I’ve been thinking a lot lately about teaching. I’ve taught the Productivity Field Guide workshop three times now. Each year it gets better. Not because I’m a better teacher, though hopefully I am. The workshop gets better because my students make it better. The…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for February 27, 2026
The Lab Report is my weekly podcast exclusively for the MacSparky Labs members.
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Drafts Just Got a Lot Smarter (Sponsor)
This post is sponsored by Drafts. Sponsorship doesn’t influence what I write. Here’s my take. I’ve been a Drafts user since its release. It’s the first place text goes on every device I own. Grocery lists, blog post ideas, meeting notes, quick reminders. Anything…
Continue reading →AI Agents Need Guardrails
We are roaring into useful, agentic AI. I’ve been saying for a while now that we’re heading into it faster than the security models can keep up. So I wasn’t surprised to see Tailscale announce Aperture, a governance layer for AI agents. The trouble…
Continue reading →Exploring iPhone Capture Techniques
I’ve been experimenting recently on the best ways to easily capture information using my iPhone. In this video I report back on several of those experiments, along with my eventual conclusion.
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Focused 250: Planning Your Week
On this episode of Focused, Mike and I discuss how to plan your week and share our own weekly planning workflows. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Gusto: Payroll, HR, Benefits. Simplified. Get 3 months free.
Listen & read notes →On Going Wallet-Free
I left my physical wallet at home last Tuesday. Not on purpose. I was halfway to a doctor appointment when I realized it was sitting on my desk. But I had my iPhone, so I kept driving. I had my California digital ID, my…
Continue reading →Do Everything on Your Mac with the Keyboard, Easily
The way I handle keyboard shortcuts on my Mac with Keyboard Maestro sounds completely nuts until you get it and then it’s brilliant. Watch this video and become a believer. This is a post for MacSparky Labs Pathfinders and Insiders only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
The Six Colors 2025 Annual Report Card
Jason Snell published his annual Apple report card today. I always enjoy participating. Notable drops this year were the Mac and Apple OS quality. Both of those are entirely attributable to the new Mac user interface. There were no notable improvements. Certainly worth the…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 837: Menu Bar Mayhem
Join Stephen and me on this episode of Mac Power Users as we go deep on the Mac menu bar, comparing our contrasting philosophies and walk through our favorites. We also explore how macOS 26’s multiple Control Centers are changing the game. This episode…
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