The Lab Report for August 23, 2024 (Early Access)
It’s time for the Lab Report from the MacSparky Labs, covering this week’s Apple news and rumors. In this episode: Some changes to AppleCare+, one of my favorite games gets an update, my rant around...
View ArticleThe Lab Report for August 23, 2024
It’s time for the Lab Report from the MacSparky Labs, covering this week’s Apple news and rumors. In this episode: Some changes to AppleCare+, one of my favorite games gets an update, my rant around...
View ArticleThe Chipolo Location Card
For a while now I’ve been looking for a good location tracker for my wallet. This just might be the one for me. Let me show it to you and see what you think.… This is a post for the Early Access and...
View ArticleSparky’s New Notebook Wallet
For some time now I’ve been jumping between a minimal wallet that just holds a few cards and a bigger wallet that holds my Field Notes. With the PLOTTER mini 5, I feel a lot like Goldilocks. … This is...
View ArticleThe Lab Report for August 30, 2024
It’s time for the latest Lab Report from the MacSparky Labs, covering this week’s Apple news and rumors. In this episode: It’s Glowtime for Apple (and they name a new CFO), more iPhone 16 rumors ahead...
View ArticleA Look at Moom 4
There’s a new version of one of my favorite window managers. However, with the upcoming built-in Window Management features coming with macOS Sequoia, do we even need a third-party window manager? …...
View ArticleThe Lab Report for September 6, 2024
It’s already September, and we are a few days away from the It’s Glowtime Apple event. In today’s episode I wrap up the rumors around Monday’s event … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to...
View ArticleFOD Conversation with Dave Myhre
For this Friends of Dave conversation, David invited fellow Labs member Dave Myhre to demo how he uses the Snippets feature in Alfred to generate date-and-time calculations, among other uses.… This is...
View ArticleThe Clean Up Photos Feature in 18.1 Beta
The Apple Intelligence-driven Clean Up feature in Photos is simple and quite impressive. Here’s a demonstration, featuring my dog Ahsoka. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or...
View ArticleThe Lab Report for September 13, 2024
In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: details on the iPhone 16 line, all OS updates releasing on Monday September 16, software update to AirPods Pro 2 adds basic hearing aid functionality, and my...
View ArticleiOS Security Features
The Opal C1 Webcam is meant to be the webcam everybody actually wants to use. It\’s got tons of software features and a better lens system than anything you\’d find in most (all?) other webcams. It\’s...
View ArticleThe New iPad Tab Bar
The new iPad Tab Bar hasn’t gotten much coverage but it could end up being a big deal. It’s a new iPad menu-type interface that falls somewhere between the Mac and the iPhone.… This is a post for...
View ArticleThe Lab Report for September 20, 2024
In this week’s edition of The Lab Report: Today is the day! The new iPhone has arrived. Did you get yours today? Also: Apple Card rumored to go from one bank to another, more iPhone 16 features, and I...
View ArticleSparky’s Custom Control Center
One of my favorite features with iOS 18 is the new customizable Control Center. It’s still a bit of a work in progress for me but here’s what I’m doing so far, along with a few tips on how to set up...
View ArticlePerforming OCR using ChatGPT
I’ve always had a challenge when performing optical character recognition (OCR) on my handwritten notes, which I write in block letters. Recently, I found the solution in an unexpected place.… This is...
View ArticleThe Lab Report for September 27, 2024
It’s time for the latest Lab Report from MacSparky, covering this week’s Apple news and updates. In this week’s episode: iFixit tear-downs confirm easier repairs on iPhone 16 models, new legislation in...
View ArticleiPhone Mirroring Now With Drag and Drop
Apple has enabled drag and drop between your macOS Sequoia computer running the iPhone Mirroring app. This video demonstrates the new feature and a few other iPhone Mirroring tips.… This is a post for...
View ArticleCustomizing Your Lock Screen in iOS 18
With iOS 18, you can now change your lock screen widgets. In this video I demonstrate how to do that and share a few strategies for making the most of it. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members....
View ArticleThe Lab Report for October 4, 2024
In this week’s episode: A YouTube app for Vision Pro is removed from its App Store, several Apple rumors are floating, Meta gets a big fine, and I help you tame your notifications in this week’s...
View ArticleChecking My Work With AI
Here’s another interesting use for AI. While I’m not a fan of using it to write for me, I’m okay with it checking my work. In this video I show you how I do that in both ChatGPT and Notion AI.… This is...
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