This week Greg Pierce announced the end of life for Interact, my favorite Contact management app for iPhone. Reading Greg’s post, the reason isn’t primarily financial but instead difficulties and bugs with iOS contact management frameworks. I never had trouble with Interact and use…
Continue reading →The HomePod Table Tattoo
This story about people’s HomePod leaving a ring on their table is kind of crazy. How did Apple, a company that’s been shipping home electronics since the beginning, ship something that can damage your furniture? If they did know this was possible, they should have…
Continue reading →OmniOutliner 3 for iOS
This week the Omni Group released OmniOutliner 3 for iOS. It’s a worthy update that brings a lot of new features to iOS including password protected outlines, an improved slide-in inspector, focus & section lists, printing and pdf support, and some great looking themes.…
Continue reading →Putting Focus on AR Kit
Apple’s got a new page featuring Augmented Reality iOS apps. I think that’s a good idea. When I speak with my non-geek friends about Augmented Reality, they first don’t understand what it is, and then they don’t know what it’s for. I end up…
Continue reading →MPU 417: Workflows with Manton Reece
This week programmer and entrepreneur Manton Reece joins the Mac Power Users this week to share how he’s using Apple gear to program and run his own business. Sponsors include: The Omni Group We’re passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap Helps You…
Listen & read notes →HomePod as Mac Speaker
I’m digging my HomePod. The speaker itself is excellent, and while Siri has its limitations, the features it does include are working solidly. (I do wish it could tell me my calendar appointments though.) One unexpected benefit of the HomePod, which sits on my…
Continue reading →Things and Productivity Training From Shawn Blanc
I prefer OmniFocus but if you like Things, The Sweet Setup has a really nice course they’ve just released. I watched it and was impressed. My favorite part, however, is the additional materials where Shawn shares some of his own productivity and planning workflows.…
Continue reading →Tinderbox – Get a Discount on 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 your thoughts and slice and dice them any way your brain prefers. The application does a great job of adjusting to the way you…
Continue reading →Alto’s Odyssey Coming Next Week
Alto’s Adventure continues to be one of my top 5 ever iPhone games. They are releasing the sequel next week and I’ll be first in line.
Continue reading →The 2018 Emoji
Emoji are increasingly a bigger deal to me. And I say that non-ironically. I recently sent an octogenarian client an email telling her that her corporate minutes were done and she responded by sending me a text message with a smiling face and heart…
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