I recently heard my friend, Kourosh Dini, explain tasks as “stored intentions”. I think that’s a wonderful outlook for tasks. Too often, we think of tasks as obligations or future sources of guilt. And really, all they are is unfulfilled intentions. Intentions, like tasks, can…
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This Month in the MacSparky Labs
Here’s what took place in the Labs for the month of April 2024: 2024-04-30 – Building Virtual Seneca (Levels 2-3) 2024-04-26 – The Lab Report for April 26, 2024 (Levels 1-3) 2024-04-24 – Relative Dates with OmniFocus 4.2 (Levels 1-3) 2024-04-23 – Podcast –…
Continue reading →Hypothetical M4 iPads
Mark Gurman is now reporting that the new iPad Pro we’ll get next week may include the M4 chip. Because that particular chip is expected to have new AI features, the argument is that adding it to the new iPad Pro would help boost…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 742: All About Mimestream, with Neil Jhaveri
Neil Jhaveri founded Mimestream, a macOS email app for Gmail users. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk to Neil about his time at Apple, Mimestream’s roadmap (including an iOS version and supporting non-Google services), and email’s place in today’s…
Listen & read notes →Fixkey.ai: Make Your Writing Better Today (Sponsor)
This week’s sponsor, Fixkey.ai, is an excellent implementation of AI that you can start using today. Fixkey is an app on your Mac that, with a single keystroke, will grab your text and check it against an artificial intelligence grammar checker. It can then…
Continue reading →Focused 202: Slow Productivity
Mike and I use this episode of Focused to consider Cal Newport’s philosophy on organizing knowledge work in a sustainable and meaningful manner. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Indeed: Join more…
Listen & read notes →Apple’s “Let Loose” Event Set for May 7
We’ve been talking about new iPads for months. It looks like it’s nearly time for release with Apple’s announcement of the “Let Loose” event, scheduled for May 7. The event, confirmed to be an all-digital affair, sure looks to be iPad-focused with the prominent…
Continue reading →OmniFocus 4.2 Brings Relative Dates to Perspectives
OmniFocus continues to evolve, and with the release of version 4.2 it brings a slew of enhancements that promise to improve your productivity whether you’re on a Mac, iPhone, iPad, or Apple Watch (or even using the new Apple Vision Pro). A few features…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 741: In the Apple Trust Zone
On this Mac Power Users feedback episode, Stephen and I catch up on listener feedback, share some unique uses for Freeform, discuss some good Apple Watch apps, and talk about the Mac’s startup sound. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget…
Listen & read notes →Automators 152: Action Buttons, Revisited
Rose and I use this episode of Automators to revisit our Action Buttons and share some of our automations. We also discuss text and AI workflows.
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