Jeff Richardson spent over an hour with the iPhone Duo at an Apple Store and decided to cancel his preorder. He makes some excellent points. We’re definitely at a point where there isn’t an obvious answer to the question, “What’s the best iPhone?” I…
Continue reading →Timing Lets Your AI Agent Sort Out Your Time
This post is sponsored by Timing’s automatic time tracking for Mac. An automatic time log saves you from trying to reconstruct your week on Friday afternoon. But there can still be a pile of unassigned work to sort into projects. Timing’s new MCP server…
Continue reading →You Can’t Buy Your Way Out of the Local AI Problem
Yesterday Apple opened orders for a 512 GB configuration of the Mac Studio. It starts at $22,299. I’ve spent a lot of time testing local AI, and I do think it has uses currently, but I also think it has a lot of room…
Continue reading →The iPad mini and the iPhone Duo
The iPad mini is an unsung hero in the iPad lineup. When I talk to MacSparky Labs members, quite often the iPad mini is their favorite iPad. And the reason for that is that it’s the iPad for non-iPad Pro users. There are some…
Continue reading →My 512GB Mac Studio Bet
Apple promised the 512GB Mac Studio for late October, so I think we’re very likely to see it at tomorrow’s “Pro and tell” event. The timing and pro focus certainly fit. The question is, in this market, how much will Apple charge to go…
Continue reading →Stephen’s iPhone Duo App Directory
My Mac Power Users co-host, Stephen Robles, has put together a directory of apps ready for the iPhone Duo. If you’re looking for apps that take advantage of the new phone, give it a look. He’s already collected hundreds of apps. I suspect I’ll…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 872: The Mighty Mac mini
David and Stephen explore always-on Mac jobs, including backups, automation, transcription, local AI, and Docker services, and compare the alternatives to a second Mac. Episode Links Some iPhone Duo orders getting moved up to earlier dates Crackling/distorted sound from MacBook Pro Apple's October 28…
Listen & read notes →What a Million Views Did Not Do for My Business
After Apple announced the iPhone Duo, I had a spare half hour before a MacSparky Labs meetup about the new announcements. On a whim, I turned on the camera and talked through my thoughts on the new device. I posted the video a few…
Continue reading →This Week in the Labs — October 23, 2026
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. Most of those links lead straight into the Labs community on Circle, so they’ll only open if you’re a member.…
Continue reading →Ethan Mollick Releases Co-Existence
Ethan Mollick’s new book, Co-Existence: The Next Phase of AI, is out. It follows Co-Intelligence and looks at working alongside AI systems that can take on more of the work themselves. I’m looking really forward to reading it. In his release post, Mollick charted…
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