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Last month I shared an AppleScript to export OmniFocus tasks to Reminders. That triggered a slew of emails saying, “BUT SPARKY, HOW DO I PUT THEM BACK?”… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps…

Educator and Apple enthusiast Barrett Mossbacker joins me on this episode of Mac Power Users to share his favorite apps and workflows and discuss how Apple is doing in education. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:…

Here’s a recent post from the MacSparky Newsletter. If you haven’t already signed up, I’d appreciate it. Earlier this year, I had a chance to spend time in London, and I made a point to return to the British Museum. Specifically I was interested in…

On this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by Tim Stringer to look at his automations and discuss the core principles of automating. This episode of Automators is sponsored by:…

Yesterday the announcement went public that we’ll be wrapping up the Automators podcast, with our last episode being released on Friday, November 15. It’s strange for me to be closing down a podcast; I’ve never done that before. Indeed, it took me a…

In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: We finally have a new iPad mini, CleanMyMac gets a nice update (and drops the “X”), Sparky experiences being submerged, thanks to Vision Pro, and Jon Batiste shares his rendition of a Beethoven piano favorite.…

Now that the iPhone 16 has been out for a while, I’ve heard from several listeners and readers who are unhappy with the Camera Control on their iPhone 16 model. Specifically, many of you get accidental triggers or accidentally get into the photos settings…

I’m pleased to announce that the Focused Wall Calendar for 2025 is now on sale. We’ve been collaborating for years with the NeuYear calendar people, and it is, in my opinion, the best wall calendar on the market. Mike and I spent a lot of time adjusting…

There are a lot of great time-tracking applications out there, but one of the absolute best for Mac users is Timing. That’s because it is a native app on your Mac with a bunch of built-in automation. You don’t have to worry about pushing buttons to reset…

With the iPhone 16 models and iOS 18, you can now use Photographic Styles in the Camera and Photos app without baking them into the image. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?…