Setting Up and Using Downie (MacSparky Labs)

I’ve had several listeners write in asking for further explanation of how to use Downie to download online videos for offline viewing. So I made a short video for you explaining how it works.… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

The OS Betas Deep Dive (MacSparky Labs)

In this Early Access Deep Dive for June, we went spelunking into the various Apple Betas and discovered a few things.… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

June 2023 in the MacSparky Labs

Here’s all the content I produced and sent out to our Labs members last month:

2023-06-30 – The Lab Report – 30 June 2023 (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-29 – Sparky’s New Mac (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-27 – Looking at Stage Manager (Again)(Levels 2-3)
2023-06-26 – Sign-Up – Q3 Planning with Sparky (Levels 3)
2023-06-26 – The New Social Media Strategy (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-23 – The Lab Report – 23 June 2023 (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-22 – What’s New in Reminders (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-21 – June Deep Dive Signup Link (Levels 3)
2023-06-20 – Let’s Build a Shortcut – Project Planning with Reminders (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-19 – Sparky Did a Thing (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-16 – The Lab Report – 16 June 2023 (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-15 – Deep Dive on Shortcuts-based Setups (Level 3)
2023-06-14 – Voice to Text – 2023 Edition (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-12 – Post WWDC Notes and Spatial Computing (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-09 – The Lab Report – 9 June 2023 (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-08 – Trying Out Portal (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-07 – My Last Day in Cupertino (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-05 – Initial Thoughts from Apple Park after the WWDC Keynote (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-04 – Reporting in on WWDC-Eve (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-02 – An Update to the MacSparky Labs WWDC Coverage (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-02 – The Lab Report – 2 June 2023 (Levels 1-3)
2023-06-01 – Some Hard Truths About My Keyboard(s) (Levels 1-3)

If you’d like to be a part of the MacSparky Labs, I would love for you to join me.

Mac Power Users 699: Catching Up with TJ Luoma

On this episode of Mac Power Users, everyone’s favorite nerdy pastor TJ Luoma rejoins the show to update Stephen and me on his tech, how he’s learned to take time away from work, and some of his new favorite apps and services.

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A Stream Deck Intervention (MacSparky Labs)

Elgato has made some nice improvements to the function and pricing of the Stream Deck software. In this video, I explain how it works and answer the question of whether or not I need a Stream Deck intervention.… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

Automators 31: Recharging the Beta Batteries

Rosemary and I have been testing the latest Apple betas on all of our devices. Despite going off the grid, things seem to be going well—and the latest beta has added more automation possibilities! Check out what’s going on this episode of Automators.

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The Lab Report – 30 June 2023 (MacSparky Labs)

It’s time for the latest Lab Report from MacSparky, covering this week’s Apple news and updates…This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

Sparky’s New Mac (MacSparky Labs)

It’s time for you to meet Sparky’s Mac Studio. In this video, David tells the whole story and shares pictures and video of his new setup…This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

Paste 4.0

Paste is certainly the most delightful Mac clipboard manager and also one of the most powerful. Today it got a bit update to version 4.0. New features include:

A resizable window. If you use a big clipboard, Paste 4.0 is ready for you.
A new engine, 20% faster.
Better automation. Hooray, Shortcuts!
A refined user interface. The old look was good. This one is better and makes more sense.
A new color palette and more customization overall.

A while back, we did an MPU episode on clipboard managers, and Paste really came out of nowhere to impress us both. This new version is a nice update. You can get Paste in the Mac App Store and learn more at the developer’s website. If you have a Setapp subscription, Paste 4.0 is there waiting. Also, parts of this post were written using Paste. *grin*

Looking at Stage Manager (Again) (MacSparky Labs)

I’ve done some project planning scripts in the past but folks have been asking about doing it with Reminders. Here you go!… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?