This week’s MacSparky sponsor is Gemini Photos, the new iPhone app that helps you tame your photos library. It’s easy, and smart to take extra pictures. You never know when that first one comes out of focus or your nephew will finally decide to…
Continue reading →Free Agents 48: Lousy with the Stink of Freedom, with Merlin Mann
Podcaster Merlin Mann joins Jason and me on this week’s Free Agents to discuss his long journey as an independent worker, during which he has pivoted from tech guy to productivity expert to a specializer in cult hits. This episode of Free Agents is sponsored by:…
Continue reading →Ulysses 13
The latest version of Ulysses is out. I like the way they simultaneously make releases to the iOS and Mac versions of the application. The newest version adds daily goals, deadlines, and session history, helping you along with writing goals. They also added colored…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 432: Walking Down the Hallway on the Internet
Katie and I share what’s on our minds on this week’s MPU+ episode, including the end of the Airport era, my thoughts on the state of note apps such as Bear and Apple Notes, surviving a house fire, thoughts on the iPhone X, refurbs, and…
Listen & read notes →iPhone Field Guide, Version 1.1
The iPhone Field Guide, version 1.1 is now in the wild. The update fixes a few typos, fixed a weird problem with the audio on a few of the screencasts, and added some new content. If you bought the book in the iBookstore, you’ll…
Continue reading →Jazz Friday – Joey Alexander and Joshua Redman
I think I’ve featured Joey Alexander, the now fourteen-year-old jazz piano prodigy, too often but this week I discovered he’s now released an album, Eclipse (Apple Music) (iTunes) featuring Joshua Redman, one of my favorite saxophonists. Want some great jazz this weekend? Download this album.
Continue reading →Learn AppleScript at CMD-D
Last year I was able to attend (and even speak at) the first CMD D Masters of Automation course. CMD-D is back this year, and this time it’s a three-day event and all about AppleScript. Sal Soghoian and Ray Robertson, two of the smartest…
Continue reading →Gemini Photos for iPhone
For a long time, Gemini has been one of the best Mac apps for finding and removing duplicate photos on your Mac. Version two added the ability to analyze photos in your Apple Photos library and not only find duplicates but also similar photos…
Continue reading →Tinderbox, The Tool for Notes – Sponsor
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Tinderbox, the tool for notes. Tinderbox is a Mac App that lets you collect, organize, and consider your thoughts in so many ways. With Tinderbox you can make a mind map, a check list, make timelines, charts, outlines, and…
Continue reading →1Password 7 for Mac
Yesterday, Agile Bits released 1Password for Mac, version 7. Having used the application since version one, it’s hard to believe they’ve already got to version 7. Moreover, it’s hard to believe that a password manager can get to version 7 and continue to add new…
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