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The Lab Report – May 20, 2022

One of the benefits of being a member of The MacSparky Labs is access to the weekly Lab Report podcast, where I summarize Apple news and other items I find interesting in about 10 minutes. If you are a labs member, you should have already received this week’s Lab Report in your podcast feed.

This week I’m also making the Lab Report available to non-members. You can download the audio file right here. If you dig it, you may want to check out The MacSparky Labs.

Also, here are links from the episode:

Bloomberg on the Apple Headset
Open Letter to Final Cut Pro
Final Cut Pro Response
Jane Hovarth on Apple and Privacy
Apple’s New Privacy Ad Campaign
John Prosser on the Square Apple Watch
Macworld M1 Max vs. M1 Ultra Tests
9to5 Mac on Folding iPhones and E-Ink
Mac Power Users 640: The iPhone App Roundup
Automators 102: Automating DEVONthink
Keyboard Maestro 10.1
New Outline App: Bike
Creating OmniFocus Templates with Keyboard Maestro (MacSparky Labs)
Using Your iPhone as a Webcam (MacSparky Labs)
New Book: After Steve

Taking Screenshots with the Mac’s Built-in Tools (MacSparky Labs)

As part of my ongoing task manager survey, there’s a new simple task list / focus app called Bento and I’m trying it out. The app is pretty and functional so long as your task list isn’t too big or complex. Still, I dig the way they got the little details right and can see a lot of people using Bento. Here’s an app walkthrough and discussion… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Level 3 (Early Access) and Level 2 (Backstage) Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

May 2022 Questions and Answers (MacSparky Labs)

The questions have been piling up so it’s time for another Question & Answer video for the MacSparky Labs. In this video:

0:27 How’s it going?
0:58 Missing the law?
1:39 Going from two things to one thing.
3:04 What about free time?
3:55 Mac Studio Order?
4:40 The Looming Discord
5:18 Field Guide Status
6:42 WWDC Wishes…

This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

The MacSparky Labs Content Update

We had a busy April in the MacSparky Labs. In addition to a lot of new content, I also started a podcast for MacSparky Labs Members.

  • 2022-04-28 – Time Tracking with Timing – Setup (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-04-28 – MacSparky Labs Report Podcast (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-04-26 – Early Access: Setting up Timing (Level 3)
  • 2022-04-26 – Week Planning and Setting Time Blocks Video (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-04-23 – Early Access Week Planning Video (Level 3)
  • 2022-04-22 – Release – Weekly Update Podcast (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-04-21 – Calendar Tricks Webinar Video and Podcast (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-04-21 – Project Management and Obsidian (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-04-20 – Live Session: Startup/Shutdown Routines Deep Dive (Level 3)
  • 2022-04-19 – Details for the Startup/Shutdown Routine Deep Dive (Level 3)
  • 2022-04-19 – Friends of Dave Interview with John Siracusa about Career Change (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-04-18 – Power User Tips for Managing Spaces (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-04-16 – Early Access: Obsidian and Better Touch Tool (Level 3)
  • 2022-04-14 – The Early Access Podcast and Early Access to John Siracusa Interview (Level 3)
  • 2022-04-13 – Building a Digital Burn Bag Tutorial (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-04-11 – OmniFocus Automation (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-04-09 – April Virtual Meetup (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-04-08 – Early Access Update (Level 3)
  • 2022-04-07 – Setting Up and Using Universal Control (Levels 1-3)
  • 2022-04-04 – Details for the April Virtual Meetup (Levels 2-3)
  • 2022-04-04 – Career Change Advice Post (Level 3)
  • 2022-04-01 – Trying an AirTag Wallet (Levels 1-3)

The New MacSparky Labs Report (MacSparky Labs)

Today I released a new episode of the MacSparky Labs podcast, now called the MacSparky Labs Report. This episode includes Apple’s earnings, growing services revenue, the iPhone 14 Pro, growing Mac sales, calendar tricks, task managers, and time tracking…

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Time Tracking with the Timing App (MacSparky Labs)

In a recent episode of Mac Power Users, I explained why I like the automatic time tracking I get with the Timing App. I’ve decided to make this my exclusive time tracking app as an experiment and in this video I share how I’m setting things up and getting started…

This is a post for MacSparky Labs Early Access and Backstage Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

Week Planning and Setting Time Blocks (MacSparky Labs)

I just wanted to send out a reminder about this Friday’s MacSparky Labs virtual meetup at 12:00 Pacific. The Zoom call details are below. The agendas for these meetups are always pretty flexible but I do have a few things on my list…

This is a post for MacSparky Labs Early Access and Backstage Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

The MacSparky Labs Weekly Update Podcast (MacSparky Labs)

This morning I dropped my first weekly update in the MacSparky Labs podcast feed. If you are a labs member, you should be able to download it now. This short episode includes some additional commentary on the Mac Studio vs. MacBook Air debate, uses for Obsidian, and some interesting Apple news from the week… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?