Lab Report and Endor Studios Update (MacSparky Labs)

Yesterday I dropped the latest Lab Report podcast. If you’re not signed up for the Labs Podcast, you can do that here. Also, this week Endor Studios went vertical! Framing is largely done, and it suddenly all feels very real. I published a video this morning showing you the update…

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Automating Dates in OmniFocus (MacSparky Labs)

The Omni Group has written its own flavor of JavaScript to automate its apps. These new automations will work on Mac, iPad, and iPhone. In this video, I take one of the Omni Group’s new JavaScript automations that can assign and adjust defer and due dates in OmniFocus. I then use a Keyboard Maestro trick to combine and simplify the various keyboard shortcuts for each action. If you use OmniFocus, you’ll find this useful. And even if you don’t use the app, the Conflict Palette technique shown here can help you out …

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iOS 16 Lock Screens and Focus Modes (MacSparky Labs)

I’m digging deeper with iOS 16 and I really dig how you can combine focus modes with lock screens on the new operating system. In this video, I demonstrate how I’m mode-shifting on my phone using this new feature, and what I’d like to see improved before this gets launched to the public.

Geek Meter: 1 (of 3)This one is easy as I walk you through some useful upcoming iPhone features.