Image by Benjamin Geskin Now that I’ve got a bezel-less iPhone in my hands, I’m looking at my iPad(s) a little sideways. Turns out I’m not alone. Benjamin Geskin did some lovely renders of a bezel-less iPad that feels to me like the direction Apple…
Continue reading →The Case for RSS
For several years now, the trend among geeks has been to abandon the RSS format. RSS, or Really Simple Syndication, is a way to queue up and serve content from the internet. The MacSparky RSS, for example, gives RSS applications a list of all…
Continue reading →The Workflow for iOS Update
Every time I write that people should still be using Workflow for iOS automation, I get a certain amount of flak. Apple bought Workflow earlier this year, and the reason for the purchase was not so they could keep developing Workflow. With no inside…
Continue reading →PDFpen for iOS Tutorial Videos
I recently did a series of seven tutorial videos on how to use PDFpen for iPad and iPhone. They’re now available to watch at the PDFpen website and I think they’re pretty good. Looking back, it’s remarkable just how much my document review workflows…
Continue reading →Austin Mann’s iPhone X Camera Review
Photo by Austin Mann with iPhone X. Austin Mann took the new iPhone X to Guatemala, where he took some remarkable photos and had some great feedback on the new iPhone camera. One discovery he made was how much faster the iPhone X is…
Continue reading →MPU 403: Workflows with David_Smith
This week on the Mac Power Users app developer and business owner David “Underscore” Smith joins us to share his favorite hardware, software, and workflows. David is truly an “indie” developer and figured out some workflows that could really help anyone trying to make…
Listen & read notes →Keep on Top with SaneBox Reminders (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email service that adds power features to any email system. With SaneBox at your back, you add a powerful set of email tools that can work in just about any email client. SaneBox will automatically sort…
Continue reading →Chasing Trane
If you’re interested in jazz, John Coltrane is a very big part of the story and this week PBS is running a documentary on his life, Chasing Trane. I haven’t seen it yet but it looks real good. The clip below is about A…
Continue reading →A Few Random Thoughts After 24 Hours of iPhone X
I’ve spent the last 24 hours playing with my silver iPhone X and occaisionally making a few notes. Here they are: Face ID is the real deal. I already like it better than Touch ID. I’m not the first person to say this, but…
Continue reading →iPhone X and AppleCare+
If you’re like me and waiting for your door doorbell to ring, you may want to take a moment to read this post from Stephen Hacket about iPhone X repair costs. In short, they’re really expensive. If you break the front iPhone X screen,…
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