This week I’m pleased to welcome back Automatic as a MacSparky sponsor. Automatic is a device that plugs into your car’s OBD-II port. (Just about every car made since 1996 has one.) The Automatic then has access to your vehicle’s data and connects via BlueTooth…
Continue reading →Disney’s Star Wars Themed Expansion
One of the advantages of having a Disney blogger wife is that I get the inside scoop on goings-ons with the company that owns Star Wars, Marvel, and a few successful theme parks. This past weekend I attended the D23 convention in Anaheim and woke up…
Continue reading →Apple Watch Check In
I was putting on my Apple Watch this morning and thinking about how I’m using it now that I’m three months in. I’ve got several observations: I still wear it every day. When I forget to put it on (rarely) I miss it. The…
Continue reading →Microsoft Translator
Despite having grown up in Southern California, my command of the Spanish language is pitiful. I try. My Mexican friends laugh at me. Then I try again. Given the fact that so many of my fellow Southern Californians speak Spanish exclusively, I really have…
Continue reading →Force Touch on the iPhone
I have not said much about a force touch for iPhone. However, recent news leaks make it seem inevitable. It looks very much like the next iPhone will have a force touch screen. I enjoyed this 9 to 5 Mac coverage about force touch on…
Continue reading →MPU 272: Mac-Based Small Business
This week’s Mac Power Users features me talking about the steps I took to set up a small business when I left “the firm” to open my sole practitioner law practice. The last several months have been some of the most exhilarating of my…
Listen & read notes →Pay What You Want Mac Power Users Bundle
I don’t know who Stack Social has putting these bundles together but that person is earning his or her keep. The newest bundle, that expires in 4 days, has a nice assortment of apps, several of which I use regularly. Pricing on these “Pay What…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users: Christina Warren and MPU Live
This week we’ve got twice the fun over at the Mac Power Users. MPU 270: Workflows with Christina Warren We’ve wanted Christina for a long time and it was really nice finally talking with her about her work as an Apple journalist and Apple Music.…
Listen & read notes →TJ Luoma on the 12″ Retina MacBook
TJ Luoma went in to the Apple Store to buy a new MacBook Pro and ended up walking out with a 12″ Retina MacBook. He loves it. One of the most interesting parts is that he prefers the MacBook’s low-travel keyboard. I think keyboards are a…
Continue reading →Game Recommendation: Prune
I’ve got somewhat quirky tastes when it comes to iOS games. My favorites games aren’t too stressful or necessarily too fast. Maybe it’s because I’ll play a game to unwind, but Alto’s Adventure, Zen Bound, and Monument Valley are right up my alley. I…
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