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Mac Power Users

Learn about getting the most from your Apple technology with focused topics and workflow guests. Creating Mac Power Users since 2009, one conversation at a time. Hosted by David Sparks and Stephen Robles.

Copyright: Copyright © 2024 Relay FM

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748: On the 13th Day Jun 09, 2024

Show notes

Subtitle: Feedback & the OmniFocus 4 Field Guide

In this feedback episode, the guys discuss iMessage, Arc, Notes, and more. Then, they chat about OmniFocus 4 and David's new Field Guide.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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The OmniFocus 4 Field Guide Release - MacSparky

Mac Power Users #746: All About iMessage - Relay FM

MPU 746: All About iMessage - Episodes - MPU Talk

Perplexity

Researcher: Windows 11 Recall a ‘Disaster’ – 512 Pixels

Notes Search - Alfred Workflow

Paletro — Command Palette in any applications

Menu Bar Search - Alfred Workflow

Homerow — Keyboard shortcuts for every button in macOS

Create keyboard shortcuts for apps on Mac - Apple Support

Amazon.com : DJI Mic 2

Mac Power Users #747: Exploring the Arc Browser - Relay FM

OmniFocus 4 Field Guide (Standard Edition)

OmniFocus 4 Field Guide (Plus Edition)

CalDigit Thunderbolt 4 Dock | TS4

747: Exploring the Arc Browser Jun 02, 2024

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Arc is a new browser that started life on macOS in 2022. David and Stephen have been using it for months, taking notes and gathering thoughts. This week, they discuss its features, and how AI could change the way people browse the web.

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The Browser Company | Building Arc

Arc from The Browser Company

How will Arc browser make money? - YouTube

The Arc browser arrives on Windows to take on Chrome and Edge - The Verge

How we're building the Arc Browser Windows app with Swift - YouTube

Privacy Policy - Arc

Favorites: Top Tabs Across Every Space – Arc Help Center

Pinned Tabs: Tabs you want to stick around – Arc Help Center

Auto Archive: Clean as you go – Arc Help Center

Keyboard Shortcuts – Arc Help Center

Little Arc: Quick Lookups & Instant Triaging – Arc Help Center

Easels: Capture & Create – Arc Help Center

Share Spaces, Folders & Splits with Anyone – Arc Help Center

Arc Search - App Store

Arc’s mobile browser is here — but it’s not trying to replace Safari and Chrome yet - The Verge

Arc's new iPhone browser wants to be your search companion | TechCrunch

Search the Web With a Phone Call Using This New Arc Search Feature - MacRumors

Arc Max – Browse the web with AI

Arc Max: Boost Your Browsing with AI – Arc Help Center

Arc | Boost Gallery

No YouTube Shorts Plz - Arc Boosts

Arc | Integrations

746: All About iMessage May 26, 2024

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iMessage is one of the stickiest parts of the Apple ecosystem, and this week, the guys discuss some of its features, explore its security credentials, and share some tips for making it run smoothly.

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Set up and use Magic Keyboard for iPad - Apple Support

Messages for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac - Official Apple Support

Connected #502: Overcome by the Thinness - Relay FM

Not an iPad Pro Review: Why iPadOS Still Doesn't Get the Basics Right - MacStories

OpenAI pulls its Scarlett Johansson-like voice for ChatGPT - The Verge

New Version of iOS Includes Notification Center, iMessage, Newsstand, Twitter Integration Among 200 New Features - Apple

What is the difference between iMessage and SMS/MMS? - Apple Support

Rich Communication Services - Wikipedia

Apple announces that RCS support is coming to iPhone next year - 9to5Mac

Turn read receipts on or off in Messages on iPhone - Apple Support

Have a group conversation in Messages on iPhone - Apple Support

Collaborate on projects with Messages on iPhone - Apple Support

Send and reply to messages on iPhone - Apple Support

Unsend and edit messages on iPhone - Apple Support

Recover deleted messages on iPhone - Apple Support

Legal - Messages & Privacy - Apple

Apple is adding end-to-end encryption to iCloud backups - The Verge

Advanced Data Protection for iCloud - Apple Support

What is end-to-end encryption (E2EE)? | Cloudflare

About iMessage Contact Key Verification - Apple Support

WeChat - Wikipedia

Giphy - App Store

GIFwrapped - App Store

GamePigeon on App Store

Apple Cash - Apple

How to provide a new profile photo and name to others in iMessage | Macworld

Messages for Business

Set up iCloud for Messages on all your devices - Apple Support

Keep your messages up to date with iCloud - Apple Support

Forward SMS/MMS text messages from your iPhone to other devices - Apple Support

Share your screen using Messages on Mac - Apple Support

Share your screen in FaceTime on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Screens Connect - Make your computer reachable from anywhere - Edovia

Mac Power Users #742: All About Mimestream, with Neil Jhaveri - Relay FM

745: “Inventing the Future” with John Buck May 19, 2024

Show notes

Subtitle: Remembering the Apple Advanced Technology Group

John Buck published a book covering the "Apple Technology Group," a division within Apple that operated back in the 1980s and 1990s and experimented with many forward-looking bits of technology that we take for granted today.

