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Posts Tagged → AI

Let AI Do the Work, Not the Thinking

posted in AI on October 18, 2026

I’ve made a new video about where I draw the line with AI. I’m happy to give it the donkey work. Getting a finished post into WordPress or checking customer records against each other frees up time for the work I want to do.…

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Siri’s Everyday Superpower

posted in AI, newsletter, siri on October 10, 2026

Last night I had an interesting experience. I was watching a baseball game with my wife, and she looked at me and said, “Didn’t that guy pitch last night?” I told her no. She looked at me the way wives sometimes look at husbands,…

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Cotypist 2026.4 Syncs Your Writing Between Macs

posted in AI, software on October 9, 2026

Daniel Gräfe shipped Cotypist 2026.4, and the headline feature is sync between Macs. If you let Cotypist record your writing, it can now sync that history to your other Macs through your iCloud account. The writing is encrypted on your Mac before it is…

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On the Rumored M8 Ultra AI Servers

posted in AI, rumors on October 5, 2026

The Information reports that Apple is considering a return to the server business with machines built for artificial intelligence. The proposed hardware would come in two versions, one clustering two M8 Ultra chips and another with four. Apple has also reportedly discussed using Nvidia’s…

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Apps Adding Siri AI Support for iOS 27

posted in AI, iphone on October 2, 2026

iOS 27 brings the long-promised Siri AI, but the part that matters most is what happens outside Apple’s apps. If Siri AI is really going to get legs, it needs third-party developer support. I had hoped Apple might use MCP as the bridge between…

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Don’t Ask the Robot What to Do

posted in AI on September 26, 2026

There is a world of difference between asking a robot, “Help me do this,” and asking, “What should I do?” AI can be remarkably good at the first question but lead you astray with the second. New users often learn that distinction the expensive…

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From Apple Watch to AI Assistant with Whisper Memos

posted in AI on September 24, 2026

Whisper Memos just added an MCP server, and I am already digging it. I’ve written before about how much I like Wispr Flow. I use it frequently on my Mac. But there is another transcription tool on my belt. Whisper Memos is my choice…

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The Approaching Star Trek moment

posted in AI on September 5, 2026

Growing up and watching Star Trek, one thing that made it feel futuristic to me was the interaction with the “computer.” You didn’t see Captain Picard updating software or managing user interfaces. Instead, he just said something out into the air, and then the…

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How Far Are We from “Her”?

posted in AI on September 3, 2026

I can’t help but feel one of the most AI-adjacent movies right now is Her. This 2013 movie featured Joaquin Phoenix falling in love with his personalized AI. The actual hardware was an earpiece, something like an AirPod, but it was constantly in your…

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MindNode Ships MCP Support

posted in AI, productivity on September 2, 2026

I’ve made no mystery of the fact that I think the way we interact with productivity apps is changing. I was happy to see my favorite mind mapping app, MindNode, get MCP support today. It’s Mac-only and well done, giving the user read-only or…

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