Two of my favorite podcasts are Adam Christianson’s MacCast and Chuck Joiner’s MacVoices. The MacCast was the first legitimate Mac podcast. Adam has been producing his show with his pleasant mix of news and tips for years. I joined Adam to talk about the…
Continue reading →The Problems You Don’t Know
I’ve been running pretty hard the last few months between the day job and finishing up the Email Field Guide. In the process, I’ve fallen off the wagon a few times with my OmniFocus task management discipline. Everybody probably knows that feeling of seeing…
Continue reading →Apple Solar Farms
Have you seen these pictures of the solar farms Apple built in North Carolina? It looks like Apple is most certainly putting its money where its mouth is with respect to clean energy. While I have no basis for such an opinion, I feel…
Continue reading →iOS 7 Game Controllers
I’m surprised people aren’t making a bigger deal out of the new feature in iOS 7 that allows hardware manufacturers to develop game controllers for the iPad and iPhone. I think there is room here for someone to make a really great controller and…
Continue reading →Talking with Brett Terpstra on the Systematic Podcast
I’ve been doing a nerdy sort-of press junket to talk about the Email book. As a result, I’m on the latest episode of Systematic with Brett Terpstra. Brett got me talking about all sorts of divergent things. I’m not sure if he knows it or…
Continue reading →The Sweet Setup
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…
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