That Mark Gilroy

Constantly distracted?

Phone in hand before you've even thought about it?

Busy all day, not much to show for it?

Been told you might have ADHD, or often wondered yourself?

Well, I've testing something over the last couple of weeks that is built to work with your brain, and help you get more done without getting overwhelmed.

Full review coming on Sunday.

2 days ago (edited) | [YT] | 30

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iPadOS 27 public beta is out now.

Here's what you're getting:

✅ Siri AI that actually does things

✅ Visual Intelligence on iPad

✅ Notes updates that are long overdue

✅ Performance improvements across the board

✅ A Liquid Glass slider (yes, really)

✅ Child safety controls that should have existed years ago

Good news, I've already done the hands-on so you can see what you're getting!

Full video is here — worth watching before you install.

5 days ago | [YT] | 8

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Turns out my EDC tech bag needed a bit more than a wipe-down for summer.

A few things got added.

A few things got dropped.

And one thing really surprised me.

My new iPad-Mini-powered EDC video is live. 👇

6 days ago | [YT] | 7

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These are not regular glasses.

They’re smart glasses from Even Realties, importantly NOT those creepy video recording ones but more of a HUD that layers onto what you’re looking at.

They’re probably the closest thing to Tony Stark tech I’ve tried.

I’m actually struggling to pack in everything they can do into this week’s video (EDC update) so I might make a dedicated review in time. What would you want to see me testing.

1 week ago | [YT] | 37

That Mark Gilroy

My entire productivity system runs on just one app.

Tried Evernote. Got worse with every update. Then got really expensive.

Tried Notion. Started well. Then I realised I was spending more time maintaining it than actually getting anything done. Which is not really the point.

Tried Apple Notes. Simple and free — until it kept freezing and overheating my devices.

Then I found ‪@craftdocs‬- fast, offline, beautiful, and it just gets out of your way.
I've been using it for a few years now to manage my YouTube channel, my consulting work, my family life — all in one place.

New video is up showing a full real day using it. Desk. Train. Café. Sofa.

To me this is all about everyday productivity, not some magic framework or system that fixes everything. We all have to manage chaos in one way or another; this is the tool I choose to get it all done.

1 week ago | [YT] | 11

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There's a version of you that needs an iPad Pro.

There's a version of you that needs an iPad Mini.

The tricky part is working out which one you actually are.

My latest video will help you do just that👇

(just don't hate me if you don't like the answer!)

1 week ago | [YT] | 9

That Mark Gilroy

I've been thinking about this a lot lately.

The iPad Pro is the most powerful and most expensive tablet Apple ever made. But a good portion of people who own one use it to check emails and watch YouTube.


I switched back to the iPad Mini recently. And I use it every single day.

So here's my question — if you own an iPad, what did you buy it for, and what do you ACTUALLY use it for?

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 87

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That famous 'Apple tax' just got a whole lot…taxier.

Pretty sure that's a word.

Apple raised prices across almost its entire lineup earlier this week. I've got a full video covering everything:

🔸What prices actually changed
🔸 Why Apple says this happened
🔸 Why parts of their explanation don't hold up
🔸 Whether the MacBook Neo is still worth buying (spoiler: it isn't)
🔸 How to pay less anyway
🔸 And the questions nobody has good answers to yet

Well worth watching before you spend any money on Apple kit this year. 👇

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 3

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🚨Apple just raised prices on almost everything. Effective immediately.

Mac, iPad, HomePod, Vision Pro — all up.

The iPhone is the only thing untouched, and Tim Cook has already hinted that won’t last forever.

The reason? Memory. AI datacenters are hoovering up global chip supply, DRAM costs nearly doubled in Q1 alone, and Apple says it can no longer absorb the hit.

The average increase across the lineup is $269.

Some of it is manageable. The MacBook Neo going from $599 to $699 stings, but it’s still a $699 laptop. The Mac Studio M3 Ultra jumping $1,300 overnight is a different conversation entirely.

Full breakdown in the graphic. Drop a 😬 if this affects something you were planning to buy.

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3 weeks ago (edited) | [YT] | 68

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It's the Amazon Prime Day event this week— I'll be featuring some of my favourite deals here all of this week, and this one's a strong start.

The ‪@PlaudAI‬ Note Pro and NotePin S are both 15% off — on Amazon AND the official Plaud site.

If you've been sat on the fence about AI voice recording, this is probably the moment to jump off it.

◦ Note Pro → the full-featured MagSafe AI recorder with on-device transcription, phone call recording and more summaries than you can shake a stick at.

◦ NotePin S → the wearable. Clips on, records everything, gets out of your way.

Both are legitimately good and the software that runs them is better than anything else I've tested. I've used both in my setup for years now.

Purchase links (discounts automatically applied):

🇺🇸
Note Pro
Official: bit.ly/44rcPdg
Amazon: amzn.to/4xEDTDf

NotePin S
Official: bit.ly/4xIpFkP
Amazon: amzn.to/4w2pQpr

🇬🇧
Note Pro
Official: bit.ly/44resYq
Amazon: amzn.to/4vlU0nG

NotePin S
Official: bit.ly/44oIAnd
Amazon: amzn.to/43RfhcY

Not sure which one to buy? I made a video about the main differences over here: https://youtu.be/BraDMhALSh0?si=iYJ6N...

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