There has been a lot of news lately about Apple reversing course with various apps using extensions and widgets in iOS 8. At WWDC a few months ago Apple (or more precisely the engineering branch of Apple) announced a lot of new toys they’d…
Continue reading →MPU 228: Rocket Science with Skip Owens
In this week’s episode we’re joined by NASA rocket scientist Skip Owens, who explains how he uses his Mac to send spacecraft to Mars and cook dinner for his family, simultaneously. ∞
Listen & read notes →Sponsor: MindNode
This week MacSparky is sponsored by MindNode. If mind mapping sounds like hippy-nonsense to you, you’re wrong. Especially with these gorgeous displays in modern Macs and iThingies, mind mapping is a great way to visualize that stuff rattling around in your brain. Moreover, MindNode is an…
Continue reading →Podcast Milestones
There are a couple of podcast milestones of note. Allison Sheridan’s Nosillacast recorded its 500th episode tonight. 500. Wow. Also, Victor Cajiao, after taking a few year hiatus is back in the game. Victor’s new podcast with George Starcher is called Artechulate. At this…
Continue reading →Jazz Friday: Night in Tunisia and “The Break”
There is a jazz classic, called Night in Tunisia written by Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli in 1942. It’s a great song that starts with this sort-of desert vamp that’s infectious. The bass line really sells it. According to Wikipedia, Night in Tunisia is available on 500…
Continue reading →Home Screens: Katie Floyd’s iPad
In our most recent Mac Power Users episode, Katie and I talked about our home screens. At the end I convinced Katie to share her iPad home screen at MacSparky and here it is. One of the highlights of my life is taking time…
Continue reading →Muting Continuity
Am I the only one that thinks Yosemite’s Continuity feature is pretty awesome? I am often sitting at my Mac with my phone across the room in a charger and answering a call on my Mac feels like living in the future. What I don’t…
Continue reading →Byword Still Gets the Job Done
I was looking at the latest sexy text editor, Typed from RealMac. Over the years I’ve had several friends that worked at RealMac and I’ve got a lot of respect for what they do. I bought Typed because RealMac makes it and I’m one of those guys that…
Continue reading →Thanks for the Support
I’ve received a lot of really kind emails and tweets about the OmniFocus Video Field Guide. A lot of work went into that project and I’m really happy to hear it is helping people get better at using OmniFocus. I’m as baffled as the next…
Continue reading →MPU 227: Home Screens
Episode 227 of the Mac Power User is up. In it, Katie and I talk about what apps make the cut for our home screens and notification center widgets. Also, this is the one where I discovered I am more anal-retentive than Katie. Who’d of…
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