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Date Archives → 2024
The Growing Tide Against Social Media
Have you noticed folks are increasingly skeptical about social media lately? Lawmakers are starting to regulate it. Scientists are increasingly vocal about its dangers. I also see this skepticism in friends and family. One of my daughters is a high school teacher, and it only took…
Continue reading →Q1 2024 Planning Summary
In this short video, I give you a summary of the MacSparky Labs Q1 Planning calls and some insights I got from my own Q1 Planning, along with my intentions for this first quarter of 2024.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Focused 195: The Productivity Field Guide
After several years in production, the Productivity Field Guide is here! Check out this episode of Focused where Mike interviews me about what’s in it, how much went into it, and why it’s so important to me. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Factor: Healthy,…
Listen & read notes →The Vision Pro: Popularity, Availability, and Iteration
I’ll join the digital queue this Friday morning to purchase my Vision Pro. This is an interesting product as we head towards its launch because it appears that while it won’t be a big seller (on an Apple scale), it may still be hard…
Continue reading →Apple Vision Pro Thoughts
It’s a big week for those contemplating buying a Vision Pro. Apple has always prided itself on only releasing products when they are “done.” While I have no doubt that the Vision Pro is done, I also think the use case for the product is far from done…This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
Mac Power Users 727: The Productivity Field Guide
After years of thought and work, I have launched the Productivity Field Guide. In this episode of Mac Power Users, I speak with Stephen about some of the elements of the guide, what went into it, and what comes next. This episode of Mac Power…
Listen & read notes →Automators 145: The 2024 State of Automation
Join Rose and I on this episode of Automators as we get out our scorecards for the existing automation platforms. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: LinkedIn Jobs: Find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free…
Listen & read notes →BBEdit 15 is Here
The folks at Bare Bones Software just announced a big upgrade to their ubiquitous text editor, BBEdit. It’s got too many features to mention, but here are a few that jumped at me: A new AI-driven document type called ChatGPT Worksheets, which lets you interact with ChatGPT…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for Friday January 12, 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?