Ryan Christoffel, over at 9to5Mac, wrote an excellent article about how we are at an interesting crossroads over Macs with cellular chips. Specifically, Apple seems closer to releasing their own cellular chip and a lot of folks, myself included, have used that event as the…
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The Lab Report for September 27, 2024
It’s time for the latest Lab Report from MacSparky, covering this week’s Apple news and updates.
In this week’s episode: iFixit tear-downs confirm easier repairs on iPhone 16 models, new legislation in California around smart phones, and will there an October Apple Event?
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Austin Mann’s iPhone 16 Pro Review
Austin Mann is back with a definitive review of the iPhone 16 Pro camera system. He took last year off, and I’m really glad to see him back this year. He took the new iPhone 16 Pro to Kenya, where he took more than 10,000 photos…
Continue reading →The New Stream Deck Studio
I have had many people send me links to the new Elgato Stream Deck Studio. It’s a $900 Stream Deck-inspired broadcast system, which does look very impressive, but it is also something I would never need or buy. Period. So stop sending these links…
Continue reading →Performing OCR using ChatGPT
I’ve always had a challenge when performing optical character recognition (OCR) on my handwritten notes, which I write in block letters. Recently, I found the solution in an unexpected place.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Unite 5 – Turn Web Apps into Supercharged macOS apps (Sponsor)
Unite 5 for macOS takes your web experience to the next level, transforming websites into feature-rich Mac apps. Powered by a completely redesigned WebKit browser, Unite 5 offers a more immersive and customizable browsing experience. What sets Unite 5 apart? They’ve gone beyond just…
Continue reading →Sparky’s Custom Control Center
One of my favorite features with iOS 18 is the new customizable Control Center. It’s still a bit of a work in progress for me but here’s what I’m doing so far, along with a few tips on how to set up your own.
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Mac Power Users 763: Workflows with William Gallagher
William Gallagher, a British television writer and educator, joins Mac Power Users to share his favorite Mac hardware and workflows. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. NetSuite: The leading integrated cloud business software suite. Backblaze:…
Listen & read notes →Automators 164: Automating with Charlie Chapman
Dark Noise developer Charlie Chapman joins me on this episode of Automators to explain how he implemented automation in his application and how he uses Automation himself.
Listen & read notes →The Lab Report for September 20, 2024
In this week’s edition of The Lab Report: Today is the day! The new iPhone has arrived. Did you get yours today? Also: Apple Card rumored to go from one bank to another, more iPhone 16 features, and I share a timeless piano work from Claude Debussy.
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