On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I sit down with the one and only David Pogue to talk about his massive new book, Apple: The First 50 Years, his career path from musical theater to tech journalism, and his current tech…
Listen & read notes →Don’t Let the Robot Drive Alone
Since the first release of Claude Cowork, I’ve been diving deep on the tool. Even when I had my OpenClaw dalliance, I still had a useful robot assistant helping me out in Claude Cowork. I’m convinced that at this point, it is our best…
Continue reading →Home Screens: Dave Myhre
Today I’m featuring the home screen of my pal Dave Myhre. Dave, a former jet pilot and current Christmas Tree farmer, is one of the most thoughtful technology users I know. He’s the kind of guy who actually thinks about why he sets things…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for March 6, 2026
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The Rivian Apple Watch App
For the last week, I’ve been using the new Rivian Apple Watch app, and it’s pretty great. There are separate screens for security, climate control, and charge level, in addition to a mini dashboard that has everything you need. Rivian Phone App Dashboard Rivian…
Continue reading →Labs Book Club: Intentional with Chris Bailey
We had a lot of fun at the book club meetup for Chris Bailey’s new book, Intentional…
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MacBook Neo First Impressions
Apple announced the MacBook Neo today, and I think it’s a bigger deal than most people realize. The headline is the price. $599. That’s it. And if you’re a student, $499. Yesterday, the cheapest way to get a Mac laptop was north of a…
Continue reading →SoundSource: Complete Audio Control for Your Mac (Sponsor)
My friends at Rogue Amoeba are back to sponsor MacSparky, and this time I want to spotlight SoundSource, their essential audio control app for Mac. SoundSource provides audio control so useful, it ought to be built in to MacOS. Get instant access to your…
Continue reading →M5 MacBook Pros: Fine Computers With an Asterisk
Apple announced the M5 Pro and M5 Max MacBook Pros today, and they look like fine computers. The new chips bring an 18-core CPU with six “super cores”, GPU-level neural accelerators, and memory bandwidth topping out at 614 GB/s on the M5 Max. If…
Continue reading →“Don’t Call it Art” from Austin Kleon
When it comes to Austin Kleon, I definitely fall in camp “fan boy”. I like the way he thinks and, more importantly, I like the way he makes me think. And he has a new book on the way.
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