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For years I’ve been running experiments while wearing my MacSparky hat. I try different apps and workflows constantly. Historically, I could not share most of those experiments because they were full of confidential client data. Not any more.
MacSparky Labs gets you behind the scenes and early access to what is going on with MacSparky tests, experiments, and new workflow ideas. There are three levels. They are additive. You get everything from the prior levels plus something more with each successive level. There’s a handy table below, but if you are word inclined, here you go. As you can see, I’ve worked hard to make sure all the lab members get some exciting content. I’ve got a lot of plans for the MacSparky Labs, and I sincerely appreciate your support.
The MacSpark Labs Wall of Love
Level 1 – Supporter Access
Supporters get access to:
- The MacSparky Labs blog posts
- The MacSparky Labs newsletter
- Exclusive Labs videos
- Access to the Supporter podcast feed
$5/Month or $50/Year
Level 2 – Backstage Access
At this level, you get everything from the Supporter level, plus:
- Monthly Meetups
- Friends of Dave (FOD) interview videos (video interviews with interesting people)
- The Meetups and FOD interviews are recorded and made available for Behind the Scenes Access members who can’t make it.
- Focus Sessions – Group working sessions where we all try and get some important work done, together.
- Special Field Guide Discounts
- Access to the Backstage podcast feed, which includes all content from the Supporter feed plus additional content and audio recordings of FOD interviews and Virtual Meetups.
$10/Month or $100/Year
Level 3 – Early Access
At this level, you get all of the above benefits, plus early access:
- Participation and access to the monthly MacSparky Deep Dives, where I share and discuss workflows.
- Substantive blog posts and videos are often finished well before publication. You’ll get access to those before anyone else.
- The same goes for Field Guides. Once I finish a new Field Guide, it usually takes a few weeks of doing the marketing and final tweaks before release. At this level, you’ll get the opportunity to purchase new Field Guides (at a discount) and get access before they are released publicly.
- Access to the Early Access podcast feed, which includes all content from Supporter and Backstage, plus additional content and audio recordings of the monthly Deep Dive sessions.
$20/Month or $200/Year
All levels can also be purchased on an annual basis, which gets you two months for free.
| Benefit | 1 – Supporter | 2 – Backstage Access | 3 – Early Access |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sign Up Links | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly | Monthly | Yearly |
| Support Your Local Sparky | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exclusive Blog Posts | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exclusive Newsletter | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exclusive Videos | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Weekly Lab Report Podcast | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| The Supporter Podcast | ✓ | ||
| Digital Meet Ups | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Friends of Dave Interviews | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Field Guide Discounts | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Focus Sessions | ✓ | ✓ | |
| The Backstage Podcast | ✓ | ||
| Early Access Posts | ✓ | ||
| Early Access Videos | ✓ | ||
| Early Access Field Guides | ✓ | ||
| Access to MacSparky Deep Dives | ✓ | ||
| Quarterly and Monthly Planning Calls | ✓ | ||
| The Early Access Podcast | ✓ | ||
| Cost (Monthly | Yearly) | $5 | $50 | $10 | $100 | $20 | $200 |
Recent and Upcoming Live Events in the MacSparky Labs
Here are a Few Testimonials…
Can you Tell me More About the Content?
Sure. When you sign up for the MacSparky Labs, you get access to all prior content at your membership level. Here is a list of the content you can enjoy from the past several months:
January 2024
- 2024-01-31 – Q&A with MacSparky – January 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-30 – Collaborative Email with Spark Mail (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-01-29 – Kagi Search (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-29 – Sparky’s Focus Modes (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-01-26 – Lab Report for January 26, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-25 – Testing PodHighlighter (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-01-24 – What’s New in iOS 17.3 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-22 – Vision Pro Thoughts (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-19 – Lab Report for January 19, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-19 – Vision Pro Order Day (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-18 – Repeating Task Strategy in Reminders (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-18 – Task Management Deep Dive (Level 3)
- 2024-01-17 – Q1 Planning Video (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-01-15 – Apple Vision Pro Thoughts (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-12 – Lab Report for January 12, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-11 – Using Serenity App on Your Mac (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-10 – Labs January Meetup (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-01-08 – The Case for Journaling (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-01-07 – Early Access to the Productivity Field Guide (Levels 2-3)
- 2024-01-05 – Lab Report for January 5, 2024 (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-04 – The Case for Journaling (Levels 1-3)
- 2024-01-03 – Quarter 1 Planning Webnars (Level 3)
- 2024-01-01 – Happy New Year from Sparky (Levels 1-3)
December 2023
- 2023-12-31 – Productivity Deep Dive Video Release (Level 3)
- 2023-12-29 – Productivity Field Guide Early Release for Backstage Members (Level 2-3)
- 2023-12-28 – Lab Report podcast on latest news and rumors (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-12-27 – Setting up Advanced Data Protection Tutorial (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-12-22 – Lab Report Podcast with latest news and rumors (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-12-21 – Productivity Field Guide Update (Level 3)
- 2023-12-21 – Productivity Deep Dive Webinar (Level 3)
- 2023-12-20 – Exporting Apple Notes to Markdown Text Tutorial (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-12-19 – Testing In Your Face App (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-12-18 – Exploring Apple’s New Journal App (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-12- 15 – Lab Report on the latest news and rumors (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-12-15 – Early Access release of Productivity Field Guide (Level 3)
- 2023-12-14 – Testing In Your Face (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-12-13 – December Meetup (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-12-13 – Exploring Apple’s Journal App (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-12-11 – Productivity Field Guide Update (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-12-09 – Endor Studios Video Recording setup (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-12-08 – Lab Report on the latest news and rumors (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-12-05 – Testing Goodnotes 6 (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-12-04 – Monday Brief about the Productivity Field Guide and Mac Automation (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-12-03 – MacSparky’s Focus Modes (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-12-01 – Lab Report Podcast on latest news and rumors (Levels 1-3)
November 2023
- 2023-11-29 – Kagi Search (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-29 – Focus Modes Deep Dive (Level 3)
- 2023-11-28 – Searching Apple Notes with Alfred (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-11-27 – Monday Brief 2023-11-27 (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-27 – Last Call Black Friday Newsletter (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-23 – The Lab Report for Friday November 24, 2023 (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-22 – Dropzone Usage and Plugins (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-21 – FOD Conversation: Jean MacDonald (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-11-20 – Monday Brief – 2023-11-20 (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-17 – The Lab Report for Friday November 17, 2023 (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-14 – Early Black Friday Newsletter (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-14 – Bartender Update (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-11-14 – 3D-Printed Storage (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-13 – Monday Brief (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-10 – Lab Report (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-09 – November Labs Meetup (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-11-08 – October 2023 Deep Dive – Maker and Manager (Video and podcast) (Level 3)
- 2023-11-07 – A Look at the Elgato Prompter (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-11-06 – Monday Brief (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-04 – Labs FOD: Stream Decks with Tim Stringer (Video) (Levels 2-3)
- 2023-11-03 – The Lab Report for November 3, 2023 (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-03 – Labs FOD: Tim Stringer’s Stream Decks (Levels 1-3)
- 2023-11-02 – Find and Delete Duplicates on Your Mac with Gemini (Levels 2-3)
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A Brief Note About Upgrades
Some MacSparky Labs members want to upgrade to a higher level after joining, and that’s easy to do. Simply purchase the new plan while logged in and the system will automatically prorate the purchase based on your previous plan. If you have any issues with this, please let us know.
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