Rumors are heating up that Apple is about to reveal a retina caliber iMac. Having used a retina MacBook Pro now for two years, I can tell you I love it. After all of this time I still sometimes look at text on this screen…
Continue reading →Yosemite Conference
Next April, CocoaConf is hosting an Apple conference called, “Yosemite” held in … you guessed it … Yosemite National Park. I’m not going to be able to make it but if you’ve never been to Yosemite, this is an excellent excuse to go. Next to a few…
Continue reading →Dispatch Update and Print to PDF
For awhile now I’ve been splitting email duties on my iPhone between the native Apple Mail application and Dispatch (App Store). I covered Dispatch in the Email book and there is a lot to like about it. Dispatch gives you the ability to attach actions to…
Continue reading →MultiTasking Troubles
I really enjoyed Clay Shirky’s recent piece on requiring his students to put technology away in class. While I’m not sure his decision was correct, the essay nicely describes the sins of multitasking. This is a thing for me. I believe that nobody multitasks effectively.…
Continue reading →MacUpdate Promo
The most recent MacUpdate promo is worth checking out. It includes my precious Scrivener, Notbook 4, iStat Menu, NetShade, SimCIty, and five more apps for just $49.99. If you’ve been waiting on these apps, now is the time to jump.
Continue reading →MPU 216: iOS 8 Developer Roundtable
In this week’s Mac Power Users episode we interview Ken Case (Omni Group), Greg Scown (Smile), and Dave Teare (1Password) about the wild ride they’ve been on since WWDC and the big changes they’ve been able to make in their applications with iOS 8.…
Listen & read notes →Jazz Friday: Joshua Redman, Never Let Me Go
While I’ll admit I have a particular affection for jazz artists from the bebop and cool jazz movements, there are also some contemporary artists I really enjoy. This week is the first time I’m featuring someone (slightly) younger than me. Joshua Redman (Wikipedia) is one…
Continue reading →Home Screen: Stephen Hackett
This week’s home screen features my pal Stephen Hackett (website)(podcast)(Twitter). Did you know that this month Stephen is dedicating his site to raising money for St. Jude? Did you know that as I post this, he has already raised over $11,400!? I contributed and ask…
Continue reading →Three Amigos
This week I joined Adam Christianson and Ken Ray on the MacCast to talk about the latest Apple news including the new phones, Apple Pay, and the watch. Good times were had by all. ∞
Continue reading →The iPhone Summit and Questions about the 6 Plus
Burgers and iPhones Summit Today my iPhone 6 Plus arrives. You’d think I’m the most excited person in the Sparks house about this but I’m not. My kids are even more eager. I’ve talked about this on the podcast but one of the privileges…
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