Apple has recently announced that starting June 15, any Mac app needing access to iCloud data is going to need an app-specific password. While this is a bit of a pain, it provides a significant increase in your security and I’m all for it. The…
Continue reading →Get Productive with Daylite (Sponsor)
This week’s sponsor, Daylite, helps individuals, teams, and small businesses on the Mac, iPhone and iPad. For those of you who don’t know about Daylite, it has been around for over 15 years. Daylite helps you manage clients, schedules, tasks, projects, emails and new…
Continue reading →MPU 379: Workflows with Liana Lehua
This week on the Mac Power Users Liana Lehua shares her hardware and software setup, apps, and workflow for television production. We also share our hopes and dreams for iOS 11 and other Apple products at this year’s WWDC. Also, here’s a picture of…
Listen & read notes →Apple Maps/Google Maps Comparison
Justin O’Beirne updated his Apple Maps/Google Maps comparison from last year. This is the most thorough comparison of the two products I’ve seen. One clever trick he did this year was run monthly screenshots giving you a sort-of time lapse. Reading the article, Google…
Continue reading →TripMode 2
There’s a new version of TripMode out. I’ve written about TripMode before. It’s a Mac app that will monitor your internet traffic and selectively turn off apps. This can be a lifesaver when tethering. As a quick war story, I once had a very…
Continue reading →iOS 11 Musings
As Apple’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) approaches, a lot of folks are thinking about what Apple will do next with iOS 11. I am particularly interested to see if they can push the ball forward for iPad. It has been two years since the…
Continue reading →A Missed Opportunity with Text and Screen Effects in iOS
We have now had text and screen effects on iOS for eight months. Are you using them? Perhaps more importantly, does Apple remember they exist? When iOS 10 was first released, I made the argument that to keep these relevant, Apple needed to constantly…
Continue reading →Sort Your Mail Automatically with SaneBox (sponsor)
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email service that allows you to be the boss of your email inbox. SaneBox is an email service with a lot of features. This week I’d like to focus on SaneBox’s ability to automatically sort your…
Continue reading →MPU 378 – More iOS Hidden Features
The latest episode of Mac Power Users is up and available for download. This week we are joined by Clayton Morris to talk about some of our favorite underused iOS features. This episode is actually a continuation of an episode recorded several months ago.…
Listen & read notes →Apple Park at Sunset
The latest drone shots of Apple Park, the new Apple campus, is up. The video is taken at sunset and you can see they are close to being done with the structure and landscaping. (I can only imagine how much work is left to…
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