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"Inventing the Future"

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Beyond 2000 (TV Series 1985–1999) - IMDb

Beyond 2000 - The Future of Computers - YouTube

Computer Chronicles - Wikipedia

Timeline One by John Buck - Amazon.com

Apple Newsstand (software) - Wikipedia

Apple Advanced Technology Group - Wikipedia

The legendary Apple research group that shaped our world - Fast Company

The Apple Jonathan: A Very 1980s Concept Computer That Never Shipped – 512 Pixels

A/UX - Wikipedia

Mindset (computer) - Wikipedia

Apple Knowledge Navigator (1987) - YouTube

Knowledge Navigator - Wikipedia

Apple Mac II - Pencil Test (1988) - YouTube

Making of Pencil Test (Part 1)

Making of Pencil Test (Part 2)

iMac features all-new design in vibrant colors, M1 chip, and 4.5K Retina display - Apple

Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack

Audio & Video Transcription Service Powered by AI | Trint

Apple Discontinuing iBooks Author on July 1, Encourages Writers to Transition to Pages - MacRumors

Grammarly

General Magic - Wikipedia

Day One Journal App | Your Journal For Life

SuperDuper!

SpamSieve: Most Accurate Spam Filter for Mac

Downloading YouTube videos - ClipGrab

Mactracker

BooksBy

744: Apple’s “Let Loose” iPad Event May 08, 2024

Show notes

This week, Apple unveiled new iPad Pro and iPad Air models. Stephen and David talk through the news and discuss why hardware isn't at the heart of the iPad's struggles.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Everything Announced at Apple's "Let Loose" Event - 9to5Mac

Thoughts and First Impressions on the New iPad Pros from Apple's Event in London - MacStories

Some hands-on iPad event impressions – Six Colors

M4 iPad Pro Impressions: Well This is Awkward - MKBHD on YouTube

New M4 iPads, iPad Air and Apple Pencil Pro! Apple Event Recap! - iJustine on YouTube

Mac Power Users #743: The Current AI Moment - Relay FM

iPad Air - Apple

iPad Pro - Apple

Apple Pencil - Apple

The new iPad Pro + Procreate - Apple on YouTube

iPad Keyboards - Apple

Final Cut Pro 2 and Logic Pro 2 for iPad Updated Along with Their Mac Counterparts - MacStories

"The most exciting story from today" - Tyler Stalman on Threads

Apple launches Final Cut Camera app to support multicam productions - The Verge

The Problem’s Never the Hardware – 512 Pixels

The iPad Pro is no longer the future, so what’s next? – Six Colors

743: The Current AI Moment May 05, 2024

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AI is suddenly everywhere, from online services and software to bespoke hardware products. This week, David takes Stephen on a journey to talk about the tools he has found useful, as well as what's not ready for prime time yet.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Hallucination (artificial intelligence) - Wikipedia

Large language model - Wikipedia

Google cut a deal with Reddit for AI training data - The Verge

OpenAI

Google Gemini

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft invests $1 billion in OpenAI to pursue holy grail of artificial intelligence - The Verge

Perplexity

Meta AI

Adobe Firefly

Generative AI Fill in Photoshop Feels Like Magic – 512 Pixels

ChatGPT - Universal Primer

ChatGPT - Diagrams

ChatGPT - Planty

Building Virtual Seneca (using ChatGPT) - MacSparky on YouTube

Readwise

Spark +AI: your personal email assistant

MacWhisper

Grammarly

Bringing AI to Alfred with Chatfred - Alfred Blog

AI - Raycast

Logitech’s Mouse Software Now Includes ChatGPT Support, Adds Janky ‘ai_overlay_tmp’ Directory to Users’ Home Folders – 512 Pixels

Apple unveils the new 13- and 15-inch MacBook Air with the powerful M3 chip - Apple

"With the transition to Apple silicon, every Mac is a great platform for AI. M3 includes a faster and more efficient 16-core Neural Engine, along with accelerators in the CPU and GPU to boost on-device machine learning, making MacBook Air the world’s best consumer laptop for AI. Leveraging this incredible AI performance, macOS delivers intelligent features that enhance productivity and creativity, so users can enable powerful camera features, real-time speech-to-text, translation, text predictions, visual understanding, accessibility features, and much more."

Apple Releases Open Source AI Models That Run On-Device - MacRumors

Connected #490: Ivy League Ferret - Relay FM

742: All About Mimestream, with Neil Jhaveri Apr 28, 2024

Show notes

Neil Jhaveri founded Mimestream, a macOS email app for Gmail users.

Stephen and David talk to Neil about his time at Apple, Mimestream's roadmap (including an iOS version and supporting non-Google services), and email's place in today's world.

