Project Setup with Craft, OmniFocus, and Shortcuts (MacSparky Labs)

Some of the labs members are interested in Craft. Good news! I’m using Craft for some of the Labs back-end. Here’s a Shortcut that builds out a new project using Craft and OmniFocus along with some basic training in Craft…

This is a post for MacSparky Labs Level 3 (Early Access) and Level 2 (Backstage) Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

May in the MacSparky Labs

One of the best things to come from my quitting the practice of law is the introduction of the MacSparky Labs. I feel like I’m unleashed and able to share so much more with the MacSparky Supporters. In May, I was able to give the Early Access members access to the Shortcuts for Mac Field Guide a month early and open up sales for the remaining members in the few days before the official launch. That’s not all that happened in the labs in May though. I’d love to have you join.

May in the MacSparky Labs

  • 2022-05-31 – WWDC update from Sparky (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-05-20 – Lab Report Podcast (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-05-26 – Using Your iPad as a Mac Dashboard (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-05-25 – Using Obsidian for Task Management (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-05-24 – Early Release: Shortcuts for Mac Field Guide (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-05-24 – Sparky’s Obsidian Presentation (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-05-23 – Early Access Content – Obsidian and Status Board Videos (Level 3)
  • 2022-05-20 – Lab Report Podcast (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-05-19 – Using Your iPhone as a Webcam with Camo (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-05-18 – Creating OmniFocus Template Projects with Keyboard Maestro (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-05-16 – Early Access Video Previews (Level 3)
  • 2022-05-16 – Friends of Dave Interview with Ian Byrd (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-05-13 – Lab Report Podcast (Level 1-3)
  • 2022-05-12 – Taking Screenshots with the Mac’s Built-in Tools (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-05-10 – Early Access – Shortcuts for Mac Field Guide (Level 3)
  • 2022-05-09 – Early Access Screenshot Video (Level 3)
  • 2022-05-09 – May 2022 Virtual Meetup Video and Podcast (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-05-06 – Labs Report Podcast Release (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-05-05 – May 2022 Questions and Answers (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-05-04 – Virtual Meetup Details (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-05-03 – Using the Bento App (Task Manager Survey) (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-05-02 – Early Access Release, Questions and Answers Video and Podcast (Level 3)
  • 2022-05-02 – Testing a Card-Based Goal System and Additional Early Access Content (Level 3)

Creating Animated Hand-Drawn Slides in Keynote (MacSparky Labs)

When I gave my presentation at the Linking Your Thinking Conference, I did it with hand-drawn, animated slides. These slides got a lot more comments and questions than I expected. So here is a short tutorial for Labs members explaining and demonstrating exactly how I did it…

This is a post for MacSparky Labs Level 3 (Early Access) and Level 2 (Backstage) Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

Using Obsidian for Task Management (MacSparky Labs)

I spent three weeks running Obsidian as my primary task manager. I learned that task management in Obsidian is a lot better than I expected, but probably still not the answer for me. In this video, I walk through plugins and workflows to manage your tasks in Obsidian…

This is a post for MacSparky Labs Level 3 (Early Access) and Level 2 (Backstage) Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

The Lab Report – May 20, 2022

One of the benefits of being a member of The MacSparky Labs is access to the weekly Lab Report podcast, where I summarize Apple news and other items I find interesting in about 10 minutes. If you are a labs member, you should have already received this week’s Lab Report in your podcast feed.

This week I’m also making the Lab Report available to non-members. You can download the audio file right here. If you dig it, you may want to check out The MacSparky Labs.

Also, here are links from the episode:

Bloomberg on the Apple Headset
Open Letter to Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro Response
Jane Hovarth on Apple and Privacy
Apple’s New Privacy Ad Campaign
John Prosser on the Square Apple Watch
Macworld M1 Max vs. M1 Ultra Tests
9to5 Mac on Folding iPhones and E-Ink
Mac Power Users 640: The iPhone App Roundup
Automators 102: Automating DEVONthink
Keyboard Maestro 10.1
New Outline App: Bike
Creating OmniFocus Templates with Keyboard Maestro (MacSparky Labs)
Using Your iPhone as a Webcam (MacSparky Labs)
New Book: After Steve