We’re heading into a new year, and I’m guessing over the holidays you took a few pictures. How’s your Photos library doing? If it’s anything like mine, it’s a mess right now. Did you know there is an app to help you out with…
Continue reading →MacWhisper 8 Improvements
MacWhisper has been updated to version 8 with some new features, including a video player. Multiple apps use the Whisper model to perform transcription. I bought a license for MacWhisper early, and I’ve been using it a lot ever since. One example: We use a…
Continue reading →Focused 204: Analog Productivity, with Jeff Sheldon
Ugmonk founder Jeff Sheldon is back on Focused to talk about designing and building physical products, how our environments shape our ability to focus, and finding joy in the analog. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc.…
Listen & read notes →Microsoft’s M1 Moment
Microsoft has made a big deal about releasing its newest lineup of ARM-based PCs, which appear to be testing in the same ballpark as the M3. With the arrival of the M1, Apple caught the rest of the industry with its pants down. To compete,…
Continue reading →Setting Up SteerMouse
When Logitech added AI Tools to their Logi Options+ software, I decided to get off that train.
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The iPad Pro Teardown
I enjoyed the latest iFixit teardown for the new iPad Pro. Apple made several improvements, including the ability to remove the batteries without taking the entire thing apart. Also, you’ll see that the CPU runs down the center of the device, which makes it…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 745: “Inventing the Future” with John Buck
John Buck published a book covering the “Apple Technology Group,” a division within Apple that operated back in the 1980s and 1990s and experimented with many forward-looking bits of technology that we take for granted today. Join Stephen and me on this episode of…
Listen & read notes →ScreenFloat 2: Power Up Your Screenshots
This week, MacSparky is sponsored by ScreenFloat 2, a major upgrade to the Mac’s built-in screenshot tool. With ScreenFloat 2, screenshots become so much more. To begin, your screenshots will float, just like the name implies. You no longer have to dig through windows…
Continue reading →Automators 154: Automating on the iPad
After Apple’s latest announcement, Rosemary and I are using this episode of Automators to review our iPad usage and how we automate on it.
Listen & read notes →The Lab Report for May 17, 2024
It’s time for the Lab Report, covering this week’s Apple news, rumors, and more… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?