Paste 4.0

Paste is certainly the most delightful Mac clipboard manager and also one of the most powerful. Today it got a bit update to version 4.0. New features include:

  • A resizable window. If you use a big clipboard, Paste 4.0 is ready for you.
  • A new engine, 20% faster.
  • Better automation. Hooray, Shortcuts!
  • A refined user interface. The old look was good. This one is better and makes more sense.
  • A new color palette and more customization overall.

A while back, we did an MPU episode on clipboard managers, and Paste really came out of nowhere to impress us both. This new version is a nice update. You can get Paste in the Mac App Store and learn more at the developer’s website. If you have a Setapp subscription, Paste 4.0 is there waiting. Also, parts of this post were written using Paste. *grin*

The Rumor Mill Winds Up Again

Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter is starting to hint at upcoming Apple products. Notable among them:

A Big iMac

An Apple silicon 30+ inch iMac may be in the works. My guess would be the love child between a souped-up Mac mini and a larger Studio Display. Now that I’ve separated my Mac from my display, this one is not for me, but if my email inbox is any indication, there are many people looking for something like this.

A Second-Generation Apple Watch

I would expect the Apple Watch Ultra to get yearly updates. I don’t see how they can keep selling them as the top-tier Apple Watch if they don’t. My wish for this product would be a smaller-sized version. I know plenty of folks with smaller wrists that would like an Apple Watch Ultra.

P.S. I love my Apple Watch Ultra.

Q3 Planning Meeting (MacSparky Labs)

It’s time for some quarterly planning among the MacSparky Labs Early Access members. I’ve had several people request that we do a planning call on a Saturday. Since July 1 lands on a Saturday, there you go. I hope to see you there. If you can’t make it, there will be a recording…

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

visionOS Experiments and Thoughts

The visionOS SDK kit has only been out a few days, but developers are already digging in. Initial reports are encouraging. App developers are getting their apps up and running in the new spatial computing platform. MacStories did a great job collecting posts from many experimenting developers.

There are two things that come to mind seeing how quickly Developers are adapting:

This is part of the SwiftUI Master Plan

Developers that have been building their SwiftUI muscles are getting paid back right now. visionOS runs on SwiftUI. Developers that are up to speed on it are getting an easy on ramp on the new platform.

This is only Phase One

While it’s great seeing conventional existing apps get displayed in the new spatial computing platform, I consider that just phase one. Phase two is where it gets interesting. That’s when developers come up with applications that could only work on the new platform. I don’t know what those killer apps will be yet, but some enterprising developers are cooking them up right now.

The app I’d love to see is a spatial computing enabled planning/idea development application, where I could put the headset on and have a 10’ x 10’ (or bigger) board I could use to develop ideas and plans. I would probably make it contextual and instance it somewhere in Yosemite or Yellowstone, but it would be the place I’d go to work on big ideas. Then when I’m done, I could take the headset off and go make a sandwich.

DEVONthink: The Best Solution for Documents and Files (Sponsor)

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