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Despite the name of his blog, Hypercritical, I’ve always appreciated the measured tone John Siracusa takes when it comes to criticizing Apple. From the outside, it’s always easy to oversimplify analysis of what’s going on in a trillion-dollar company,…

Known as an app launcher and Spotlight replacement, Alfred can supercharge a wide range of tasks across macOS. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Mike and I discuss my new Field Guide covering the app and our use of the application. This episode of Mac Power…

The Opal C1 Webcam is meant to be the webcam everybody actually wants to use. It\’s got tons of software features and a better lens system than anything you\’d find in most (all?) other webcams. It\’s time for me to kick the tires… This is a post for…

In this very first MacSparky Labs Jam Session, several Labs members and I got together to discuss running a local AI model and how it’s going. There were lots of interesting takes and tips on how that is working in 2025. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs…

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In this week’s episode of The Lab Report: Get ready to become and Alfred ninja (new Field Guide is out!), NotebookLM now on iPhone, and I come to the rumored iPhone Air’s defense. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs members only. Care to join? If…

There’s a lot to like about Apple’s Reminders. However “quick capture” is not one of those things. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs members only. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.…

I recently reviewed the FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center 2024 report, which revealed $16.6 billion in reported losses (a 33 percent increase) and over 859,000 complaints last year. The most frequent victims? Our oldest generation. It wasn’t so long…

Mike and I revisit some old workflows (time blocking, weekly review, reading, and writing) and talk about what’s changed on this episode of Focused. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: The post Focused 229: Workflow Check-In appeared first on MacSparky.

This week I’m pleased to welcome a new sponsor to MacSparky, Focus Firewall. We all know the feeling. You sit down to work, crack open your Mac… and somehow 20 minutes vanish into the black hole of news sites, social media, or some link a friend just…