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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 Access
Supporters get access to:
- The MacSparky Labs blog posts
- The MacSparky Labs newsletter
- Exclusive Labs videos
- Access to the Supporter podcast feed
$5/Month or $50/Year
Level 2 – Backstage Access
At this level, you get everything from the Supporter level, plus:
- Monthly Meetups
- Friends of Dave (FOD) interview videos (video interviews with interesting people)
- The Meetups and FOD interviews are recorded and made available for Behind the Scenes Access members who can’t make it.
- Focus Sessions – Group working sessions where we all try and get some important work done, together.
- Special Field Guide Discounts
- Access to the Backstage podcast feed, which includes all content from the Supporter feed plus additional content and audio recordings of FOD interviews and Virtual Meetups.
$10/Month or $100/Year
Level 3 – Early Access
At this level, you get all of the above benefits, plus early access:
- Participation and access to the monthly MacSparky Deep Dives, where I share and discuss workflows.
- Substantive blog posts and videos are often finished well before publication. You’ll get access to those before anyone else.
- The same goes for Field Guides. Once I finish a new Field Guide, it usually takes a few weeks of doing the marketing and final tweaks before release. At this level, you’ll get the opportunity to purchase new Field Guides (at a discount) and get access before they are released publicly.
- Access to the Early Access podcast feed, which includes all content from Supporter and Backstage, plus additional content and audio recordings of the monthly Deep Dive sessions.
$20/Month or $200/Year
All levels can also be purchased on an annual basis, which gets you two months for free.
| Benefit | 1 – Supporter | 2 – Backstage Access | 3 – 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 Supporter Podcast | ✓ | ||
| Monthly Meetups | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Friends of Dave Interviews | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Field Guide Discounts | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Focus 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
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 several months:
April 2024
- 2024-04-26 – The Lab Report for April 26, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-04-24 – Relative Dates with OmniFocus 4.2 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-04-23 – Podcast – FOD – Visit-based Productivity with Kourosh Dini (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-04-23 – Video – FOD – Visit-based Productivity with Kourosh Dini (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-04-19 – The Lab Report for April 19, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-04-17 – Using TimeZone in Alfred (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-04-17 – April 2024 Deep Dive – Ideal Weeks (Level 3)
- 2024-04-16 – Testing Godspeed Task Manager (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-04-12 – The Lab Report for April 12, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-04-10 – Stream Deck Profiles and Focus Modes (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-04-09 – Should I Ditch My ScanSnap? (Level 2)
- 2024-04-08 – My Current Infatuation with Whisper-based Transcription (Level 1)
- 2024-04-05 – A Few Ideas from Q2 Planning (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-04-05 – The Lab Report for April 5, 2024 (Level 1)
- 2024-04-04 – Q2 2024 Planning Session (Level 3)
- 2024-04-03 – Labs Meetup – April 2024 (Level 2)
- 2024-04-03 – Launching Shortcuts with Alfred (Level 1)
- 2024-04-02 – Using Shapr3D to Design for 3D Printing (Level 2)
March 2024
- 2024-03-29 – The Lab Report for March 29, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-27 – Sparky’s Safari Plugins (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-26 – Exploring SoundSource (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-03-22 – The Lab Report for March 22, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-21 – March 2024 Deep Dive – Calendars, Revisited (Level 3)
- 2024-03-20 – Transcripts Feature in Apple Podcasts (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-19 – Watch to Drafts Dictation Workflow (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-03-18 – Meetup Summary – March 2024 (Podcast, Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-16 – Labs Meetup – March 2024 (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-03-15 – The Lab Report for March 15, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-13 – Local vs. Cloud Transcription Experiment (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-03-12 – Sparky’s New Travel Charger (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-08 – The Lab Report for March 8, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-07 – Video from February 2024 Deep Dive – The Case for Time Tracking (Level 3)
- 2024-03-06 – Exploring Paletro (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-05 – Simple Scan from Greg Pierce (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-03-04 – Sparky’s Vision Pro Check-In (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-02 – Log In with Your Email and Password on Memberful (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-03-01 – The Lab Report for March 1, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
February 2024
- 2024-02-28 – Sparky’s Desktop Widgets Tour (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-27 – Automating OmniFocus 4 with Shortcuts Actions (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-02-26 – February 2024 Deep Dive – The Case for Time Tracking (Level 3)
- 2024-02-26 – Vision Pro Productivity Check-in (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-23 – The Lab Report for February 23, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-22 – Task Management Deep Dive Video (Level 3)
- 2024-02-21 – Cleaning Up iMessage Apps (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-02-20 – Getting More From the Mac’s Globe Key (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-16 – The Lab Report for February 16, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-15 – 2024 Q1 Midpoint (Session 2) (Level 3)
- 2024-02-15 – 2024 Q1 Midpoint (Session 1) (Level 3)
- 2024-02-14 – Vision Pro Walk-through (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-13 – Tips for Repeating Tasks in OmniFocus (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-02-12 – Vision Pro “Lifeline” Call Podcast Audio (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-09 – The Lab Report for February 9, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-08 – FOD – Damien Schreurs – Local AI (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-02-07 – Vision Pro: Initial Impressions and Questions (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-06 – Contextual Computing Article about My Writing Environment (Early Peek) (Level 3)
- 2024-02-06 – How Sparky Uses Notion (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-02-05 – Labs February Meetup (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-02-05 – Vision Pro Initial Impressions (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-04 – Labs Deep Dive – Task Management Strategies (Level 3)
- 2024-02-03 – Vision Pro Questions Newsletter (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-02-02 – The Lab Report for February 2, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
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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.
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