Want to hear me and some of my favorite podcasters yack about this week’s Apple announcements? Now’s your chance. ∞
Continue reading →Switching Screen Resolutions in Mountain Lion
Recently I bemoaned the ponderous way in which Mountain Lion switches screen resolutions. I often shoot screencasts in less than optimal resolution and the multiple clicks and keypresses required are vexing. David Kreindel heard my call and answered. David pointed me to this Display…
Continue reading →BusyCal 2
Today marks the release of BusyCal 2, the premier third-party calendar app on the Mac. This new version takes all that was good about version 1 and builds upon it. The new UI is more customizable. Do you want to show 12 days in…
Continue reading →MPU 108: Mac Tips and Tricks
Brett Terpstra joins this week’s Mac Power Users episode as we talk about collaborating on the 60 tips book and some of our favorite Mac tips and tricks.
Listen & read notes →IFTTT ♥ Withings Scale
IFTTT continues to automate my life. Now when I hit specific target weights, fun things happen. If you haven’t played with IFTTT yet, you should. The service is no more than a set of pipes hooked to increasingly useful web services. Spend 15 minutes…
Continue reading →Tweetbot for Mac
There is something about Tapbots’ apps that I can’t resist. They weild little sound effects and whimsey the same way Dr. Jones does that whip. Despite Tweetbot’s nightmare-inspiring icon, I use this app as my weapon of choice throughout iOS and am happy to…
Continue reading →Sponsor: Sifter
Sifter is a simple project management tool for small teams. It frees you up to focus on shipping better software instead of checking in on team members. It’s perfect for serving as your team’s central location for capturing and managing all of a project’s…
Continue reading →MPU 107: Workflows with Jean MacDonald
A recurring question we receive on the Mac Power Users is, “how do I get started programming?” We have tried to address this in past episodes when interviewing veteran programmers. I think we finally cracked this nut last week when we interviewed Jean MacDonald…
Listen & read notes →Send PayPal a Letter
And there lies the first (and probably) last legal advice you’ll ever read at MacSparky.com. ∞
Continue reading →Scapple Beta
Literature and Latte (The Scrivener Developers) are about to release a new application, Scapple, which looks to be a sort of brainstorming tool (that will work with Scriviner). I’m just starting to play with the beta and you can too. ∞
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