For the last Deep Dive of 2025 in the MacSparky Labs, several Pathfinder members and I got together to talk about our tech stack and the changes we’re thinking about for 2026.… This is a post for the MacSparky Labs Pathfinder members. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.
Festivitas Returns
Simon Støvring (a recent MPU guest) is at it again with an update to his cute holiday app, Festivitas, which puts holiday lights in the menu bar and a snowstorm on your desktop. My favorite feature is how the lights delicately move out of the way when you go to select an item on the screen behind them.
This year there’s also and iPhone/iPad app. Thanks Simon!
The Mastermind Box Cover
McSweeney’s got to the bottom of that strange board game cover from my childhood.
The funny thing is, back before the internet, even before Coleco Football, Mastermind was my game of choice. And even as an eight-year-old, I remember thinking, “What the hell is up with this box picture?“
Email Linking Script Update (and Keyboard Maestro Script Execution)
I’ve been iterating on my script to grab a link from any email message from Mail and embed it somewhere else in your Mac. In this video, I share the latest version of the script along with a tutorial on how to connect it to Keyboard Maestro.
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The Lab Report for December 19, 2025
The Lab Report is my weekly podcast exclusively for the MacSparky Labs members.
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DEVONthink To Go 4
The DEVONthink team has been hard at work this year. Earlier this year, they released DEVONthink 4.0 Copernicus for the Mac, and now they have released DEVONthink To Go 4.0 Kepler for iPhone and iPad.
This is a major update, including features like Generative AI, custom metadata, versioning, and revision-proof databases. They’ve also improved search and smart groups.
I’ve got several DEVONthink databases that I’m constantly in. The area of greatest improvement in DEVONthink over the last several years has been the mobile experience. If you’re a DEVONthink user who hasn’t tried it for a while, you should.
Moreover, the Mac, iPad, and iPhone versions of DEVONthink now share a single license, making it easier than ever to use the mobile version. You can learn more here.
Getting Links to Apple Notes Using Keyboard Maestro
Here’s a great Keyboard Maestro Macro written by Jim Sauer and posted in the Keyboard Maestro forums. It lets you easily get deep links to notes in Apple Notes (provided they are stored on iCloud). Thanks to Jim for creating this excellent workflow… This is a post for the MacSparky Labs Pathfinder and Insider members. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.
Focused 245: Fashionable & Functional, with Patrick Rhone
Patrick Rhone is back on Focused to talk about his love for calendars and why curiosity is essential if you want to become a knower of things.
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Mac Power Users 827: Every Two Months or So
On this feedback episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I revisit the smart home, iPadOS 26, the lack of a big iMac, charging stations, and much more.
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Book Club 005 – Apple in China
In our latest installment of the MacSparky Labs Book Club, we read Apple in China. This one sparked an interesting discussion about Apple and how they find themselves in this pickle. It’s a great book and a great discussion. Enjoy.
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