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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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479: 100,000 Subscribers, with Rene Ritchie Apr 21, 2019

Show notes

Over a year ago, long-time Apple blogger Rene Ritchie launched Vector, a daily YouTube show covering the world of Apple and tech beyond. This week, David and Stephen catch up with Rene, talking about his video workflows, YouTube as a platform and more.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

The Omni Group: We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore.
eero: Never think about WiFi again. Get $100 off the ‘Eero base unit and 2 beacons package’, and a year of eero Plus.
Direct Mail: Create and send great looking email newsletters with Direct Mail, an easy-to-use email marketing app designed exclusively for the Mac.

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Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) | Twitter

Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie) • Instagram

Rene Ritchie - YouTube

iMore | Learn more. Be more.

TripMode - Your mobile data savior

Apple Watch Series 4 Bands - Apple

Use fall detection with Apple Watch Series 4 - Apple Support

LUMIX GH5 4K Mirrorless ILC Camera Body

‎Teleprompt+ 3 on the App Store

PR 40 - Heil Sound

USBPre 2

iZotope RX 7 | Noise Reduction & Audio Repair Software

Final Cut Pro X - Apple

Drafts. Where Text Starts. | Drafts

The official site of Philips Hue | Meethue.com

The 5-inch Touchscreen You Can See Outside

478: Journaling with Day One Apr 14, 2019

Show notes

Journaling can be an excellent way to collect your thoughts and reflect on the events of the day, and Day One makes it easy to do so with your Mac, iPhone, iPad and beyond.

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.
TextExpander from Smile: Get 20% off with this link and type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile.
Warby Parker: Quality eyewear at a fraction of the usual price. Order your FREE Home Try-On kit today.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.

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Day One

Focused - Relay FM

5by5 | Back to Work #23: Failure is ALWAYS an Option

Rhodia Webnotebooks

Stephen's "Daily Log" PDF Form

‎GoodNotes 5 on the App Store

The Pen Addict - Relay FM

Day One journal creator Paul Mayne: 'expressing things without filters is liberating' - The Verge

Field Notes Notebooks

Stephen Hackett on Instagram: “RIP, 2018.”

Why I Use Paper Notebooks in 2018 - 512 Pixels on YouTube

‎Day One Journal on the App Store

‎Day One on the Mac App Store

Day One Journal - Apps on Google Play

Day One Pricing & Features Guide | Day One Help

End-to-End Encryption FAQ | Day One Help

Book Printing | Day One Help

Do more with Day One - IFTTT

Automators #14: Automated Journaling - Relay FM

Day One in Depth — The most detailed guide to Day One available today

Browser Extension - Day One

Free Online Journal & Diary | Journey.Cloud

Momento — the smart private journaling app for iPhone.

Dyrii - Write your life story!

Dan Schimpf Software - MacJournal 7

Gaffer Tape - Amazon.com

477: Mobile Music and Production with Jakob Haq Apr 07, 2019

Show notes

Jakob Haq is a musician and YouTuber from Sweden who create, edits and publishes all of his content with his iPhone and iPad.

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.
The Omni Group: We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Bombas: The most comfortable socks in the history of feet. Use this link for 20% off.
Hover: Extensions for anything you’re passionate about. Grab a .ME domain for $9.99.

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Jakob Haq (@Foonastudio5) | Twitter

Jakob Haq - YouTube

Belkin 3.5 mm Audio + Charge RockStar™

My Passport Wireless Pro - Portable Hard Drive | WD

Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader — Apple - Apple

Accessory Not Supported | Top 5 Reasons why this happens and how to Fix | haQ attaQ 314 - YouTube

‎LumaFusion on the App Store

‎Adobe Premiere Rush CC on the App Store

LumaFusion Video FX Animation Tutorial │ haQ attaQ 206 - YouTube

‎Groovebox on the App Store

‎SpaceCraft Granular Synth on the App Store

‎Koala Sampler on the App Store

‎Model 15 on the App Store

‎Minimoog Model D on the App Store

DI.FM - addictive electronic music

Jakob Haq (@jakob_haq) • Instagram photos and videos

Jakob "haq attaq" Haq - Home | Facebook

Jakob Haq

476: Exploring the Mac App Store Mar 31, 2019

Show notes

Stephen and David talk through the ups and downs of the Mac App Store and share some of the hidden gems they've found there over the years. Then, they recap Apple's recent media event after being interrupted by Mother Nature in the Sparks' yard.

