I’m doing a live seminar over at Learn OmniFocus this week on October 31 (Halloween!) at 10:00 AM PST. It’s an hour long session and I’ll be walking through some of the ways I use OmniFocus in my daily setup. There is still a…
Continue reading →Too Much Email
Cal Newport linked to an Adobe study that concluded average users check email 5.6 hours per weekday. If you look into the study a bit further, it looks like these numbers are inflated but even cutting them in half, 2.3 hours a day on…
Continue reading →BestPhotos 2.0
I wrote awhile back how how I started using BestPhotos for doing the initial photo sort and purge on on my iPhone. The thing is, it is really easy to take a lot of pictures with your iPhone. Ask me to take a picture…
Continue reading →MacVoices Guesting
I recently joined my pal Chuck Joiner on his MacVoices podcast to talk about my recent field guide releases and the big switch to video. In addition to being a staple of Macintosh podcasting, Chuck is a longtime friend and I had a lot…
Listen & read notes →Accent Colors in macOS Mojave
A surprising number of people wrote in to ask how I made UI elements appear orange in the OmniFocus Field Guide. It wasn’t a bit of clever hacking but instead a cool new feature in macOS Mojave. Watch the short video below to see…
Continue reading →Improve Apple Photos with PowerPhotos (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by PowerPhotos. There is a lot to like about Apple Photos on your Mac, but if you use it for any length of time, you’ll also realize the app is missing a lot of the tools you need to…
Continue reading →Pixelmator Pro and Machine Learning
Last week Pixelmator Pro released a new version, 1.2, including full support for macOS Mojave. As a pro app, Pixelmator Pro has always had a dark mode. So with macOS Mojave, they’ve tweaked the dark appearance and released a new light appearance. That way…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 453: 30 Under $30
On this week’s Mac Power Users episode, Katie and I run down 30 of our favorite apps and services that are under $30. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display…
Listen & read notes →OmniFocus Gets Better and Better – Sponsor
This week MacSparky is sponsored by OmniFocus 3 for Mac. This new version of OmniFocus is a winner. The Omni Group has been hard at work on this new version for some time, and they deliver the goods. The new version features a unique…
Continue reading →Free Agents 58: A Better Path, with Joe Buhlig
Podcaster and programmer Joe Buhlig shares his free agent journey, from bean field to office to family room. Listen to this week’s episode of Free Agents to hear Mike talk about his experience solving problems, how to let things go, and finding your own…
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