I’ve been wearing an Apple Watch since 2015. The face problem hasn’t changed. That sounds like a complaint, and it is, but I want to be specific about it. The Apple Watch has changed enormously over ten years. The hardware is faster. The health…
Continue reading →Coyote vs. ACME Lives
After Warner Bros. tried to shelve the Coyote vs. ACME movie for a tax write-off in 2023, the finished film is finally getting a release. The trailer dropped a few weeks ago, and it hits theaters August 28. The movie is based on Ian…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for May 15, 2026
This week the Lab Report opens with a tour of the new MacSparky Circle Community. Labs members are already inside, the Discord is winding down, and a public Field Notes space is where I’ll be cross-posting everything plus the works in progress…
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David Smith’s Six-Year Watch Map Project
David Smith shipped Pedometer++ 8.0 at the end of April, and the headline is mapping on the Apple Watch. Smith has been chipping away at watchOS maps for six years. And now we get detailed maps on the wrist. Dark mode. Offline support. An…
Continue reading →Carrot Weather Adds Multi-Model Forecasts
Carrot Weather added two features in its March update. Multi-model forecasts, and Storm Prediction Center analysis for severe storms and wildfires in the US. The multi-model piece is the more interesting of the two. Most weather apps show you a single forecast. Carrot now…
Continue reading →TRMNL X for Status Dashboards
A while back I showed you my little TRMNL e-ink display in the kitchen. The bigger sibling, the TRMNL X, just arrived…
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Mac Power Users 848: Jason Snell on E-Readers
On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I welcome back Jason Snell to talk about e-readers in 2026. Jason’s our resident e-reader guy at Six Colors, and he reads about a book a week, so he’s earned the chair. We get into…
Listen & read notes →Wispr Flow Is the New TextExpander
The first time I installed TextExpander, it changed how I used my Mac. Snippets I typed twenty times a day became three keystrokes. It wasn’t the most powerful text utility on the Mac. There were heavier options out there. But TextExpander hit the spot:…
Continue reading →Testing Typer
I’ve heard from a lot of you who are curious about AI but don’t want to deal with the cloud. You’ve been asking for a recommendation for a good local model app for the Mac…
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The Lab Report for May 8, 2026
Apple posted its best March quarter ever this week. Revenue hit $111.2 billion, up 17% year over year, with iPhone 17 demand Tim Cook called “off the charts.”…
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