In searching the archive, I found my first review of Scrivener on MacSparky in 2007. That’s right. … 2007. Scrivener was my original “White Whale” app for the iPad. Within an hour of using my first iPad, I remember thinking, “Now I need Scrivener.” How…
Continue reading →Victor Cajiao’s Surrender
Over a year ago I was talking to my pal Victor Cajiao and he told me he was making an album. From a lot of people I’d hear something like that and smile and wonder if he truly knew what he was getting himself…
Continue reading →Sponsor: inShort
This week MacSparky is sponsored this week by inShort. inShort is a project planning and diagramming tool like you’ve never seen before. The application has a unique interface that lets you see a project from the 20,000 foot view and then, with just a…
Continue reading →MPU 331 – Stephen Hackett: Collector of Macs
Mac user, collector, and … yes … YouTuber Stephen Hackett joins this week’s episode to explain essential cloud-based services used to run the Relay Network, his growing collection of Macs, and his photo and video workflows. Sponsors include: Hover: Simplified domain management. Use code…
Listen & read notes →The Floppy Strikes Back
Why do I love this so much? via @lucaberta
Continue reading →Camera+2 for iPad
I’ve been getting most of my photo editing done these days on iPad with Apple Photos, Pixelmator, and Snapseed. Camera+ just released version 2 for iPad and it is now firmly in the rotation for me. As the name implies, Camera+ gives you lots…
Continue reading →Pokémon Go
I realized what a square I’ve become when I kept mispronouncing Pokémon to my kids. So I decided to bone up and did so over at iMore. Serenity Caldwell has been killing it over there with Pokémon Go tutorials for several days. Next I’ll…
Continue reading →MPU 330: I’m Not Familiar with Wookiepedia
This week’s Mac Power Users is up. It’s our monthly feedback show and we have lots of great content on subjects like MPU workflows on a PC, merging Apple IDs, cleaning up after being scammed, more iOS photography, and family tech support. Sponsors include:…
Listen & read notes →Sponsor: OmniPlan
This week MacSparky is sponsored by OmniPlan. OmniPlan combines the simplicity and beauty that comes with all Omni Group apps with some serious planning power including features like Microsoft Project compatibility, Monte Carlo simulations, network diagrams, and earned value analysis. OmniPlan takes advantage of…
Continue reading →Excel to OmniFocus
The new Rubin Cardigan blog has an interesting post for OmniFocus users stuck on Windows where he uses an Excel spreadsheet to add new tasks. Clever. ∞
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