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  • The Best Third-Party Email App for Mac

    Spark

    Spark is a beautifully-designed mail app for macOS that makes email a quick task with plenty of service integrations, the ability to send emails to other apps, and more.
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    Spark
  • A Review of the New 2018 iPad Pro

    A Review of the New 2018 iPad Pro

    Whatever your needs, this new iPad Pro is a pleasure to use, incredible to look at, and the most impactful iPad I’ve experienced yet.
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  • A Review of the 2018 MacBook Air

    A Review of the 2018 MacBook Air

    The latest iteration of Apple's industry-leading notebook provides the latest MacBook features to the masses in a familiar size and price.
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  • How I Use and Manage Apple Photos

    How I Use Apple Photos

    How and why I’ve gone all in with Apple Photos and iCloud Photo Library.
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    iPad Pro First Impressions

    How does the new 12.9 fare for writing and photography?
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  • The Best Calendar App for Apple Watch

    Fantastical

    Fantastical for Apple Watch has a great user interface, and it leads the pack in every way that matters on watchOS.
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    Fantastical
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    Mobile Photography Course

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Photography

The best third-party camera app for iPhone
Halide »
The best photo editing app for the iPhone
Darkroom »
The best photo editing app for the Mac
Lightroom »
The best cloud photo management solution
iCloud Photo Library »

Writing

The best text editor for macOS
Atom »
Apps we love
TextExpander »
The best note-taking app for iPhone and iPad
Bear »
The Best Pro Writing App for Mac (and iOS)
Ulysses »
The best mind mapping app
MindNode 5 »
The Best Third-Party Email App for Mac
Spark »

Backups

How to Backup an iPhone or iPad Before an Upgrade
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Backing up your computer is easy
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The best cloud backup service
Backblaze »
The easiest way to back up your Mac
Time Machine »
The best app for making bootable backups of your Mac
Carbon Copy Cloner »
Our favorite external hard drive
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To-do & Reminders

The best productivity and GTD app suite for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Things »
The best simple list-making app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac
Reminders »
The best calendar App for iPhone
Fantastical 2 »

Reading

The best app for reading e-books on iOS
iBooks »
The best Bible app for iPhone and iPad
YouVersion »
The best Wikipedia app for iPhone
Wikiwand »
The best RSS reader for macOS
Reeder »
The best RSS app for iPhone and iPad
Unread »

Productivity

Apps we love
TextExpander »
The Best Pomodoro App for Mac, iPhone, and iPad
Be Focused Pro »
The best iOS app for annotating images
Annotable »

Home Life

The best stand-alone fitness app for Apple Watch
Workouts++ »
The best Apple Watch app for tracking sleep
AutoSleep »
The best app for managing personal finances and budgets
Banktivity 6 »

Social Networks

The best secure messaging app for iPhone
WhatsApp »
The best Reddit app for iOS
Apollo »
The best Pinboard app for iOS
Pinner »
The Best Twitter App for iOS
Tweetbot »
The best Twitter client for Mac
Tweetbot 3 »

Audio

The best iOS Music app replacement
Cesium »
Our favorite podcast client for iOS
Overcast »
The best music streaming service
Apple Music »
These are the computer speakers I use
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Weather

The best weather app
CARROT Weather »
The best radar app for iPhone and iPad
Dark Sky »

Travel

The best location-logging app for iPhone
Swarm »
The best time zone calculator for iPhone
Zones »
The best flight tracker app for iPhone
App in the Air »
The best remote access solution for Mac and iOS
Screens »
The best VPN solution for iOS and OS X
Encrypt.me »

Misc & Other

The best app for blocking telemarketers, robocallers, and spam calls
Nomorobo »
The best GIF keyboard for iPhone
iGIF »
The best peer-to-peer payment system
Square Cash »
The Best Password App and Manager (and why you need one)
1Password »

The Office

The best app for running Windows on a Mac
Parallels Desktop »
The best online, collaborative document editing suite
Google Docs »
The best third-party email app for iOS
Microsoft Outlook »

Calendars

The best time zone calculator for iPhone
Zones »
The best calendar app for Mac
Fantastical 2 »
The best calendar App for iPhone
Fantastical 2 »

Entertainment

The best iOS Music app replacement
Cesium »
The best sports scores and news tracking app
Yahoo Sports »
The best news aggregation service
Nuzzel »
The best TV show tracking app
Television Time »
The best read-it-later service
Instapaper »

Writing

The best text editor for macOS
Atom »
Apps we love
TextExpander »
The best note-taking app for iPhone and iPad
Bear »
The Best Pro Writing App for Mac (and iOS)
Ulysses »
The best mind mapping app
MindNode 5 »
The Best Third-Party Email App for Mac
Spark »

Articles

A Review of the New 2018 iPad Pro »
A Review of the 2018 MacBook Air »
A Review of the Twelve South PlugBug Duo »
A Few Thoughts on the New iPhone XS Camera »

Interviews

Marty Day’s Mac, iOS, and Watch setup »
Kurt Van de Poel’s Mac and iPhone setup »
Justin Kaplan’s Mac and iPhone setup »
Jackson Hayes’ Mac and iPhone Setup »

Quick Tips

How To Customize Control Center on iOS »
How to Use Shortcuts to Easily Add Photos to a Specific Album »
How to Use Continuity Camera in macOS Mojave »
An Overview of Siri Shortcuts in MindNode »
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