I’ve mentioned a few times in the MacSparky Labs that I pay for web search. That always raises eyebrows. So I thought I’d explain. Even Google now injects AI slop before giving you search results, and there’s a good argument that search is going…
Continue reading →This Week in the Labs — August 14, 2026
It was another fun week in the MacSparky Labs community. Here’s 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,…
Continue reading →A Business Card Worth Keeping
This post is sponsored by Hoban Cards. Sponsorship doesn’t influence what I write. Here’s my take. Every time I hand someone a Hoban card, the same thing happens. They stop mid-conversation, run a thumb across the letters, turn it over. That doesn’t happen with…
Continue reading →Intentional AI 6: Sparky’s Email Odyssey
On this episode of Intentional AI, Chris and I get into my email odyssey, the months I spent trying to hand my email over to a robot. First came the Big Swing, where I would never open email again and the robot read everything…
Listen & read notes →Google Health Two-Way Sync with Apple Health
I’ve heard from readers looking for a way to track health without wearing an Apple Watch. Since Apple doesn’t make its own fitness ring or band, you are going to have to look at the third-party options. Google’s Fitbit Air is actually a pretty…
Continue reading →Focused 262: The Strategic Deployment of Friction
On this episode of Focused, Mike and I try to build a personal philosophy for when AI writing help makes you sharper and when it just makes you soft. In Deep Focus, Mike walks through hiring his first full-time virtual assistant. Episode Links How…
Listen & read notes →Looming Supply Shortages
During its earnings call, Apple advised that it is bracing for growing supply pressure on its products. I know some of this stems from Ramageddon and the massive build-out of AI server farms, but it feels like it runs deeper than that. As Apple…
Continue reading →1Password Travel Mode and Federal Law
Jeff Richardson, at iPhone J.D., explores the thorny issue of data privacy and border crossing. I find it kind of shocking that a border agent can ask you to just hand over your phone and your password on a whim. Maybe it’s legal now.…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 861: Stephen’s Kanban App
In this week’s episode of the Mac Power Users, Stephen and I share the state of our task manager software stacks. To take it further, Stephen built himself a Kanban app, Kan Do. He shares the story of how he built it and why…
Listen & read notes →Why I Killed My Daybook
As we all experiment with AI and how it can help, I went down a rabbit hole over the last month that I wanted to share. I called it “The Daybook”. It was an automated daily note. It ran every night, pulling in my…
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