Congratulations to team DEVONthink on launching version 4.0, *Copernicus.* I know they’ve been working on this update for years and it shows. Some of the new features: DEVONthink 4 lets you integrate your choice of generative AI models for tasks like summarizing text, assigning tags,…
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Quip: AI + Clipboard Manager
I’m always intrigued by tools that rethink the way we work, especially when they take on an existing app category with some fresh ideas. That’s why I’m happy to see the launch of Quip, a smart clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Clipboard apps…
Continue reading →Reminders Quick Capture in iOS 26
With iOS 26 getting released in the fall, Apple has solved the “capture problem” in Reminders. In this video, I demonstrate how they did it.… 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.
Mac Power Users 806: Automators Takeover
Stephen is unavailable this week, so Rosemary Orchard returns to Mac Power Users to check in on the new Shortcuts updates and Rose’s new medication tracking app, Capsule. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase…
Listen & read notes →Book Club 003 – tiny experiments
In this third installment of the MacSparky Labs Book Club, we discussed Anne-Laure Le Cunff’s Tiny Experiments. This is the edited version of our first session.
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Sal’s Music Channel
One of my favorite people in the Apple Community is Sal Soghoian, formerly with Apple and now a free-agent automation sensei. One thing a lot of folks don’t know about Sal is that he is a Berklee trained guitarist and ridiculously talented. Sal has…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for July 18, 2025
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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Jam Session 003 – Talking Careers
We recently had a MacSparky Labs Jam Session about careers. There was a lot of good advice shared, along with some common threads amongst many of the Labs members.
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Focused 234: Intentional Friction
Join Mike and me on this episode of Focused where we discuss the role of friction and where we choose to add it into our own focused workflows. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or…
Listen & read notes →Labs Deep Dive – Early Beta Experiences
There are new Apple Betas. Hooray!? Let’s discuss.… This is a post for the MacSparky Labs Pathfinder members. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.