This week our favorite snowman returns to the Mac Power Users. We discuss the evolving definition of “pro” and “power user” as well as new workflows for managing text, creative uses for Keyboard maestro, managing Apple Mail and the Doc dives into the iPad.…
Listen & read notes →JD Powers Tablet Survey
in the most recent JD Powers survey, the Microsoft Surface edges out the iPad. This is not entirely surprising to me. I’ve been paying a lot attention lately as I go out into the public and work with my iPad about what other devices…
Continue reading →Sponsor: SaneBox and Email Reminders
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email service that can start saving your bacon today. With SaneBox at your back, you add a powerful set of email tools that can work in just about any email client. With SaneBox you can: Wake…
Continue reading →Free Agents 18: A Series of Logical Decisions with Greg Pierce
America’s greatest podcast about independent workers (or at least some American’s favorite) is back this week with an interview of Greg Pierce, who’s been sticking it to a the man and making great software on his own for 10 years. This show is not…
Continue reading →Ulysses Version 2.8
As time goes on, Ulysses (website) (Mac App Store) (iOS App Store) becomes more and more important in my writing workflows. At this point I’m using it for much of my books, this blog, and extended legal writing. I like the app’s clean design.…
Continue reading →Post Visual Development in Rogue One
Alexander Gustaveson wrote a great post at ILM.com about how much digital work they did after photography ended on Rogue One. They have things to such a science now that they can even replace a live action character’s live action gun with a digital…
Continue reading →“Super Important”
There’s a small tidbit at the end of John Gruber’s post about the new Mac Pros. “I asked about scripting and automation — whether Apple still sees scripting and automation as an important part of the pro market. Federighi: “We think scriptability and automation…
Continue reading →New Mac Pros in 2018
We got some good news out of Apple today. They invited a few reporters to Cupertino where they disclosed that the Mac Pro does, indeed, live. John Gruber’s, who was in attendance, covers it nicely. Until today, it had been years since they updated…
Continue reading →MPU 371+ Feedback and Katie’s Smoking Projector
There is lots of feedback in this week’s MPU episode including listener questions, more on tin foil hats, calendar tips, maps, feedback, and how Katie’s last presentation was smoking hot.
Listen & read notes →Grabbing a Safari Link with Keyboard Maestro
Keyboard Maestro is a really powerful tool for automating work on your Mac. Here’s a simple Keyboard Maestro script I use every day. When you write for the Internet, you often include links. This little script, upon me activating the magic keyboard combination, jumps…
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