The below MKBHD video compares Siri and Google Assistant. It’s interesting to see how Apple and Google are approaching several common-type questions to their digital assistants. My overall impression is that they are pretty close except Google is better at follow-up questions. Apple needs…
Continue reading →Star Wars Rebels Declassified Appearance
One of my guilty pleasures is watching a new episode of Star Wars Rebels every week. I know this show is hypothetically made for kids but I love it. This week my friends on the Rebel Force Radio podcast invited me on to talk about…
Continue reading →Copycat Culture
Imagine spending a year designing a product only to have it ripped off (including your product name) in one week. That’s what happened to one iPhone case/selfie-stick designer. While it’s pretty remarkable that in today’s world anyone can make a global product, it’s also…
Continue reading →Free Agents 7 – Be Like a Duck
Episode 7 of Free Agents is now available for download. In this episode we discuss the right way to give notice and prepare for the aftermath. This episode is sponsored by Agenda Minder.
Continue reading →October 27 Mac Event – It’s Official
Since posting this morning Apple made it official announcing its “Hello Again” event. As Stephen Hackett explains, the “Hello Again” moniker has been used before to announce new Macs. I expect the reason we’re getting it here is the much rumored newly designed MacBook Pro.…
Continue reading →New Macs Next Week?
Except for the MacBook, the entire Mac line is overdue for an update. We’ve been hearing rumors about new MacBook Pros and other goodies now for close to a year but suddenly things seem to be happening. Recode reports that Apple’s going to have…
Continue reading →Whither Apple Car?
Once again Mark Gurman delivers an Apple scoop, this time explaining that Apple’s automobile plans are getting scaled-back. There have been rumors for some time now about layoffs on Apple’s car project. Some day there will be some great stories about the early days…
Continue reading →Sponsor – MindNode for Delightful Mind Mapping
This week MacSparky is sponsored by MindNode. By now you’ve probably heard repeatedly how useful mind mapping can be to help you brainstorm and organize your thoughts. The trouble is, mind mapping applications are–as a breed–generally frustrating and complicated. That’s not the case with…
Continue reading →MPU 345 – iCloud vs. Dropbox for File Storage
Starting in March I began running experiments with using iCloud vs. Dropbox for cloud-based file storage. This week’s episode of Mac Power Users reports in my findings. We’re also joined by David Chartier, who recently switched from Dropbox to iCloud. I could tell you…
Listen & read notes →The Siri Complaint Department
alt Mossberg wrote an article over at Recode, Why does Siri seem so Dumb?. In it Walt points out several failings. “It seems to me that Apple has wasted its lead with Siri. And now Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Facebook, and others are on the…
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