My post a few days ago about the future of Microsoft Office drew a lot of email. Here are a few random bits I picked up along the way: A lot of people really hate subscription software. Office 2011 has some Add-in support that…
Continue reading →The Latest Apple Park Drone Footage
For some reason, I just can’t get enough of these drone shots of the new Apple Park. Looks like the Steve Jobs Theater will be good to go for Tuesday’s big announcement.
Continue reading →Happy Anniversary to the Omni Group (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by the Omni Group. For 25 years the Omni Group has been making outstanding software for Mac, iPhone, and iPad users. The Omni Group started writing software for Next computers before Next was acquired by Apple and Steve Jobs…
Continue reading →MPU 394: Workflows with Dan Moren
My pal Dan Moren has been writing fiction for years and his first novel was recently published. On this week’s episode, Dan, who is a first-order geek, shares how he used his Apple technology to plan, write, edit, and get published. We also talked about…
Listen & read notes →The Future of Microsoft Office on the Mac
Microsoft has been telling folks for a while that Microsoft Office 2011 is going to cease getting future development. Lately, they’ve made it even more explicit that if you upgrade to macOS High Sierra in a few weeks, you’re out of luck with Office…
Continue reading →Home Screens – Greg Scown
Greg Scown (website)(Twitter) started his programming career at Apple but eventually made his way out of Cupertino and into his the Apple developer community. Greg is one of the owners of Smile Software and is, in addition to being a geek like us, a…
Continue reading →The Potential of Apple’s ARKit
While I was at WWDC this year I was talking to a friend that happens to know quite a bit about what’s going on at Apple. I was gushing about the improvements to iPad with iOS 11. At some point he interrupted me to…
Continue reading →Remote Access to Your Mac with Screens 4
As the iPad gets more powerful I’m using it increasingly on the road in lieu of a laptop. Nevertheless, occasionally I need to get to something on my Mac at home. Over the years, I have come to rely upon Edovia’s Screens VNC application.…
Continue reading →SaneBox with Reminders (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email service that acts like your personal email assistant. There’s a lot that SaneBox can do for you, but this week I’d like to focus on SaneReminders. They’re awesome. So what are SaneReminders? Let me answer…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 393: Developer Roundtable
In this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, prominent app developers Ken Case, Greg Scown, and Dave Teare join us to talk about the future of macOS and iOS, along with a few thoughts on the software business in 2017. Sponsors include: MindNode Delightful mind…
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