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Continue reading →Apple’s Looming International Struggles
As I continue to follow news reports about the regulations arising from Europe and decreasing sales in China, in Q1 2024, Apple experienced a 25% year-over-year decrease. I can’t help but think that Apple has some heavy rowing ahead with respect to international markets. As…
Continue reading →Fixkey: Grammar Correction Anywhere with One Keystroke (Sponsor)
Grammar correction is, in my opinion, one task where AI shines. This week’s sponsor, Fixkey.ai, is an excellent implementation of grammar-correcting AI that you can use anywhere on your Mac. Fixkey is an app on your Mac that, with a single keystroke, will grab…
Continue reading →Tasks are Stored Intentions
I recently heard my friend, Kourosh Dini, explain tasks as “stored intentions”. I think that’s a wonderful outlook for tasks. Too often, we think of tasks as obligations or future sources of guilt. And really, all they are is unfulfilled intentions. Intentions, like tasks, can…
Continue reading →This Month in the MacSparky Labs
Here’s what took place in the Labs for the month of April 2024: 2024-04-30 – Building Virtual Seneca (Levels 2-3) 2024-04-26 – The Lab Report for April 26, 2024 (Levels 1-3) 2024-04-24 – Relative Dates with OmniFocus 4.2 (Levels 1-3) 2024-04-23 – Podcast –…
Continue reading →Hypothetical M4 iPads
Mark Gurman is now reporting that the new iPad Pro we’ll get next week may include the M4 chip. Because that particular chip is expected to have new AI features, the argument is that adding it to the new iPad Pro would help boost…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 742: All About Mimestream, with Neil Jhaveri
Neil Jhaveri founded Mimestream, a macOS email app for Gmail users. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk to Neil about his time at Apple, Mimestream’s roadmap (including an iOS version and supporting non-Google services), and email’s place in today’s…
Listen & read notes →Fixkey.ai: Make Your Writing Better Today (Sponsor)
This week’s sponsor, Fixkey.ai, is an excellent implementation of AI that you can start using today. Fixkey is an app on your Mac that, with a single keystroke, will grab your text and check it against an artificial intelligence grammar checker. It can then…
Continue reading →Focused 202: Slow Productivity
Mike and I use this episode of Focused to consider Cal Newport’s philosophy on organizing knowledge work in a sustainable and meaningful manner. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Zocdoc: Find the right doctor, right now with Zocdoc. Sign up for free. Indeed: Join more…
Listen & read notes →Apple’s “Let Loose” Event Set for May 7
We’ve been talking about new iPads for months. It looks like it’s nearly time for release with Apple’s announcement of the “Let Loose” event, scheduled for May 7. The event, confirmed to be an all-digital affair, sure looks to be iPad-focused with the prominent…
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