Automators 86: Micro-Automations

Micro-automations! They’re those tiny little automations that can make your life easy. We’ve been building them, and today we’re sharing them on this episode of Automators.

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The Relay St. Jude Fund Raiser

This year the Relay Network raised over $700,000 for the fight against childhood cancer. I only get the slightest peek at all the work Stephen Hackett and gang do behind the scenes for this every year and it is remarkable. My congratulations and thanks to everyone that contributed, donated, and got behind this.

Celebrating Steve

Apple made an inspirational video commemorating the 10th anniversary of Steve Jobs’ death. Over the years I’ve talked to several people that had direct experience working with Steve while at Apple and the one thing they all tell me is that the popular narrative, that he was a jackass, gets it wrong. Like all humans, he had many sides and this simplification, focused on his worst traits doesn’t come close to representing the man he was.

DEVONthink Field Guide Early Bird Pricing Ends Tomorrow

Folks are digging my new DEVONthink Field Guide. Here’s just one of the nice testimonials I’ve received:

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“I wish I’d had this MacSparky Field Guide when I first started using DT 8 months ago; it would have saved me hours of reading manuals, watching videos, and reading blog posts to try to figure out how to use DevonThink. In his typical thorough and logical manner, David takes you by the hand and leads you step-by-step through everything you need to know to get the most out of DevonThink. Excellent, and a steal for the value!”

— Jim E.

Tomorrow the early bird price of $44 is going up so if you want that discounted price, now’s the time.

Mac Power Users 608: DEVONthink & New Apple Hardware

My newest Field Guide covers DEVONthink, and on this week’s Mac Power Users, Stephen and I discuss the application, some example uses, and the basics anyone looking at it should know. After that, we review the new iPhone and iPad mini.

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Make no mistake, Daylite isn’t just a CRM tool, it’s a Mac CRM tool. It isn’t for everyone, it’s for us. It’s for Mac people. People who ‘get’ that thinking exclusively and holistically about small business is actually thinking big.

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Focused 135: Don’t Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson

Jesse Anderson joins MIke and me on the latest episode of Focused to talk about self-awareness and the struggles with being productive while battling ADHD.

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Testing the iPhone 13 Pro Cameras at Disneyland

Yesterday morning I spent a few hours testing the new iPhone 13 Pro camera system at Disneyland, particularly in Galaxy’s Edge (of course). A few takeaways were:

The new wide lens is a big improvement and I’m going to be using that lens a lot more.
3X reach is a lot more useful than 2X reach for zoom
Cinematic Mode version 1 is a lot better than Portrait Mode version 1.

Here’s a video with all the details.

Mac Power Users 607: iOS & iPadOS 15

iOS and iPadOS 15 have arrived, bringing new features to Apple’s mobile devices, including Focus modes, Live Text, new Home Screen widgets, Safari extensions and a lot more. Stephen and I discuss our experiences with the beta and outline what’s best in this year’s upgrade on the latest episode fo Mac Power Users.

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