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  • Ideal Weeks – MacSparky Labs Deep Dive (Video)

    5:00am By David Sparks
    Building on the Calendars Revisited Deep Dive from March, in this session we covered the topic of Ideal Weeks, how we create and use them.… This is a post for the Early Access MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?…
  • Using Soulver

    Wed 5:00am By David Sparks
    Soulver is one of the strangest calculator/text apps you’ll ever encounter. Here’s a brief introduction to how it works. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?…
  • Block Scheduling Tricks in Calendar and Fantastical

    Tue 5:00am By David Sparks
    Here’s a collection of simple tricks I use when block scheduling in both Fantastical and Apple’s Calendar.… This is a post for the Early Access and Backstage MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?…
  • The iPad’s Sins

    Tue 1:25am By David Sparks
    Federico Viticci did an outstanding job cataloging ways in which getting work done on your iPad is still difficult in 2024. What’s most frustrating about this list is that many of these points could have (and were) written about ten years ago. It is…
  • Mac Power Users 744: Apple’s “Let Loose” iPad Event

    Mon 12:00pm By David Sparks
    This week, Apple unveiled new iPad Pro and iPad Air models. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk through the news and discuss why hardware isn’t at the heart of the iPad’s struggles. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:…
  • Calendars Revisited – MacSparky Labs Deep Dive (Video)

    Fri 8:30pm By David Sparks
    Here’s the video from a recent MacSparky Labs Deep Dive. In this session, we discussed revisiting calendar strategies, and pull-based productivity. … This is a post for the Early Access MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?…
  • The Lab Report for May 10, 2024

    May 10, 2024, 5:00 am By David Sparks
    In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: It’s all about the new iPads, Tandem OLED and M4 explained, a little Apple ad drama, and…no more Apple stickers? … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?…
  • Happening Today: Q2 Planning Midpoint Call

    May 9, 2024, 5:00 am By David Sparks
    Use TextExpander snippet with clipboard The post Happening Today: Q2 Planning Midpoint Call appeared first on MacSparky.
  • Focused 203: The Little Lies You Tell Yourself, with Jason Snell

    May 8, 2024, 12:00 pm By David Sparks
    Jason Snell is back on Focused to talk about staying focused as an indie and his unique spin on off-site personal retreats.  This episode of Focused is sponsored by:…
  • The “Let Loose” Event Meetup is later today

    May 8, 2024, 5:00 am By David Sparks
    It’s time for a gathering of the MacSparky Labs tribe to discuss what we think of the announcements Apple made yesterday. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members. Care to join? Or perhaps you need to sign in?…