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.
Gazelle: Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!
Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code POWER at checkout for 10% off.
Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with the code ‘mpu’.

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Our First Mac App Store Apps:

Our Most Expensive Mac App Store Apps:

Some of Our Currently-Used Mac App Store Apps:

iOS Apps We Want on the Mac:

Mac Startup Sounds Featured:

Mac Startup Sounds Featured:

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Dog Tags from Panther Launch

Safely open apps on your Mac - Apple Support

Business Models and Monetization - App Store - Apple Developer

Upgrades for Omni apps purchased via the Mac App Store - Support - The Omni Group

Every Mac Startup & Crash Chime - YouTube

Setapp | The best apps for Mac in one suite

‎Transmit 5 on the Mac App Store

The Mac App Store welcomes Office 365 - Apple

BBEdit 12.6 Introduces App Sandboxing Ahead of Planned Mac App Store Launch - MacRumors

Apple News - Apple

Apple Card - Apple

Apple Arcade - Apple

Apple TV App - Apple

Apple TV+ - Apple

475: Something Smells Funny Mar 24, 2019

Show notes

The guys work their way through some feedback, Stephen has feelings about his Apple Watch and David has switched notes apps ... again.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

The Omni Group: We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore.
Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code POWER at checkout for 10% off.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.

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iPad Air - Apple

iPad mini - Apple

iMac gets a 2x performance boost - Apple

Amazon.com: Samsung 860 EVO SSD

OWC Mercury Elite Pro mini

iPad Air - Apple

iPad mini - Apple

‎FE File Explorer Pro on the App Store

Documents by Readdle

LG UltraFine 4K Display - Apple

Cloud Sync | Synology Inc.

Home – Dropbox Paper

Quip

Airtable

Evernote

Reconsidering Evernote in 2019 – MacStories

Rob on Twitter on the Apple Watch

Amazon.com: Neumann KMS 105 MT Condenser Microphone

Amazon.com: Rode VideoMic Pro+

On Time Tracking – 512 Pixels

Toggl - Free Time Tracking Software

Fluid – Turn any webpage into a real Mac App

Timing: the best automatic Mac time tracker for productive professionals and freelancers

Focused - Relay FM

Amazon.com: Shure BETA 87A Supercardioid Condenser Microphone

MixPre-6

Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS

A week of podcasting with only an iPad Pro - Six Colors

The Gear I Use – 512 Pixels

MacSparky: Gear

474: Using the iPad as a Laptop Mar 17, 2019

Show notes

When thinking about making an iPad a notebook replacement, there are a lot of factors to consider. David and Stephen talk through the hardware and software that can make — or break — this experience.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Sanebox: Stop drowning in email!
TextExpander from Smile: Get 20% off with this link and type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile.
eero: Never think about WiFi again. Get $100 off the ‘Eero base unit and 2 beacons package’, and a year of eero Plus.
Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code POWER at checkout for 10% off.

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Siri Shortcuts Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

Discount Code MPUSiri gets $10 off for a week after this show airs.

Laptop-less — MacSparky

iPad - Apple

Smart Keyboard - Apple

Brydge - Award Winning Bluetooth Keyboards for iPad & Surface Pro

Apple Pencil - Apple

David's Dongle Drawer

Tandy WP2

The AlphaSmart Word Processor - 512 Pixels on YouTube

Amazon.com: Satechi Aluminum Wireless Presenter Pointer Remote Control

Meet the Surface Studio 2 – The Ultimate Creative Studio

Printopia - Print from your iPad or iPhone - Decisive Tactics, Inc.

