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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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Latest Episodes:

459: My Life is a Subscription Dec 03, 2018

Show notes

Subscriptions! It seems the wave of the future but should we be happy about that? In this episode Katie and David talk about this trend towards subscriptions and the software and services they believe are worth the effort.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
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.
eero: Never think about WiFi again. Get $100 off the ‘Eero base unit and 2 beacons package’, and a year of eero Plus.
Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

All Good Things - Announcements and Help - MPU Talk

My Life Is A Subscription! - Software - MPU Talk

Subscription Database — MacSparky

Bobby - Keep track of your subscriptions

iCloud

Domain Names | Buy Domains & Email At Hover.com

Microsoft Office | Productivity Tools for Home & Office

Membership - Relay FM

The Best Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services

Password Manager for Families, Businesses, Teams | 1Password

TextExpander | Communicate Smarter

Email Management for Any Inbox | SaneBox

Email Management for Any Inbox | SaneBox

Quicken

Netflix - Watch TV Shows Online, Watch Movies Online

Subscribe to iTunes Match - Apple Support

Overcast

Video Doorbells and Security Cameras for Your Smartphone | Ring

Stop robocalls and telemarketers with Nomorobo

Drafts 5: The MacStories Review – MacStories

Setapp | The best apps for Mac in one suite

Bear - Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Day One | Capture life as you live it with the best digital journal for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, Mac, and Android.

Create and Sell Your Own Online Courses | Teachable

Basecamp: Project Management & Team Communication Software

Dragon Anywhere - Profesional-Grade Mobile Dictation App | Nuance

Music - Apple

Netflix - Watch TV Shows Online, Watch Movies Online

Acorn TV | Watch the Best British TV | Start Your Free Trial

Hallmark Channel: Holiday & Romance Movies, TV Series & Videos | Hallmark Channel

HBO: Home to Groundbreaking Series, Movies, Comedies & Documentaries

Disney streaming service: Release date, name, shows and movies - CNET

Second Phone Number, Business Phone Service in the Cloud - Line2

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

Apple iPad Tutorials, iPhone Tutorials and Mac Tutorials from ScreenCastsOnline

Learn a New Skill Online, on Your Time

‎Just Press Record on the App Store

Download Audiobooks with Audible.com

Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work

Upgrade - Relay FM

458: MPU+: There's Something You Didn't Tell Me Nov 26, 2018

Show notes

Katie has a big announcement, David has a new Field Guide, we both have new iPads, we also discuss the new MacBook Airs, Apple’s pricing, our daily routines, and answer listener questions.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
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.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

All Good Things - Announcements - MPU Talk

Gift Wrap Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

Anker Powerline USB-C to USB A

Star Trek: Discovery - Season One [Blu-ray]

Daring Fireball: Third-Party USB-C to Lightning Cables Might Come in Mid-2019 (Which Is Good, Because I Still Don’t Think iPhone Is Ever Going to Switch to USB-C)

Amazon.com: Anker Powerline II 3-in-1 Cable, Lightning/Type C/Micro USB Cable

Smart Keyboard - Apple

Apple Pencil - Apple

The Siri Shortcuts Home Screen - YouTube

Mac Power Users #456: Workflows with Laura McClellan - Relay FM

Mac Power Users 456: Workflows with Laura McClellan - Episodes - MPU Talk

How to Better Control Your Time by Designing Your Ideal Week

Generac Power Systems - Natural Gas, Propane, and Diesel Home Generators for Sale

Acoustic Panels Studio Foam Wedges

457: 2018 Geek Gift Guide Nov 19, 2018

Show notes

It's time for our annual Holiday Geek Gift Guide. David and Katie run down their favorite gift picks for the year as well as what's on their own holiday wish lists.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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.
PDFpen from Smile With powerful PDF editing tools, available for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, PDFpen from Smile makes you a Mac Power User.
1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link.
Sanebox Stop drowning in email!

Links and Show Notes:

Apologies for the missing chapter markers on this episode - they'll return next week!

