Shawn Blanc and friends has a new website, The Sweet Setup, that provides recommendations for the best apps on your Mac, iPad, and iPhone. Think of it as The Wirecutter for Apps. A ton of work was put into creating this site and it…
Continue reading →Mavericks and New Contacts
Did you know that in addition to returning to a sane user interface, the Mavericks Contacts application also adds the ability to paste a full address in one step? Just paste an address (single or multi-line) into a contact’s street address field and the application…
Continue reading →Sponsor: DreamShot
This week there is a new sponsor at MacSparky.com, DreamShot. I take a lot of screenshots and it is a complete pain in the neck. First you have to shoot the image. Then you have to go to some app (like email, photo processing app,…
Continue reading →More on the Email Field Guide
The initial reception for the new Email Field Guide has been fantastic. I’ve already received some great emails from readers explaining how the book has changed their game and feedback like that pushes every single one of my buttons. There is an error in…
Continue reading →Merlin Mann’s Great Discontent Interview
The Great Discontent did a great job on this interview with Merlin Mann. There is a lot worth quoting here but this passage really resonates with me. “Over the years, I’ve learned to be a little bit easier on myself while simultaneously trying…
Continue reading →Animated Sheet Music from Miles, Bird, and Trane
I so much enjoyed reading/watching this post. For your Sunday afternoon why don’t you sit back and watch Charlie Parker do something amazing with Confirmation.
Continue reading →Final Chance for the Productive Macs Bundle
There are just a few days left on the Productive Macs Bundle. You can get Default Folder X, Keyboard Maestro, Circus Ponies Notebook, FX Photo Studio Pro, Trickster, Vitamin-R, and Numeric Notes all for $29.99. I’ve bought most of those apps over the years…
Continue reading →Philippine Relief Fund Through iTunes
I’ve not said or written much about it but 20 years ago, I had the good fortune to marry into a Filipino family. I’m not bragging when I say I have the best in-laws in the world. Filipino culture is amazing. There is great…
Continue reading →The Email Field Guide
I just published the fourth MacSparky Field Guide. This one is all about email. I’ve spent most of the past year looking very closely at email and how it works. This new book explains the best methods, technologies, services, apps, and workflows to make email work…
Continue reading →The Field Guide Mailing List
You may not know it but there is a mailing list for the MacSparky Field Guides. My goals is for it to be one of the lowest volume mailing lists on the Internet. All that being said, if you are interested in learning about…
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