I recently joined Kourosh Dini on his Rhythms of Focus podcast to talk about AI. Kourosh is experimenting with these tools himself, and we discussed where AI is today and where it might be going, including some of the reasons for concern. The episode…
Continue reading →Focused 268: Gateway to the Past, with Liz Covart
On this episode of Focused, Mike and I welcome historian Liz Covart, host of Ben Franklin’s World. We talk about making time for reading and research when you don’t have a finished piece to show for it. Liz explains where robots help her find…
Listen & read notes →Playful Fonts from Bastardica
I have a long history of appreciating inappropriate and useless fonts, starting, of course, with San Francisco back on the original Mac. Original Mac font samples, including San Francisco. Screenshot by David Remahl, CC BY-SA 3.0, unchanged. Kottke recently pointed me to Bastardica, “a…
Continue reading →Stephen Robles’ iPhone Duo Review
I really enjoyed Stephen Robles’ iPhone Duo review, both his take on the phone and the way he approached the review. If you’ve been following the Duo, this is worth a watch.
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 873: iPhone Duo Review and Touchscreen MacBook Pro
David and Stephen unpack Apple’s latest Macs and iPad mini, then compare the iPhone Duo’s everyday benefits and tradeoffs. Stephen buys a Mac mini live as they weigh cameras, apps, accessories, and getting real work done on a folding phone. Episode Links Mac Power…
Listen & read notes →What Would This Actually Change?
Apple gave us plenty to think about this week with several new hardware announcements: A redesigned iPad mini with an 8.5-inch OLED screen, A20 Pro, and optional nano-texture glass.The iMac with M6, adding a faster chip, Wi-Fi 7, and Bluetooth 6 to the familiar…
Continue reading →This Week in the Labs — October 30, 2026
It was another Apple announcement week, which led to a lot going on in the MacSparky Labs community. 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…
Continue reading →Jeff Richardson Cancels His iPhone Duo Order
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…
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