I wrote about Monument Valley when it first released. This game really pushes my buttons. I like the puzzle nature and the wonderful visual treats of watching everything unfold when you figure it out. Now they’ve got an update, The Forgotten Shores. It is…
Continue reading →Bill Murray on Relaxation and Performance
I stumbled on this video and enjoyed it. One of the difficulties I face in doing my day job and MacSparky both as, essentially, full time gigs, I always feel compressed over time and commitments. This resonated with me.
Continue reading →Home Screens – Stephen Grassie
This week’s home screen features Stephen Grassie. Stephen pays for his shoes helping attorneys with courtroom technology but he also played a hand in the Brain Fuel Cookbook (made with iBooks Author) about eating better. So Stephen, show us your home screen. What are some of…
Continue reading →Brett Terpstra’s Shell Tricks
Brett Terpstra and Ryan Irelan have released a screencast at Mijingo with 70 minutes of their best shell tricks. I know what I’ll be doing this weekend. You should too. ∞
Continue reading →Email Field Guide Version 1.2
Speaking of email, I’ve been hard at work updating the Email Field Guide to version 1.2. It’s now live in the iBooks Store. There are a lot of changes: Added additional Gmail backup solution, Backupify Added Google Takeout to archiving chapter Added new section…
Continue reading →MPU 224: The Email Problem
Katie and I went back to Email this week. We don’t have all the answers but we do have a few good ideas. ∞
Continue reading →Alpha Efficiency Article
This month I contributed an article to the Alpha Efficiency magazine in their feature on habits and rituals. There is some great content in the magazine and I firmly believe ritualizing productivity is one of the best ways to pull yourself out of the doldrums.…
Continue reading →Five iPhone Pranks
Winner: No=Pecan Pie
Continue reading →Sponsor: Drafts, Capture and Share
This week I am pleased to welcome Drafts as a sponsor of MacSparky.com. Drafts is one of the most innovative apps to show up on iOS. The idea is simple: make it dead simple for people to capture text on their iPhone or iPad…
Continue reading →MPU 223: It’s So Choice
Got some downtime this weekend? MPU 223 is out. In it Mike Rohde joins us to talk about his new book, the Sketchnote Workbook. We also discuss my fancy new iMac, academic workflows, goal setting, security, and share listener tips and answer questions. ∞
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