Thus far in my life, my chicken scratch handwriting has defied all attempts at optical character recognition. This is one case where artificial intelligence comes to the rescue. In this video, I demonstrate how to build a custom AI engine using Claude (it would work with any major LLM) as a machine for converting my handwritten daily logs into text for importing into Day One.… 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.
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The Lab Report for October 3, 2025
In this week’s episode: Some new products from Logitech and LG, more iPhone Fold rumors, and the importance of having a secret word. Plus, something from David Bowie.
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Editing Photos with Google Gemini
Google has recently substantially improved Gemini’s photo editing toolset. In this video I take it through its paces with some impressive and other not-so-impressive results.
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The Lab Report for September 26, 2025
In this week’s episode: A look at iPhone Air repairability, some new immersive videos for Vision Pro, and the fifth season of one of my favorite shows is here! I also go over another round of Apple product rumors.
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Book Club 004 – Liminal Thinking
The latest MacSparky Book Club meetup on Dave Gray’s Liminal Thinking had a lot of insightful ideas.
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The Lab Report for September 19, 2025
In this week’s episode: The new hardware reviews are in, an updated batch of product rumors, and the Relay for St. Jude podcastathon is happening today.
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Using Karabiner-Elements with Your Magic Keyboard
Karabiner-Elements is a keyboard remapping tool that many folks think of in relation to fancy third party clicky-keyboards. But there is no reason you can’t also use it with your Apple laptop or Apple Magic Keyboard. Let me show you how.… 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.
Dictation Shoot-out 2025
There are a bunch of new contenders for voice-to-text dictation. In this video I test four of them to discover which are performing the best.
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The Lab Report for September 12, 2025
In this week’s episode: New iPhone models announced, we’ll have to wait longer for new AirTags, and I’ve got a book recommendation.
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Keyboard Maestro Text Cleaner Macro (And a Surprise Ending)
Well, here I go once again tilting at windmills. Enjoy this macro where I show you how I cleaned up some text before sending it to Day One.… 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.