It’s time once again for the annual Relay St. Jude Fundraiser. St. Jude isn’t just a hospital—it’s a beacon of hope for families facing the unimaginable. They’re leading the global effort to understand, treat, and defeat childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Their groundbreaking…
Continue reading →Back to School Audio Excellence with Rogue Amoeba (Sponsor)
As we head into the new school year, my friends at Rogue Amoeba are back to sponsor MacSparky. Whether you’re a student recording lectures, a teacher creating course materials, or anyone who wants to get serious about audio on their Mac, their suite of…
Continue reading →Focused 237: Everything is Figureoutable, with Max Roberts
Max Roberts is a podcaster, video editor, and technical writer who joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about using AI in the writing process, video games, and the importance of staying curious. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Incogni: Take…
Listen & read notes →Mac Power Users 811: Apple in Education with Steve Benner
Apple has been in the education market for decades, and over that time, Apple’s position and offerings have significantly changed. On this episode of Mac Power Users, educator Steven Benner joins the show to talk about how his school district is using Apple gear…
Listen & read notes →Apple, the Blood Oxygen Sensor, and a Bit of Clever Lawyering
I was happy to see the blood oxygen sensor come back to the Apple Watch late last week. After months of being disabled due to a patent fight with Masimo, Apple turned it on again — but only after securing approval for a workaround that cleverly…
Continue reading →The Alleged TechWoven Case
As we approach the new iPhone release next week, we’re now getting rumors of a new case material, TechWoven. This seems like a successor to the failed FineWoven material (which wasn’t very good), which was a successor to the leather iPhone case. The new…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 810: Unlocking PowerPhotos with Brian Webster
Brian Webster is the developer behind Fat Cat Software, home of PowerPhotos. The Mac app gives users a wide range of extra controls and tools to manage their Photos library. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Brian chats with Stephen and me about…
Listen & read notes →Lisa Browser-Based Simulator
Back in the day, the Apple Lisa was a mythical computer that those of us with paper routes dreamed of. It’s asking price of $9,995 scales up to about $31,000 2025 dollars. While I’m too much of a minimalist to keep old Macs around,…
Continue reading →Ernest Hemingway’s Shark Week
Love this. “They name the circling fin “Brosef.” Brosef is not their brother. Brosef does not forgive.”
Continue reading →Daylite Mail Now Available in Open Beta
If you’ve been looking for a way to make your email work better with your business workflow, there’s some interesting news from Marketcircle. Their Daylite platform—a CRM and project management system designed specifically for Mac and iOS—now includes a dedicated Mail component that’s entered open…
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