My 2025 Input Devices Line-up

I’ve been fiddling with my input devices and have made a few changes. Here’s my final lineup for 2025.
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Freeform-Based Collaborative Calendar

Inspired by my friend Nick Milo, I’m trying a new experiment: using a shared horizontal calendar in Freeform to track Field Guide production over the whole year. Here’s what it’s all about and how I built it.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?

The Case for Apple Mail Filtering

Apple Mail AI filtering is taking a beating from the critics. While we really can’t judge it until Apple implements it on all platforms, there are things about it that I like. I share what these things are in this video.
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Everything is Still Remix

I recently had an opportunity to rewatch Kirby Ferguson’s video. It’s eight years old and still excellent.

Update: How Sparky Uses Notion

In the past year, my use of Notion as a collaboration tool has gone deeper, but I also haven’t fully adopted it for everything I do. Here’s an update video on how Notion fits for me.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?

Testing superwhisper

Here’s another speech-to-text tool for your Mac and iPhone that just keeps getting additional features and is faster. It has continued to impress me throughout its development, so I’d like to show it to you.
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Sparky’s 2024 Life Update

As we approach the end of the year, here’s an update on the MacSparky Labs and life in general. Also, I wanted to thank you for your support.
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Using ChatGPT on Your iPhone

The ChatGPT integration on your iPhone may be the best Apple Intelligence “feature” yet. In this video I walk through the setup and basic usage.
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Secret Word

There’s an emerging scam where the crooks use the AI model a loved one’s voice and use it to trick you. That’s bad. But you can fight back with a secret word. Watch this to learn more. … This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?

Practical Use of NotebookLM

In working on the next edition of the Productivity Field Guide, I’ve stumbled into a damn useful implementation of artificial intelligence using NotebookLM. I explain it all in this video.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?