This week we got the third iOS 26 beta, and, unsurprisingly, Apple continues to tamp down a bit on Liquid Glass. In the below image, from Zac Hall at 9to5 Mac, you can see the clear trend toward legibility. This comes as a surprise to…
Continue reading →Jam Pack Nostalgia
Stephen Hackett recently wrote a delightful article on Apple Jam Packs that made me smile. If you were using Apple gear during a certain decade, saving up for and buying Apple Jam Packs was one of the delights of the platform. I remember slowly…
Continue reading →Guesting on Paper Places
Recently I guested on Kerry Provenzano’s Paper Places podcast where I talked about my analogue and digital writing systems. It was a lot of fun talking to Kerry. I even went deep with my original book, Encyclopedia Sparky.
Continue reading →The Omni Road Map
Speaking of Ken Case, the Omni Group recently posted its post-WWDC roadmap. There are some nice new features heading to OmniFocus, including mutually exclusive tags (for things like priority and Kanban status), better repeat, and a new, third date field for “planned” dates. It all…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 804: From NeXT to Liquid Glass, with Ken Case
Ken Case is the CEO at the Omni Group and has been developing for Apple platforms for decades. On this episode of Mac Power Users, he shares how he got his start in technology, what Apple gear he uses, his approach to customer communication,…
Listen & read notes →Grammarly’s Superhuman Acquisition
As a Superhuman user, my first reaction to this news was, “uh oh”. What makes Superhuman so valuable to me as a user is the company’s obsession with email optimization. If they just become another cog in the wheel of Grammarly, I’m not sure…
Continue reading →Focused 233: I Wanna Be Me When I Grow Up, with Kara Monroe
Kara Monroe joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about creative problem solving, the power of coaching, and why you should have a Facts of Life book. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni!…
Listen & read notes →Upgrade Your Software Stack with SummerFest (Sponsor)
One of the things I love most about being part of the Mac community is discovering thoughtfully crafted software from independent developers. These aren’t apps churned out by massive corporations—they’re passion projects built by small teams who genuinely care about solving real problems for…
Continue reading →Moom’s Big Update
I cannot understate the value of setups for your Mac. By that, I mean creating custom setups for different modes of work. For example, what if every time you went to answer your email, you had your email application on the left side of…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 803: Checking in on the Betas
Stephen and I are running early betas of the next version of macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and more. On this episode of Mac Power Users, we compare notes and share our experiences with Liquid Glass and new features coming to Apple devices this fall. This…
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