On a whim, I decided to have Claude review my quarterly and monthly planning documents and then automatically generate my monthly and quarterly goal projects in OmniFocus. It’s an interesting new way to automate and, surprisingly, it worked on the first go.
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Simple But Useful Window Management Trick (with special guest Moom)
Here’s a clever little trick using Moom and my extended Apple Magic Keyboard to make the most of your window sizing with very little effort.
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Building a Handwritten Text Converter with AI
Thus far in my life, my chicken scratch handwriting has defied all attempts at optical character recognition. This is one case where artificial intelligence comes to the rescue. In this video, I demonstrate how to build a custom AI engine using Claude (it would work with any major LLM) as a machine for converting my handwritten daily logs into text for importing into Day One.… 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 October 3, 2025
In this week’s episode: Some new products from Logitech and LG, more iPhone Fold rumors, and the importance of having a secret word. Plus, something from David Bowie.
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September in the MacSparky Labs
We had a lot of fun in September in the MacSparky Labs. September 2025 highlights include various posts such as editing photos with Google Gemini, the Lab Report updates, a book club meeting, and events focused on digital minimalism and dictation technology. Key activities also feature video releases and member-exclusive content.
Here’s what took place in the Labs for the month of September 2025:
- 2025-09-30 – Editing Photos with Google Gemini (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-26 – The Lab Report for September 26, 2025 (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-26 – Labs September Meetup (Media Release) (I,P)
- 2025-09-25 – Vote Now: MacSparky Labs Book Club – Apple Books Edition (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-25 – Editing Photos with Google Gemini (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-25 – Book Club 004 – Liminal Thinking (Podcast Release) (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-19 – The Lab Report for September 19, 2025 (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-18 – Deep Dive – Digital Minimalism in 2025 (Event) (P)
- 2025-09-18 – Using Karabiner-Elements with Your Magic Keyboard (I,P)
- 2025-09-17 – Book Club: Liminal Thinking Meetup (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-16 – Dictation Shoot-out 2025 (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-12 – Labs September Meetup (Event) (I,P)
- 2025-09-12 – The Lab Report for September 12, 2025 (Podcast) (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-10 – Keyboard Maestro Text Cleaner Macro (And a Surprise Ending) (Video) (I,P)
- 2025-09-08 – Tot 2.0 is Here (Video) (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-05 – The Lab Report for September 5, 202 (M,I,P)
- 2025-09-04 – Soft Block Scheduling (Video Release to Members and Insiders) (M,I)
- 2025-09-03 – August Deep Dive – Using Freeform (Video Release) (P)
- 2025-09-02 – Friends of Dave – Thomas Vander Wal (I,P)
- 2025-09-02 – Last Month in The Labs Posts (M,I,P)
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Editing Photos with Google Gemini
Google has recently substantially improved Gemini’s photo editing toolset. In this video I take it through its paces with some impressive and other not-so-impressive results.
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The Lab Report for September 26, 2025
In this week’s episode: A look at iPhone Air repairability, some new immersive videos for Vision Pro, and the fifth season of one of my favorite shows is here! I also go over another round of Apple product rumors.
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Book Club 004 – Liminal Thinking
The latest MacSparky Book Club meetup on Dave Gray’s Liminal Thinking had a lot of insightful ideas.
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The Lab Report for September 19, 2025
In this week’s episode: The new hardware reviews are in, an updated batch of product rumors, and the Relay for St. Jude podcastathon is happening today.
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Using Karabiner-Elements with Your Magic Keyboard
Karabiner-Elements is a keyboard remapping tool that many folks think of in relation to fancy third party clicky-keyboards. But there is no reason you can’t also use it with your Apple laptop or Apple Magic Keyboard. Let me show you how.… 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.