of the end for…
Continue reading →The Focused Podcast
Today marks the release of the Focused Podcast (formerly Free Agents). The Free Agents has had a great run but Mike and I discovered that we were increasingly talking about productivity and increasingly our audience included people more interesested in productivity than free agency.…
Listen & read notes →MPU 464: Stephen Who?
The latest episode of Mac Power Users is now available for download. In this episode, my friend Stephen Hackett joins as the new co-host. Stephen and I have been friends for years and working with him over the last several months as we chart…
Continue reading →Manage Your Email with SaneBox (Sponsor)
This week’s sponsor, SaneBox is the solution to so many of my email problems. SaneBox is the email service that adds a pile of productivity features to your email, regardless of what email client you use. For a lot of folks, email is a constant pain…
Continue reading →Automators Meet Up In Seattle January 19
I am going to be attending the PodCon conference in Seattle January 19-20. My pal Rosemary orchard is also going to be there so we thought it would be fun to have a meetup. We’re planning it for Saturday evening January 19. We haven’t…
Listen & read notes →Automators 14: Automated Journaling
Get out your artistically crafted paper notebook and favorite fountain pen as we talk about journaling in Automators episode 14. Actually, forget that stuff. We are nerds so while the focus of this episode is journalling, it’s really about automating the process so you…
Listen & read notes →Apple’s Reduced Earnings in Perspective
Today Apple announced they didn’t expect to hit their earning expectations, apparently largely due decreased Chinese sales. I expect the tech-related Internet to lose its collective mind over the next few weeks. Apple has already taken a beating on Wall Street. I don’t own…
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