The last few days I’ve been hooked on this cleverly worded game.
Continue reading →Markdown Service Tools
Recently, I’ve switched my billing workflow in the day job over to markdown. As a result of the way I’m jumping between platforms, I’m not always getting proper markdown line breaks. (to force a <br> code in markdown, you need to insert three spaces…
Continue reading →Citizens United Explained
“A democracy cannot function effectively when its constituent members believe laws are being bought and sold.” Citizens United v. FEC, 130 S. Ct. 876, 954 (2010) (Stevens, J., dissenting) This whole thing makes me nuts. When the next presidential election goes completely bat-shit crazy…
Continue reading →Sandboxing and the Mac App Store
As I met with developer friends at Macworld this year, a common discussion point was Apple’s forthcoming implementation of sandboxing on the Mac. As part of the continuing effort to keep the Mac secure, Apple is preparing to require that all apps sold through…
Continue reading →Sponsor: kooaba Shortcut
kooaba Shortcut is a shortcut between real life and the Internet. Take a picture of what you are reading in a newspaper or magazine and instantly get connected to the digital version. Using image-recognition technology, Shortcut recognizes what you’re reading. Once recognized, you can…
Continue reading →AppleScript Happy Birthday
It looks like Sal Saghoian is at it again with an AppleScript to make your Mac sing you Happy Birthday. As soon as I get some time , I’m going to automate this into an app I can send geeky friends on their birthday.…
Continue reading →MPU 072: Workflows with Colleen Wainwright
Mac Power Users Episode 72, Workflows with Colleen Wainwritght, is live. While Colleen and I haven’t met in person (yet), having followed her for so long at Communicatrix.com, I feel like we are old friends. She has a great story to tell and does…
Continue reading →Speculative Developers
Between the day job and visiting Macworld, I’ve spent a lot of time with application developers over the last several months. I think because I’m a Mac user, I have an idealistic impression of software developers. They are artists. They sweat the details. They…
Continue reading →MacSparky Screencasts
I’ve had several people tell me it is hard to find my screencasts out on the Internet. Not anymore.
Continue reading →Read & Trust (me)
I’m pleased to announce that I, generally, and MacSparky.com, specifically, is a member of the Read & Trust consortium of writers and websites. When asked to join and I realized I already follow just about everyone at Read & Trust, joining was a no-brainer.…
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