More Thoughts on the Peek Performance Event (MacSparky Labs)

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Apple had a big event this week and I’ve got a few thoughts.

Chapters
Introduction
The M1 Chip
The Mac Studio
The Mac Studio Design
The Mac Studio Pricing
The Studio Display
The Big iMac
The Mac Pro
The State of Mac Hardware
What’s Sparky Buying?
The Upcoming Q&A …

Automation to Move Text into a Web Page with Keyboard Maestro (MacSparky Labs)

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I use the web version of Grammarly to check text but getting text into a web form was a pain in the neck. So I automated the process with Keyboard Maestro. Watch this video to learn how I did it and, more broadly, how you can automate pasting text into a web page with Keyboard Maestro …

MacSparky Labs Video: Disneyland vs. Disney World with Casey Liss

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I’ve had an Internet-based running battle with Casey Liss for years now over the question of Disneyland vs. Disney World. Daisy and I planned a trip to Disney World for their 50th anniversary and before leaving, I asked Casey to give me a list of things I must do at Disney World …

January in the MacSparky Labs

The first month of the MacSparky Labs went swimmingly. I spent a lot of time working on the back end of things as I added features and figured out friction points. But I still got a lot shipped to the members. Here’s a list of content that got released in January.

  • January 27 – I released a video sharing the tech gear I bring with me on trips with the Backstage and Early Access members..
  • January 26 – I did a zoom call with Early Access members sharing how I’m using calendars these days. (It’s kind of nuts.)
  • January 25 – I released a screencast demonstrating how to capture ideas on the iPhone with shortcuts.
  • January 22 – I released the journaling webinar video to early access members …well … early.
  • January 21 – I released a walkthrough of me building a shortcut from scratch to manage scheduling new podcast episodes to the Backstage and Early Access members using Shortcuts, Obsidian, Mail, and Calendar for Backstage and Early Access members..
  • January 19 – I made of a video of myself building the slide deck for the Journaling webinar and narrated it with some of my favorite Keynote techniques for the Early Access subscribers.
  • January 18 – I made and released a screencast about how to capture ideas on the Mac using Keyboard Maestro and Obsidian.
  • January 17 – I released my video interview with Kourosh Dini to Backstage and Early Access members where we talked about DEVONthink, Obsidian, top-level task management, and music.
  • January 14 – We had the first MacSparky labs virtual meetup on Zoom for Backstage and Early Access members.
  • January 12 – I released of video of me setting up and testing vibration and leak sensors in my home. I also shared an unsuccessful experiment to rig up my mailbox with a vibration sensor. (I haven’t given up on that one yet.
  • January 10 – I shared a video update and an example of how I block schedule.
  • January 7 – I did my quarterly planning with a Zoom room full of Early Access subscribers.
  • January 5 – I made a video answering some of the most often asked qustions following my big announcemnt.
  • January 3 – I released my first video to the MacSparky Labs members