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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:

549: Brett Terpstra's New Robe Aug 16, 2020

Show notes

Brett Terpstra returns to the show to talk about the Touch Bar, regular expressions, Markdown and what Apple Silicon Macs will mean for macOS applications and utilities.

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BrettTerpstra.com

Brett Terpstra / Twitter

Marked 2 - Smarter tools for smarter writers

Ultimate Hacking Keyboard

Mac Power Users #532: BetterTouchTool - Relay FM

GoldenChaos-BTT: The complete Touch Bar UI replacement - Setup/Preset Sharing / GoldenChaos - BetterTouchTool Community

iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement

Developer Transition Kit (DTK) Specs

Touché - Touch bar for everyone

macOS Big Sur Preview - Apple

‎Capo 3 on the Mac App Store

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

‎RoomScan Pro

Regex 101

‎Patterns - The Regex App on the Mac App Store

‎RegExRX on the Mac App Store

Automators #34: Getting Cozy with Regular Expressions - Relay FM

An introduction to regular expressions – O’Reilly

TextMate

Renamer - Batch File Renamer for Mac

RegExr Website

‎Expressions on the Mac App Store

Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 13

Hazel for Mac

TextExpander

Hook – Find without searching

Get More out of Markdown – Hook

Bunch - BrettTerpstra.com

Firefox

Workona | A better way to work in the browser

Choosy: A smarter default browser for macOS

Mac Power Users #548: Jumping Into Markdown - Relay FM

MailMate

Markdown Service Tools - BrettTerpstra.com

New in the Markdown Service Tools: in-place Markdown to RTF - BrettTerpstra.com

nvUltra - Searchable, portable, MultiMarkdown notes

The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) — Homebrew

Here’s why Apple believes it’s an AI leader—and why it says critics have it all wrong | Ars Technica

Karabiner

Descript | Create podcasts, videos, and transcripts

20 Macs for 2020 - Relay FM

DaVinci Resolve 16 | Blackmagic Design

Affinity – Professional Creative Software

Systematic

Overtired

Contextual Computing with Keyboard Maestro

548: Jumping Into Markdown Aug 09, 2020

Show notes

From jotting quick notes to writing for the web, Markdown has become a very popular choice for formatting plain text. It's syntax is human-readable and easy to learn. This week, David and Stephen teach Markdown 101 and more.

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Daring Fireball: Markdown

Mac Power Users #466: John Gruber Returns - Relay FM

Daring Fireball: Markdown Syntax Documentation

Daring Fireball: Markdown Web Dingus

Markdown Field Guide — MacSparky

MultiMarkdown

MultiMarkdown v6 Syntax Guide

Markdown Tables Generator

CommonMark Reference

CriticMarkup

Mastering Markdown · GitHub Guides

Formatting Text | Slack

Byword

Drafts

Ulysses

Grammarly

Marked 2

Markdown Service Tools - BrettTerpstra.com

Tot

BBEdit 13

1Writer

MarsEdit 4

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

Roam Research

547: Of a Certain Age, with Jim Metzendorf Aug 02, 2020

Show notes

This week, the editor of Mac Power Users, Jim Metzendorf, talks to Stephen and David about his background in audio and photography, and how the gear and workflows have changed in those fields over the years.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Jim Metzendorf (@jmetzendorf) / Twitter

Jim Metzendorf (@jmetzendorf) • Instagram photos and videos

‎Concertino da camera for Alto Saxophone and 11 Instruments: I. Allegro con moto by Eugene Rousseau, Paul Kuentz & Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra on Apple Music

Avid

Sweetwater

UA Audio Interfaces

SM7B - Vocal Microphone

Neumann TLM 103 Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone

SHURE BETA® 87A

NEUMANN KMS 105

SHURE Beta 57A and Beta 58A Comparison

What’s the Difference Between Dynamic and Condenser Microphones? – Musicians HQ

What is Phantom Power & Why Do I Need It?

