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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.

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579: 30 Mac Apps for Under $30 Mar 14, 2021

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The ecosystem of Mac apps is small compared to what's available for iOS and iPadOS, but that doesn't mean there aren't some real gems out there to make working on macOS more productive.

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David Sparks on Twitter: "Hey. I’m on the App Store again!"

‎How MacSparky Stays Focused: Mac App Store

In Praise of the Soon-To-Be Retired iMac Pro — MacSparky

Watch Family-Friendly TV Live and On Demand | FRNDLY TV

Daring Fireball: The Mac Pro Lives

‎CARROT Weather on the Mac App Store

‎Soulver 3 on the Mac App Store

‎GoodLinks on the App Store

‎Reeder 5 on the Mac App Store

Feed Wrangler

Instapaper

Mac Power Users #554: Read-it-later Services - Relay FM

DEVONtechnologies

‎Downlink on the Mac App Store

‎The Wallpaper & Background App on the App Store

Every Default macOS Wallpaper – in Glorious 5K Resolution – 512 Pixels

Mac OS 9 Wallpapers in 5K Resolution – 512 Pixels

Retrobatch, from Flying Meat

Retrobatch Pro vs. Regular - Retrobatch Documentation

Acorn 6 | Full Featured Photo Editor for the Mac

Rogue Amoeba | Fission: Fast & Lossless Audio Editing

Bartender 4 - Take control of your Menu bar

‎Tomato 2: Pomodoro Timer on the Mac App Store

Moom · Many Tricks

iStat Menus

Dashboard – 512 Pixels

‎Discovery - DNS-SD Browser on the Mac App Store

‎LiquidText on the App Store

‎PDF Viewer - Annotation Expert on the App Store

A Better Finder Rename

‎Cardhop on the Mac App Store

Mac Power Users #574: Calendars, Contacts and Tasks - Relay FM

Rocket – the best emoji app for Mac

‎PCalc on the Mac App Store

Mac Power Users #538: I Predate the Home Computer, with James Thomson - Relay FM

Service Station – Customize your Right-Click Menu

Service Station brings control to Finder menus – Six Colors

‎Drafts on the Mac App Store

folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac!

Mac Power Users #532: BetterTouchTool - Relay FM

Hyper Key Via BetterTouchTool — MacSparky

‎Deliveries: a package tracker on the App Store

xkcd: Online Package Tracking

Mountain

Ejectify

A possible alternative to Mountain.

AirBuddy

Obsidian

Tot

TripMode

Unite for macOS

578: Getting to Know Notion, with August Bradley Mar 07, 2021

Show notes

David and Stephen are joined by August Bradley, an expert in Notion. They discuss the features of the app, as well as its pros and cons. August then explains Systems Thinking and runs through some favorite apps and services.

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August Bradley - YouTube

Notion

OpenDoc - Wikipedia

Airtable

Thinking in Systems: A Primer: Donella H. Meadows - Amazon Books

Work the System: The Simple Mechanics of Making More and Working Less: Sam Carpenter - Amazon Books

Intro & Overview of Pillars, Pipelines & Vaults – Notion Life Operating System - YouTube

1Password

CloudApp

Scrivener

ProWritingAid

Grammarly

Airr

Readwise

Descript

20 Macs for 2020 - Relay FM

Oura Ring

Waking Up with Sam Harris

‎Oak - Meditation & Breathing on the App Store

‎AutoSleep Track Sleep on Watch on the App Store

‎Sleep++ on the App Store

577: Workflows with Shahid Kamal Ahmad Feb 28, 2021

Show notes

Shahid Kamal Ahmad drops by the show to tell David and Stephen about his ever-growing displays, game development on the Mac and creating music with a computer.

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Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) / Twitter

Dancing Monkeys Newsletter

BookArc | Vertical Desktop Stand – Twelve South

MacBook Vertical Dock - Brydge

Apple introduces 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s best pro notebook - Apple

Dell XPS 17 Laptop | Dell USA

Unity Real-Time Development Platform | 3D, 2D VR & AR Engine

Apple M1 Chip - Apple

LG 49WL95C-W 49 Inch 32:9 UltraWide Display

LG CX 48-inch 4K OLED Smart TV

α6500 Premium E-mount APS-C Camera

Cam Link 4K | elgato.com

Manfrotto 244 Variable Friction Magic Arm with Camera Bracket

About the Rosetta Translation Environment | Apple Developer Documentation

Remaster - Relay FM

DocuSign eSignature

Notion – The all-in-one workspace for your notes, tasks, wikis, and databases.

