Posts Tagged → backstage

This Friday’s Virtual Meetup (MacSparky Labs)

I just wanted to send out a reminder about this Friday’s MacSparky Labs virtual meetup at 12:00 Pacific. The Zoom call details are below. The agendas for these meetups are always pretty flexible but I do have a few things on my list…

This is a post for MacSparky Labs Early Access and Backstage Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

Trying a New AirTag Wallet (MacSparky Labs)

Over the years, I’ve had various wallets, but most recently I’ve been switching between the Flip Side plastic wallet (when I want to carry a lot of things) and the Apple MagSafe Wallet (when I need to carry a few things). I’ve never actually lost a wallet, but the idea of having an AirTag built into my wallet seemed like a pretty good idea… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

This Month in the MacSparky Labs

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We had a busy month in the MacSparky Labs during March. If you’d like to join, we’d love to have you.

  • 2022-03-29 – Looking Back at the Tight Rope (All Members)
  • 2022-03-28 – Task Manager Survey – The OmniFocus Baseline (Early Access and Backstage)
  • 2022-03-27 – Studio Build Update Part 2 – Plans! (All Members)
  • 2022-03-25 – Early Access: Journal Prompt Video and Blog Post (Early Access)
  • 2022-03-24 – Dictation Deep Dive (Early Access)
  • 2022-03-23 – Sparky’s Menu Bar (All Members)
  • 2022-03-20 – Week Planning with Sparky, Part 2 (Early Access and Backstage)
  • 2022-03-18 – Friends of Dave Interview with Daniel McCann (Early Access and Backstage)
  • 2022-03-16 – Make Fantastical Dance (All Members)
  • 2022-03-15 – Announcing the MacSparky Labs Geek Meter (All Members)
  • 2022-03-13 – Weekly Planning with Sparky (Early Access and Backstage)
  • 2022-03-12 – MacSparky Labs Updates for Early Access Subscribers (Early Access)
  • 2022-03-12 – More Thoughts on the Apple Peek Performance Event (All Members)
  • 2022-03-09 – Shortcuts for Mac Field Guide Status Update (All Members)
  • 2022-03-07 – Moving Text into the Web with Keyboard Maestro (Grammarly Example) (All Members)
  • 2022-03-06 – March 2022 Virtual Meetup (Early Access and Backstage)
  • 2022-03-03 – Testing the Stream Deck Pedal (Early Access and Backstage)
  • 2022-03-01 – Convert an Image from HEIC to JPG with Shortcuts (All Members)

Task Manager Survey – The OmniFocus Baseline

I’m starting a new series where I’ll be looking at some of the most popular task managers. Before getting started, however, here’s a look at how I’m currently using OmniFocus with my setup and favorite features. This feature set will be a baseline of sorts while I look at competing apps… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Early Access and Backstage Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

Touring My Menu Bar (MacSparky Labs)

My menu bar is always a bit of a work and progress but here it is with my favorite menu bar apps as of March 2022. Also I’ll demonstrate and share a cool Keyboard Maestro script to minimize your menubar and change the clock that I run before screencasting that you may have use for.… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

Friends of Dave Interview with Dan McCann (MacSparky Labs)

Hooray, I’ve got a new Friends of Dave (FOD) Interview in the MacSparky Labs. Daniel McCann is a professor of medieval literature and a mac geek. During the Pandemic Daniel’s iMac got stolen and he ended up doing all of his work on an iPad for over a year. In this interview, Daniel and David talk about how to get work done on your iPad, Bibliotherapy, and how Chaucer was bending words way before Eminem did… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Early Access and Backstage Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?