Mike and I use this episode of Focused to consider the relationship between productivity and creativity, how focus plays a role in the creative process, and the details of our own creativity systems. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Save 10% off your first…
Listen & read notes →The Case for Apple Mail Filtering
Apple Mail AI filtering is taking a beating from the critics. While we really can’t judge it until Apple implements it on all platforms, there are things about it that I like. I share what these things are in this video.
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Everything is Still Remix
I recently had an opportunity to rewatch Kirby Ferguson’s video. It’s eight years old and still excellent.
Continue reading →Listen Later: Get Your Articles as Podcasts (Sponsor)
This week, MacSparky is pleased to welcome back Listen Later as a sponsor. Listen Later is a service that transforms articles, emails, and PDFs into personalized podcast episodes using their advanced AI narrator. This allows you to listen to your reading list during commutes, workouts, or…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 779: An AirPods Launcher
In this Mac Power Users feedback episode, Stephen and I discuss AI-powered dictation solutions, the safety features built in to many Apple products, and some listener feedback. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Ecamm: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month…
Listen & read notes →Update: How Sparky Uses Notion
In the past year, my use of Notion as a collaboration tool has gone deeper, but I also haven’t fully adopted it for everything I do. Here’s an update video on how Notion fits for me.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Breathable Is Free
Breathable, my Air Quality app of choice is now free. There is no interface for the app, it’s just a front for a pleasant-looking widget. Today, it’s telling me to stay inside as the smoke from the LA fires is lingering about. Related, I’ve…
Continue reading →Time Tracking Made Easy with Timing (Sponsor)
When it comes to time tracking, it’s only as useful as the data is accurate. Setting manual timers often leads to bad data. As humans, we’re not very good at throwing switches every time we mode shift. We’re in a new year and this…
Continue reading →The Lab Report for January 10, 2025
In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: Some of what was announced at CES, an increase in memory requirements for Apple Intelligence, still waiting on CarPlay 2.0, and a music recommendation for the stars.
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RadioShack As a Brand
Image: Reuters Back in 2017, RadioShack, unsurprisingly, went bankrupt, but now it looks like we will start seeing RadioShack-branded products. I must admit there’s a warm spot in my heart for RadioShack. When I was 12, I used ride my 10-speed to RadioShack every day,…
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