There’s a rumor that Apple is working on an on-device medical AI. The idea is that your iPhone or Apple Watch could use its onboard silicon to privately analyze your health data and offer recommendations, without sending that sensitive information to the cloud. The…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for April 18, 2025
In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: Meta’s lawyers are not Mac power users, Intel Macs go vintage. and some controversy over Siri’s AI investment cuts. I also share my Freeform calendar video and urge you to update to iOS 18.4.1 right now.
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The Mac’s Gaming Moment Still Isn’t Here
Quinn Nelson recently did a solid job of breaking down the launch of Assassin’s Creed Shadows on the Mac. If you’re not tracking these things, that’s a big deal: it’s a flagship AAA game that released on the Mac the same day as on…
Continue reading →Framous: The Ultimate Screenshot Framing App for Apple Devices
Charlie Chapman, the developer behind Dark Noise — the white noise generator I use constantly — is back with a another Mac application that feels custom-tailored for me. It’s called Framous, and it allows you to take screenshots on your Apple devices and elegantly…
Continue reading →Building A Focus Mode Workflow in Alfred
Something I learned while working on the Alfred Field Guide is that building your own workflows is not that difficult. In this video, I show you how to set up your own to quickly switch between your different Focus modes. You learn quite a bit about Alfred Workflows in the process! … This is a post for MacSparky Labs members only. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.
Talking Tech with Two Teachers
I recently joined Tony and Charles on the Two Teachers Talking Podcast to talk about my winding road from engineer to lawyer to full-time Mac nerd. We dug into how I teach tech, the tools I love for helping others learn, and how technology can better…
Listen & read notes →Direct Mail: Email Marketing That Feels at Home on Your Mac (Sponsor)
I’m pleased to welcome a new sponsor to MacSparky, Direct Mail for Mac. If you run a business, a side hustle, a podcast, or just want to stay in touch with a community, you know how important great email marketing can be. The brand-new Version…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 792: Where Automation Meets Intention, with Kim Caloca-Madden
Kim Caloca-Madden joins Mac Power Users to talk with Stephen and me about her online business supporting other entrepreneurs and companies, and how automation and AI make her more efficient at her tasks. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a…
Listen & read notes →Apple Dodges Another Bullet
Over the weekend, we learned that smartphones and computers are now exempt from the latest tariffs. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) confirmed that smartphones, computer monitors, and various electronic components are among the exempted items. This means Apple has dodged another bullet —…
Continue reading →ChatGPT Multi-Modal Image Generation
ChatGPT recently introduced multi-modal image generation and the Internet freaked out a bit, again. I can see why. In this demo I give a few very simple prompts for some extraordinary results
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