Stephen and I are running early betas of the next version of macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and more. On this episode of Mac Power Users, we compare notes and share our experiences with Liquid Glass and new features coming to Apple devices this fall. This…
Listen & read notes →Date Archives → 2025
Testing Private Cloud Compute with a Journal Entry
While I’ll admit I’ve been giving Apple a shellacking as of late about their Artificial Intelligence offering, I AM genuinely impressed with Private Cloud Compute, which is an entirely private LLM, owned and operated by Apple, and addressable via Shortcuts.… 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.
AI Tools Accelerate the Demise of News Sites
The Wall Street Journal ran an article covering how News Sites are seeing a dramatic decrease in traffic in response to Google’s new AI tools. This shouldn’t be a surprise. AI search delivers answers without requiring the you to click on the blue links. So there’s…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for June 27, 2025
In this week’s episode of The Lab Report (recorded in Hawai’i!): The new 26 betas are out, will there ever be an AirPods Max refresh, and I read you a Thoreau quote from his book, Walden.
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The New Spotlight in macOS Tahoe 26
The new Spotlight isn’t going to replace Alfred, Raycast, or LaunchBar, but it might very well earn its place back in your workflow with some really impressive new features.… 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.
Control Center Improvements in macOS Tahoe 26
With macOS Tahoe 26, we’re getting Control Center customization and the ability to create multiple instances of it. I demonstrate how to do this in today’s video.
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Turn Your Reading Backlog Into Your Next Favorite Podcast with Listen Later (Sponsor)
Listen Later is back as a MacSparky sponsor, and I’ve got to share how this service has genuinely changed my relationship with long-form content. You know that feeling—you’ve got a dozen thoughtful articles bookmarked, a stack of PDFs waiting to be read, and newsletters piling…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 802: The Ubiquiti Universe
Stephen leads me through the maze of Ubiquiti’s Unifi networking offerings on this episode of Mac Power Users. The company offers a wide range of equipment for home and business users, including routers, switches, access points, cameras, and more, but it can be confusing…
Listen & read notes →The Irrelevance of Hari Seldon
I tore through Isaac Asimov’s Foundation series when I was about twelve. At first, I assumed the story would follow Hari Seldon, the brilliant mathematician who kicks off the series by predicting the collapse and rebirth of galactic civilization. Twelve-year-old me loved Hari, and I couldn’t…
Continue reading →First Impressions of iPadOS 26
Oh Boy! The iPad got some much needed love this year from Apple. In this video I show off some of the impressive new power-ish features in iPadOS 26.
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