View fullsize Click to enlarge. Turtle not included. I’ve been wearing Waterfield’s Pro Executive Laptop Backpack for the last few months and I made a new review. This is one of the first reviews to come out of the new studio. I hope you dig…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 445: HomeKit Intensive
On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Katie and I dive deep on HomeKit and discuss the HomeKit app, managing rooms, creating scenes, automation, and our favorite HomeKit-enabled devices. We also discuss where HomeKit falls down and our workarounds. This episode of Mac…
Listen & read notes →Drafts Screencast on Managing Actions
Last week AgileTortoise released the latest in my ongoing screencast series on Drafts. This one is all about managing actions.
Continue reading →Get Beautiful Letterpress Cards with Hoban Cards – Sponsor
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Hoban Cards, makers of fine letterpress calling cards and stationery. I’ve been using Hoban Cards for years and it seems I get a compliment on my business cards every time I give one away. They have solutions for…
Continue reading →Free Agents 54: I Have to Try It, with Casey Liss
Podcaster and programmer Casey Liss joins us on this episode of Free Agents to talk about his free agent journey, what caused him to take the leap, the tendency to do too much, and his desire to pull the thread which led to him…
Continue reading →Window Management with Keyboard Maestro and Screencast
A few weeks ago, I posted about my new two-screen setup. I explained that I have started using the second monitor as a “reference” monitor to the right of my iMac screen. I’ve received emails and questions in the forums about how I manage…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 444: Workflows with iPhone JD Jeff Richardson
Jeff Richardson from iPhone J.D. joins Katie and me to chat about how he uses a Mac at home and PC at work, going all in and adopting a paperless lifestyle with the iPad, starting a successful blog, using the Apple Watch, and more.…
Listen & read notes →Iconic Pillows on Kickstarter
How could I resist this Kickstarter project. Can’t wait to have a permanent 1984 Mac on my couch.
Continue reading →Automators 4 – First Looks at Siri Shortcuts
Today we released episode 4 of the Automators, focused on the new Siri Shortcuts app and related automated tools. It’s still in beta, but it is really powerful. This show goes through the history of automation on iOS and looks at things like URL Schemes…
Listen & read notes →Laptop-less
My younger daughter’s laptop has been failing. It’s a second generation 13 inch MacBook air (the first one with the wedge design), and it’s starting to do silly things like random shutdowns (even when plugged in) and otherwise giving us warning signs that it…
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