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Testing Perplexity

Perplexity is a new take on search engines, combining AI and web search to compose actual answers (with sources) to your questions instead of piles of links. … This is a post for the Early Access and...

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Focus Tricks on the Mac

The iPad isn’t the only Apple device where you can focus in on the work. Here are a few simple tricks to help you focus when working on your Mac. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to...

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The “Let Loose” Event Meetup is later today

It’s time for a gathering of the MacSparky Labs tribe to discuss what we think of the announcements Apple made yesterday. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need...

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Happening Today: Q2 Planning Midpoint Call

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The Lab Report for May 10, 2024

In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: It’s all about the new iPads, Tandem OLED and M4 explained, a little Apple ad drama, and…no more Apple stickers? … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members....

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Calendars Revisited – MacSparky Labs Deep Dive (Video)

Here’s the video from a recent MacSparky Labs Deep Dive. In this session, we discussed revisiting calendar strategies, and pull-based productivity. … This is a post for the Early Access MacSparky Labs...

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Block Scheduling Tricks in Calendar and Fantastical

Here’s a collection of simple tricks I use when block scheduling in both Fantastical and Apple’s Calendar.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or...

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Using Soulver

Soulver is one of the strangest calculator/text apps you’ll ever encounter. Here’s a brief introduction to how it works. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need...

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Ideal Weeks – MacSparky Labs Deep Dive (Video)

Building on the Calendars Revisited Deep Dive from March, in this session we covered the topic of Ideal Weeks, how we create and use them.… This is a post for the Early Access MacSparky Labs Members....

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The Lab Report for May 17, 2024

It’s time for the Lab Report, covering this week’s Apple news, rumors, and more… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in? The post The Lab Report for May...

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Setting Up SteerMouse

When Logitech added AI Tools to their Logi Options+ software, I decided to get off that train. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in? The post...

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The Lab Report for May 24, 2024

In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: Some new Vision Pro experiences, Copilot+ Windows PCs are here, I tell you about searching your notes using Alfred, … This is a post for the Early Access and...

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Testing the Not Boring Apps

The Not Boring Apps are some of the most visually distinctive applications available on the App Store with opinionated, but delightful design. … This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage...

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Conversational AI using GPT-4o

Join me as I take OpenAI’s new GPT-4o engine for a spin. I did not edit the conversation or the pauses between answers for this one. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or...

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The Lab Report for May 31, 2024

In this week’s episode: Find My-compatible Tracking Card from Nomad, Apple Design Awards finalists are announced, more iOS and macOS rumors ahead of WWDC, some additional thoughts on Apple and AI, and...

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Turning Off the App Review Nag Dialog

Recently, I discovered a setting that stops those nagging review requests from randomly showing up on your iPhone and iPad. In this video I demonstrate how to turn that off. … This is a post for...

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A Look at the New Little Snitch

Little Snitch, the popular network monitoring and firewall application for macOS, has been updated to version 6. … This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to...

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Upcoming Events in the MacSparky Labs

Hello Backstage members, Here’s what you can look forward to in June and July:… This is a post for the MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in? The post Upcoming Events in...

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Upcoming Events for Early Access Labs Members

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The Lab Report for June 7, 2024

It’s time for the Lab Report, covering this week’s Apple news, rumors, and more… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in? The post The Lab Report for...

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