There’s a lot of news lately about Apple staffing up Siri. First we heard that they are adding something like 100 additional engineers to the product. Now the New Your Times is reporting Apple hired Google’s former artificial intelligence chief, John Gannandrea to oversee…
Continue reading →Repairability vs. Sturdiness
Over the years, Apple Products have become increasingly less repairable. The latest teardown of the new iPad evidences this fact with photos of densely packed electronic components and copious amounts of glue. This led iFixit to give the new iPad a low repairability score.…
Continue reading →Daisy Disk 4.5
DaisyDisk is a smart little utility to help you manage your Mac’s drive space. I’ve been DaisyDisk on my Macs for a long time. Recently they updated to version 4.5. The initial reason I liked DaisyDisk so much is the user interface. It uses…
Continue reading →Tame Your Email with SaneBox – Sponsor
This week’s sponsor, SaneBox is the solution to so many of my email problems. SaneBox is the email service that adds a pile of productivity features to your email, regardless of what email client you use. For a lot of folks, email is a constant pain…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 424: Workflows with Mike Schmitz
Writer, podcaster, screencaster, and avid bookworm Mike Schmitz joins us to talk about his quest to “push past average”, become more productive, sleep better, read more, and live a well-balanced life. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: TextExpander from Smile: Type more with…
Listen & read notes →1Password for Mac Version 7 Beta
I’ve been running the beta of the new 1Password app for Mac for a while now, and I’d recommend it for any 1Password subscribers. It’s hard to believe 1Password is up to version 7, but they are, and the new version adds a lot…
Continue reading →The Missing iCloud Storage Bump
In my post yesterday following Apple’s education event, I mentioned that I felt the increase of free iCloud storage for students from 5GB to 200GB was a good idea, and I hoped Apple would be giving us all more storage at WWDC. Dan Moren…
Continue reading →Power Up with TextExpander – Sponsor
This week MacSparky.com is sponsored by TextExpander, the easiest way to start automating your work on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. TextExpander is a text replacement tool. With it, you can type a phrase like “ccell” and it will automatically fill in your cell phone…
Continue reading →Moment Lenses for iPhone Filmmakers
The Moment Lens company has a new Kickstarter campaign with a series of products aimed at people that want to shoot movies with their iPhone including a gimble counterweight, filter mount, battery case, and an anamorphic lens. I’m a fan of Moment lenses and own…
Continue reading →A Few Notes From Apple’s Education Event
I followed the live stream blogs during today’s Apple Education event and took a few notes. These observations are based on reading the live blogs. I’m sure that people in the room will have more insight as the day goes on. That New iPad…
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