In this week’s special episode of The Lab Report, Sparky shares his thoughts around WWDC25’s announcements on Monday, and recommends this week’s Mac Power Users episode.
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iOS 26 First Look
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
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
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
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?
Here’s my guide to which ChatGPT model you should use and why…
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Using ChatGPT for a Decision Assistance Tool
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
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
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
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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