Yesterday, Apple released the second beta of the new operating systems, as announced at WWDC.
There are still no signs of Apple Intelligence. The most interesting addition is the ability to mirror your iPhone to your Mac via Continuity. I’ve just started testing it, and the feature feels solid enough for an early beta. Interestingly, the feature doesn’t work if your iPhone is active, which makes sense.
There are some limitations. I tried to use Whisper Memos to record dictation onto the iPhone app via the Mac in mirroring mode, but it didn’t take. Nevertheless, keeping your iPhone on your Mac screen is excellent.
In this video, I take a more detailed look at Apple’s new Math Notes feature in the Calculator app on iPad. I also write in my unique brand of block letters with Apple Pencil to see what Smart Script is all about.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
This week, I’m welcoming a new sponsor to MacSparky, Listen Later. It’s always nice when a new sponsor arrives for which I’m already a paying customer, and that’s the case with this one. Listen Later is a service that converts stories and articles you send them to a personalized podcast feed using their AI-based (and very believable) reader. You can take that long-form article you’ve meant to read and listen to it on your next drive. It’s a great service, and I’ve been enjoying it.
Their state-of-the-art AI not only narrates but brings life to the articles with a quality that I’d never heard before from an AI voice. You really should try it. Access your personalized podcast episodes on all devices through any podcast app. Stay connected with your preferred content anytime and anywhere, ensuring you never miss out on insightful articles.
Beyond articles, Listen Later can also convert emails and PDFs into podcasts. This feature is perfect for transforming work documents, newsletters, or any textual content into listenable formats.
Listen Later can also translate content into multiple languages, making global content accessible and enjoyable in your preferred language.
Sign up for the service today, and you’ll get $2 of free credit. That’s an easy way to try it out for yourself at no risk. Go check it out.
Here’s the June Deep Dive video where we discussed the 2024 beta software features announced at the WWDC keynote on June 10, 2024… This is a post for the Early Access MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
In this week’s episode: Apple’s Pay Later feature has been discontinued, Microsoft’s Recall postponed again over privacy concerns, my thoughts about “Thin and Light”, and I show you how a Stream Deck and Apple Mail can dance together.
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In this week’s episode: Apple’s Pay Later feature has been discontinued, Microsoft’s Recall postponed again over privacy concerns, my thoughts about “Thin and Light”, and I show you how a Stream Deck and Apple Mail can dance together.… This is a post for the Early Access MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Here’s the video from the May 2024 Deep Dive on tech stacks, which are defined loosely as “What are the apps we use to get our most important work done?”… This is a post for the Early Access MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?
Apple made some changes to the Settings in iOS 18. In this video I show you how it looks now and share some thoughts on its current state.
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