You may have seen that Apple has a “Field Trip” event planned for next week. This will be an education event at a high school in Chicago. I expect we’ll see several education-aimed announcements surrounding Apple hardware and software. I also expect the iPad…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 422: Low Power Mode: It Isn’t Just for Phones
In the latest episode, we talk about home security systems, the OmniFocus 3 beta, my new love of paper, the HomePod, our favorite non-tech productivity hacks, and more. We also tackle listener questions and share tech we’re playing with. This episode of Mac Power…
Listen & read notes →Hyper-Scheduling Feedback
I’ve had a lot of feedback about my prior posts about the hyper-scheduling experiment and implementation details. Here are the prior links: The Hyper-Scheduling Experiment Hyper-Scheduling Mechanics This whole thing has turned into a short series here at MacSparky.com. There may be another post…
Continue reading →Script Debugger 7
If you spend any time writing AppleScripts, you’re going to want Script Debugger. Script Debugger is the development tools the real power AppleScript users employ and it’s now up to version 7. It has a pile of tools not available in the native Script…
Continue reading →Hoban Cards – Sponsor
I’m so pleased to have Hoban Cards back as a sponsor. Hoban Press and Hoban Cards make beautiful letterpress business cards and stationery using their 1902 massive letterpress machine. I use Hoban Press business cards and love the envious look I get from other…
Continue reading →MAC POWER USERS 421: Business Workflows
In this episode, we share our favorite business workflows including managing email, calendaring, TextExpander tips, reducing paper, managing PDFs, billing, communicating and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get…
Listen & read notes →On Focus
Last year I noticed my priorities were out of whack and I spent several months woodshedding the latest productivity books and websites as I sorted myself out. One prevalent theme throughout the productivity world as of late is how to keep yourself focused. Keeping…
Continue reading →Free Agents 42 — Learning Your Creative Rhythms, with Shawn Blanc
In this episode, we go through the Free Agents mailbag with observations about the legend of the man who outsourced his own job, taking a hobby to the next level, and the menace of imposter syndrome. Then we welcome our guest, Shawn Blanc, creator…
Continue reading →Task Management Pain Points – Orphans
One area of trouble for anyone with a lot of projects is orphans. Those are those projects or tasks that somehow fall off the radar and fall apart not because you are actively ignoring them or prioritizing them as “on hold” but instead because…
Continue reading →iOS 12 Concepts
Last week, 9to5Mac Linked the iOS 12 concepts from Behance.net. While I’m not usually very interested in these alternate reality concepts, I do like a few of their ideas. Nameless Apps They mocked up a home screen with no app names, and it looked so…
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