Today I celebrate my 50th birthday. I know this is a big one. Right? For a long time now I’ve known this day was coming, and at the appointed day I’d leave my 40s behind me. At the same time, I felt ambivalent about…
Continue reading →BBEdit 12.1
The wheels at Bare Bones Software just keep turning. Today they released BBEdit 12.1. My favorite new feature is the ability to open files over 1.5GB. That’s right. BBEdit, largely used for development text files can now open 1.5GB files because for some people,…
Continue reading →MPU 416 – Consuming Content
View fullsize This week at the Mac Power Users, we explained our workflows for consuming digital (and some analog) content. We discuss keeping up with blogs, magazines, books, spoken word, movies, television, news, and more. It’s pretty remarkable how much the technology behind content consumption…
Listen & read notes →Manage Time Zones with World Clock Pro – Sponsor
There are a lot of time zone apps out there but there are very few that go beyond the basics. What if I want to know a time difference for some time other than now? What if my friend doesn’t live in a major…
Continue reading →OmniFocus 3 and the Next OmniFocus VFG
The Omni Group has been hard at work on OmniFocus, version 3, for some time now. The new version is going to include a lot of new features, including tags, manual sorting, better notifications, and more. It’s a big update, along with visual changes,…
Continue reading →MPU 415 – John Siracusa Workflows and the Future of the Mac
John Siracusa returns to the Mac Power Users this week to talk about his favorite workflows and apps. We also spend some time getting John’s opinion about where the Mac is and where it is heading. I particularly enjoyed John’s thoughts about how there…
Listen & read notes →Apple Clarifies HomePod Audio Sources
Apple has updated the HomePod Tech Specs Page with Audio Sources Apple Music iTunes Music Purchases iCloud Music Library with an Apple Music or iTunes Match subscription Beats 1 Live Radio Podcasts AirPlay other content to HomePod from iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Apple TV,…
Continue reading →SetApp Success
SetApp, the Netflix for Mac Apps service, is celebrating its first year. In doing so, they posted a remarkable amount of data about the service, which now has 107 apps available. The $9.99/month service gives users unlimited access to all 107 apps along with…
Continue reading →The HomePod as Speaker
Phil Schiller did an extended interview over at Sound and Vision. That choice of publication for the interview speaks loads about Apple’s point on the HomePod. It’s not a smart speaker to them as much as it is a good speaker. I like the…
Continue reading →Conquer the New Year with PDFpen – Sponsor
This week MacSparky is sponsored by PDFpen, the get-it-done PDF application from Smile for Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Years ago I went all-in with PDFpen, and I haven’t looked back. PDFpen is excellent for organizing documents in the new year. Split and combine PDF…
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