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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

Latest Episodes:

609: "Sir, Get out of the E-waste" Oct 10, 2021

Show notes

In this feedback episode, Stephen and David discuss recent updates to iWork, more on various editions of DEVONthink and go through some listener feedback.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Rosemary Orchard

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Add a custom email domain for iCloud Mail on iCloud.com - Apple Support

Upgrade to iCloud+ - Apple Support

Canary Mail

Airmail

Mimestream

SaneBox

AppleScript to Link to Apple Mail Message — MacSparky

Hover Email

Fastmail

Apple unveils new features in iWork suite of productivity apps - Apple

iWork comes alive with Keynote live-video features – Six Colors

605: File Management in the Cloud Era - Episodes - MPU Talk

Apple Recycling Programs

Hands-on: You can now run Windows 365 on iPad, and Microsoft even has an app for it - Software - MPU Talk

Cloud Native Persistent Desktop Virtualization – Amazon WorkSpaces – Amazon Web Services

Shadow Cloud Computing

DEVONthink Editions

DEVONtechnologies | Students and NPOs

Testing the iPhone 13 Pro Camera System at Disneyland! - YouTube

SAMSUNG 8TB SSD - Amazon

Google Pixel 5a with 5G - Google Store

Android 12 review: it’s mostly about the looks - The Verge

608: DEVONthink & New Apple Hardware Oct 03, 2021

Show notes

David's newest Field Guide covers DEVONthink, and this week he and Stephen discuss the application, some example uses and the basics anyone looking at it should know. After that, they review the new iPhone and iPad mini.

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DEVONthink Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS

App developer Circus Ponies calls it quits

Taking Smart Notes with DEVONthink

DEVONthink Forums

MindNode

Obsidian

Set up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Interface Engineer on Twitter RE: 60Hz Refresh

Testing the iPhone 13 Pro Camera System at Disneyland! - YouTube

607: iOS & iPadOS 15 Sep 26, 2021

Show notes

iOS and iPadOS 15 have arrived, bringing new features to Apple's mobile devices, including Focus modes, Live Text, new Home screen widgets, Safari extensions and a lot more.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude (2021) - YouTube

Announcing the DEVONthink Field Guide — MacSparky

iOS 15 - Apple

These iOS 15 Features Aren't Available on the iPhone X or Older - MacRumors

iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review - MacStories

Review: iOS 15 does a lot with a little – Six Colors

Get to know 1Password for Safari on your iPhone or iPad

Overamped – Safari Extension to Redirect AMP

Here are the best new Safari extensions to download for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 - 9to5Mac

iPadOS 15 - Apple

iPadOS 15: A closer look – Six Colors

A weak defense of the Series 3 - All this

watchOS 8 - Apple

watchOS 8: The MacStories Review - MacStories

The bitter lawsuit hanging over the Apple Watch’s new swipe keyboard - The Verge

606: California Streaming Sep 19, 2021

Show notes

Apple has unveiled new versions of the iPhone, Apple Watch and a couple different iPads. This week, David and Stephen talk through the news and their thoughts on the new products.

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MacSparky Field Guides

Apple's September 14, 2021 Keynote: By the Numbers - MacStories

A few extra notes about Apple’s September 14 event – Six Colors

Daring Fireball: Various Single-Paragraph Thoughts and Observations Regarding Yesterday’s ‘California Streaming’ Apple Event for the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, and New iPads

Apple TV+ - Apple

Upgrade - Relay FM

Apple Updates the iPad mini and 10.2" iPad - MacStories

Apple’s most popular iPad delivers even more performance and advanced features - Apple

Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in stunning new design - Apple

Chris Bailey (@Chris_Bailey) / Twitter

Apple Watch Series 7: The MacStories Overview - MacStories

Apple reveals Apple Watch Series 7, featuring the largest, most advanced display - Apple

Apple Watch will now detect biking workouts, falls from bike when riding | TechCrunch

Daring Fireball: Flat-Edged Apple Watch Series 7 Claim Chowder

Daring Fireball: The Old Last-Minute Hardware Design Switcheroo

Apple Fitness+ expands availability; adds new workouts and guided Meditation - Apple

Compare iPhone Models - Apple

The New iPhone 13 Lineup: The MacStories Overview - MacStories

Apple introduces iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini - Apple

Apple unveils iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max — more pro than ever before - Apple

605: File Management in the Cloud Era Sep 12, 2021

Show notes

Files and folders have been with the Mac user since the very beginning, but today, file management has gotten a lot more complicated. This week, Stephen and David tackle the topics of tags, search, backups, cloud services and more.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore.
Sanebox: Stop drowning in email!
Pingdom: Start monitoring your website performance and availability today, and get instant alerts when an outage occurs or a site transaction fails. Use offer code MPU to get 30% off. Offer expires on January 31, 2022, and can be used only once.
Setapp: More than 200 powerful apps for your Mac. Try it free for a week.

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Relay FM for St. Jude 2021

September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – 512 Pixels

Two Years – 512 Pixels

Mac OS X 10.3 Panther | Ars Technica

The section on "Labels."

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review | Ars Technica

The "Document model" section.

