On this Mac Power Users feedback episode, Stephen and I check in with the Vision Pro, discuss plumbing super powers, the mysteries of AppleCare, and more.
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This week, we got the news that Apple canceled its Apple Car program (Project Titan). Apple spent the last ten years poking around the edges of making cars and, according to Bloomberg, got to a critical decision point recently and decided to pass.
I’m relieved for several reasons:
My big point, however, is that first one: I don’t know how they could build out the car business and retain their current focus on the Apple products I like most.
Disney heritage fans like myself are well aware of the Firehouse Five, a Dixieland Band that grew out of the Walt Disney animation studios in the 1940s. Cabal Sasser, however, brought this fandom to a whole new level when he bought some rare rehearsal recordings and got a lot more than he expected.
I am happy to announce an update to my Keyboard Maestro Field Guide. It includes 16 new videos covering many new features added with recent updates, including version 11.
To celebrate this update release, I’ve got a limited-time 20% discount on the Keyboard Maestro Field Guide. Use HOORAYKM11 at checkout for 20% off.
Moreover, I’ve spoken with the gang over at Keyboard Maestro and they are also offering a discount on Keyboard Maestro. For a limited time, you can get 10% off a Keyboard Maestro license with code “KMFG”.
Enjoy!
Your pal, David
P.S. Here’s what people are saying about the Keyboard Maestro Field Guide:
As a Mac nerd, Keyboard Maestro is an indispensable app. There are so many helpful, powerful, and fun things you can do with it. David, as usual, does an excellent job at showing you how to use this app to change your life.
— Shawn Blanc, Founder The Sweet Setup
The Keyboard Maestro Field Guide is an invaluable resource for anyone who wants to take their Mac productivity up a notch. David Sparks does a fantastic job of making Keyboard Maestro highly accessible to new users while also providing clever use cases to delight even the most experienced users.
— Tim Stringer, Founder, Technically Simple
Keyboard Maestro is a popular automation tool for the Mac that has a long list of different functionalities, all based around automating different tasks. It takes a simple approach based on triggers and actions, which means you don’t need any scripting or programming knowledge to use it.
The new Keyboard Maestro Field Guide from David Sparks is designed to help you master the app…. The Field guide is completely self-paced, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own speed.
— Chance Miller, writer, 9to5mac.com
It’s time for the Lab Report, covering this week’s Apple news, rumors, and more… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
There was a lot of activity for the Labs in February, including 8 exclusive videos on a variety of topics:
If you’d like to be a part of the MacSparky Labs, you can get more information and join right here.
Greg Pierce at Agile Tortoise (Drafts, Tally) has a new app, Simple Scan. It’s a no-frills scanning app that doesn’t try to do more than be a good scanning app, made by a guy who really understands how to make great apps. If you’re looking for a simple scanning app, this is the one.
This week, MacSparky is sponsored by ScreenFloat 2, a major upgrade to the Mac’s built-in screenshot tool. With ScreenFloat 2, screenshots become so much more.
To begin, your screenshots will float, just like the name implies. You no longer have to dig through windows to find your screenshots. It’s right on top, waiting for you.
Then, there is a suite of screenshot tools: markup, annotate, colors, rotate, and trim. ScreenFloat 2 lets you record your screen and trigger screenshots on a timer. If you need to re-capture, there is a tool for that, so you don’t have to reframe the shot from scratch. You can even extract text and barcodes. If you need to redact, there are tools for that as well. You can remove text, faces, or barcodes.
I often want to get exact color matches out of screenshots which is actually pretty difficult. But not so with ScreenFloat 2. The app has a built-in color sampling tool. If you want to use your screenshots, you can drag and drop them out of the browser, or directly from floating shots. ScreenFloat 2 also includes a browser to organize your images with folders and tags, and it all syncs over iCloud. If you want to use your screenshots, you can drag and drop them out of the browser.
Check out ScreenFloat 2 today and learn just how much more useful screenshots can be.
Mike and I use this episode of Focused to revisit the topic of journaling for personal growth and share how our workflows have evolved.
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Now that we’ve had Desktop Widgets on macOS for a while, here’s the current state of my widgets. I also share a few tips to make using them more pleasant on your Mac… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?