Automators #18: Terminal Automation with John Siracusa - Relay FM

Shortcuts Archive – MacStories

iPad as Laptop Replacement - Hardware - MPU Talk

The History of Clarus the Dogcow – 512 Pixels

473: Shawn Blanc’s Evolved Workflows Mar 10, 2019

Show notes

Shawn Blanc returns to the show to talk about his move to the iPad Pro and how he manages the growing team behind projects like The Sweet Setup and The Focus Course.

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.
The Omni Group: We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code POWER at checkout for 10% off.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.

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Shawn Blanc (@shawnblanc) | Twitter

Shawn Blanc (.net)

Tools and Toys

The Sweet Setup

The Focus Course

Build Thread: 1984 Jeep CJ-7 – Shawn Blanc

Coda for iOS

Diary of an (Original) iPad Owner – Shawn Blanc

Mac Power Users #352: Workflows with Ian Byrd - Relay FM

Basecamp

Slack

Mac Power Users #423: Workflows with Jocelyn Glei - Relay FM

Things

All The Things — A Calm Video Course on Productivity and Task Management

The Ivy Lee Method: The Daily Routine for Peak Productivity

What it Was Like to Go a Month with No Social Media on My iPhone – Shawn Blanc

‎Microsoft Outlook on the App Store

Two Months With the Leica Q – Shawn Blanc

‎Adobe Lightroom CC for iPad on the App Store

‎VSCO on the App Store

Lightroom CC for iPad updated with support for Siri Shortcuts - 9to5Mac

Rebecca Lily – Lightroom Presets

Manage your iOS Photo Library and Improve Your Skills as a Photographer and Editor Using an iPhone or iPad — Mobile Photography Course

Books and calendars in Photos for Mac: What are the best options? - Six Colors

What Drew Me to Infinite Canvas Whiteboard Apps – Shawn Blanc

Concepts App • Infinite, Flexible Sketching

Ulysses

GoodNotes

GoodNotes and Planner Forms — MacSparky

472: Live in Chicago with Friends Mar 03, 2019
Show notes

Live from Chicago, David and Stephen thaw out long enough to talk to a couple of very special guests about the MacBook Air and the friction between analog and digital tools, before answering some listener questions.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

TextExpander from Smile: Get 20% off with this link and type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile.

Hover: Extensions for anything you’re passionate about. Grab a .ME domain for $9.99.

Clean My Mac X: Your Mac. As good as new.

Guest Starring:

Rosemary Orchard and Myke Hurley

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Special thanks to our volunteers for helping make the evening possible, and to Alex Cox for being such a gracious and helpful host at the venue.

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David Sparks on Twitter: "Here’s an odd Mac Problem..."

Rosemary (@RosemaryOrchard) | Twitter

2018 MacBook Air Review: Getting the Band Back Together – 512 Pixels

The HyperDrive Slim 8-in-1 USB-C Hub Balances Flexibility and Portability for Mac and iPad Pro Owners – MacStories

Amazon.com: HyperDrive 8in1 USB C Multiport Adapter

Amazon.com: VAVA 8-in-1 USB C Hub

The MPU Forums

Myke Hurley (@imyke) | Twitter

The Pen Addict - Relay FM

‎GoodNotes 4 on the App Store

Day One | The award-winning journal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

GoodNotes and Planner Forms — MacSparky

Triggers: Creating Behavior That Lasts--Becoming the Person You Want to Be: Marshall Goldsmith, Mark Reiter: Amazon.com

Intentionality — MacSparky

Official Retro 1951 Website

Mark One – Studio Neat

Rhodia Webnotebooks ("Webbies") | Rhodia Pads and Notebooks

Connected - Relay FM

‎Ferrite Recording Studio on the App Store

Forecast: Podcast MP3 Chapter Encoder — Overcast

471: Menu Bars, Docks & Startup Apps, Oh My! Feb 24, 2019

Show notes

David and Stephen talk through the Mac utilities and applications that are always at their fingertips.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Gazelle: Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!
The Omni Group: We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Setapp, from Macpaw: More than 100 powerful apps for your Mac.
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.