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Kwikset Premis Touchscreen Smart Lock, Works with Apple HomeKit

HomePod - Apple

PowerPic | Twelve South

Instant Pot DUO60 6 Qt 7-in-1 Pressure Cooker

Anova Culinary Sous Vide Precision Cooker

Instant Pot Recipe Collection: Simple and Delicious Pressure Cooker Family Favorites for Beginners and Experienced Cooks

‎Instant Pot on the App Store

Anker Powerline USB-C to USB 3.0 Cable

Amazon.com: Anker PowerCore+ 26800 PD with 30W Power Delivery Charger

Sutter Tech Sling

Star Trek: Discovery - Season One [Blu-ray]

Star Trek: Discovery, Season 1 on iTunes

Rachio 3 WiFi Smart Lawn Sprinkler Controller

Magnetized Apple TV Remote

TOPGREENER Occupancy Sensor Switch

Topgreener USB Outlet with USB Type A and Type C Charging Ports

RelaxedLeather iPhone Case | Twelve South

LaMetric Time Wi-Fi Clock

Ring Video Doorbell Pro

Ring Floodlight Camera Motion-Activated HD Security Cam

TaoTronics LED Desk Lamp

Amazon.com: Anker PowerCore 5000, Ultra-Compact

Amazon.com: AUKEY USB Wall Charger, ULTRA COMPACT

Skiva Short Lightning Duo 2-in-1 Cable

Dell Ultra HD 4K Monitor

The Kindle Paperwhite

Philips Smoke-less Indoor BBQ Grill

Viozon ipad Pro Stand

The Best Digital Photo Frame: Reviews by Wirecutter | A New York Times Company

Binboll Survival Whistle

Bamboo Travel Utensils

Stephen Hackett - St. Jude Heroes | St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

App Camp For Girls

American Red Cross | Help Those Affected by Disasters

456: Workflows with Laura McClellan Nov 12, 2018

Show notes

Katie and David chat with Laura McClellan of The Productive Woman Podcast to discuss her prospectives on productivity, finding and using the right virtual assistant, creating a community around her podcast, routines, habits, and more.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
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.* 1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link.
1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Guest Starring:

Laura McClellan

Links and Show Notes:

More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments

The Productive Woman - an award-nominated podcast about productivity for busy women

Laura McClellan (@LauraMcMom) | Twitter

PDF Editor and Reader for Mac | Free Trial | PDF Expert

Organize Your Notes with Evernote

Notability by Ginger Labs

Editorial for iOS

The Omni Group

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

Video Conferencing, Web Conferencing, Webinars, Screen Sharing - Zoom

BizChix.com | Encourages, educates, and promotes women entrepreneurs.

Use Asana to manage your team’s work, projects, & tasks online · Asana

The Miracle Morning: The Not-So-Obvious Secret Guaranteed to Transform Your Life (Before 8AM): Hal Elrod, Robert Kiyosaki: 8601404386732: Amazon.com: Books

My Morning Routine - Inspiring Morning Routines

TextExpander | Communicate Smarter

The Best Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services

The World's Best Screen Capture Software | Snagit | TechSmith

New tab page extension for Google Chrome and Firefox - Speed Dial 2

455: Apple October 2018 Event Nov 05, 2018

Show notes

Katie and David discuss Apple's October 2018 event, the MacBook Air, Mac mini, iPad Pro and their purchases.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Casper: The Internet’s favorite mattress. Get $50 off select mattresses with the code ‘MPU’.
PDFpen from Smile With powerful PDF editing tools, available for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, PDFpen from Smile makes you a Mac Power User.
1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link.
Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap Helps You Live a More Productive, Efficient, Paperless Life.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

MacBook Air - Apple

Mac mini - Apple

iPad Pro - Apple

Apple Events - Keynote October 2018 - Apple

The New 11″ and 12.9″ iPad Pros: My First Impressions and Hands-On – MacStories

October 30 Roundup: All the Little Things – MacStories

Brooklyn event impressions: The iPad Pro is a computer - Six Colors

Brooklyn event impressions: Love for the Mac - Six Colors

Apple event day roundup: the news you might have missed - Six Colors

454: MPU+: Did You Just Fall Down? Oct 29, 2018

Show notes

Katie shares the end of her MacBook Pro saga and AppleCare Experience, David plays with his widget screen, moving out of Evernote, finding more uses for Keyboard Maestro, upcoming Apple Event, packing apps, our favorite non-tech podcasts, and listener feedback.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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.
1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

The Siri Shortcuts Home Screen — MacSparky

How To Export Your Data Out Of Evernote

Keyboard Maestro 8.2.4: Work Faster with Macros for macOS

Customizing the Infograph face on Apple Watch Series 4 - 9to5Mac

What packing list app do you use? - Software - MPU Talk

Revisionist History Podcast

Rebel Force Radio: Star Wars Podcast

Slow Burn: Leon Neyfakh’s podcast on Watergate, Bill Clinton's impeachment, and more.

