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),…
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Deep Dive on Shortcuts-based Setups (MacSparky Labs)
Setting up your Mac for contextual-based work with Shortcuts is now better than ever…This is a post for MacSparky Labs Level 3 (Early Access) Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?
Setting Up Your Hyper Key with BetterTouchTool (MacSparky Labs)
As you get better at making automated tools for your Mac, you’ll realize how scarce unique key combinations become as your number of keyboard-triggered automations increases…
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Combining Time Tracking and Focus Modes (MacSparky Labs)
Focus modes can be such a game changer when it comes to protecting your time and attention. However, it can be easy to forget to trigger them.… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Level 3 (Early Access) and Level 2 (Backstage) Members only. <a href=”https://www.macsparky.com/join/”>Care to join?</a> Or perhaps <a href=”https://www.macsparky.com/?memberful_endpoint=auth”>do you need to sign in?</a>
Text Navigation with the Keyboard (MacSparky Labs)
You really don’t need your mouse when working with text. The trick is to just get a few, simple keyboard shortcuts under your fingers. Here’s how…This is a post for MacSparky Labs Level 3 (Early Access) Members only. <a href=”https://www.macsparky.com/join/”>Care to join?</a> Or perhaps <a href=”https://www.macsparky.com/?memberful_endpoint=auth”>do you need to sign in?</a>
Deep Dive on Shortcuts-Based Setups (MacSparky Labs)
Setting up your Mac for contextual-based work with Shortcuts is now better than ever. In this Deep Dive, I’ll be showing you the ropes and teaching you how to build your own…
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Apple Mail Rule to Auto-archive Informational Email (MacSparky Labs)
If you ever buy anything on Amazon, their confirmation emails can get annoying. In this video, I explain how to make an Apple Mail rule to auto-file it for you…
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The Shortcuts Intercom Action (MacSparky Labs)
One of the fun new features of iOS 16.4 is the ability to send text to your HomePod. Here’s how you do it.…
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Automating Reading Focus (MacSparky Labs)
This week I wrote about the importance of reading and how I automatically trigger a Focus Mode when I read digital books. This sparked a lot of interest from the MacSparky Labs members, so here’s a video on how I automated my reading focus…
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AI-Generated AppleScript
I enjoyed this article from Dr. Drang about the robot-created AppleScript. I think AppleScript will be one of the most difficult languages for AI models to write because it was created to make it more human-readable, and that makes it quirky. The other thing…
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