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“Did I Do?” Task Tracker
I’ve had some requests for a simple task tracker “even easier than Reminders”. I found a good candidate in “Did I Do?”. This may not be for you, but it may be for someone in your life.… 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 November 7, 2025
In this week’s episode: All 26.1 OS updates are out, how tariffs affect Apple, and I recommend a book from Scott Galloway. Also: the first 2 episodes of Pluribus drop today on Apple TV.
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A Better Way to Add a Notes Links to a Reminder
It seems Apple can’t make up its mind about whether it wants to give users an easy way to link into its applications. I discovered a better way to get a link from an Apple note. Enjoy.
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Jam Session 004 – Mac mini Server
This fourth Jam Session about using the Mac mini as a server was a lot of fun. The conversation took several turns, and a lot of useful information was shared by several people on the call… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.
The Lab Report for October 31, 2025
In this week’s episode: Happy Halloween, Y’all!
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iPad Experiment and iPad Home Screen
I’m trying an experiment for the rest of the year where I’ll be using my Mac Studio and my 11” iPad Pro. No MacBook Air. In this video I explain the how and the why of the experiment along with a tour of my iPad Home Screen.
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The Lab Report for October 24, 2025
In this week’s episode: My new Field Guide is out (with a 37-minute sample video!), we now have a Liquid Glass toggle option, and a new album from one of my favorite musician. I also point you to my recent CarPlay article on macsparky.com.
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De-Liquify Liquid Glass
I know some of you are not buying what liquid glass is selling. So here’s a short video explaining how to easily de-liquify your liquid glass…
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Meeting Summarizer with Shortcuts and Apple Intelligence
While Apple Intelligence isn’t on par with the frontier LLMs, it can still be useful…
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