Siri’s original developers, Dag Kittlaus and Adam Cheyer, left Apple in 2011 and took a bunch of their team with them. Since then, they’ve been working on a new artificial intelligence system, Viv, that is going to get it’s first public demonstration Monday. Right…
Continue reading →Hazel 4.0
Today sees the release of Hazel version 4.0. I’ve talked, written, and screencasted about Hazel at length over the years. It’s one of my very favorite Mac utilities. The new version has some great features like: The ability to apply rules to smart folders…
Continue reading →Anker’s New USB-C Charger
A friend recently turned me on to this USB Type-C charger from Anker. If you’ve got a USB-C charging MacBook, it’s a great investment. The 60W charger plugs into the wall and offers four USB and and one USB-C charging ports. I use this…
Continue reading →MPU 318: Backing Up
It has been years since we gave proper attention to backing up your Mac, iPhone, and iPad on the Mac Power Users. This week’s episode dives deep on the current backup options along with our recommendations and tips for dealing with backups. We also…
Listen & read notes →Sponsor: Hoban Press Notecards
This week MacSparky is sponsored by Hoban Press. In our digital age, there’s something extra special about the stationery and calling cards that roll off Hoban’s 1902 letterpress machine. I’d particularly recommend considering getting some of Hoban’s notecards. I’ve bought notecards from Hoban for…
Continue reading →Home Screens – Larry Salibra
This week’s home screen features Larry Salibra (Website) (Twitter). Larry, from Ohio but now living in Hong Kong, was a founder of pay4bugs.com and, among other endeavors, wrote an interesting post about how to put Live Photos on the web. So Larry, show us…
Continue reading →Alto’s Adventure for a Buck
Alto’s Adventure remains one of my all-time favorite iOS games. My only advice is that if you are up against any sort of deadline, don’t buy it.
Continue reading →Drafts App Sale Plus Screencasts
Over the last month I’ve been busy creating screencasts on how to use Drafts on my iPhone and iPad. There is a whole slew of them. This is, essentially, a full MacSparky Video Field Guide and if you’ve ever wondered about Drafts, here’s your…
Continue reading →Apple Music Recommendations. Not “For Me”
Apple Music has been great for our family. We all love music and we all listen to different kinds of music. Thanks to Apple Music we are listening to more music than ever and spending less money doing so. I know this shouldn’t be…
Continue reading →Stack Social’s Pay What You Want Bundle
StackSocial’s Spring “pay what you want” bundle is worth consideration. Because you get to choose your price, it accommodates all budgets. If you pay more than the average price, you’ll receive the full upgraded bundle with all 13 applications. There are several good ones…
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