I talked about this on Mac Power Users but I thought it worth mention here. Thanksgiving weekend is the perfect weekend to share the 1Password love with all our family members. While us nerds get it, everyone needs a secure way to create, store,…
Continue reading →Happy Thanksgiving
I know times are tough but if you are looking for a reason to give thanks, Seth Godin nails it: Your job, your internet access, your education, your role in a civilized society… all of them are a platform, a chance to do art,…
Continue reading →Macworld 2012 – Rob Corddry and a Magic Show
Plans are afoot for Macworld 2012. I’m really excited about two sessions I’ll be participating in: Workflows with Rob Corddry Rob Corddry is an actor and comedian that you’ve probably seen several times. Rob’s work includes The Daily Show, Community, Hot Tub Time Machine,…
Continue reading →MPU 63: Workflows with Alex Lindsay
Mac Power Users Episode 63, Workflows with Alex Lindsay, is available for download. My personal favorite part of this interview is where I ask Alex if he can believe how successful the Pixel Corps is and he explains that, actually, his vision is much…
Listen & read notes →OmniFocus ♡ Siri
Two weeks ago, my friends at the Omni Group told me OmniFocus was about to get Siri friendly and asked if I’d do some demonstration videos for them. Hell yes. So I’ve been sitting on my hands the last two weeks as I added…
Continue reading →Dictating with Monkeys, Bananas, and Alligators
I dictate a lot on my Mac using Dragon Dictate. One problem is unique words like company names and names of people. Even if you create a custom definition for these words, Dragon can sometimes get confused. For long projects, I often use substitute…
Continue reading →Siracusa on Isaacson
I know I’m late to the party on this but this morning I was able to listen to Hypercritical #42, where John Siracusa skewers the Jobs biography. Really great stuff.
Continue reading →Them Changes
I started MacSparky.com in 2006 and the design has remained largely unchanged. I decided it was time to shake things up: Redesign While I still very much love the logo Darren Rolfe created for me so long ago, I’ve decided to simplify. This is…
Continue reading →Mr. Clean and my Smart Cover
My orange iPad Smart Cover was starting to look pretty rough so I hit it with a little water and a Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. After just a few minutes, it looked like new. If I’d had the the foresight to take “before” and…
Continue reading →Online Backup with Backblaze
I’ve made several attempts at online backup over the years. All of them failed. It always felt to me as if online backup was not quite ready for prime time. The Mac clients often felt clunky and the required bandwidth wasn’t there. One of…
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