Max Masnick is using Text Expander to quickly enter defer and due dates in OmniFocus. Max primarily uses this for events that have the same defer and due dates. For example if you want a task to disappear but show up as due on Monday at…
Continue reading →Scrivener Half Off in the Mac App Store
I’ve wrote a lot of words using Scrivener. It is an excellent tool to get serious writing done and for a little while, it is just 23 bucks. ∞
Continue reading →Apple Opens Up iTunes Pass in the US
I’ve always felt that Apple’s Passbook was a good idea that never really took off. I use it for boarding passes but have found very few other uses. (I know the poster child for Passbook retail use is Starbucks but I don’t drink coffee and…
Continue reading →A Better Markdown TextExpander Snippet
The good doctor did a post last night following up on our recent MPU episode on TextExpander in which he takes a lot of the grunt work out of my existing Markdown link TextExpander snippet. It’s a very nice bit of work and worth setting up. ∞
Continue reading →IBM and Apple Sitting in a Tree …
Today Apple and IBM announced a partnership to use IBM’s enterprise expertise and Apple’s products to tackle enterprise sales. It seems like a good fit. There are a lot of moving pieces and, as usual, Macworld covers it well. For years now, Apple has…
Continue reading →MPU 203: TextExpander
It took 203 episodes for us to devote an entire show to one of the most handy apps on the Mac and iOS but we got there. ∞
Listen & read notes →Spreadsheet Tricks
I am a business lawyer but did my undergraduate degree in political science, which makes me a bit of a faker among some of the business types I spend time with. However, the one thing that always gives me credibility is the way I can…
Continue reading →Sponsor: Beloved Robot
This week MacSparky.com is sponsored by Beloved Robot, a group of app developers that get it. Got At Idea? Do you have an idea that will take your business to the next level? Want enable your employees to be more productive and efficient? Solving these…
Continue reading →Natural Scrolling in LaunchBar
Apple has me so well trained on natural scrolling that when LaunchBar scrolls the old way through its lists, I panic a little. “Why is it going the wrong direction?” The LaunchBar gang has a post explaining their design decision. They also have a terminal commands…
Continue reading →Jazz Friday: John Coltrane, A Love Supreme
John Coltrane is one of the most well-regarded saxophonists ever to pick up the instrument. He was a vital band member with Miles Davis and a force of his own as a solo artist. I used his Ballads album to serenade my children when they were…
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