Create or change a Smart Folder on Mac - Apple Support

Mac Power Users #497: Spotlight, Alfred & LaunchBar - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #481: Finder and Its Alternatives - Relay FM

iDisk - Wikipedia

View and restore past versions of documents on Mac - Apple Support

What is AutoSave? - Office 365 Support

Recover Older Versions of Files | Dropbox Help

ForkLift 3

Path Finder

DEVONtechnologies

Documents X – Readdle

604: Workflows with Jay Miller Sep 05, 2021

Show notes

Jay Miller, from Relay's new Conduit podcast, joins to share some knowledge about the best workflows for video meetings, getting more out of the emerging Craft app and even more uses for a Mac mini.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore.
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Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
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Jay Miller (@kjaymiller) / Twitter

Conduit - Relay FM

Serenity on Setapp | Mute notification sounds

NoNotify on Setapp | Per-app Do Not Disturb mode

LumeCube | Portable, Durable, Powerful Lights for Photo and Video – Lume Cube, Inc.

Key Light | elgato.com

Reincubate Camo - Use your phone as a pro webcam, free

EpocCam | elgato.com

Cam Link 4K | elgato.com

Make Presentations in Craft (The Best Export Format!) - YouTube

Craft - Create Amazing Documents

Welcome to Bunch - Bunch.app

Automators #75: Bunches of Automation, with Jay Miller - Relay FM

Hook – Links beat searching

Pi-hole – Network-wide protection

Install Docker Desktop on Mac | Docker Documentation

Panic - Nova

Panic - Shockingly Good Software.

Deckset for Mac: Presentations from Markdown in No Time

603: Workin' with iWork Aug 29, 2021

Show notes

Starting with a pet project for Steve Jobs, all the way to a modern, web-infused set of applications across multiple platforms, iWork has expanded into a suite of tools more than capable of meeting almost anyone's needs.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Make Apple Mail Dance

iWork - Apple

Introduction of Keynote by Steve Jobs - YouTube

Apple Introducing Pages - YouTube

Numbers Introduction - YouTube

Apple Introduces Next Generation iWork and iLife Apps for OS X and iOS - Apple

Open older iWork files in newer versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Apple Support

macOS Monterey Hints at new iWork Icons – 512 Pixels

Keynote - Apple

Keynote - Official Apple Support

The iMac G4 - 512 Pixels on YouTube

Pages - Apple

Pages - Official Apple Support

Grammarly

Numbers - Apple

Numbers - Official Apple Support

Apple Numbers Does Pivot Tables, so Would You Have Survived the Titanic? | by Will J Murphy, MBA

Macworld 2009 - iWork.com Introduction - YouTube

Apple WWDC 2013 - iWork for iCloud Introduction - YouTube

Web-only access to iCloud - Apple Support

About collaboration for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Apple Support

602: Was that a Rabbit Hole? Aug 22, 2021

Show notes

In this feedback episode, Stephen and David discuss website redesigns, quote applications, encryption, virtualizing Windows and a whole lot more.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
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MacTrack Legal 2021

512 Pixels

MacSparky

Relay FM for St. Jude 2021

‎Desktop Quote on the Mac App Store

ScreenFloat

Obsidian Sync

End-to-End Encryption FAQ | Day One Help

Apple Training Series: AppleScript 1-2-3

Parallels Desktop 17 is here and ready to run Windows 11 on M1 Macs | Ars Technica

Windows 365 Cloud PC | Microsoft

Shadow Cloud Computing

Mimestream

Swift Playgrounds - Apple

Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad for Mac models with Apple silicon - US English - Apple

601: Soup Blasphemy with Kathy Campbell Aug 15, 2021

Show notes

Kathy Campbell is all over the Internet, as both a content creator and a business owner. Stephen and David talk with her about how she uses a mix of an iPad Pro, iMac Pro and a bunch of apps and services to keep all the plates spinning.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore.
Electric: Stop stressing over scattered devices. Get a free pair of Beats Solo3 Wireless Headphones when you schedule a meeting.
Indeed: Get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post.
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Kathy Campbell (She/Her) (@mrssoup) / Twitter

Home - The Unicorn Sidekick

What Kind Of Soup Are You?

Apple Music Special Event 2005: The iPod Nano Introduction

Verizon to begin offering iPhone 4 in February - Macworld

MagSafe PopGrips Phone Grips and Accessories | PopSockets

Work in multiple spaces on Mac - Apple Support

TextExpander

Google Workspace

Fantastical

Calendly

Guide to the Hobonichi Techo Planner | JetPens

Asana

Todoist

ClickUp

iPad Pro - Apple

‎Notability on the App Store

GoodNotes

Timery for Toggl

Adobe Fresco

Kathy Campbell - Relay FM

600: Mac Migration & Settings Aug 08, 2021

Show notes

The Apple silicon transition continues to march on, so David and Stephen sit down to talk about how to migrate to a new Mac, and what settings and preferences they recommend changing from the defaults.

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Move your data from a Windows PC to your Mac - Apple Support

Transfer your information to Mac from another computer or device - Apple Support

Move your content to a new Mac - Apple Support

How to move data to your new Mac using Mountain Lion and earlier - Apple Support

Transfer files between two Mac computers using target disk mode - Apple Support

Transfer files between a Mac with Apple silicon and another Mac - Apple Support

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

Lake Tahoe - Wikipedia

What to do before you sell, give away, or trade in your Mac - Apple Support

How to erase a Mac with Apple silicon - Apple Support

Manage your Apple ID

Change Finder preferences on Mac - Apple Support

Change your iCloud settings - Apple Support

Customize macOS System Preferences - YouTube

Customize your Mac with System Preferences - Apple Support

The Old (Better) Software Update icon

Padbury Clock

Aerial - A free and open-source Mac Screen Saver

Mac Power Users #588: macOS Services, with Sal Soghoian - Relay FM

Choose an app to open a file on Mac - Apple Support

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