Don Cheadle is doing an Indiegogo campaign to fund a movie about Miles Davis. Miles has both the brilliance and flaws required to make an interesting movie. I grew up obsessed with his older music and not so interested in his then-modern fusion stuff,…
Continue reading →Can Apple Deliver on the Promised New iCloud Services?
Now that WWDC is over and we’ve all had a chance to digest Apple’s announcements, I’ve been thinking about Apple and the cloud. Right up until WWDC, there were several questions in my mind. 1. Does Apple realize how important cloud data is to…
Continue reading →MPU 198: Evernote Power Tips
To KatieFloyd’s infinite delight, I’ve been getting more invested with Evernote as of late. This week’s Mac Power Users episode focuses on how both Katie and I use Evernote to get work done.
Listen & read notes →Sponsor: MindNode for iOS and Mac
I’m pleased to welcome MindNode as a new sponsor at MacSparky.com. While I played with mind maps for years, I never fully appreciated them until I got an iPad. Now I’m a true believer. I’ve come to rely on MindNode for all of my mind mapping…
Continue reading →MPU Bonanza
This week you don’t just get one episode of the Mac Power Users but two: MPU 196 – Workflows with Tim Stringer MPU 197 – MPU Live: Wargames Both episodes are loaded with ideas, tips, and workflows. Go nuts.
Listen & read notes →LaunchBar 6
Yesterday Objective Development released LaunchBar 6, the latest version of their app launcher, phone number finder, file sender, calculator, calendar entry tool, do-just-about-anything with your keyboard application. The new version features an improved user interface and the ability to select between themes for the…
Continue reading →Chronosync Turns 4.5
Chronosync, my favorite application for syncing selected files between networks/computers/drives released its 4.5 update today with some pretty nice upgrades. Everything is faster with speed improvements to scanning (by about 30%) and copying (by about 10-15%). I ran the new version on some of…
Continue reading →My OmniFocus Perspectives
I’ve not officially written up my thoughts on OmniFocus 2 for the Mac but suffice it to say, I’m a fan. I’ve received a lot of questions lately about my perspectives so for this post, I thought I’d dive into the weeds and share all…
Continue reading →MetalTV
One thing that’s been lingering in my mind since last week was the number of times everyone kept describing the new Metal platform as providing “Console” quality graphics. That’s pretty great and I’m looking forward to seeing some powerful iPad and iPhone games but how…
Continue reading →PDFpen’s “Get a Little, Give a Lot” Promotion
Over the years, I’ve become friends with the team at Smile Software. Smile is a group of incredibly smart people trying to do do right for their customers and the world at large. This is why their latest promotion came as no surprise to…
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