I recently received an email from reader Jonas Bergenudd with a really clever workflow. Jonas has things in his life that occasionally require replenishment, like batteries. So Jonas created stickers with QR codes on them using OmniFocus’s URL scheme to add a new task…
Continue reading →Home Screen: Sam Spurlin
Lately, I’ve been reading Sam Spurlin’s blog. (Website) (Twitter) Sam has some great content and I like his voice. Sam’s also got an iPhone and some definite thoughts about his home screen. So Sam, show us your home screen. What are some of favorite…
Continue reading →Mother’s Day Kaboo
With Mother’s Day this weekend, Mrs. MacSparky reports she wants a new Kaboo Bag for her iPad. Kaboo makes some nice purse-looking technology bags. This will be the second one we’ve purchased for Daisy and the first still looks new.
Continue reading →Pixelmator 2.2 – Blueberry
Pixelmator, my photo and graphics weapon of choice, just got a really nice update. There are a lot of new features in this update. There are shape tools and pallets, with dozens of built in shapes. (Watch the video) There is an intriguing new…
Continue reading →Text Expander Snippets: Date and Time
Here is another group of my TextExpander snippets. My date snippets fall in a few categories: Shortcuts Why type August when “xm8” is faster? Date Math I don’t remember when TextExpander added this feature but I really like the relative date function. If I…
Continue reading →Fraser Speirs on iOS 7
In 2008, after the launch of the iPhone 3G, I wrote: If you haven’t got it already, it’s time to move your head to this place: iPhone OS is Apple’s mainstream platform for 2012 and beyond. That’s the world we now live in. Fraser…
Continue reading →MPU 136: iOS Automation
Mac Power Users episode 136 is live. In it Katie and I go in depth on Drafts, Launch Center Pro, and the emerging class of iOS automation applications. ∞
Listen & read notes →Sponsor: RocketMatter and Free eBook
I’d like to thank RocketMatter for sponsoring MacSparky this week. RocketMatter provides lawyers web-based practice management tools and it is fantastic. This week RocketMatter has a new guide to 60 Apps Every Lawyer Needs to Know. It’s free and its great. ∞
Continue reading →Free App.net Invites
I’m trying to figure out where App.net fits in my life. Until Twitter started getting weird I was very happy with my “social media strategy”. 1. Write silly things on Twitter. 2. Facebook? What’s that? But as the Buddha explained, everything keeps changing. I…
Continue reading →Home Screens: Marcelo Somers
I first met Marcelo Somers (Website) (Twitter) several years ago when he organized the Syndicate ad network. These days Marcelo spends his time as a user experience consultant and writing at Behind Companies. So Marcelo, show us your home screen. Chrome Until recently, I…
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