This was a transition week around here. A lot of you are moving into the new Circle home for MacSparky Labs, and it has been fun watching the place fill up. If you are a Labs member and you haven’t made the jump yet, send me a note and I’ll get you an invite link.
Below you’ll find the week’s new videos and podcasts, a few of the conversations happening in the member community, and what’s coming next week. Most of those links lead straight into the Labs community on Circle, so they’ll only open if you’re a member. If you’re a Labs member who hasn’t set up your Circle access yet, send me a note and I’ll get you in. For members, this is your week at a glance. If you’re not one yet, it’s a peek at what you’re missing.
The Week’s Releases
June Jam Session — Network Setup and Security
Jam Session · July 1 · All tiers
The recording of last month’s members roundtable is up. We worked through home network setup and security, from hardware choices to keeping the smart-home gear walled off on its own network.
Pathfinder Link | Insider Link | Member Link
Build Your Own Safari Extension with Natural Language
Video · July 2 · Pathfinder + Insider
iOS and macOS 27 let you describe a Safari extension in plain language and build it in seconds, right on your device, no App Store required. I show a few that are actually worth keeping around.
Pathfinder Link | Insider Link
The Lab Report for July 3, 2026
Podcast · July 3 · All tiers
Apple shipped 26.5.2 with 25+ security fixes, and the bigger story is why the patches keep coming faster. Same-day updates are the new normal.
Pathfinder Link | Insider Link | Member Link
In the Community
Rumors that the MacBook Pro with touchscreens won’t get M6? (Labs Discussion Board)
A member flagged the reports that the touchscreen MacBook Pro may skip the M6, and the thread turned into a good back-and-forth on what that would mean for timing and whether it’s worth holding out.
Who are you? (Labs Discussion Board)
With so many new folks landing in Circle this week, members are introducing themselves. A nice place to say hello if you just arrived.
If you’re a Labs member and haven’t joined the Circle community yet, let me know and I’ll get you set up.
Coming Up
The Labs July Meetup is July 11 at 10:00 AM Pacific, the monthly gathering of the tribe. Pathfinder | Insider
The July Deep Dive, Hidden Gems in the Beta Software, is July 16, a closer look at the small features hiding in this year’s betas. Pathfinder
The Labs Book Club meets July 30 at 12:00 PM Pacific. This round we’re reading Rick Rubin’s The Creative Act. Pathfinder | Insider
Links of Interest
- Built on Moving Ground (Every / Context Window)
- Jason Snell: Realizing the user automation dream (Six Colors)
- John Gruber: A Tale of Two Modems (Daring Fireball)
- Apple’s Hide My Email flaw reveals real email addresses (404 Media)
The videos, podcasts, and live sessions above are inside MacSparky Labs. Join at macsparky.com/join.