This week in the labs, we covered the usual assortment of geeky topics and we’re all looking forward to the iPhone event next week. Below you’ll find the week’s new videos and podcasts, a few of the conversations happening in the member community, and…
Continue reading →For Those of Us Particular About the Things on Our Desks…
Last week Apple updated the Magic Keyboard, replacing text key labels with glyphs, which is kind of nice. I have a similar keyboard on my laptop, and I like it. However, I was hoping they would fix a different injustice that’s been around for…
Continue reading →How Far Are We from “Her”?
I can’t help but feel one of the most AI-adjacent movies right now is Her. This 2013 movie featured Joaquin Phoenix falling in love with his personalized AI. The actual hardware was an earpiece, something like an AirPod, but it was constantly in your…
Continue reading →MindNode Ships MCP Support
I’ve made no mystery of the fact that I think the way we interact with productivity apps is changing. I was happy to see my favorite mind mapping app, MindNode, get MCP support today. It’s Mac-only and well done, giving the user read-only or…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 864: Marked Safe from Buying M5 Ultra
On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I do the math on Apple’s new M6 Mac mini and M5 Mac Studio, revisit launchers, Tailscale, and a few of my analogue bits. We also share some the tech we’ve most recently been playing…
Listen & read notes →Materiam Superabat Opus
I wear a bracelet with a Latin phrase on it, which is exactly as insufferable as it sounds. Materiam Superabat Opus. This phrase is so important to me that I had a box of pencils made with it etched on the side so I see…
Continue reading →This Week in the Labs — August 28, 2026
We got a lot of news from Apple this week, and I shipped a lot in the labs. Busy week. Below you’ll find the week’s new videos and podcasts, a few of the conversations happening in the member community, and what’s coming next week.…
Continue reading →Things 3’s Repeating Task Feature Restructured
The Things 3 team released a nice update recently, dramatically improving its repeating tasks feature. I first learned of this when we interviewed the Things CEO on Mac Power Users, but I’ve heard from several of you Things users that are really digging it.…
Continue reading →A Truce on App Store Fees, Still No Siri AI in Europe
We got news that Apple has settled the App Store fee dispute with the European Union, which is good. If Apple can get out of this mess with a negotiated deal instead of years of litigation and penalties, they should consider themselves ahead of…
Continue reading →Intentional AI 7: We’re All Developers Now
On this episode of Intentional AI, Chris and I talk about building your own iPhone app now that the robot writes the code. Chris built a productivity super app for himself and his assistant, starting with a feature list he wrote on paper. I…
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