While Stephen is busy with the Podcastathon, Sal Soghoian joins me on this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about the state of automation and the best way to get started with automation in 2025. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: The post Mac Power Users 815: Automation Update with Sal Soghoian appeared first on MacSparky.| MacSparky
There’s a lot of chatter lately about Apple working on a new entry-level MacBook. The latest report from DigiTimes claims it could feature a 12.9-inch display and, more importantly, a $599 price tag. That’s right, six hundred bucks for a MacBook. If true, this could mark the return of the plain old “MacBook” branding. Apple retired... Continue reading → The post The Rumored $599 MacBook appeared first on MacSparky.| MacSparky
In this week’s episode: The new hardware reviews are in, an updated batch of product rumors, and the Relay for St. Jude podcastathon is happening today. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here. The post The Lab Report for September 19, 2025 appeared first on MacSparky.| MacSparky
MacPaw just announced Cloud Cleanup, a new feature that brings CleanMyMac‘s cleaning capabilities to your cloud storage accounts. As someone who relies on CleanMyMac, I’m happy to see the app tackle yet another common problem: managing the mess in my cloud storage. Cloud Cleanup extends CleanMyMac’s functionality beyond your local Mac and into cloud storage services like... Continue reading → The post MacPaw Adds Cloud Storage Cleanup to CleanMyMac appeared first on MacSparky.| MacSparky
Karabiner-Elements is a keyboard remapping tool that many folks think of in relation to fancy third party clicky-keyboards. But there is no reason you can’t also use it with your Apple laptop or Apple Magic Keyboard. Let me show you how.… This is a post for the MacSparky Labs Pathfinder and Insider members. Care to... Continue reading → The post Using Karabiner-Elements with Your Magic Keyboard appeared first on MacSparky.| MacSparky
This week, MacSparky is delighted to feature Timing, the premier automatic time-tracking app for Mac users. As we march toward the macOS 26 Tahoe release, Timing got a nice update and now looks great with Liquid Glass. Just look at this screenshot: Unlike traditional timers that require manual activation, Timing works seamlessly in the background, meticulously... Continue reading → The post Timing: Stay on Top of Your Time Without Timers (Sponsor) appeared first on MacSparky.| MacSparky
Today is iPhone review release day. Hooray! Tyler Stalman’s iPhone Camera review was most interesting to me. He’s a fan. It was interesting how much he talked about the improvement to the selfie camera. For typical users, this may be the biggest win. The biggest surpise to me was the quality of the AirPods as... Continue reading → The post iPhone 17 Camera Review appeared first on MacSparky.| MacSparky
There are a bunch of new contenders for voice-to-text dictation. In this video I test four of them to discover which are performing the best. … This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here. The post Dictation Shoot-out 2025 appeared first on MacSparky.| MacSparky
Apple dropped their latest batch of iPhones this week, along with new Apple Watches and an AirPods Pro update. Here’s what you need to know. The iPhone 17 lineup brings the usual suspects with some interesting twists. The standard 17 gets some nice upgrades and features that were traditionally only on the Pro phones, like... Continue reading → The post Why The iPhone is Getting Interesting appeared first on MacSparky.| MacSparky
In this week’s episode: New iPhone models announced, we’ll have to wait longer for new AirTags, and I’ve got a book recommendation. News iPhone 17 Series Launch Apple Watch Series 11 and Ultra 3 AirPods Pro 3 iOS 26 Release Candidate Ships New Apple Accessories Final Cut Camera 2.0 Rumors AirTag 2 HomePod mini 2... Continue reading →| MacSparky
Recently, we had a family celebration. The reason is irrelevant, but the means of our celebration was our usual. We went to Disneyland. We’re fortunate to live close, and two of the four members of my immediate family work for Mickey. So, we went to “the park,” where we shared a meal at a restaurant,... Continue reading →| MacSparky
I think a lot of people are underutilizing links. Lately, I have been working with contextual computing and the idea that you can go from idea to action on your computer with the least amount of friction. For example, if you need to access your task list for a specific project and open your task... Continue reading →| MacSparky
For the last month, I have been conducting an experiment with more deliberate scheduling of my time. For lack of a better word, I have been calling it hyper-scheduling. Historically, I have kept two things in my calendar: 1.) appointments and 2.) big rock-style projects. For example, if I’ve been meaning to write a certain... Continue reading →| MacSparky
The MacSparky Field Guides are a series of high-quality, tech-savvy video courses and ebooks about getting more out of technology. Each of the Field Guides receives free occasional updates as new workflows and technologies become available for at least two years following their initial publication date. I love making them. I hope you love watching... Continue reading →| MacSparky