One question that still looms over the Apple Watch is battery life. Apple has explained several times that you’ll need to charge it every night. However, the question that hasn’t been asked (or answered) is if I charge it overnight and strap it on…
Continue reading →MPU 214: Back To School
Katie is going back to school and I’m sending my daughter off to college. As a result, we’ve been both thinking a lot about student workflows. In our most recent show we cover some excellent Mac and iPad based solutions and share several ideas from…
Listen & read notes →MPU 213: Principal Mike and Listener Feedback
MPU 213 is up and available for download. This month’s feedback show includes a short workflow interview with K-8 principal Mike Rogers from TechEdvance. Mike shares some really cool Drafts workflows for classroom evaluations that could be adapted to a lot of uses. We…
Listen & read notes →Sad News at Macworld
Just this morning I was admiring the depth of coverage Macworld put up in relation to yesterday’s announcement. Some of the smartest tech writers in the business worked at Macworld. I say worked because today, the day after their outstanding work yesterday, most of my friends at Macworld were laid off. The…
Continue reading →Dragon Dictate for Mac 50% Off
Today Stack Social put Dragon Dictate for Mac up at 50% off. Apple’s built in OS X dictation tools continue to evolve but Dragon Dictate still reigns supreme. If you’ve been holding back because of price, this may be your lucky day. ∞
Continue reading →Selling Your Old Phone
Speaking of that new iPhone, if you decide to sell your old one through Gazelle (which is what I do every year), use this link to make KatieFloyd™ and I look like rock stars. This year, I’m selling the iPhone 4S that drops out the…
Continue reading →6 or 6 Plus?
Yesterday’s Apple announcements were pretty spectacular. The Apple Watch looks like a really promising product and I’m sure I’ll end up getting one.The more pressing question however is for those of us upgrading to the new iPhone. You can now choose between the 6 and…
Continue reading →The Stay-At-Home Guide to the Apple iPhone Event
Tomorrow is a big day for Apple. They are taking the stage at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts in Cupertino and going to take the wraps off of the iPhone 6. Moreover, there are also rumors of an iWatch, secure payment, and…
Continue reading →MPU 212: Networking
We just posted episode 212 of the Mac Power Users where Bradley Chambers joins us to talk about networking your home. Wired and wireless networking is always something of a moving target and this episode does a great job of getting you up to…
Listen & read notes →Sponsor: Rocket Matter and Free Remote Working Ebook
This week MacSparky.com is sponsored by Rocket Matter, the premier cloud-based law practice management solution. The folks at Rocket Matter get how to run your business in the Internet age and Rocket Matter is the place to go when you’ve finally had it with…
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