Scarlett | Focusrite

SM58® - Dynamic Vocal Microphone

NEUMANN NDH 20 Headphones

ATH-M50x Professional Monitor Headphones || Audio-Technica

MDR-7506 Professional Headphones - Sony Pro

Sennheiser HD 280 PRO – Professional Monitoring Headphones

Audio recording and editing software | Adobe Audition

Logic Pro - Apple

Dithering

iZotope RX 7 Overview

Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS

Rogue Amoeba | Fission: Fast & Lossless Audio Editing

GarageBand for Mac - Apple

Audacity

REAPER | Audio Production Without Limits

Levelator Lives — MacSparky

Forecast: Podcast MP3 Chapter Encoder — Overcast

Reconcilable Differences - Relay FM

Kodak DCS - Wikipedia

‎Adobe Lightroom for iPad on the App Store

Astropad Studio | Turn your iPad into a professional drawing tablet

Pixelmator Photo

Affinity Photo for iPad – Real Photo Editing for iPad

Final Cut Pro X - Apple

forScore

Spitfire Audio Summer Sale

Roland - Aerophone AE-10 | Digital Wind Instrument

FreshBooks

Microsoft OneNote

Guest Post: Markdown is the new Word 5.1 – 512 Pixels

Edovia - Screens

Markdown Linker for Safari

Daring Fireball: Markdown Web Dingus

Luna Display

Downie

YouTube Premium - YouTube

546: The Best Listeners Jul 26, 2020

Show notes

On this feedback show, David and Stephen go through some listener email, revisit notes apps and discuss remote troubleshooting iOS devices.

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Mac Power Users #544: The Notes Roundup - Relay FM

The Notes Roundup - Episodes - MPU Talk

Livescribe :: Never Miss A Word

Notability

GoodNotes

Drafts

DEVONtechnologies

Dropbox

OWC Mercury Elite Pro Mini 0GB Storage Enclosure

OWC 2.0M Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Cable

Optical Thunderbolt 3 Cables Begin Rolling Out in Lengths Up to 50 Meters - MacRumors

Amazon.com: CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock

StayGo USB-C Hub – Twelve South

Use tvOS Control Center - Apple Support

A Mac-based miracle - All this

Safari Web Extensions | Apple Developer Documentation

Amazon.com: Zoom H1n Portable Recorder

Record audio in QuickTime Player on Mac - Apple Support

Mac Power Users #534: The Business of Emoji, with Jeremy Burge - Relay FM

First Look: New Emojis Coming to iOS in 2020

Share screens using Messages on Mac - Apple Support

How to screen share w/ iPhone, iPad, Mac plus remote control - 9to5Mac

TeamViewer: iOS screen sharing for remotely supporting iPhone and iPadShare the screen of an iPhone or iPad for remote support of Apple devices

iOS Screen Sharing – Zoom Help Center

Accidental Tech Podcast

Amazon.com: Replacement Memory Foam Ear Tips Buds for Airpods Pro

Stephen Hackett on Instagram: “Summer is here.”

Amazon.com: Original Lensball Pro 80mm

545: State of the Apple Watch Jul 19, 2020

Show notes

The Apple Watch has undergone massive changes since its introduction in 2014. This week, Stephen and David review some of that history, then launch into a conversation of the platform's strengths and weaknesses and how they use their Watches.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Apple Unveils Apple Watch—Apple’s Most Personal Device Ever - Apple

Apple Special Event 2014 - Apple Watch Introduction - YouTube

Send a Digital Touch from Apple Watch - Apple Support

Apple Keynote Apple Watch, Macbook 2015 - YouTube

Mac Power Users #543: A Developer's Summer, with Underscore David Smith - Relay FM

Review: Three Months of Apple Watch – 512 Pixels

Flashback #10: Pebble - Relay FM

World's most spoiled dog scores two Apple Watch Editions | Cult of Mac

Fluoroelastomer - Wikipedia

Apple Watch Bands - Apple

Review: Clockwork Synergy NATO Apple Watch Band – 512 Pixels

Building Custom Apple Watch Faces — MacSparky

The Weird World of Apple Watch Workout Artwork – 512 Pixels

Add an Alarm on Apple Watch - Apple Support

Mac Power Users #494: Our Home Offices - Relay FM

544: The Notes Roundup Jul 12, 2020

Show notes

The market for note taking applications is huge. There are options that just deal in plain-text, apps that serve as "everything buckets," and still others focused on automation. This week, David and Stephen cover some of the better options out there.

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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Use Notes on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support

iOS 9: The MacStories Review, on Apple Notes

Connected #301: We Should Be Developers - Relay FM

Includes interview with Apple about Scribble on iPadOS 14.

Drafts | Where Text Starts

Drafts Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

Save Note and Send Tasks to OmniFocus | Drafts Action Directory

Here's David's Drafts action as discussed on the show. Thanks to @RegularCraig for originally posting the parse to OmniFocus script on the Drafts Forums.

