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Continue reading →OmniFocus Kanban Views
I often think that I must be unbearable to my developer friends. Sometimes I get the bit between my teeth on some pet feature and I just won’t shut up about it. But then again, sometimes that pays off.
Continue reading →Cotypist: AI Autocompletion Everywhere on Your Mac (Sponsor)
There are a lot of angles to AI and productivity emerging right now. One I’ve come to appreciate is AI-based smarter autocomplete. My tool of choice for this is Cotypist. It’s made by a trusted Mac developer, it’s fast, and it takes privacy seriously.…
Continue reading →Has Apple Lost Its North Star?
Despite the name of his blog, Hypercritical, I’ve always appreciated the measured tone John Siracusa takes when it comes to criticizing Apple. From the outside, it’s always easy to oversimplify analysis of what’s going on in a trillion-dollar company, and John doesn’t do that.…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 796: The Alfred Field Guide
Known as an app launcher and Spotlight replacement, Alfred can supercharge a wide range of tasks across macOS. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Mike and I discuss my new Field Guide covering the app and our use of the application. This episode…
Listen & read notes →Phishing in the Age of AI: Why Seniors Are at Risk
I recently reviewed the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center 2024 report, which revealed $16.6 billion in reported losses (a 33 percent increase) and over 859,000 complaints last year. The most frequent victims? Our oldest generation. It wasn’t so long ago that phishing emails were easy…
Continue reading →Focused 229: Workflow Check-In
Mike and I revisit some old workflows (time blocking, weekly review, reading, and writing) and talk about what’s changed on this episode of Focused. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED.…
Listen & read notes →Focus Without Fuss: Focus Firewall for macOS (Sponsor)
This week I’m pleased to welcome a new sponsor to MacSparky, Focus Firewall. We all know the feeling. You sit down to work, crack open your Mac… and somehow 20 minutes vanish into the black hole of news sites, social media, or some link a…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 795: Our iPad Usage
With rumors — and complaints — swirling about the state of the iPad and iPadOS, Stephen and I take some time to talk about our usage of the platform and share where we think Apple should take its tablet next on this episode of Mac…
Listen & read notes →April in the MacSparky Labs
April was a busy month in the MacSparky Labs as we dug deeper into where artificial intelligence can help (and where it can’t) and I made several videos about automating your Mac. 2025-04-02 – Sparky’s Home Screen Tricks (SU,BA,EA) 2025-04-30 – ChatGPT o3 Explorations…
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