There is a popular iPhone game promotion this holiday season at appventcalendar.com. Every day they unveil a new (normally paid) iPhone game that is marked down to free for one day. Thus far, all of the games have been good and it is…
Continue reading →TextExpander Learns New Tricks
Today TextExpander released a particularly tasty update. For Gmail jockeys, there is now support for rich text and image expansion in web-based tools. I’ve already shown how to do this in Apple Mail. My favorite new feature allows you designate a portion of your…
Continue reading →Scrivener Power Tip – Binder Symbols
One of the great features of Scrivener is the binder, in which you can dump research, web pages, pictures, and video. When doing legal research I will often collect case decisions as individual research assets. I like to insert little symbols into…
Continue reading →Gift Recommendation: 1Password
I wrote up a small bit about 1Password for ThinkMac.net. Giving a password app as a gift you ask? Well friends, that is just how I roll. There are some several gift ideas there from other Mac podcasters as well.
Continue reading →Macworld 15% Conference Discount
Macworld has kindly set up a 15% discount for me to share with attendees. The coupon is good for all conference passes excepting the one day user conference. Simply use the coupon code “DSPARKS” when signing up. My sessions are here. Also, if…
Continue reading →MacSparky RSS Update
As part of the domain transfer, the name of the RSS feed has changed just enough to have lost hundreds of subscribers. I’ve switched the Feedburner address and installed handy buttons to the right. In the meantime, if you are not getting these…
Continue reading →OmmWriter Initial Thoughts
The word processing renaisance continues. The most recent entry is OmmWriter. This is another distraction free writing application in the vein of WriteRoom. It features very simple and nicely done controls, limited features, and a soundtrack. That is right, a word processor with…
Continue reading →Main Menu Contest Update
The Main Menu developers have now provided 10 licenses to give away. If you haven’t already entered the contest, do it now. Send an e-mail to david@macsparky.com with the words “Main Menu Contest” in the subject line. I’d also ask that entrants…
Continue reading →MacSparky Amazon Shop
Attention Black Friday shoppers. Want to help pay for MacSparky bandwidth and hosting costs? Do your Amazon shopping through the MacSparky Amazon shop. I’ve picked out a few of my favorite geeky items but don’t stop there. If you click any of the…
Continue reading →The Big Server Switch
It has been a crazy few days at MacSparky. I’ve been unhappy with my prior domain server for some time. There has been a constant poblem with network speed. The kicker, however, was downtime. I have experienced recurring downtimes culminating in a…
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