In my post-Star Wars bliss, I spent some time in Logic today creating a set of BB8 Ringtones from various BB8 audio snippets I found on the web. These are formatted for iTunes and ready to go. Enjoy. Download BB8 Ringtones ZIP
Continue reading →Home Screens: Eugene Gordin
I love meeting fellow nerds on the Internet but I also like meeting them in real life. Recently I went to see a screening of the Steve Jobs movie with some friends and was introduced to Eugene Gordin (website). Eugene is a structural engineer…
Continue reading →Star Wars Apple Music Playlist with a Nine-Year-Old
So here I am in line for a movie that’s not going to start for another 6 hours and I’m giddy like a schoolboy. Tonight I’m going to see a new Star Wars movie. I get to hear a new John Williams score. I…
Continue reading →The Yamaha AG06
A few months ago I decided to up my game a bit with my audio recording rig. I’d tried to use an XLR microphone in years past but never got it working quite right. My hang up was getting a sufficiently powerful pre-amp to…
Continue reading →Checking in with the iPad Pro
I’ve now been using the iPad Pro for several weeks. There are lots of great reviews already out there so instead I’m going to share a random collection of thoughts: The iPad Pro is A LOT bigger than my iPad Air. On paper it…
Continue reading →Double Dose of Mac Power Users
This week I’ve got two episodes of MPU to share: 1. MPU 293 – It Kinda is Rocket SciencePhD Physics Student Chelsea Cook (yes .. that one) joins us to talk about the state of accessibility on iOS. We also discuss Family Sharing and…
Listen & read notes →Sponsor: OmniFocus and New Screencast
This week MacSparky is sponsored by OmniFocus. The gang at the Omni Group has been hard at work at work and recently released an update that adds custom columns. This new feature gives you tons of control over what you see in your perspectives.…
Continue reading →Jazz Friday: Santa Claus is Coming to Town
Here is a short one for you. At some point, Gerry Mulligan and Dave Brubeck got together to record Santa Claus is coming to Town (iTunes). I’ve been unable to figure out exactly when they did the session but it shows up on several…
Continue reading →Dragon Anywhere Initial Impressions
Nuance has made some big changes in the last few months to its Dragon Dictate applications. They released a new version for the Mac, which I’ve been using and will be publishing a review about shortly. They’ve also changed their iOS strategy and released…
Continue reading →Pixelmator Gets iPhone and iPad Pro Love
Today Pixelmator (website) (App Store) released an update supporting the iPad Pro including 16K image support and a new palm rejection feature. There are over 50 brushes that work with the Apple pencil. I’ve been working on the family Christmas card in Pixelmator on…
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