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Today Terminology, Greg Pierce’s word app, gets a major update. It’s a complete overhaul, marking the most significant update since its original release in 2010. Terminology is a powerful and extensible reference tool that goes beyond a standard…

Author Matt Gemmell joins Stephen and me on this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about using an iPad as his only comptuer for eight-and-a-half years and why he recently switched back to the Mac. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:…

One of the best features Apple has added in recent years is Focus Modes. I use them every day across all my devices, and they have become an essential part of how I manage my attention, my work, and even my personal life. At its core, a Focus Mode is a filter…

Jordi Bruin’s MacWhisper continues to deliver the goods. Just released is version 12, which adds automatic speaker recognition, making an already great transcription tool even better. I’ve been using MacWhisper on the back end for a lot of the content I…

In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: Day One makes its entrance on Windows, the growing discontent with Siri, and an overhaul is likely for iOS 19. I recommend my Apple Notes Importer video, and Paddington is back! … This is a post for MacSparky Labs…

This week, my friends at Rogue Amoeba are back to sponsor MacSparky. They make an incredible lineup of audio tools for your Mac, useful for everyone from home hobbyists to professional podcasters and studio technicians. Thanks to the work the team did in…

On March 8 2025, I was joined by a few Labs members to talk about their experience having owned the Vision Pro for a year. It was an engaging discussion and there was a lot of great information. If you’re curious about the Vision Pro and what actual users…

All aboard! On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk about the tech, bags, and planning that go into our travel. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: The post Mac Power Users 788: Travel Tech appeared first on MacSparky.

I had a unique problem with getting a Markdown report out of the Timing app. So I created a prompt in ChatGPT to do it for me. You can see this text below in case you’d like to use it as a starting point for something of your own. … This is a post for…

Because I’m spending so much time with artificial intelligence lately, and because it seems to be such an interesting topic for podcast listeners and MacSparky Labs members alike, I decided to read Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks by Yuval Noah…