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…
Continue reading →My Talk at CMD-D 2017
Speaking of Automation and Sal Soghoian, Sal recently posted a video of my presentation at his CMD-D conference last year along with several of the other speakers. My talk was about the Workflow application. This was one of my favorite (and most challenging) talks…
Continue reading →Automators 3 with Sal Soghoian
Between moving into the new home office and dealing with the wildfire last week (that ended up a lot closer to my house than I would have liked), I neglected to post about the latest episode of the Automators. Episode 3 is our first…
Listen & read notes →Get Ahead with OmniFocus 3 – Sponsor
This week MacSparky is sponsored by the Omni Group and their latest version of OmniFocus for the iPhone and iPad, OmniFocus 3. The latest version adds several new features while still keeping it a beautiful (and usable) app. What features you may ask? Why…
Continue reading →1Password Course from the Sweet Setup
Today the Sweet Setup released a 1Password course that covers everything from how to use the app to additional ways to use the app (like teams, families, and digital wills). I’ve always been a fan of 1Password, and I use it every day. If…
Continue reading →The Next iPad
Jason Snell wrote up a nice summary of the current rumors and his opinions on the upcoming iPad at Macworld. It seems a near certainty that we’ll get at least one new iPad next month with Face ID since the current iOS 12 betas…
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