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In Memoriam: Charles Edge – Mac Admins Podcast

Take Control Author Charles Edge Dies - TidBITS

Neil on Mastodon

Mail in OS X Lion - 512 Pixels

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica Review — Mail

Mail in OS X Mountain Lion - 512 Pixels

Notes in OS X Mountain Lion - 512 Pixels

Mac Power Users #717: The Apple Notes Deep Dive - Relay FM

Mimestream

BookArc | Vertical Desktop Stand for Macbook

The iPhone 13 Mini is dead - The Verge

We’re Making Email More Modern With JMAP | Fastmail

Mimestream Product Roadmap

Mimestream Pricing

Managing Profiles | Mimestream

741: In the Apple Trust Zone Apr 21, 2024

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On this feedback episode, the guys catch up on listener feedback, share some unique uses for Freeform, discuss some good Apple Watch apps, and talk about the Mac's startup sound.

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Import from Apple Notes - Obsidian Help

Alfred + Apple Notes Plugin

AlDente - AppHouseKitchen

Stephen's Action Button Shortcut

David's Action Button Shortcut

Actions on the App Store

iPhone 16's New 'Capture Button' Rumored to Emulate High-End Camera Functionality - MacRumors

Mac Power Users #739: Checking in on Freeform - Relay FM

MacFamilyTree

Newsletter - MacSparky

Miro | The Visual Workspace for Innovation

iPhone 16 Pro Camera May Be Less Prone to Lens Flare and Ghosting - MacRumors

Book excerpt: What the Ear Hears (And Doesn't) | Popular Science

Story of Sosumi & the Mac Startup Sound | Jim Reekes

Apple Corps v Apple Computer - Wikipedia

Mac84: macOS Big Sur - New Sounds VS Classic Sounds Comparison - YouTube

Mac Chimes of Death – 512 Pixels

Whisper Memos on the App Store

Apple Watch | Drafts User Guide

Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus - The Omni Group

Apple Watch App of the Year: CARROT Weather: Alerts & Radar

Sports Alerts on App Store

Use Todoist on Apple Watch

Better Day on the App Store

Control your home with Apple Watch - Apple Support

Control Apple TV with Apple Watch - Apple Support

Arc from The Browser Company

Paletro — Command Palette in any applications

Every Tool's a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It by Adam Savage

Lee's Desk — 740: “From The Beatles to The Libertines,” with Lee Garrett Apr 14, 2024
Show notes

Lee Garret is the new owner of ScreenCastsOnline. He joins Stephen and David to discuss his background in technology, his Apple gear, and how clear communication and processes are key to any successful endeavor.

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New MPU Merch
This is the final call for the new MPU shirts, sweaters, and hats! The sale ends on April 15.

ScreenCastsOnline

Mac Power Users #177: Workflows with Gabe Weatherhead

Ember Mug 2

Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking.

Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus

DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink

Anybox – Bookmarking App for Mac & iPhone

Hookmark – Links beat searching

Project Management Software For Professionals - OmniPlan

Alfred - Productivity App for macOS

Arc from The Browser Company

ScreenFlow

Keystroke Pro - Mac App Store

Bezel - Show your iPhone on your Mac

ScreenFloat 2 - Mac App Store

macOS Screenshot Library – 512 Pixels

Marvis Pro - App Store

Simple Scan | Agile Tortoise

Lasso - Window Manager for macOS

Mac Power Users #705: macOS Window Management - Relay FM

Lee Garrett (@leegarrett@screencastsonline.social) - Mastodon

Hand Mirror, for Mac

Lee's Rack — 740: “From The Beatles to The Libertines,” with Lee Garrett Apr 14, 2024
Show notes

Lee Garret is the new owner of ScreenCastsOnline. He joins Stephen and David to discuss his background in technology, his Apple gear, and how clear communication and processes are key to any successful endeavor.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

1Password: Never forget a password again.

Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MPU.

Indeed: Join more than 3.5 million businesses worldwide using Indeed to hire great talent fast.

Guest Starring:

Lee Garrett

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New MPU Merch
This is the final call for the new MPU shirts, sweaters, and hats! The sale ends on April 15.

ScreenCastsOnline

Mac Power Users #177: Workflows with Gabe Weatherhead

Ember Mug 2

Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking.

Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus

DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink

Anybox – Bookmarking App for Mac & iPhone

Hookmark – Links beat searching

Project Management Software For Professionals - OmniPlan

Alfred - Productivity App for macOS

Arc from The Browser Company

ScreenFlow

Keystroke Pro - Mac App Store

Bezel - Show your iPhone on your Mac

ScreenFloat 2 - Mac App Store

macOS Screenshot Library – 512 Pixels

Marvis Pro - App Store

Simple Scan | Agile Tortoise

Lasso - Window Manager for macOS

Mac Power Users #705: macOS Window Management - Relay FM

Lee Garrett (@leegarrett@screencastsonline.social) - Mastodon

Hand Mirror, for Mac

2024 MPU Merch — 739: Checking in on Freeform Apr 07, 2024
Show notes

David and Stephen revisit Freeform and discuss how it's improved since its launch and what Apple could do next with the application. They also share how they use the app and how it shines in visionOS.

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Mac Power Users #673: Apple's New Freeform App - Relay FM

Apple launches Freeform: a powerful new app designed for creative collaboration - Apple
Press release from December 2022

The Apple Jonathan: A Very 1980s Concept Computer That Never Shipped – 512 Pixels

New Apple Pencil With Vision Pro Support in Testing Ahead of visionOS 2 - MacRumors

MindNode

Goodnotes

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