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Register | Macstock Conference & Expo

The Control Strip – 512 Pixels

Bartender 3 - How to hide menu bar icons on Mac

Vanilla - hide Mac menu bar icons for free

Setapp | The best apps for Mac in one suite

LaunchBar 6

Alfred - Productivity App for macOS

iStat Menus

Flexibits | Fantastical 2 for Mac | Meet your Mac's new calendar.

Hyper-Scheduling Without Making Yourself Crazy — MacSparky

Adobe Creative Cloud | Software and services for creative professionals

Timing: the best automatic Mac time tracker for productive professionals and freelancers

Rocket – the best emoji app for Mac

PopClip for Mac

MilGraCom — Mac Media Key Forwarder

Flexibits | Cardhop for Mac

Quitter – Marco.org

CARROT Weather for iOS and Android

Dropshare

BetterTouchTool

Aptonic - Dropzone 3

Hazel – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software

TripMode | Your mobile data savior

Day One | The award-winning journal app for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Screens Connect - Edovia

‎How Long Left

InstaCal - Menu Bar Calendar for macOS

Dropbox

Default Folder X

Keyboard Maestro

Micro Snitch

ExpressVPN

Video Editing and Screen Recording Software | ScreenFlow

Password Manager for Families, Businesses, Teams | 1Password

TextExpander | Communicate Smarter

Backblaze

macOS — Dock Hacking | MacSparky Field Guides

Where work happens | Slack

OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group

Tweetbot for Mac

Google Chrome: The Most Secure Browser on the Web

Reeder 3 for Mac

iA Writer: The Focused Writing App for Mac, Windows, Android, iPhone and iPad

Skype | Communication tool for free calls and chat

Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS

Textual: IRC for macOS

Mac Backup Software | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software

Luna Display | Turn your iPad into a second display

Moom · Many Tricks

AirBuddy

CleanMyMac X

Wacom

Thoughts on the Apple Video Service — MacSparky

470: From Computing to Sheep Farming, with Oogie McGuire Feb 17, 2019

Show notes

Programmer and sheep farmer Oogie McGuire talks about LambTracker, her application for managing flocks and the hardware that goes along with it, as well as her on-going project of digitizing historical photos.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Clean My Mac X: The all-in-one package to awesomize your Mac.
Luna Display: The only hardware solution that turns your iPad into a wireless display for your Mac. Use promo code POWER at checkout for 10% off.
TextExpander from Smile: Get 20% off with this link and type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile.

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MPU Talk

LambTracker | Open Source EID for the sheep industry

Oogie McGuire · GitLab

CDC Cyber - Wikipedia

PDP-11 - Wikipedia

nabi Jr. - Tablet For Kindergarten Readiness

OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group

DEVONthink — Smart document management for Mac - DEVONtechnologies

Scrivener | Literature & Latte

National Novel Writing Month

Home | LibreOffice - Free Office Suite - Fun Project - Fantastic People

Scapple | Literature & Latte

Aeon Timeline – Visual Timeline Software

‎Valentina Studio on the Mac App Store

Banktivity is Personal Finance Software for Mac & iOS

YNAB. Personal Budgeting Software for Windows, Mac, iOS and Android

VueScan Scanner Software for Windows, Mac OS X and Linux

Dublin Core Metadata Initiative: DCMI Specifications

Desert Weyr Black Welsh Mountain Sheep

Oogie McGuire (@OogieM) | Twitter

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