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The Elevation Labs AirTags Wallet Insert
Maybe someday someone will make the perfect AirTag wallet for me, but it hasn’t happened yet. The Elevation Labs AirTags Wallet Insert – MacSparky I, too, have gone down this path to find a suitable AirTag wallet. However, the thickness of the device is just a little too much for my slim wallet. My suggestion…
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Apple issues an AirTag status update
Apple is trying to thread the needle with AirTags, allowing them to be used for good but not for evil. It’s complicated, and Apple knew that going in—but it turns out it still has a lot to learn. Apple issues an AirTag status update – Six Colors One update I’d love to see is a…
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1/22: Switching to Brave
At the beginning of January, I noted my aim to move to Brave as my default browser. This has become something of a monthly theme where I’m looking to change some of my computing workflows throughout 2022. And, honestly, this one may end up being the easiest to accomplish. I’ve been using Brave full-time for…
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Search Better with Keyword Search and Shortcuts
All I need to do to open an Amazon search page with my affiliate link included is to prepend “az” to my search query. I can do this directly from Safari’s Address Bar or Spotlight on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. I typically use Alfred as a Spotlight replacement on the Mac, and it works there,…
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Bring back Dashboard?
The type of things I would have glanced at dashboard for, is just a quick swipe away on my iPhone. Apple Should Bring Back Dashboard – Initial Charge Or a glance at my watch. I do think notifications on Mac needs a complete rethink, though. *see also: https://512pixels.net/2022/01/apple-should-bring-back-dashboard/
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MacSparky’s Comms Board
This is the array of apps I keep on a separate space to the left of my working screen. It’s a collection of my communication apps. The idea of this is to keep communications separate from my working screen and require me to intentionally switch screens to go into that mode. My Comms Board –…
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Apple Watch, Fitness+, and Closing Your Rings
With some small changes, Apple could empower more people to close their rings. It encourages better behaviors without penalizing for a day off when rest is needed, or an injury or illness sidelines you for a little while. Close Your Rings Differently – nahumck.me Tim has a couple of good options in his post above,…
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Replacicon
A simple little app that let’s you easily change the icons of third-party apps on your Mac. But it also watches for app updates in the background so your customized icons are not lost. Replacicon – Initial Charge An instant buy. Thanks, Mike! Learn more:
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Brave browser continues to grow
For the fifth year in a row, we’ve doubled the number of our monthly active users, going from 24 million MAU on December 31st, 2020, to over 50 million by the end of 2021. Brave Passes 50 Million Monthly Active Users, Growing 2x for the Fifth Year in a Row | Brave Browser Count me…
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QuickReviews.app
Quick Reviews is a very basic website that replicates the look of my reviews but does it entirely in HTML, CSS, and a hit of JavaScript. This is aggressively simple, and it’s far from a premium site at this point, but I wanted to get something out there and see if people are interested. Introducing…