This week MacSparky is sponsored by the Elgato Thunderbolt 2 Dock. This new dock from Elgato enables you to connect everything to your MacBook or Ultrabook at once. With two Thunderbolt 2 ports, connect your computer with only one cable and simultaneously enjoy the…
Continue reading →Find Friends on the Mac, Sort Of
Following up on my post about the need of Find Friends on the Mac, I received lots of feedback. Turns out, you can find friends on your Mac from the messages app by tapping on the “Details” text button in the upper right corner, provided…
Continue reading →Where is Find Friends on the Mac?
The Sparks family uses Find Friends all the time. With my kids off at events, jobs, and school, we often check up on each other. I like to think of it as a nerdy version of the Weasley family clock. We’re not creepy. Really. The one piece…
Continue reading →BusyContacts Ships and Interview
Yesterday BusyMac released BusyContacts. This is one I’ve been waiting for. In the same way that BusyCal improves upon the built-in Apple calendar, BusyContacts improves upon the Contacts application. There is so much to like about this application. Multiple view – You can display…
Continue reading →Home Screens: Kourosh Dini
In addition to other super powers, Kourosh rocks a fedora. This week’s home screen features Kourosh Dini (website)(Twitter). Kourosh is the classic triple threat: psychiatrist, musician, geek. Most recently Kourosh released a second edition of his fantastic book, Creating Flow with OmniFocus. To me, a…
Continue reading →iOS 9 and Snow Leopard Moments
Mark Gurman, who is known for landing Apple scoops, is reporting at 9 to 5 Mac that iOS 9 is going to be light on new features and heavy on bug fixes. “For 2015, iOS 9, which is codenamed Monarch, is going to include…
Continue reading →Appleworld.Today
Out of the ashes of The Unofficial Apple Weblog, which shut down last week, a group of former TUAW writers have formed Appleworld.today. I’m so glad to see Dave, Kelly, and Steve start their own thing. ∞
Continue reading →MPU Two-Pack
This week we released two episodes of the Mac Power Users. MPU 239 includes a workflow interview with Adam Christianson from the Maccast podcast about his history with Apple, life as a programer, and experiences through the years podcasting and Mac User Groups. MPU 240…
Listen & read notes →WesterosCraft
I’ve heard the stories about MineCraft and I’ve witnessed nephews and nieces obsessing over videos of people playing MineCraft but I’ve never really got it. Part of this is the fact that I am a geek and grew up in an era when all we…
Continue reading →Sponsor: The Omni Group
This week MacSparky.com is sponsored by The Omni Group, one of the premiere productivity software companies for the Mac, iPhone, and iPad. If you are looking for serious solutions for serious problems, look no further. The Omni Group’s applications include: OmniFocus My beloved task…
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