This week I guested on the Clockwise podcast, where we talked about Google’s new stuff, including Google Home; Apple’s new Spoken Editions of print articles; and imagining the Next Big Thing. ∞
Continue reading →Yahoo.Gov
It is becoming increasingly clear that last year, the government ordered Yahoo to search its entire user email database and Yahoo’s response was, “no problem”. According to the New York Times, Yahoo was forbidden from disclosing the order and the collection is no longer…
Continue reading →“Hello Computer”
In our recent Mac Power Users episode on macOS Sierra, both Katie and I bemoaned the fact that you can’t verbally trigger Siri on the Mac. It seems a no brainer to me as someone with an iMac on my desk sitting there waiting…
Continue reading →Sponsor: PracticePanther Law Practice Management
This week MacSparky is sponsored by PracticePanther, legal practice management software for the modern attorney. Practice Panther includes tools for attorneys to manage contacts, matters, and documents, track tasks, track time and send invoices, and manage expenses. Using PracticePanther, it takes less than one…
Continue reading →Initial Impressions of the Apple AirPods
There’s a lot of talk lately about the looming release of Apple’s Bluetooth AirPods. It looks like demand is really high (or at least sorta high) and I’m not surprised. When the AirPods were first announced, a lot of people were shocked by the…
Continue reading →The Waterfield Bolt Backpack Review
My personal, well-loved Waterfield Bolt I’ve recently become a backpack convert. While messenger bags look cool, distributing the weight of my gear to both shoulders feels a lot better at the end of the day. Waterfield is expanding its backpack line and they recently…
Continue reading →App Camp For Girls Fundraiser
This week I’m in Indianapolis speaking at the Release Notes conference. App Camp For Girls is here and doing a fundraiser. They’re looking to buy a set of iPad Pros to teach the girls with iPad Pro and Swift Playgrounds. My wife helped run…
Continue reading →MPU 342 – macOS Sierra
This week’s Mac Power Users episode is all about macOS Sierra and the new features available the latest mac operating system. We also cover watch OS 3 and how we’re using the Apple Watch.
Continue reading →Sponsor: SaneBox and SaneFwd
This week MacSparky is sponsored by SaneBox, the email service that can start saving your bacon today. Recently SaneBox announced the SaneFwd service. The latest new feature at SaneBox is SaneFwd. It’s an easy way to automate email forwarding to your favorite third-party apps…
Continue reading →The Apple Watch Series 2
I’ve been putting my new Apple Watch Series 2 through its paces and thought it worth checking in on my initial thoughts. Apple Watch Believer I bought the original Apple Watch Sport when it first launched and I’ve worn it every day since. A…
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