There have been a few interesting moves in the intellegent assitant space on the iPhone as of late. Microsoft’s Cortana App got a significant update. I like the new design a lot better. It’s simpler and feels more native to iPhone than it’s prior…
Continue reading →Apple and Education
Future Source Consulting did a study of the most popular operating systems in education K–12. According to their report Apple is at an all-time low with Mac OS accounting for 5% and iOS at 14%. The big winner is Chrome OS, that has grown…
Continue reading →MPU 368 – Living in a Tin Foil Hat World
Security and data privacy is a growing concern in our society. In this week’s episode we put on our tin foil hats and discuss some of the best practices that can be implemented today for protecting your data from prying eyes.
Listen & read notes →Jonathan Zdziarski at Apple
Jonathan Zdziarski is a well respected security and privacy expert. Now he works for Apple. Jonathan’s explanation of why he took the gig pushes all my buttons. “This decision marks the conclusion of what I feel has been a matter of conscience for me…
Continue reading →Latest Apple Park Video
I remember the first time I visited Infinite Loop, where I expected to see something like the Wonka Chocolate Factory but instead got a series of business offices, not so unlike my own. “This is it?” I thought. Well that was a long time…
Continue reading →Sponsor: MailButler for Business
This week MacSparky is sponsored by MailButler. MailButler has just added a new Business subscription plan that includes several features to ensure complete control over email flow for your team. This includes several new features including: Advanced Tracking MailButler adds links to your emails…
Continue reading →iPhone 8 Speculation
Later this year we’re going to get the next iPhone. There’s been a lot of rumors about this new one with talk of an edge-to-edge (possibly OLED) screen, embedded touch IT, and even maybe wireless charging. Chance Miller at 9to5 Mac did a nice…
Continue reading →Home Screens – Bill Wilkins
I love meeting new and interesting geeks. One such person is my friend Bill Willkins. Bill Started out a “farm boy” in from Durham North Carolina but eventually found his way to England and now Switzerland. Bill’s now 75 but still works as a…
Continue reading →“A genius is the one most like himself.”
Ricky Dover, Jr. tweeted Thelonious Monk’s bandstand notes from 1960. Great stuff … for anybody. You dig?
Continue reading →Free Agents 16: R2-D2 on My Desk
Free Agents 16 is up! In it, Jason and I discuss our home-office set-ups and the challenges of working at home. Also, here’s a picture of R2-D2 on my desk.
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