With the year winding down, Stephen and I reflect on what went well in our tech stacks, touching on Apple silicon, the company’s default apps, AI tools, home automation, and networking on this episode of Mac Power Users. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored…
Listen & read notes →MacSparky’s Life Update 2025
As we approach the end of the year, here’s my annual update on the state of MacSparky and life in general.
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The Lab Report for December 26, 2025
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Apple Music and ChatGPT
Apple Music now talks to ChatGPT. In this video I demonstrate this new interaction and its limits.
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WinterFest 2025: Artisanal Intelligence for the New Year (Sponsor)
The new year is almost here, bringing fresh projects, ambitious goals, and creative work that matters to you. Whether you’re outlining your next novel, organizing years of research, planning a product launch, or capturing ideas before they slip away, the right tools make all…
Continue reading →Using MCP with Third-Party Software on the Mac
I’m out at the pointy end of the stick again. This time, I’ve used a third-party MCP (Model Context Protocol) to connect Claude AI with OmniFocus. It’s actually quite useful for doing what I lovingly call “donkey work.”… This is a post for the MacSparky Labs Pathfinder and Insider members. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.
Mac Power Users 828: Revisiting Keyboard Maestro
Join Stephen and me on this episode of Mac Power Users as we talk through our uses of Keyboard Maestro, diving deep into automation, text expansion, and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a…
Listen & read notes →The Shop Time Experiment
For several years now, I’ve been getting back into woodworking. It’s a hobby I love, but through 2024, I kept running into the same problem: I never felt like I was getting enough time in the shop to actually make things. During my regular…
Continue reading →Deep Dive – Year-End Tech Stack Audits
For the last Deep Dive of 2025 in the MacSparky Labs, several Pathfinder members and I got together to talk about our tech stack and the changes we’re thinking about for 2026.… This is a post for the MacSparky Labs Pathfinder members. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.
Festivitas Returns
Screenshot Simon Støvring (a recent MPU guest) is at it again with an update to his cute holiday app, Festivitas, which puts holiday lights in the menu bar and a snowstorm on your desktop. My favorite feature is how the lights delicately move out of the…
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