I recently shared my current iPhone home screen over in the MacSparky Labs, and it generated a lot of interesting responses accusing me of both genius and madness. Let me explain… The default tools for managing the iPhone home screen are fine, and I’ve…
Continue reading →AI Job Displacement Is Already Here
Tobi Lütke, CEO of Shopify, recently posted a letter to employees announcing a reduction in internal meetings and an AI restructuring initiative. Buried in that announcement was a sentence that hit like a cold splash of water: “Before asking for more Headcount and resources, teams must…
Continue reading →Focused 227: Quarterly Planning
Join Mike and me on this episode of Focused as we discuss our quarterly planning processes and share our intentions for the next quarter. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code FOCUSED.
Listen & read notes →Claude Adds Web Search
Because I cover Artificial Intelligence so much in the MacSparky Labs, I currently have paid accounts for all three of the big services: Google’s Gemini, OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and Anthropic’s Claude. Of the three, I’ve always had a soft spot for Claude. I like the way…
Continue reading →MacSparky Sponsorship Availability
2025 sponsorship slots at MacSparky are filling up. There’s still a bit of availability left for the remainder of the year, but not much. If you’re interested in getting your product or service in front of an Apple-centric, productivity-loving audience with no respect for money,…
Continue reading →DEVONthink 4 Brings Thoughtful AI Integration (Sponsor)
DEVONtechnologies has just released the public beta of DEVONthink 4, and it’s a substantial upgrade. Now the beta is officially here. I’ve been using the beta, and I can confirm: this is a real leap forward. DEVONthink 4 is smarter, faster, and more modern in all the…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 791: Exploring iCloud.com
iCloud is the glue that holds much of the Apple ecosystem together, syncing data and content between devices. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I walk through what is possible by using the iCloud website, including the data recovery tools, account…
Listen & read notes →A Student’s Guide to Writing with AI
I finally got around to reading ChatGPT’s Student Guide to Writing with ChatGPT, and I think it’s pretty good. The reality is that these tools aren’t going away, and students today should learn how to use them to improve their work product, not replace it.…
Continue reading →This Was It
I recently took a flight and following touchdown, a crew member made a surprise announcement: this landing marked our captain’s final flight after 30 years piloting aircraft. We all applauded. As we disembarked, the captain stood in the aisle, offering each passenger a farewell.…
Continue reading →Chat GPT Studio Ghibli Art
If you’ve been paying any attention to social media lately, you’ve probably noticed how much better AI multi-modal art has gotten. The zeitgeist has definitely latched onto this — mainly to generate Studio Ghibli-style art of themselves. It’s impressive and once again raises the big questions about…
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