Obsidian

Rider: The Cross-Platform .NET IDE from JetBrains

Playdate

Fork - a fast and friendly git client for Mac and Windows

The Hidden Benefits of Bass Face - YouTube

Resident Evil: Gaiden OST - Introduction - YouTube

Logic Pro - Apple

Arturia Pigments - Overview

Serum: Advanced Wavetable Synthesizer

Apple TV: If we only had a wheelbarrow – Six Colors

Cloud backup for Mac and Windows : Arq

Default Folder X

Secure, Fast & Private Web Browser with Adblocker | Brave Browser

DuckDuckGo — Privacy, simplified.

HEY - Email at its best, new from Basecamp.

Moom · Many Tricks

Shahid's Widescreen Setup

Shahid's Music Setup

Shahid's Virtual Meeting Setup

"Hit Like" by Shahid Kamal Ahmad on SoundCloud

576: No Judgement Here Feb 21, 2021

Show notes

In this feedback episode, the guys revisit dictation, UUIDs, FileVault and the longevity of recent Mac hardware. Then, David talks about a new computer in his life and Stephen reworks his home screen.

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Dragon Speech Recognition - Get More Done by Voice | Nuance

Dictate messages and documents on Mac - Apple Support

Dictate text on iPhone - Apple Support

Control your Mac and apps using Voice Control - Apple Support

Use Voice Control on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

David's Dictation Story

Creating UUIDs via Script

Very simple Alfred Workflow for generating UUIDS

Alfred Workflows - Extend Alfred and Boost Your Productivity

Find Folder — Search by Folder Name Workflow - Share your Workflows - Alfred App Community Forum

Don't Miss A Date with Fantastical 2 and Workflows - Alfred Blog

Use FileVault to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac - Apple Support

Mac Power Users #478: Journaling with Day One - Relay FM

Shelf App Feedback - Software - MPU Talk

iDisk - Wikipedia

"Not Our Finest Hour"

iDisk was part of .Mac as well, but the point stands.

MailMate for macOS

MailSuite for Apple Mail

Now HEY means business | HEY

Cable Management - Homescreens & Office Setups - MPU Talk

Amazon.com: VELCRO Brand ONE-WRAP Cable Ties

Stephen's Twitch Channel

Amazon.com: Bluelounge CableBox

Reddit: The Art of Tidy Data Centers

macOS Big Sur is compatible with these computers - Apple Support

Obtaining service for your Apple product after an expired warranty - Apple Support

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

Apple Trade In - Apple

Macintosh SE/30 - Wikipedia

20 Macs for 2020 #15: Mac SE/30 (#6) - Relay FM

David's "New" Mac

30-plus years of HyperCard, the missing link to the Web | Ars Technica

Snow White design language - Wikipedia

After Dark (software) - Wikipedia

Apple Extended Keyboard - Wikipedia

Deneb Corporation - Home Page

CARROT Weather 5 Launches as Free App with Impressive Customization Options – 512 Pixels

Stephen's Homescreen

Pro Display XDR - Apple

Mission Control Settings

HazeOver: Distraction Dimmer™ for Productivity on Mac

575: Talking Parity with John Siracusa Feb 14, 2021

Show notes

John Siracusa joins Stephen and David to talk about the 2019 Mac Pro and what Apple silicon may mean for pro users. Then, John talks about his pair of Mac apps and what he wants out of the future of macOS.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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John Siracusa (@siracusa) / Twitter

Hypercritical

Accidental Tech Podcast

Reconcilable Differences - Relay FM

Robot or Not? - a podcast from The Incomparable

Mac Pro (2019) - Technical Specifications

Atari 400

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017) - Technical Specifications

MacBook Air (M1, 2020) - Technical Specifications

iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max - Apple

Destiny (video game) - Wikipedia

John Siracusa | Ars Technica

PlayStation®5 | Play Has No Limits

Xbox 360 technical problems - Wikipedia

Universal App Quick Start Program - Apple Developer

Mac 128K | Low End Mac

ImageWriter - Wikipedia

The PowerPC Triumph

Mac computers with Apple silicon - Apple Support

Apple M1 Chip - Apple

"PowerBook G5" Mockup

Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard: the Ars Technica review | Ars Technica

The Titanium PowerBook G4 - YouTube

Meet the Surface Studio 2

Mac Pro Log – 512 Pixels

Mountain for macOS

Power Management in detail: using pmset – The Eclectic Light Company

Mac Pro (2019) - Mac Components - Apple

‎Front and Center on the Mac App Store

‎SwitchGlass on the Mac App Store

DragThing

Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard: the Ars Technica review | Ars Technica

Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Screenshots – 512 Pixels

The advent and evolution of Apple's digital hub | iMore

574: Calendars, Contacts and Tasks Feb 07, 2021

Show notes

This week, David and Stephen get back to the basics, and check on how calendars, contacts and tasks can be effectively managed across a range of devices and apps.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Remember the Milk

The FOCUSED Calendar – NeuYear.net

Fantastical

Flexibits | Fantastical Videos

Free Online Appointment Scheduling Software - Calendly

BusyCal - The Best Calendar App for Mac

Hyper-Scheduling Technology — MacSparky

Change the contact card template in Contacts on Mac - Apple Support

Flexibits | Cardhop for Mac

BusyContacts - The Best Contact Manager App for Mac

Contacts and Email - Alfred Help and Support

Todoist

OmniFocus - The Omni Group

Things - Your to-do list for Mac & iOS

Automators - Relay FM

Episode 69 is about Omni's automation tools.

The Relationship Between Task Lists and Calendars — MacSparky

Mac Power Users #569: Contextual Computing - Relay FM

Sorted³ – Hyper-schedule your entire day in one place

Focused - Relay FM

573: Rosemary Orchard Returns Jan 31, 2021

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The Queen of Automation drops by to talk about her current gear and use of Plex, as well as how she is using HomeKit and managing files.

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Rosemary Orchard – Automation and productivity geek

Rosemary Orchard (@RosemaryOrchard) / Twitter

Automators - Relay FM

Nested Folders Podcast

iOS Today | TWiT

The Pen Addict

LG UltraWide Monitors: 21:9 IPS Display | LG USA

BetterTouchTool

SHURE BETA 87A Vocal Microphone

Scarlett Solo | Focusrite

Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB Cardioid Dynamic USB/XLR Microphone

Logitech BRIO Webcam with 4K Ultra HD Video & HDR

Mac Power Users #472: Live in Chicago with Friends - Relay FM

Logitech Crayon Digital Pencil for iPads

Noodlesoft – Hazel – Simply Useful Software

DEVONthink

Drafts | Where Text Starts

Obsidian

1Writer

Use Back Tap on your iPhone - Apple Support

Plex

Don Melton's Video Transcoding Tools

Infuse 6

MakeMKV

HandBrake: Open Source Video Transcoder

Sonarr

Radarr

FileBot - The ultimate TV and Movie Renamer

Shortcuts User Guide - Apple Support

Keyboard Maestro 9.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS

Rosemary's Medication Shortcut

SwitchBot Curtain

Homebridge

Nest HomeKit Integration | Starling Home Hub

Aqara Smart Home Devices

Harmony Remotes, Universal Remote Controls | Logitech

Integromat - The glue of the internet

Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work

Pi-hole – Network-wide protection

Bobby

Dark Noise

Panic - Nova

572: iPhone & iPad Tips Jan 24, 2021

Show notes

As the iPhone and iPad have become more full-featured, the software that runs them has gotten more complex and powerful. This time, David and Stephen run though a whole bunch of their favorite ways to get more out of these devices.

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iPhone Express Replacement - Apple Support

Stephen's Broken 12 Pro

A Comprehensive Guide to All 120+ Settings URLs Supported by iOS and iPadOS 13.1 - MacStories

iPhone: How to remove location data from photos and videos - 9to5Mac

Amazon.com: elago R1 Intelli Case Compatible with Apple TV Siri Remote

Stop robocalls and telemarketers with Nomorobo

Take photos with your iPhone camera - Apple Support

Use the Measure app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

iOS 12 adds multi-user Face ID with support for up to two faces - 9to5Mac

How to scan documents on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support

Yoink for iPad and iPhone - Simplify and Improve Drag and Drop

Open an app in Slide Over on iPad - Apple Support

Adjust the onscreen and external keyboard settings on iPad - Apple Support

How to Turn Off Auto-Correction on iPad Hardware Keyboards

All About the TextExpander Custom Keyboard (iOS) - TextExpander

‎Gboard – the Google Keyboard on the App Store

Grammarly

Restart your iPhone - Apple Support

Force restart iPhone - Apple Support

How to clean your Apple products - Apple Support

How to check the storage on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

MagSafe Is Cool, but Is It Worth the Trade-Offs? - TidBITS

Fast charge your iPhone - Apple Support

Change the pointer appearance when using a mouse or trackpad with iPad - Apple Support

Apple Support on Twitter: "Grab your Apple Pencil ✏️ Start in the bottom corner of your iPad screen 👇 Swipe up diagonally ↗️ And that’s how you take a screenshot with your Apple Pencil. https://t.co/iK2xrnrp5U" / Twitter

571: Catching up with Jeff Richardson Jan 17, 2021

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Writer and lawyer Jeff Richardson returns to the show to update Stephen and David on how he's working at a 12.9-inch iPad Pro most of the time, even when needing to use Windows.

