In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: A new app from Apple, Vision Pro turns One, still no 18.4 beta, and Sparky wraps up another year on the planet.
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Sparky’s Email Machine
I recently came up with an interesting shortcut that writes an email for you combining ChatGPT instructions and a few regular expressions. It sounds complicated but it really isn’t. Check out this video and see for yourself.
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Mac Power Users 782: Apple Intelligence Review
Stephen and I have been using Apple’s AI features since they showed up in betas last year. On this episode of Mac Power Users, we share our findings and talk about what’s worth your time — and what’s not — when it comes to…
Listen & read notes →Testing DeepSeek
There is a lot of talk about with the new the DeepSeek LLM coming out of China. In this video I take a look and share a few thoughts.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
The Lab Report for January 31, 2025
In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: There’s a new Siri Sheriff in town, Apple’s AI priorities, the Pebble Watch is making a comeback, and Sparky recommends a delightful soundtrack from a popular iOS game.
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Focused 222: The 2025 Productivity Field Guide
On this episode of Focused, I reflect on a year of teaching the Productivity Field Guide, talk about what’s new and what’s changed, and Mike shares the details of his interesting twist to time-blocking. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Jelly: A better way to…
Listen & read notes →Will Siri Ever Get Smart?
It is worth noting that in January 2025, 13 years after it was first released, Siri continues to be a joke. Every time I try to use Siri in front of a member of my family, there’s a 50–50 chance of success. When it…
Continue reading →The March of the Agents
Late last week OpenAI introduced Operator, an AI agent that can go to the web and perform tasks for you. This essentially gives ChatGPT its own browser so it can look up webpages, scroll, type into them, and otherwise interact with the web on your…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 781: The 2025 Productivity Field Guide
I have updated the Productivity Field Guide for 2025. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I discuss what’s new in the course, what changes I have made to my various production workflows, and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:…
Listen & read notes →Announcing the 2025 Productivity Field Guide
The real solution to productivity isn’t about doing more–it’s about doing less while focusing on what truly matters. I’m excited to announce the 2025 Edition of the Productivity Field Guide. The term “productivity” has become synonymous with quick fixes and hacks, I have a different approach.…
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