We recently had a MacSparky Labs Jam Session about careers. There was a lot of good advice shared, along with some common threads amongst many of the Labs members.
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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 →Labs Deep Dive – Early Beta Experiences
There are new Apple Betas. Hooray!? Let’s discuss.… This is a post for the MacSparky Labs Pathfinder members. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.
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 →ChatGPT and Image Playground
With this year’s betas, Apple has enabled ChatGPT within Image Playground. This dramatically increases its value to users. In this video, I demonstrate how this works.… 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.
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…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for July 11, 2025
In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: Some new AI-powered browsers make their entrance, Rosemary Orchard has a new app, and I help you fix bad transcription on your clipboard.
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