Every year, Austin Mann does the definitive iPhone camera review. He’s just posted some video, pictures, and thoughts about the iPhone 7 camera that he used to follow gorillas through Rwanda. They’re amazing. Austin is pretty remarkable too. He was a guest on Mac…
Continue reading →MPU 341: iOS 10
In this week’s Mac Power Users episode, Katie and I break down our favorite bits of iOS 10 for the iPad and iPhone. Get it now. Sponsors include: Squarespace: Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. PDFpen from…
Listen & read notes →Sponsor: Shimo, the Mac VPN Client for Everyone
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Shimo, an outstanding Mac VPN client. Later this week we’re getting the macOS Sierra update and if you use a VPN client, you need to take note that Apple’s built-in VPN client will no longer support PPTP VPN.…
Continue reading →AquaPhone
Happy iPhone day to everyone getting their new handset. (Mine is still about a week away.) Today YouTube is lit up with people doing things like dunking their iPhone 7 in coffee and taking it in the pool (3.5 feet deep!) and the phones…
Continue reading →Messages Improvements and Apple’s New Challenge
When Apple announced all the changes to the Messages app and the addition of animations, stickers, apps, and other whiz-bang features in June, a lot of my nerd friends thought it was silly. I didn’t. As I write this, I’m sitting at a Starbucks…
Continue reading →MPU 340 – Digital GTD with Mike Williams
Speaking of OmniFocus, for a while now I’ve been wanting to really geek out on task management with a GTD Pro on the Mac Power Users. This week I got my wish. Mike Williams is the president of the David Allen Company. He lives,…
Listen & read notes →John Gruber on iPhones 7
I always enjoy John Gruber’s insight (and brevity) when it comes to reviewing Apple products. Today he released his review of the iPhones 7 and doesn’t disappoint. One of the most interesting tidbits is that the “zoom” lens on the iPhone 7 Plus has a…
Continue reading →A Few Notes on iOS 10
This year I started using the iOS 10 beta way too early. Today it released and everybody can download it. (Hooray!) Here’s a few random thoughts I came up with while using the beta. Spend some time figuring out messages. There are several new…
Continue reading →DEVONthink To Go 2
We’ve talked about DEVONthink several times on Mac Power Users and there is a lot to like about the app but because I use iOS and iPad so much, it never really felt to me like a practical option. That may have changed with…
Continue reading →Pod4Ham 29: Schuyler Defeated
Like so many others, the Sparks family is obsessed with the Hamilton musical. I was obsessed with Hamilton in the 80’s so his newfound popularity feels like a wonderful karmic bounce. This week I participated in the Incomparable’s Pod4Ham podcast where we spent a…
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