This week’s home screen features my friend Brett Kelly (Website)(Twitter). If you use Evernote and want to get better at it, Brett has written the Evernote book, Evernote Essentials, which has sold 45,000 copies and just received a really nice update. Brett’s an avid…
Continue reading →The Hazel Video Field Guide
I’m pleased to announce the release of my latest Video Field Guide. This one is all about Hazel. For years, Hazel has been one of the best kept secrets on the Mac. Using Hazel, anybody can automate large portions of their work. The thing…
Continue reading →The U-Turn Podcast
Today the U-Turn podcast published an episode all about me. In it, I talk with Eric Jorgensen about my journey from “firm” lawyer to solo and how much I like being MacSparky. The episode came out great and if you are into the hippie…
Continue reading →The Apple Pencil for Navigation
The last week or two I’ve been using the Apple pencil increasingly for navigating around the iPad Pro. I know I’m a little bit late to the game and a holy war has already been fought with Apple to retain this ability. At the…
Continue reading →MPU 321: Geeking Out with TJ Luoma
Geek, preacher, and all-around-nice-guy TJ Luoma joins us in MPU 321 to talk about using an off-site Mac mini, rolling your own backup, workflows for preachers, and TJ’s new secret project that will update your Mac software for you. Sponsors include: 1Password Have you ever forgotten…
Listen & read notes →Sponsor: OmniOutliner
This week MacSparky is sponsored by OmniOutliner. OmniOutliner, in my opinion, is the best outlining solution for the Mac, iPad and iPhone. So many big projects in my life start out as a couple of entries in OmniOutliner and grow into much bigger things…
Continue reading →Home Screen: Ernie Svenson and Small Firm Bootcamp
This week’s Home Screen features Ernie Svenson (Website)(Twitter). Ernie and I have taught courses together at the American Bar Association and Ernie is one of my favorite teachers. This week Ernie’s just announced a new online course for lawyers called “Small Firm Bootcamp”. If…
Continue reading →MPU 320: Always Good Advice
It’s time again for Mac Power Users Live. This month we share listener tips and feedback on a variety of topics including backup workflows, securing your technology and menu bar applications. We also answer listener questions and follow-up on the 9.7″ iPad Pro. Sponsors…
Listen & read notes →About the Hypothetical iPhone 7
It seems like there is enough smoke in the air to think the hypothetical dual-camera system in the iPhone 7 plus may be a real thing. Most recently Mac Rumors released drawings from an alleged Apple casing subcontractor. If true, the 5.5 inch phone is…
Continue reading →Automating OmniFocus on iOS
I’ve had my head down a lot lately between the day job and the upcoming Hazel Video Field Guide. One thing that’s happened is that I’ve gone completely mad with automating OmniFocus on my iPad. A few weeks ago The Omni Group released a…
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