Well, here I go once again tilting at windmills. Enjoy this macro where I show you how I cleaned up some text before sending it to Day One.… 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.
Date Archives → 2025
Tot 2.0 is Here
The Opal C1 Webcam is meant to be the webcam everybody actually wants to use. It\’s got tons of software features and a better lens system than anything you\’d find in most (all?) other webcams. It\’s time for me to kick the tires…
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About that Rumored Orange iPhone Pro
Image: MacRumors For years I’ve been bemoaning Apple’s failure to use interesting non-muted colors on the iPhone Pro. It appears this year Apple may be calling my bluff with an orange iPhone Pro. Orange! If true, it will be hard to put that beauty in a case.
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 813: Spending All Our Time Saving Things
On this Mac Power Users feedback episode, Stephen and I talk about backing up iCloud data, read-it-later services, automation trigger conflicts, travel tech, converting Markdown, the No List, and a lot more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password…
Listen & read notes →Democratizing CarPlay Ultra
CarPlay Ultra barely exists at this point in the $200K Aston Martin. The latest rumor has Hyundai putting it in the upcoming (and affordable) $35,000 Hyundai Ioniq 3. We own the Kia EV6, which is somewhat adjacent to the Hyundai EV’s and the second screen in…
Continue reading →Going Deep on Disneyland
I recently guested on the DL Weekly podcast, where I shared, in depth, my love and history with Disneyland. If you are interested in that sort of thing my interview covered one and two separate episodes. Enjoy.
Continue reading →Baptism By Fire in the App Store
So, it turns out there was a bug in the initial No List app code causing some users to lose entries. So the one-star reviews came pouring in. I do find that the more time I spend on this hobby project, the more empathy I have…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for September 5, 2025
The Lab Report is my weekly podcast exclusively for the MacSparky Labs members.
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August in the MacSparky Labs
August was a busy month in the MacSparky Labs, with members diving deep into productivity workflows and Apple’s latest features. We spent considerable time exploring Apple Reminders, including a dedicated deep dive session and hands-on videos covering the new quick capture features in iOS…
Continue reading →Soft Block Scheduling (Special Deep Dive Release)
A few months ago I did a Deep Dive session on a soft block scheduling technique. I’ve had a lot of positive feedback from the Pathfinder members on this one, so I thought I’d share it with you.
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