We’ve got Focus Course creator and small business owner Shawn Blanc back on Focused to talk about margin, sabbaticals, and focusing like a boss. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED.…
Listen & read notes →The Lab Report – Apple Announcement Special Episode (MacSparky Labs)
This special episode of The Lab Report was recorded following the Wanderlust Apple Announcement from 12 September 2023.…
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Mac Power Users 709: Save Your Shift Key
On this feedback episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I answer listener questions and talk a bit more about window managers and backup utilities, my modern typewriter, Stephen’s new Plex server, and a lot more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: TextExpander:…
Listen & read notes →Automators 136: Automating Alex Cox
Alex Cox returns to Automators to share a few new automation tricks and get answers for some more involving NFC tags, Keyboard Maestro, and automation possibilities with Apple’s Vision Pro. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: ExpressVPN: High-Speed, Secure & Anonymous VPN Service. Get an…
Listen & read notes →Is AI Apple’s Siri Moonshot?
The Information has an article by Wayne Ma reporting Apple is spending “millions of dollars a day” on Artificial Intelligence initiatives. The article is pay-walled, but The Verge summarizes it nicely. Apple has multiple teams working on different AI initiatives throughout the company, including Large Language Models (LLMs),…
Continue reading →The Lab Report – 8 September 2023
It’s time for the latest Lab Report from MacSparky, covering this week’s Apple news and updates…This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
Apple’s Wonderlust Event in the MacSparky Labs
Next week, on September 12 at 10:00 Pacific, Apple will be announcing new iPhones, Apple Watches, and maybe a bit more. In the MacSparky Labs, we’ll be covering the event in several ways.…
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Testing the All-in-One AI Assistant “Monica” (MacSparky Labs)
There’s a new app-based AI tool called Monica that lets you run queries through a series of different popular Large Language Models, or LLMs. In this video, I kick the tires and show you how it works.…
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Widgets and Wallpapers on macOS Sonoma (MacSparky Labs)
Now that I’ve installed the Sonoma beta on my production machine, it’s time to share some Sonoma tricks with you. In this video, I explain how to add and customize Widgets on the desktop, and I show you some of the new wallpapers and…
Continue reading →August 2023 Deep Dive – Ideal Week (MacSparky Labs)
On this Deep Dive for the Early Access members, I show you what my Ideal Week looks like, and then we share our stories around that topic and answer some questions.…
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