Congratulations to team DEVONthink on launching version 4.0, *Copernicus.* I know they’ve been working on this update for years and it shows. Some of the new features: DEVONthink 4 lets you integrate your choice of generative AI models for tasks like summarizing text, assigning tags,…
Continue reading →Quip: AI + Clipboard Manager
I’m always intrigued by tools that rethink the way we work, especially when they take on an existing app category with some fresh ideas. That’s why I’m happy to see the launch of Quip, a smart clipboard manager for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Clipboard apps…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 806: Automators Takeover
Stephen is unavailable this week, so Rosemary Orchard returns to Mac Power Users to check in on the new Shortcuts updates and Rose’s new medication tracking app, Capsule. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase…
Listen & read notes →Sal’s Music Channel
One of my favorite people in the Apple Community is Sal Soghoian, formerly with Apple and now a free-agent automation sensei. One thing a lot of folks don’t know about Sal is that he is a Berklee trained guitarist and ridiculously talented. Sal has…
Continue reading →Focused 234: Intentional Friction
Join Mike and me on this episode of Focused where we discuss the role of friction and where we choose to add it into our own focused workflows. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or…
Listen & read notes →The Hypothetical Siri Brain Transplant
We’ve been hearing for a few weeks now that Apple is considering using a third party LLM for Siri, particularly Claude. I understand this is not usually the Apple way of solving a problem like this, but at least for the short term, it seems…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 805: The Most MPU Possible
On this Mac Power Users feedback episode, Stephen and I answer listener questions about Apple’s current betas, revisit networking, dictation, email, going paperless, and more. This one really hits all the classic MPU topics. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget…
Listen & read notes →The New Browser Wars
There’s a new browser war heating up, and it’s all about artificial intelligence. Google—assuming they’re allowed to keep Chrome—is quickly turning it into an artificial intelligence-based browser experience. They’re not alone, though. Firefox is adding experimental AI-powered link previews. Safari already has some basic…
Continue reading →A Remarkable, Unremarkable Thing
Recently, we had a family celebration. The reason is irrelevant, but the means of our celebration was our usual. We went to Disneyland. We’re fortunate to live close, and two of the four members of my immediate family work for Mickey. So, we went…
Continue reading →A Voice-Based Future?
I’m still thinking plenty about this collaboration between ChatGPT and Jony Ive. The Frontier Model LLMs are a revolutionary technology, but perhaps there is a new hardware paradigm for using them we haven’t seen yet. Still, I think it’s going to be hard for…
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