I’m generally pretty happy with the iPad Smart Keyboard cover. It takes little space and the keyboard is good enough to get work done when I need to type on the road. My biggest gripe is the viewing angle. It’s engineered to be angled…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 376 – Notifications with Myke Hurley
The latest episode of Mac Power Users is live. This show is all about Notifications. Most people hate notifications because they are annoying. I like them but I’ve figured them out. I like this show because all three of us have found peace with…
Listen & read notes →Free Agents #20 – Jason’s Origin Story
The latest Free Agents episode is up. In it, Jason shares his origin story telling us where he came from, the background of his career, and what the circumstances were that led him to become an independent worker. Jason’s got some great feedback on…
Continue reading →Apple Watch Success and Jim Hanks
Yesterday Strategy Analytics announced that it believes Apple shipped 3.5 million Apple Watches in Q1 2017, making it the global leader in wearables and displacing Fitbit. If true (Apple doesn’t publish its numbers for Apple Watch), it’s pretty remarkable. The Apple Watch is at…
Continue reading →Happy May the 4th
I know these days that it seems like every day is a holiday of one sort of another but how could I let May the 4th go by without acknowledging it. Why do I love Star Wars? One reason is because of the fans.…
Continue reading →Sponsor: SaneBox – They Respect Your Privacy
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email service that brings sanity back to email. There are so many great SaneBox features. It lets you easily defer email to the future. It follows up with you if you don’t get replies to important…
Continue reading →Some Thoughts on the Hypothetical Apple Echo Competitor
The Verge recently ran an article speculating that Apple will release its Echo competitor at WWDC. I’ve got a few thoughts about this. First, I’m happy to see that rumor sites are starting to treat the existence of an Apple device that competes with…
Continue reading →MPU 375 – More Big Questions
This week on Mac Power Users we cover some big questions including the Workflow app, secure cloud storage, email sharing, moving data, managing your network, and how they scan. Also, we learn that under no circumstances will I ever get access to Katie’s Synology.…
Listen & read notes →Glad I Brought the Laptop
A few weeks ago I wrote about my little nerd-crisis as I prepared to go on a trip. It was largely a trip for fun and I was hoping I could get by with the iPad but I had a few things cooking at…
Continue reading →Using Workflow with Multiple Apps
A few weeks ago I wrote about how I have so many Workflow recipes, which prompted several emails asking me to share. I already shared quite a few of them in the Workflow Video Field Guide but since publishing that I’ve added several more.…
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