Ulysses

Private Markdown Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac | Bear App

OneNote, digital note taking app - Office

App developer Circus Ponies calls it quits | Macworld

Tot • Your tiny text companion

Best Note Taking App - Organize Your Notes with Evernote

Reinvented Software - Keep It for Mac

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

Airtable

Roam Research – A note taking tool for networked thought.

How to Take Smart Notes | Zettelkasten Method in Roam Research - YouTube

Focused #103: Systems & Challenges - Relay FM

GoodNotes Homepage

Notability by Ginger Labs

543: A Developer's Summer, with Underscore David Smith Jul 05, 2020

Show notes

This week, Underscore David Smith joins the show to talk about what life as a developer is like between WWDC and the fall when new versions of Apple's operating system ship.

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David Smith, Independent iOS Developer

David Smith (@_DavidSmith) / Twitter

Under the Radar - Relay FM

‎Pedometer++ on the App Store

‎Sleep++ on the App Store

‎Watchsmith on the App Store

‎CalZones on the App Store

‎Workouts++ on the App Store

‎Geneva Moon on the App Store

Feed Wrangler

The Gentlest of Sherlockings - David Smith, Independent iOS Developer

Sherlock (software) - Wikipedia

watchOS 7 adds significant personalization, health, and fitness features to Apple Watch - Apple

What's Great (and Not So Great) in watchOS 7 Sleep Tracking – The Sweet Setup

How the Apple Watch tracks sleep -- and why - CNET

The unofficial WWDC app for macOS

Swift Playgrounds - Apple

‎Soulver 2 on the Mac App Store

‎Overcast on the App Store

youtube-dl

FFmpeg

iTubeDownloader

Apple Watch Magnetic Charger to USB-C Cable (1 m) - Apple

Underscore's Charging Station

542: Beta Tales Jun 28, 2020

Show notes

It's beta season, and David and Stephen have reported for duty with reports of new features and general thoughts on macOS Big Sur, iOS and iPadOS 14 as well as watchOS 7. Plus, a brief announcement about something coming in July.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Give Us Your Beta Questions and Experiences! - MPU Talk

Every Default macOS Wallpaper – 512 Pixels

What’s New in macOS - Human Interface Guidelines - Apple Developer

iPadOS 14 introduces new features designed specifically for iPad - Apple

Steven Sinofsky's Twitter Thread

iOS 14 Preview - Apple

David's iOS 14 iPhone

New iOS 14 feature lets the iPhone alert you if it hears sounds like a doorbell or fire alarm - The Verge

Using the iOS 14 Back Tap with the iPhone Camera and Flashlight - YouTube

watchOS 7 Preview - Apple

Home | Dark Noise

Automators - Relay FM

541: WWDC 2020 Jun 23, 2020

Show notes

Recorded just a few hours after the WWDC keynote, Stephen and David share their reactions to iOS 14, macOS Big Sur, and the Mac's transition to Apple-designed processors.

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Membership - Relay FM

iOS 14 Preview - Apple

iPadOS Preview - Apple

watchOS 7 Preview - Apple

The Weird World of Apple Watch Workout Artwork – 512 Pixels

‎Sleep++ on the App Store

macOS Big Sur Preview - Apple

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

Windows Virtual Desktop | Microsoft Azure

Universal App Quick Start Program - Apple Developer

"This Is Not a Product": The Apple Developer Transition Kit - MacStories

540: Subroutine in the Brain Jun 14, 2020

Show notes

On this feedback episode, David and Stephen talk more about email and working from home, but also get into what it takes to make a MacSparky Field Guide and some weird problems they've recently encountered with their tech.

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.
Setapp: More than 180 powerful apps for your Mac. Try it free for a week.
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‎Playwright Repertory Podcast on Apple Podcasts

Info/Summary on David's Screencast/Field Guide Video Production Process? - MPU Talk

MacSparky Field Guides

Airtable

Video Editing and Screen Recording Software

Teachable

ConvertKit

Daring Fireball: Head-to-Head Comparison of iPhone vs. Pixel in Voice to Text Transcription

James Cham on Twitter: "I don't think that people appreciate how different the voice to text experience on a Pixel is from an iPhone..." - Twitter

Comparing macOS Voice to Text with Dragon for Mac - MacSparky on YouTube

How to reinstall macOS from macOS Recovery - Apple Support

MailMate

MailMate Review - canion.me

‎Microsoft Outlook on the App Store

SaneBox

Pastel on the App Store

DEVONthink

Notion

‎Dark Noise on the App Store

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