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…
Continue reading →My 2025 Input Devices Line-up
I’ve been fiddling with my input devices and have made a few changes. Here’s my final lineup for 2025.
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Apple Mail Update Coming to the Mac and iPad
The current rumor via Mark Gurman is that Apple Mail will get the expected redesign and update with macOS 15.4 beta and the upcoming iPad 18.4 beta. I sure hope so. While I’ve found the rudimentary email filtering they added on the iPhone useful…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 780: Our Home Screens & Focus Modes
Our iPhones are always with us, making the Home screen very valuable real estate in our lives. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I share our Home screens and Focus modes and how our devices help keep us on track. This…
Listen & read notes →Freeform-Based Collaborative Calendar
Inspired by my friend Nick Milo, I’m trying a new experiment: using a shared horizontal calendar in Freeform to track Field Guide production over the whole year. Here’s what it’s all about and how I built it.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
A Gentle Approach to Block Scheduling
In a few weeks, I’ll release the new 2025 edition of the Productivity Field Guide, where I blend ancient wisdom for life’s big questions with modern techniques for tactical execution. One key topic we explore is block scheduling, and something important I’ve learned from my…
Continue reading →My New iPhone Stand
I printed this iPhone stand several months ago, and I’m mixed about it. On the one hand, I find it really attractive. On the flip side, I cannot reach the iPhone’s buttons while it’s in the stand. The jury’s still out.
Continue reading →The Lab Report for January 17, 2025
In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: Is TikTok really going to shut down? a TSMC chip factory in Arizona, Sparky tells us about several Apple product rumors, and the Skeleton Crew is back as a fun media recommendation.
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Google’s Search Market Share Now Below 90%
This hasn’t happened since 2015. We are exiting a world where there is one dominant search engine. AI search is the new thing (even though most people don’t realize it yet) and there is plenty of competition emerging. I expect a big push from Google…
Continue reading →ChatGPT as Task Manager?
ChatGPT can now handle reminders and tasks. They’ve added a specific model for this purpose: “4o with scheduled tasks”. And if you ask it to give you a reminder at a certain time or create a task list, it’ll do that for you. I didn’t…
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