The 2020 Focused Wall Calendar

As the end of the year approaches, the Focused podcast partnered with the NeuYear calendar company to create a custom 2020 Focused wall calendar. I’m thrilled with the way this came out, and I can’t wait to hang it on my wall. We intentionally priced this low ($29, including shipping to most places in the US) so people could get these on their walls.

I like the idea of a year calendar on the wall. Not only does it help you plan, but it also gives you something to look at before you say “yes” to any significant commitments. Indeed, that is one of my rules. No “yes” until I see how it looks on the wall calendar. We talk about this at length on a recent Focused episode, but if you’re interested in the calendar, get it now.

Automators 30: Some Favorite Automations

The latest episode of Automators is now available for download. In it, Rose and I share some of our most beloved recently created automations.

Rosemary has an automation to help to deal with her garbage email address, and I have an email-related automation dealing with Basecamp. Rosemary built a magic album player using Shortcuts, and I used Shortcuts to help deal with meetings. Finally, Rose got a new Mac mini, and she’s adding all sorts of automation to it.

This is a great episode with lots of exciting ideas. We’ve got several blog posts and sample videos linked to explain what we’ve done and there something in there for everyone. If you haven’t subscribed to Automators yet, you should.

This episode of Automators was sponsored by Creative Next: The new podcast future-proofing creatives.

Relay Family Feud

There is a live event for the Relay fifth anniversary later this month in San Francisco. I will be there and participating. They have a “Family Feud” style game planned for the Relay Hosts. I am not going to look at the questions because I like to be surprised. However, if you would like your answer included in the survey results, check this out.

Guesting on Connected 248

This week I guested on the Connected podcast where Federico and I had an extended discussion of the new iPadOS Files and Siri Shortcuts applications and I tried to understand the Connected contest rules.

Download Podcast Guest

This week I guested on the Download podcast. Aleen Simms and I joined Stephen Hackett and Jason Snell to talk about Apple’s play services including Apple TV+, Apple Card, Apple Arcade, Apple News+ and so many other things that start with the word “Apple”.

Friends in Your Ears Podcast Guest

This week I was a guest on the Friends in Your Ears podcast. Anže Tomić and I joined Kathy Campbell to talk about some of our favorite podcasts and how we got into this racket. It’s a short show but a lot of fun and worth checking out.

Guesting on the Outpost Show

Last week I guested on the Outpost Show where I talked (and whined) a bit about the state of iPad software. I complain … because I love.

MacVoices Guesting

I recently joined my pal Chuck Joiner on his MacVoices podcast to talk about my recent field guide releases and the big switch to video. In addition to being a staple of Macintosh podcasting, Chuck is a longtime friend and I had a lot of fun checking in with him.

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Guesting on the Lawyerist Podcast

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I joined Sam Glover at the Lawyerist podcast to talk about getting more from your iPhone. The Lawyerist is one of the few lawyer-focused websites that is not dreadful. Indeed it is quite the opposite. On this show, we talked about the iPhone Field Guide and how to be productive with that computer in your pocket.

MacVoices Appearance

My pal Brett Terpstra and I guested recently on MacVoices. We talked to Chuck Joiner about 60 Mac Tips, Volume 2, eBook distribution, and nerdy technology stuff in general.