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Want to Join The MacSparky Labs?
For years I’ve been running experiments while wearing my MacSparky hat. I try different apps and workflows constantly. Historically, I could not share most of those experiments because they were full of confidential client data. Not any more.
MacSparky Labs gets you behind the scenes and early access to what is going on with MacSparky tests, experiments, and new workflow ideas. There are three levels. They are additive. You get everything from the prior levels plus something more with each successive level. There’s a handy table below, but if you are word inclined, here you go. As you can see, I’ve worked hard to make sure all the lab members get some exciting content. I’ve got a lot of plans for the MacSparky Labs, and I sincerely appreciate your support.
The MacSpark Labs Wall of Love
Level 1 – Supporter
MacSparky Labs Supporters get access to:
- The MacSparky Labs blog posts
- The MacSparky Labs newsletter
- Exclusive Labs videos, released every Monday and Wednesday
- Access to the Supporter podcast feed (including the weekly Lab Report, published every Friday)
- Book Club meetups, a new addition to the Labs as of February 2025. Sessions are recorded and published in your exclusive podcast feed.
$5 per month or $50 annually
Level 2 – Backstage Access
At this level, you get everything from the Supporter level, plus:
- Monthly Labs Meetups
- Friends of Dave (FOD) conversations (exchanges with interesting people), that are published in both video and audio formats.
- Focus Sessions – Group working sessions where we all try and get some important work done, together.
- Special Field Guide Discounts
- Access to the Backstage Access podcast feed, which includes all content from the Supporter feed plus additional content and audio recordings of the Friends of Dave interviews and monthly meetups
- Book Club meetups, a new addition to the Labs as of February 2025. Sessions are recorded and published in your exclusive podcast feed.
$10 per month or $100 annually
Level 3 – Early Access
At this level, you get all of the above benefits, plus…
- Monthly Deep Dives meetups, where I share and discuss workflows with you. These sessions are recorded and made available for replay.
- Early access to purchase new Field Guides at a discount, before they are released publicly.
- Access to the Early Access podcast feed, which includes all content from Supporter and Backstage, plus some audio recordings of the monthly Deep Dive sessions when appropriate for the content.
- Book Club meetups, a new addition to the Labs as of February 2025. Sessions are recorded and published in your exclusive podcast feed.
$20 per month or $200 annually
All levels can also be purchased on an annual basis, which gets you two months for free.
| Benefit | Supporter | Backstage Access | Early Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Up Links | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly |
| Support Your Local Sparky | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exclusive Blog Posts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exclusive Newsletter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exclusive Videos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The Lab Report Podcast (weekly) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The Labs Book Club | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The Supporter Podcast | ✓ | ||
| Monthly Meetups | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Friends of Dave Interviews | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Field Guide Discounts | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Focus Meetups | ✓ | ✓ | |
| The Labs “Sessions” | ✓ | ✓ | |
| The Backstage Podcast | ✓ | ||
| Early Access Posts | ✓ | ||
| Early Access Videos | ✓ | ||
| Early Access Field Guides | ✓ | ||
| Monthly Deep Dives | ✓ | ||
| Quarterly and Monthly Planning Calls | ✓ | ||
| The Early Access Podcast | ✓ | ||
| Cost (Monthly | Yearly) | $5 | $50 | $10 | $100 | $20 | $200 |
Recent and Upcoming Live Events in the MacSparky Labs
May 2025
- Labs Session on installing and using Local AI
- Labs May Meetup
- May Deep Dive on Soft Block Scheduling
June 2025
- Labs Session on Retirement
- Labs WWDC Meetup
- Labs Deep Dive on early beta experiments
July 2025
- Labs Session on Careers
- Labs July Meetup
- July deep dive on using Apple Reminders
Here are a Few Testimonials…
Can you Tell me More About the Content?
Sure. When you sign up for the MacSparky Labs, you get access to all prior content at your membership level. Here is a list of the content you can enjoy from the past few months:
Upcoming Labs Live Events
Labs content and its membership level: EA – Early Access; BA – Backstage Access; SU – Supporter
May 2025
- 2025-05-20 – Book Club Pick: Tiny Experiments (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-05-19 – Some Initial Impressions and Workflows for NotePlan (BA,EA)
- 2025-05-17 – May Deep Dive – Soft Block Scheduling (Event) (EA)
- 2025-05-17 – Book Club: Poll ()
- 2025-05-16 – Lab Report 2025-05-16 (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-05-16 – Memberful Search (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-05-15 – FOD iPhone Photography with Bud (Recording) (BA,EA)
- 2025-05-15 – Labs Meetup – May 2025 (Podcast Release) (BA,EA)
- 2025-05-12 – Testing Hidden Bar (BA,EA)
- 2025-05-12 – Deep Dive – AI-Based Presentation Graphics (Video) (EA)
- 2025-05-11 – MacSparky Labs – Jam Session 001 – Local AI (Podcast) (BA,EA,SU)
- 2025-05-10 – How to Fix Bad Transcriptions on Your Clipboard (BA,EA)
- 2025-05-09 – The Lab Report for May 9, 2025 (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-05-08 – Reminders Helpers (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-05-08 – Labs Meetup – May 2025 (BA,EA)
- 2025-05-02 – The Lab Report for May 2, 2025 (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-05-02 – Early Access April Wrap-Up + What’s Ahead in the MacSparky Labs (EA)
- 2025-05-01 – Labs Session – Local AI (Zoom Call) (BA,EA,SU)
- 2025-05-01 – MacSparky Labs Book Club: Four Thousand Weeks (Podcast Release) (SU,BA,EA)
April 2025
- 2025-04-30 – ChatGPT o3 Explorations (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-29 – April Deep Dive – AI-Based Presentation Graphics (Event) (EA)
- 2025-04-28 – Sparky’s New Wireless Mic (BA,EA)
- 2025-04-25 – The Lab Report for April 25, 2025 (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-24 – Session 2 is Today – MacSparky Labs Book Club: Four Thousand Weeks (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-24 – Perplexity Voice Assistant – Early Impressions (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-23 – Early Access to The Alfred Field Guide (with 50% Off Code!) (EA)
- 2025-04-23 – Session 1 is Today – MacSparky Labs Book Club: Four Thousand Weeks (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-23 – Sparky’s Bionics (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-22 – Sparky’s Looking for Local AI Enthusiasts for the First Labs Session (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-21 – Sparky’s Magic Button Masher (BA,EA)
- 2025-04-18 – Lab Report 2025-04-18 (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-16 – Building A Focus Mode Workflow in Alfred (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-14 – Chat GPT Multi-Modal Image Generation (BA,EA)
- 2025-04-11 – The Lab Report for April 11, 2025 (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-10 – MacSparky Labs Sessions Announcement (BA,EA,SU)
- 2025-04-09 – MacSparky Hats Are Here (And I Couldn’t Help Myself) (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-09 – Custom Window Controls on the Mac (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-08 – Labs Meetup – April 2025 (BA,EA,SU)
- 2025-04-07 – Testing WhisperType (BA,EA)
- 2025-04-04 – The Lab Report for April 04, 2025 (SU,BA,EA)
- 2025-04-02 – Sparky’s Home Screen Tricks (SU,BA,EA)
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A Brief Note About Upgrades
Some MacSparky Labs members want to upgrade to a higher level after joining, and that’s easy to do. Simply purchase the new plan while logged in and the system will automatically prorate the purchase based on your previous plan. If you have any issues with this, please let us know.
Having Trouble Logging In?
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How To Access Your Labs Content
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