I have to admit when I first heard about this Kickstarter project, I thought it was a joke. It’s not. If you want a physical keyboard and a small screen to just write words on, check this out. While I thought something like this…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 233: Family Tech Support
In episode 233, Katie and I go over tools and workflows to serve as family tech support. Get it while it’s hot. ∞
Listen & read notes →Jazz Friday: Kate Davis, All About That [Upright] Bass
Usually, when jazz people try to cover pop songs, things get ugly. Not so with this charming video from Kate Davis and the Postmodern Jukebox playing Meghan Trainor’s “All About That Bass”. I wasn’t familiar with Kate Davis until I stumbled across this video…
Continue reading →Quitting Family Sharing
Family Sharing is a great idea. Families, like mine, have growing children that will one day leave the nest and need iTunes accounts of their own. Moreover, Apple now has multiple device categories resulting in families hitting their head against the 10-device limit as the…
Continue reading →Happy New Year
Happy New Year everyone! This year, MacSparky.com enters its ninth year of publication and, honestly, without this blog, I’d be a sad, sad little man. Here’s to a great 2015 for us all.
Continue reading →Chevron to Bring Apple Pay to the Pump
MacRumors reports Chevron is in the process of moving its Apple Pay terminals to the pumps so consumers can pay with their iPhone 6 (and in the not-so-distant future their Apple Watch) at the pump. For me, 2014, was the year of credit card fraud.…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 232: Looking Back, Looking Forward
For this year-end episode of the Mac Power Users, Katie and I talk about some of our favorite apps, hardware, and technology of 2014 and look forward to 2015. ∞
Continue reading →Sponsor: JustSend
This week MacSparky is sponsored by JustSend. It is easy open your iOS email client only to get sucked into the vortex of your inbox. JustSend gives you a simple way to send off email messages without ever seeing your inbox. The app is free…
Continue reading →Happy Holidays! All Field Guides are On Sale
This holiday season I’ve put all of the MacSparky Field Guides on sale. If you’ve been waiting to buy any of the below titles (or you know someone getting a new iPad or Mac), now’s the time to strike. The sale runs up through the…
Continue reading →Creating Flow with OmniFocus 2
Kourosh Dini has a second edition of his OmniFocus book out. It’s 110,000 words taking you from beginner to expert in OmniFocus, all told in Kourosh’s patient voice. If you’ve got some time over the holidays, this would be a good read. ∞
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