Apple Vision Pro is here. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I share our initial thoughts on Apple’s first new platform in ten years, talk about how it performs in entertainment and productivity, and then answer some listener questions about the…
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Automators 147: Smart Home Automation with Robert Spivack
On this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by smart-home guru Robert Spivack to talk about everything from HomeKit and Matter, to Thread and WiFi. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: LinkedIn Jobs: Find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster.…
Listen & read notes →The Lab Report for February 9, 2024
It’s time for the latest Lab Report from MacSparky, covering this week’s Apple news and updates…This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
FOD Conversation: Damien Schreurs on Local AI
In this Friends of Dave conversation, Sparky talks to MacSparky Labs member Damien Schreurs about his experience using a customizable AI tool called Chatbot Ollama, that you can install and run locally on your Mac.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Contextual Computing with Vision Pro: My Writing Cabin
Looking at Yosemite Valley while writing in Apple Notes This entire post was composed on Apple Vision Pro with dictation and a Bluetooth Apple Keyboard attached…in virtual Yosemite Valley. One of my interests in the visionOS platform is whether or not I can use…
Continue reading →Vision Pro: Initial Impressions and Questions
I’ve been using Vision Pro for several days now. Here’s a video where I share my initial impressions and answer questions about the new platform from labs members. I’m simultaneously releasing the audio from this to the podcast feed…
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Record and Edit Your Audio with AudiOn (Sponsor)
This week I welcome a new sponsor to MacSparky: AudiOn, from the makers of Boom3D, an app that lets you record and edit audio easily on iPhone, and that gives you a lot of great editing options.I record my voice a lot to capture thoughts,…
Continue reading →How Sparky Uses Notion
A few months ago, I started using Notion as a collaboration backend for the various things I put out into the Internet.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Mac Power Users 730: “Treat It as an Intern,” with Jeff Richardson
Jeff Richardson returns to Mac Power Users to talk about how AI has changed the way he works with documents, and how technologies like spatial computing and Standby can impact day-to-day workflows. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password…
Listen & read notes →Apple’s Lunar New Year Video
Whatever gene it is that makes you defenseless to heart-warming marketing videos, I’ve got it. I clicked on this video just to see how good it looked, being shot on iPhone 15 Pro Max. Within thirty seconds, I was hooked and entirely forgot about…
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