The Demise of the Mac Pro: https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/03/the-demise-of-the-mac-pro/

Yesterday Apple confirmed to 9to5Mac that the Mac Pro is officially discontinued. I don’t think anybody who’s been paying attention to this can be surprised. The writing was on the wall with the last Mac Pro update, which was twice the price and just slightly better than the then released the Mac Studio M2 Ultra.... Continue reading →

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The MacBook Neo’s Unfair Advantage: https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/03/the-macbook-neos-unfair-advantage/

Steven Sinofsky, who ran the Windows division at Microsoft, picked up a MacBook Neo on launch day and wrote a long, reflective piece about it on his Substack. He called it “a paradigm shifting computer”. Coming from the guy who shipped Windows 8 and Surface, that’s not faint praise. MKBHD went further in his review,... Continue reading →

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The Lab Report for March 27, 2026: https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/03/the-lab-report-for-march-27-2026/

The Lab Report is my weekly podcast exclusively for the MacSparky Labs members. Would you like to join? If you’re already a member, you can log in here.

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Focused 252: Donkey Work: https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/03/focused-252-donkey-work/

On this episode of Focused, Mike and I dig into an idea we’re calling “donkey work.” It’s the stuff that has to get done but doesn’t require your best creative thinking. Invoicing, email triage, file management, scheduling. The question is whether AI assistants can take some of that off your plate. I just released the... Continue reading →

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Sparky’s Robot Sample: https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/03/sparkys-robot-sample/

A lot of Labs members who aren’t interested in the Robot Assistant Field Guide are still curious about exactly what I’m doing with it… This is a post for MacSparky Labs Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?

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MailMaven: The Email Client for Mac Power Users (Sponsor): https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/03/mailmaven-the-email-client-for-mac-power-users-sponsor/

My thanks to SmallCubed for sponsoring MacSparky this week. When Apple pulled the rug out from under third-party Mail plugins, a lot of power users lost tools they depended on. SmallCubed’s MailSuite (MailTags, Mail Act-On) was one of the big ones. Rather than walk away, the SmallCubed team did something ambitious. They built their own... C...

The J-K-L Window Trick: Keyboard Maestro on Two Displays: https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/03/the-j-k-l-window-trick-keyboard-maestro-on-two-displays/

When I added a second display for my robot assistant, I needed a fast way to throw windows between screens. Keyboard Maestro’s conflict palettes made it surprisingly simple… This content is available to MacSparky Labs Insiders and Pathfinders. Visit macsparky.com/join to learn more and join.

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Mac Power Users 841: Robot Assistant Field Guide: https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/03/mac-power-users-841-robot-assistant-field-guide/

This week on Mac Power Users, Stephen and I go deep on the robot assistant system I’ve been building with Claude Cowork. We cover the whole journey — from why chatbots never quite delivered on their productivity promises to the combination of skill files, MCPs, and managed agents that finally made AI genuinely useful for... Continue reading →

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The Case for an Ultralight Mac: https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/03/the-case-for-an-ultralight-mac/

The MacBook Neo is here, and it’s already obvious it will be a massive hit for Apple. People are going to buy so many of these. It will be transformative and bring lots of new users into the Apple ecosystem. But I want to talk about what the Neo isn’t. If you’ve been waiting for... Continue reading →

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Using Cowork Dispatch: https://www.macsparky.com/blog/2026/03/using-cowork-dispatch/

I made a video explaining how I’m using the new Claude Cowork Dispatach feature to run my shutdown routine from bed. Here you go:

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