John Voorhees has been testing the upcoming Creator Studio updates, including beta MCP support for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. His report gives us an early look at AI agents working directly with those apps. There are some practical details worth knowing. The app has…
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Live Rewind and the Awkwardness of What
Apple’s Live Rewind feature has made it into the watchOS 27.3 developer beta. I know there’s a lot of consternation about this feature, but I’m a fan. Let me explain. I have significant hearing loss. I think it’s primarily because I played in so…
Continue reading →Early MacBook Pro PROLED Reviews
The arrival of the MacBook Pro PROLED XDR felt, at first, a bit underwhelming to me. But early reviews seem to like it. Jason Snell’s review at Six Colors gives the reduced weight plenty of attention. He also looks at the OLED display and…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 874: iPad mini Review, PROLED MacBook Pro, David Got a Duo
David and Stephen review the new iPad mini and discuss the PROLED MacBook Pro. David also shares his first impressions of the iPhone Duo, including how he’s setting it up and where it fits alongside his iPad mini. Episode Links Flying with iPad mini…
Listen & read notes →An Audience of One Is Enough
Some of the most useful software I own has exactly one user. Me. Lately, I’ve been building little applications with artificial intelligence to solve particular problems unique to me. It’s an expansion on the automation I’ve done my whole life, but now "build an…
Continue reading →Finding an iPhone Duo with Store Stock Checker
I recently acquired a new iPhone Duo, and I’m having a lot of fun setting it up and playing with it. My original ship date wasn’t until November 9, but I got this one by sniping it from an Apple Store just moments after…
Continue reading →A New Mac Power Users Bonus: Status Board Apps
Stephen and I both built status board apps for Apple TV, so we compared notes in the latest monthly Mac Power Users bonus episode. I talk about my personal Endor Lookout setup, and Stephen shows what he’s doing with his Lookout app. We also…
Listen & read notes →Intentional AI 12: Four Macs and a Human, with John Voorhees
On this episode of Intentional AI, John Voorhees of MacStories joins me to talk about handing administrative work to robots and making more time for writing and recording. John walks through the custom Mac app he built to handle the many steps around producing…
Listen & read notes →Talking AI With Kourosh Dini
I recently joined Kourosh Dini on his Rhythms of Focus podcast to talk about AI. Kourosh is experimenting with these tools himself, and we discussed where AI is today and where it might be going, including some of the reasons for concern. The episode…
Continue reading →Focused 268: Gateway to the Past, with Liz Covart
On this episode of Focused, Mike and I welcome historian Liz Covart, host of Ben Franklin’s World. We talk about making time for reading and research when you don’t have a finished piece to show for it. Liz explains where robots help her find…
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