Keyboard Maestro got a big update, so on this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are here to report on the new features. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an extra three months free. Oracle: Oracle Cloud…
Listen & read notes →2024 Sponsorships Opportunities
Here comes 2024! I’m beginning to sell sponsorship for the blog and newsletter for next year. If you’re interested, drop me a note.
Continue reading →Upgrade Your Calendar with Fantastical (Sponsor)
I am so pleased to welcome Fantastical as a new sponsor of the MacSparky blog. I’ve been using Fantastical since they first released their menu bar app and changed the calendaring world many years ago. Over the years, it has evolved into a powerful…
Continue reading →Does iPad (and Mac) Reliability Explain Slowing Upgrade Cycles?
Apple didn’t release any new iPad hardware this year, but according to Ming-Chi Kuo, that’s changing next year with iPad updates across the board, including the long-awaited OLED iPad Pro. That’s good, and I hope that’s all true. But I also know how easy…
Continue reading →Spatial Video Demonstrations
John Gruber spent more time with Vision Pro, focusing on the Photos app, including Spatial Video and panoramic photos. In short, John was impressed, and this is just the first iteration of this stuff. These things are hard to predict. (It took a pandemic for…
Continue reading →718: Workflows with Dan Provost
Dan Provost is one of the folks behind Studio Neat. This week on Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk to him about what his role is in the company and its products, the tools he uses to get his work done, and some…
Continue reading →The Focused 2024 Wall Calendar is Here
Focused 2024 Wall Calendar It’s that time of year again and the official Focused 2024 wall calendar is now available and shipping. (I got mine a few days ago.) I love this calendar. It puts your entire year on the wall so you can see…
Listen & read notes →The MacSparky Wall of Love
While I have never had a problem making content as MacSparky, I struggle with all the other little bits of running the business. I just want to make stuff. It’s my sincere desire to keep doing this for the duration and I acknowledge that…
Continue reading →Guesting on the iPad Pros Podcast
I recently guested on the iPad Pros Podcast with Tim Chaten to talk about Obsidian both in general and on the iPad. The show came out great.
Listen & read notes →Farewell, Big iMac
In Jason Snell’s (excellent, as usual) review of the new M3 24” iMac, he reports on the currently-non-existent large iMac: “Apple told me that it has no plans to develop a 27-inch iMac again.” Apple said the same thing to The Verge. I have received many…
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