This week I’m pleased to welcome a new sponsor to MacSparky, Focus Firewall. We all know the feeling. You sit down to work, crack open your Mac… and somehow 20 minutes vanish into the black hole of news sites, social media, or some link a…
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Beta 2 Updates and iPhone Mirroring
Yesterday, Apple released the second beta of the new operating systems, as announced at WWDC. There are still no signs of Apple Intelligence. The most interesting addition is the ability to mirror your iPhone to your Mac via Continuity. I’ve just started testing it,…
Continue reading →About this Folding Mac Rumor
There is a new rumor that Apple is working on a foldable, keyboard-less Mac for release in a few years, which will get a 20-inch display in something resembling a 13-inch MacBook Air footprint. That would be impressive, but it would also raise many…
Continue reading →Find and Delete Duplicates on Your Mac with Gemini
During MacSparky Labs events, I often get asked about how I manage duplicates on my Mac. I use Gemini from MacPaw, part of my Setapp subscription.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Record Anything with Audio Hijack
With Audio Hijack, you can record any audio on your Mac. Save audio from individual applications such as Safari or Zoom, record from hardware audio devices like microphones and mixers, or even capture the audio output of the entire system. Whatever you need to do…
Continue reading →Apple’s New Autocorrect and Predictive Text (MacSparky Labs)
Here’s a demonstration of the new autocorrect and predictive text features coming to the Apple operating systems this fall… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
MacWhisper 3.0
MacWhisper, the app that uses an AI Large Language Model to create transcripts, just got its third major update. Improvements include: New full transcript mode Podcast mode, which can transcribe a podcast by adding the audio files for each host. System App transcription. Record…
Continue reading →Paul Mayne on Day One and Apple’s Journal App
Day One’s creator wrote a blog post about Apple’s new journaling app and its relationship to Day One. It’s too early to tell exactly how deep the Journaling app will go, but I doubt it matches the Day One feature set, which has been…
Continue reading →The Worst Default Setting on the Mac
Found under the Mission Control System Preference, “Automatically rearrange Spaces based on recent usage” takes any Spaces you’ve set up and scrambles them every time you open a new app. So it just adds a bit of chaos to your day. I’ll never understand…
Continue reading →A Few Notes on High Sierr
It’s kind of hard to believe that Apple released a major update to macOS this week. It just didn’t move the needle much in geek circles. I remember when we used to go to the Apple Store on the night of a new Mac…
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