It seems to be software updates season. Tinderbox version 10 is now available with a new Gaudí view designed to use the screen more efficiently and make brainstorming easier. If you’re unaware, Tinderbox is one of the best thinking and planning apps available for the Mac.…
Continue reading →The New Overcast
Congratulations to Marco Arment on shipping the new Overcast. The new version is a complete rewrite and redesign that runs faster and uses Apple’s latest technologies. By far, my favorite applications are the ones developed by solo or small teams that are obsessive about design…
Listen & read notes →Steve Jobs in 1983
The Steve Jobs Archive published an interesting speech Steve gave at the 1983 International Design Conference in Aspen. It’s excellent, and I recommend watching the whole thing. A few things that stood out to me: He stated that by 1986, people could spend more time…
Continue reading →The Neo Network Utility
In addition to continually updating DEVONthink, team Devon also has a nice catalog of free software and utilities for Mac users. Earlier this month, they re-released their Neo Network Utility. In essence, this application takes a lot of information available on the command line via Terminal and…
Continue reading →The Productivity Summer Camp
Earlier this year, I released the Productivity Field Guide. It was successful and helped many people find some center in a world full of distractions. This summer, I’m pleased to announce the Productivity Summer Camp. I’ll be providing the Productivity Field Guide and a four-week…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 754: Passwords, Passkeys, & Beyond, with Damien Schreurs
Damien Schreurs joins Stephen and me on this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about what makes a good password, what the deal is with passkeys, and Apple’s upcoming Passwords application. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: SaneBox: Stop drowning in email!…
Listen & read notes →ScreenFloat 2: Power Up Your Screenshots (Sponsor)
This week, MacSparky is sponsored by ScreenFloat 2, a major upgrade to the Mac’s built-in screenshot tool. With ScreenFloat 2, screenshots become so much more. To begin, your screenshots will float, just like the name implies. You no longer have to dig through windows…
Continue reading →When the Antivirus Software Is the Virus
Last week’s CrowdStrike outage is pretty concerning. It’s shocking how a mistake by one software company can shut down so many global industries. While I understand that antivirus software is necessary, its existence always represents a vulnerability. It has to embed itself deep in the system…
Continue reading →Bern Shanfield on His iPhone Home Screen Simplification Journey and Favorite Mac Apps
Bern Shanfield is a MacSparky Labs member who, over the years, has become a friend. What I love about Bern is how intentional he is about his Mac and how he thinks of it. When he showed me an interesting take he had on…
Continue reading →The Big Question About Apple Intelligence
Since Apple unveiled its vision for artificial intelligence at WWDC, there have been numerous announcements and rumors about releasing different components of Apple Intelligence. The most recent update suggests that the all-new Siri won’t be available in beta until January of next year, with a general…
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