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iOS 26 First Look

posted in macsparky-labs on June 10, 2025

It’s WWDC Keynote day and Sparky loaded the beta on his carry phone. Hooray for reckless abandon! In this video I show you an overview of the new UI.
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Jam Session 002 – Talking Retirement with Jim Eagar

posted in macsparky-labs on June 8, 2025

This second Jam Session was super informative, with Jim sharing his wisdom and findings around retirement and how to better prepare for it. Many Labs members on the call also shared their experience. That’s exactly what jam sessions are all about!… 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.

The Lab Report for June 6, 2025

posted in macsparky-labs on June 6, 2025

In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: WWDC is a few days away (and I can’t wait), the Apple Design Awards are here, and I’ve got another Yellowjackets media recommendation.
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FOD – Talking Photography with Bud James

posted in macsparky-labs on June 4, 2025

I got together with Labs member and friend Bud James recently to focus on photography, and ask him about his journey using film cameras, the move to digital, and iPhone. He shares lots of good tips and fun stories throughout our conversation.
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Which ChatGPT Model?

posted in macsparky-labs on June 4, 2025

Here’s my guide to which ChatGPT model you should use and why…

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Using ChatGPT for a Decision Assistance Tool

posted in macsparky-labs on June 2, 2025

I continue to waffle between analog and digital journaling tools. So I decided to use the o3 ChatGPT model to help me build a decision machine. Here’s a simple example of how to use the new ChatGPT reasoning engine.… This is a post for the MacSparky Labs Early Access and Backstage Access members. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.

The Lab Report for May 30, 2025

posted in macsparky-labs on May 30, 2025

In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: Apple releases its anti-fraud report, Anthropic’s Claude 4 is out, and I share my thoughts on the Jony Ive + ChatGPT collaboration.
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You Need a Manifesto

posted in macsparky-labs on May 27, 2025

On the recommendation of Mike Schmitz, I started reading You Need a Manifesto from the Stanford Design School…

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Supercharge Shortcuts Actions

posted in macsparky-labs on May 26, 2025

I covered Supercharge in an earlier Labs video. But what I didn’t realize at the time was just how deep Supercharge’s Shortcuts support runs…

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The Lab Report for May 23, 2025

posted in macsparky-labs on May 23, 2025

The Opal C1 Webcam is meant to be the webcam everybody actually wants to use. It\’s got tons of software features and a better lens system than anything you\’d find in most (all?) other webcams. It\’s time for me to kick the tires…

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