HURRY SLOWLY is a podcast about pacing yourself, hosted by Jocelyn K. Glei

Serial: Season Three

Bookworm – Podcast Book Club

Make Me Smart

REWORK podcast

Lead to Win™ Podcast - Michael Hyatt

Audio Dharma - Welcome to Audio Dharma

The West Wing Weekly

Relocating Folders – Noodlesoft

Amazon.com: in-Line Coaxial Surge Protector

Anchor Pro | ElevationLab

453: 30 Under $30 Oct 22, 2018

Show notes

David and Katie run down 30 of their favorite apps and services under $30.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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 Type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile.
1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Overcast

Bear - Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Airplay to HomePod using Shortcuts! : HomePod

Stop robocalls and telemarketers with Nomorobo

Airtable

Screens for Mac and iOS

Home - MindNode

‎Home Design 3D on the App Store

Deliveries 3.1 for Mac ~ Mac OS X ~ Junecloud

Filmic Pro Mobile Video

‎AdBlock for Safari on the Mac App Store

LiquidText

1Blocker - Fast & Secure Content Blocker for iPhone, iPad and Mac

PowerOne: a different kind of calculator

Moom · Many Tricks

ToothFairy: AirPods and Bluetooth utility for Mac

REI Co-op Sahara Convertible Pants - Men's | REI Co-op

That's right. David talked about his pants.

Drafts. Where Text Starts. | Drafts

The Siri Shortcuts Home Screen - YouTube

See how David went off the deep end with his home screen.

Rogue Amoeba | Piezo: Charmingly Simple Audio Recording

Flexibits | Fantastical 2 for iPhone | The fast and friendly calendar and reminder app.

SuperDuper!

‎Gladys on the App Store

Free Driving Directions, Traffic Reports & GPS Navigation App by Waze

Aptonic - Dropzone 3

Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad

PopClip for Mac

Scanner App for iPhone and iPad | Best Scanning App | Scanner Pro

HoudahSpot — Powerful File Search Tool for Mac

Subscribe to iTunes Match - Apple Support

Alto's Odyssey – out now for iOS

Confidant Hardcover Notebook • Baron Fig

452: 2018 Developer Roundtable Oct 15, 2018

Show notes

Ken Case of the Omni Group, Greg Scown of Smile, and Dave Teare of Agile Bits join David and Katie to talk about the state of development for Mac and iOS and life as an Apple Developer.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap Helps You Live a More Productive, Efficient, Paperless Life.
Sanebox Stop drowning in email!
Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.

Guest Starring:

Dave Teare, Greg Scown, and Ken Case

Links and Show Notes:

More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments

Ken Case (@kcase) | Twitter

Greg Scown (@macgreg) | Twitter

Dave Teare (@dteare) | Twitter

Bear - Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac

Visual Studio Code - Code Editing. Redefined

Scriptable

Scriptable

Micro.blog

Matthew Cassinelli - YouTube

Create a new fiddle - JSFiddle

Automators #6: Automating iOS with Matthew Cassinelli - Relay FM

451: Task Management Strategies Oct 08, 2018

Show notes

David and Katie revisit the topic of task management. We talk about digital task managers, our history managing tasks, various tiers of task management from simplified to advanced, systems for digitally managing our tasks and how to keep it all together.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Hover: Show the world what you’re passionate about with 10% off your first purchase
TextExpander from Smile Type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile.
1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Full Focus Planner | A planner by Michael Hyatt

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity: David Allen

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

The all-new Things. Your to-do list for Mac & iOS

Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad

Welcome to Reminders on Mac - Apple Support

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

OmniFocus Field Guide, Third Edition | MacSparky Field Guides

Scotty tells us how he keeps his reputation as a miracle worker - YouTube

450: MPU+:I'm a Big Phone Guy Oct 01, 2018

Show notes

This month in MPU+ we chat about David's new phone, Katie's broken Mac, iOS 12 follow-up, Siri Shortcuts, transitioning from Dropbox to iCloud, David's laptop replacement and more.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
Handy: The most reliable name in house cleaning.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Sparky's 5 Minute Review of the iPhone Xs Max - YouTube

David can't stop using Memoji. Never!

OmniFocus Field Guide, Third Edition | MacSparky Field Guides

Apple - Joint Venture

Use 1Password to fill and save on your iPhone and iPad

Free Driving Directions, Traffic Reports & GPS Navigation App by Waze

How to Trigger IFTTT Applets with iOS 12’s New Shortcuts App and Siri – MacStories

CARROT Weather for iOS and Android

How to understand the amazing new battery info in iOS 12 | Cult of Mac

Tim Cook opens up about what's next for Apple, live on 'GMA' Video - ABC News

Moom · Many Tricks

Window Management with Keyboard Maestro and Screencast — MacSparky

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