I have been using the Fujitsu ScanSnap scanners for a long time now. Today Fujitsu announced that they have a brand new 64-bit version of their scanner software. This comes as a relief to users that have been getting the 32-bit software warning. I’ve…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 459: My Life Is a Subscription
Subscriptions! It seems the wave of the future, but should we be happy about that? In this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Katie and I talk about this trend towards subscriptions and the software and services we believe are worth the effort. This…
Listen & read notes →The Yule Apple Music Playlist
The holidays are here and I’ve been doing more work on my “Yule” playlist. I’ve made lots of new additions this year including this gem from Joey Alexander. If you’ve got an Apple Music subscription, go ahead and subscribe and enjoy. The playlist is…
Continue reading →The Pesky Problem of Playing Music to a HomePod with Siri Shortcuts
As we are now on the back end of Thanksgiving with the holidays upon us, a lot of us are thinking about new automation routines using Siri Shortcuts. One shortcoming with the new system is the inability to address a specific HomePod via Siri…
Continue reading →Wrestling with the Infograph Watch Face
I have spent a lot of time in the last few months trying to figure out how to configure my Apple watch infograph watch face. This watch face certainly brings to mind the old warning about being careful what you wish for. For so…
Continue reading →Free Agents 61: The Morning Routine
Join Mike and me on a fresh episode of Free Agents. We dig in on our morning routines. Mike finds himself entering the Free Agent arena like never before, and I want to start year-end planning. This episode of Free Agents is sponsored by: FreshBooks: Online…
Continue reading →Guesting on the Mac Quadcast
I recently guested on the Mac Quadcast, where Darren and I talked technology, podcasts, and other bits of media. It was a lot of fun and a good listen.
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 458: MPU+: There’s Something You Didn’t Tell Me
Katie has a big announcement. I have a new Field Guide. We both have new iPads. Also, we discuss the new MacBook Airs, Apple’s pricing, our daily routines, and answer listener questions on this week’s episode of Mac Power Users. This episode of Mac Power…
Listen & read notes →Get SaneBox at Your Back (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email service that can help you get control of your inbox. I’ve had some significant challenges lately on my time. Before SaneBox came into my life, times of unexpected down time always preceeded an email train…
Continue reading →Automators 11 – The Siri Shortcut Home Screen
On the latest episode of Automators, we talk about turning Siri Shortcuts into home screen app-launcher-thingies. This is actually a great way to further customize your iPhone and iPad and we produced several screencasts explaining how to do it. You can see the full…
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