About a month ago I wrote a snarky post about Microsoft updating Word. In my defense, Word for the Mac has not had the best track record over the past several years. Nevertheless, I do frequently need to use Word in the law gig…
Continue reading →The USB-C Parade Begins
There’s an interesting Kickstarter project built around expanding the new MacBook’s one USB-C port. I think USB-C is going to be an interesting contrast to Thunderbolt in third party adoption. I’m really not going out on much of a limb here since it is “USB” but when…
Continue reading →Apple Watch Periscope Today at 4:45 PST
I’ve got a full agenda of meetings today but it looks like my day ends pretty close to an Apple Store. Sounds like an excuse to go play with the demo Apple Watches to me. I’m going to be turning Periscope on at approximately…
Continue reading →The Hue Widget
One of the most frequently used iPhone Today View widgets on my iPhone is the Hue App. It isn’t anything particularly special but with a quick flick down, I can can turn the lights on (and off), which is nice and faster than opening…
Continue reading →Screencast: Wrangling Notifications
Reading all the Apple Watch reviews it occurred to me that a lot of people are going to want to reign in their notifications before getting their new watches. So I made a short video. Enjoy.
Continue reading →Delicious Waffles
My wife has waffles nailed. The trick is her secret ingredient and now she’s shared it with the entire Internet.
Continue reading →MPU 251: DEVONthink
Gabe Weatherhead from MacDrifter joins us this week to talk about how you can manage big data on your Mac with DEVONthink and how it compares to Evernote and other data management options. ∞
Listen & read notes →Sponsor: Curbi iOS Parental Controls
This week, I’m pleased to welcome back, curbi as a MacSparky.com sponsor. While the Internet can be scary for most people, it is terrifying for parents. Letting our kids enjoy the good parts of the Internet while protecting them from the nefarious parts isn’t easy. Not only…
Continue reading →30 Minutes with the New MacBook
In addition to spending 30 minutes with the Apple Watch yesterday, I also spent 30 minutes with the new MacBook. I’ve talked about the new design already on the Mac Power Users and written about it here. Now, after having spent some time behind one, I have a…
Continue reading →30 Minutes With the Apple Watch
This morning I had my appointment at the local Apple Store to go try on the Apple Watch. Unknown to me, the watches you try on are in demo mode and you can’t actually operate them. There are, however, watches in the store that…
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