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iPhone J.D.

About Jeff Richardson - iPhone J.D.

Jeff Richardson (@jeffrichardson) / Twitter

‎Fantastical - Calendar & Tasks on the App Store

Things — Your to-do list for Mac & iOS

‎CARROT Weather on the App Store

‎Widgetsmith on the App Store

iTimekeep Time Tracking Software

1Password

‎Deliveries: a package tracker on the App Store

‎Tweetbot 5 for Twitter on the App Store

‎Scanner Pro: PDF Scanner App on the App Store

‎When Did I…? on the App Store

‎TripIt: Travel Planner on the App Store

Review: Adonit Note UVC -- iPad stylus that uses ultraviolet lights as a disinfectant - iPhone J.D.

GoodNotes

iVisor AG Anti-glare Screen Protector | Moshi

‎PDF Expert: PDF Reader, Editor on the App Store

‎Microsoft Word on the App Store

Sixth-Generation iPad Mini to Feature 8.4-Inch Display With Slimmer Bezels, March Launch Expected - MacRumors

Review: Logitech MX Keys -- full-size Bluetooth keyboard for computer, iPad, and iPhone - iPhone J.D.

Magic Keyboard - Apple

Using the Studio Neat Canopy with the new 12.9" iPad Pro (2018 version) - iPhone J.D.

Logitech Craft Wireless Keyboard

Magic Mouse 2 for Mac in Silver - Apple

Review: HyperDrive 6-in-1 USB-C Hub for iPad Pro - iPhone J.D.

‎Pixelmator Photo on the App Store

‎Adobe Lightroom for iPad on the App Store

‎Metapho on the App Store

‎Photoshop Express Photo Editor on the App Store

‎Good Sudoku by Zach Gage on the App Store

LogMeIn

Citrix

HomeKit - Apple

Extend the range of your Lutron Caséta Wireless system - iPhone J.D.

Review: Eve Motion -- HomeKit-compatible motion detector - iPhone J.D.

Review: iHome iSP100 Outdoor Smart Plug -- use your iPhone to control your outdoor lights - iPhone J.D.

HomeRun for HomeKit

Nest HomeKit Integration | Starling Home Hub

Review: Apple Fitness+ -- excellent workout program for your Apple Watch - iPhone J.D.

Apple One - Apple

CarPlay - Apple

Review: eero Pro 3-pack -- blanket your home with fast Wi-Fi - iPhone J.D.

MobileMe’s Legacy – 512 Pixels

SmugMug: Protect, Share, Store, and Sell Your Photos

570: Mac Security Jan 10, 2021

Show notes

From the beginning, Mac OS X was designed with security and privacy in mind, but over the years Apple has worked to make both the Mac's software and hardware more even more so. This week, Stephen and David cover what's what when it comes to Mac security.

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Use FileVault to encrypt the startup disk on your Mac - Apple Support

Apple pushes new silent updates to address vulnerable Zoom software | Macworld

Safely open apps on your Mac - Apple Support

Michael Tsai - Blog - Annoying Catalina Security Features

About System Integrity Protection on your Mac - Apple Support

Mac models with the Apple T2 Security Chip - Apple Support

Apple’s new T2 security chip will prevent hackers from eavesdropping on your microphone | TechCrunch

About Startup Security Utility - Apple Support

About macOS Recovery on Intel-based Mac computers - Apple Support

Use macOS Recovery on a Mac with Apple silicon - Apple Support

Revive or restore an Intel-based Mac with Apple Configurator 2 - Apple Support

Revive or restore a Mac with Apple silicon with Apple Configurator 2 - Apple Support

Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Change Firewall preferences on Mac - Apple Support

Little Snitch

Keep your Time Machine backup disk for Mac secure - Apple Support

How to Create an Encrypted Disk Image Using Mac's Disk Utility

CleanMyMac X: The Best Mac Cleanup App for macOS. Get a Cleaner Mac in Minutes.

About Activation Lock on your Mac - Apple Support

DriveSavers: Data Recovery Experts & Service Company

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