It's OK to be cranky (video), writing on an Apple Watch, and Gartner trends
Plus, How we got the wheel, dinosaur migration, Microsoft's new AI agents, and upcoming Mac M4 announcements
I’m David Gewirtz. Welcome to this week’s Advanced Geekery newsletter. It’s been an exciting week. Let’s dive in.
This week’s (rant) video
It’s time for yet another David video. This probably isn’t a trend, but I’ve been inspired to post videos as of late. Last week, we looked at How to assemble the Kobra 3: common mistakes and tips and tricks. This time, it’s a rant.
My articles
Let’s kick it off with a quick recap of the articles I published in the last week on ZDNET.
I wrote half this article on Apple Watch, thanks to this under-the-radar iOS 18 feature: Here's how to transform your writing workflow and turn your Apple Watch into a productivity powerhouse.
Microsoft's upgraded Copilot Studio is like a LEGO set for building AI agents: The next evolution of business automation has arrived. Here's how companies are building agents to automate everything from fraud prevention to client proposals.
Gartner's 2025 tech trends show how your business needs to adapt - and fast: A future full of AI agents, postquantum cryptography, hybrid computing and more is speeding your way. What has you most excited? Most worried? Personally, I find one of Gartner's predictions pretty far-fetched.
Must-watch YouTube
Moving on, let’s queue up some interesting YouTube videos for your entertainment and edification.
Notion added some new features this week. Francesco of Tool Finder has all the details.
Speaking of new features, Midjourney added some interesting image editing features. Here’s that story.
Luke Miani has a rant about the new iPad Mini. He asks, “Is Apple even trying?”
Interesting reads
And now, some good stuff from around the Internet, well worth reading.
Ever wonder how we got the wheel? So did these researchers.
CNN has an interesting story about how dinosaurs migrated.
Apple is expected to announce new M4 Macs this week. ZDNET’s Kyle Kucharski has the rundown of what to expect.
Send in your projects
I’d like to regularly spotlight a reader project or two here. Your project doesn’t have to be a big Kickstarter launch. If you’ve built something cool, it has some pretty pictures, and you’re proud of it, I might be able to share it here.
If you have a photogenic reader project, send an email to me at david@zatz.com with the subject “READER PROJECT,” a few pictures, and a short one-paragraph description. If you have a social media link or a link to the project, include that, too.
Both my EPs are now streaming
Available on all your favorite streaming services.
More clicky
I’ve got a lot happening all over the web. Here are links to my various stuff:
House of the Head: home for my published music
ZATZ Labs: where I host my published software projects
Feel free to dig around, visit, and say hey!
Leave some comments
Substack supports comments, so feel free to leave some. I promise to read them. Just, please, let’s keep our personal politics out of any discussion.
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Have a great week!