Patrick Rhone is back on Focused to talk about his love for calendars and why curiosity is essential if you want to become a knower of things. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Incogni: Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code FOCUSED with…
Listen & read notes →Author Archives → David Sparks
Mac Power Users 827: Every Two Months or So
On this feedback episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I revisit the smart home, iPadOS 26, the lack of a big iMac, charging stations, and much more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. DEVONthink: Get Organized…
Listen & read notes →Book Club 005 – Apple in China
In our latest installment of the MacSparky Labs Book Club, we read Apple in China. This one sparked an interesting discussion about Apple and how they find themselves in this pickle. It’s a great book and a great discussion. Enjoy.
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Jam Session 005 – Career Transitions and Retirement
Here’s the audio from our recent Jam Session on careers and retirement. Enjoy!… 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.
On Recent Apple Management Changes
There’s a lot of head-scratching going on outside Apple right now with all the management changes over the last few weeks. Many of these changes were predictable. As people get older, they tend to retire and want to spend some of their Apple wealth…
Continue reading →New Link For the Yule Playlist
For years I’ve been publishing my “Yule” playlist, which is a collection of jazz covers of holiday songs. I’ve heard from many people who are enjoying this playlist. Indeed, I’ve been doing this so long that I’ve kept a list of things people tell…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for December 12, 2025
In this week’s episode: Apple’s Fitness+ service expands to more markets around the world, the App Store Award winners are announced, and I recommend my Tech Travel Gear video.
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The Hypothetical iPhone Fold and Its Impact on the iPhone Line
The rumors just keep dropping for Apple releasing a folding iPhone next September. This would presumably be in addition to the standard iPhone, the iPhone Pro, and (maybe) the iPhone Air. The interesting thing about that folding iPhone is that there would then be…
Continue reading →Big Update for SoundSource
I use a lot of Rogue Amoeba software and I didn’t come to SoundSource until a few years ago, but in hindsight I have no idea why I waited so long. Because I work constantly with audio, I switch audio sources constantly and SoundSource…
Continue reading →Using PCC for Adding Tasks to Reminders
Right now, Apple’s Private Cloud Compute model is uniquely available to Shortcuts users. In this example, I show how to parse a meeting transcript to find tasks assigned to me and then automatically add them to Reminders using Private Cloud Compute.
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