Occasionally, Apple geek and scientist Dr. Drang has some bit of household paraphernalia fail on him. While most folks might just throw the broken pieces in the trash, Dr. Drang photographs, documents, and explains the finer points of what exactly went wrong. Most recently,…
Continue reading →Nilay Patel on Net Neutrality
Nilay Patel at the Verge brings us up to date on the Net Neutrality issue. I’ve tried to understand how removing Net Neutrality helps consumers and I honestly just can’t see it. Net Neutrality has served us well and allowed many great ideas grow…
Continue reading →Fantastical 2.4 for Mac Gets Travel Time and More
Today Fantastical for Mac released a significant update with several new features: You can now view, create, and edit attachments on iCloud and Exchange Travel Time! Receive notifications when you need to leave to reach an event on time Fantastical will now combine identical…
Continue reading →Get Your Thoughts Organized with OmniOutliner (Sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by OmniOutliner. OmniOutliner is the best outlining application for the Mac, iPad, and iPhone and it just keeps getting better. One of the things I love about purchasing software from the Omni Group is that they continue to make…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 385 – Kelly Guimont
The latest episode of Mac Power Users is live. Our guest, Kelly Guimont is a writer, social media consultant, and all-around geek. She’s got some great tips on apps, workflows, and home automation.
Listen & read notes →Game Recommendation: Monument Valley 2
I had a little down time this week and wanted to play a game on my iPad. I settled on the recently released Monument Valley 2 from ustwo Games. I enjoyed this sequal even more than the orginal. Monument Valley 2 puts you in…
Continue reading →The New Dash iPad Sleeve
I’ve been sporting this new 10.5” iPad for awhile (that I love) but I’ve not shared any details about my case. For several years now I’ve been using Waterfield bags and cases. It’s a San Francisco-based company that locally manufactures excellent bags for your…
Continue reading →Productivity Apps and Subscription Pricing
Day One, the best diary app for iOS and Mac is transitioning to a subscription model and they are taking a beating for it. Gabe Weatherhead wrote a post about this and I agree with every word. I spoke with a developer friend that…
Continue reading →Forces of Destiny Focuses on Girl Power in Star Wars
Starting this week Lucasfilm is releasing Star Wars Forces of Destiny, a 2D animated web series by Lucasfilm Animation series getting distributed on YouTube. The first episode is below. The series centers on female characters across multiple eras and installments of the franchise. Episodes…
Continue reading →MPU 384 – Screencasting 101 with JF Brissette
Over the years, we’ve had a lot of requests for an episode of Mac Power Users talking about the science (and art) of creating screencasts. This week JF Brissette joins us to talk about the state of screencasting on Mac and iOS along with…
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