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.…
Continue reading →Testing Cleft
Here’s another of the latest crop of AI tools…
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Back with CARROT Weather
The wind has been on everyone’s mind in Southern California for the last few weeks. In addition to the tragic fires up in Los Angeles, down here in Orange County, everything is equally dry, and the wind is blowing equally fast. Last week, one…
Continue reading →The Initial Response to the iPhone
The iPhone is now 18 years old, and it’s easy to forget life before it. I used mobile phones before iPhone, and the difference was night and day. The original iPhone was announced at Macworld in January 2007 . Over the years, we’ve heard…
Continue reading →What If All Cars Were Trackable?
One police department in Colorado is now sending out a free AirTag with your automobile registration. The kicker is it has a sticker that you can put in your window explaining that police can track the vehicle. I’m curious as to whether or not this…
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