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Google Health Two-Way Sync with Apple Health: macsparky.com
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","summary":"","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/08/why-i-killed-my-daybook/","date_published":"2026-08-08T13:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-08 13:00","date_timestamp":1786194000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/117061471354975214"]}},{"id":"95366851","content_html":"Daylite Is Getting a Local MCP Server: macsparky.com
","summary":"","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/08/daylite-is-getting-a-local-mcp-server/","date_published":"2026-08-07T00:40:33+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-07 00:40","date_timestamp":1786063233,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/117055716044304521"]}},{"id":"95036882","content_html":"Stop Optimizing, Start Choosing: macsparky.com
","summary":"Back when I was practicing law, I created an automation that used the terminal, AppleScript, and chewing gum to make a weekly status report for the staff. It was formatted beautifully. It went out like clockwork, and I spent too much time building it. Then one day in a meeting I asked about somethin...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/08/stop-optimizing-start-choosing/","date_published":"2026-08-01T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-08-01 14:00","date_timestamp":1785592800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/117021320919597393"]}},{"id":"94982801","content_html":"This Week in the Labs — July 31, 2026: macsparky.com
","summary":"There was a lot of activity this week in the MacSparky Labs. A highlight for me was our quarterly book club meetup. Below you’ll find the week’s new videos and podcasts, a few of the conversations happening in the member community, and what’s coming next week. Most of those links lead straight into ...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/this-week-in-the-labs-july-31-2026/","date_published":"2026-07-31T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-31 15:00","date_timestamp":1785510000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/117015623984312288"]}},{"id":"94982800","content_html":"Focused 261: Metrics of Success: macsparky.com
","summary":"On this episode of Focused, Mike and I take apart our complicated relationship with measurement. We start with Goodhart’s Law, the idea that a number stops measuring the thing you cared about the moment it becomes the target, and follow that through law school rankings and grades. Metrics can be use...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/focused-261-metrics-of-success/","date_published":"2026-07-30T17:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 17:00","date_timestamp":1785430800,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/117015623926898038"]}},{"id":"94922331","content_html":"MacWhisper 14 Adds a New Editor View: macsparky.com
","summary":"Jordi Bruin’s MacWhisper shipped version 14, and it’s already up to 14.1. The big addition is a new Editor View. You can edit a transcript right in the main transcript screen now, add paragraphs more easily, reassign speakers faster, and favorite the parts you want to keep. Performance improved too....","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/macwhisper-14-adds-a-new-editor-view/","date_published":"2026-07-30T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-30 14:00","date_timestamp":1785420000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/117009927927946359"]}},{"id":"94922329","content_html":"Intentional AI 5: Dragons in Execution : macsparky.com
Mac Power Users 859: Tangential Gadgets: macsparky.com
","summary":"Lock your wallet for this one. Stephen and I spent the whole episode showing off the tangential gadgets we normally only mention in passing: bags, desk chargers, MagSafe batteries, travel routers, and enough Find My trackers to start our own shipping company. I walked through my ongoing failure to k...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/mac-power-users-859-tangential-gadgets/","date_published":"2026-07-26T16:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-26 16:00","date_timestamp":1785081600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116987149495547720"]}},{"id":"94645978","content_html":"Apple Should Just Do One Big Thing a Year: macsparky.com
","summary":"I’ve been running Apple’s beta software this year and I keep forgetting it’s there. And that got me thinking. This is the smoothest beta cycle in years. Apple shipped one genuinely big new thing, Siri AI, the one we’ve all been waiting on, and then spent the rest of the summer fixing bugs and sandin...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/apple-should-just-do-one-big-thing-a-year/","date_published":"2026-07-25T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-25 14:00","date_timestamp":1784988000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116981448913617970"]}},{"id":"94589790","content_html":"This Week in the Labs — July 24, 2026: macsparky.com
","summary":"It’s been another busy week in the MacSparky Labs. Below you’ll find the week’s new videos and podcasts, a few of the conversations happening in the member community, and what’s coming next week. Most of those links lead straight into the Labs community on Circle, so they’ll only open if you’re a me...","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/this-week-in-the-labs-july-24-2026/","date_published":"2026-07-24T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-24 15:00","date_timestamp":1784905200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116975738214781351"]}},{"id":"94528525","content_html":"Claude Cowork Made My Quarterly Review Better: macsparky.com
","summary":"My friend Jim Eagar wrote up how he uses Claude Cowork for his quarterly review, and it’s a great read. Jim’s been doing serious work on the intersection of reviews and AI, and he’s making real progress. The part I want to underline is his takeaway. Cowork does the digging. It reads ninety days of.....","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/claude-cowork-made-my-quarterly-review-better/","date_published":"2026-07-23T14:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-23 14:00","date_timestamp":1784815200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://mastodon.social/@macsparky/116970002817612247"]}},{"id":"94528524","content_html":"A New Home for the Field Guides: macsparky.com
","summary":"The MacSparky Field Guides have moved. They used to live on Teachable, and now they live inside the MacSparky community on Circle. First, why I did it. For years the Field Guides sat on Teachable, off on their own little island. They worked fine, but they were cut off from everything else I do at......","url":"https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/07/a-new-home-for-the-field-guides/","date_published":"2026-07-22T15:27:29+00:00","author":{"name":"David Sparks","url":"http://www.macsparky.com","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gravatar.com%2Favatar%2F523d72bdb2cc496630002482c0c72127%3Fs%3D96%26d%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fmicro.blog%252Fimages%252Fblank_avatar.png","_microblog":{"username":"macsparky"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-22 15:27","date_timestamp":1784734049,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"94466474","content_html":"Aerial Photographer of the Year 2026: macsparky.com
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