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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:

339: iPhone 7 and Apple Watch Series 2 Sep 08, 2016

Show notes

Katie and David break down Apple's announcements at its September 7 Keynote including iPhone 7, Apple Watch Series 2, and all of Katie's favorite games.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘MPU’
Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!
Automatic The connected car company that improves your driving and integrates your car into yoru digital life. Enter code MACPOWER to get 20% off your purchase.
Sanebox Stop drowning in email!

Links and Show Notes:

Katie and David break down Apple's announcements at its September 7 Keynote including iPhone 7, Apple Watch Series 2, and all of Katie's favorite games.

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Apple – Don’t Blink - YouTube

iPhone 7 - Apple

Watch - Apple

AirPods - Apple

Apple Events - Keynote September 2016 - Apple

338: Scrivener and Ulysses Sep 05, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie dive deep on fiddly writing apps Scrivener and Ulysses. We talk about how these apps work, their features, the good, the bad and the best use cases.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

PDFpen from Smile With powerful PDF editing tools, available for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, PDFpen from Smile makes you a Mac Power User.
Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap Helps You Live a More Productive, Efficient, Paperless Life.
Fracture Bring your photos to life.
Squarespace: Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Literature and Latte - Scrivener Writing Software | macOS | Windows | iOS

Ulysses

Ulysses or Scrivener? : writing

Amazon.com: Scrivener vs Ulysses: Choosing and Using the Best Writing App eBook: William Gallagher: Kindle Store

Literature and Latte - Scrivener Case Studies

Pages for Mac - Apple

Byword • Simple and efficient text editor for Mac, iPhone and iPad.

Mac Power Users #15: Scrivener - Relay FM

Literature and Latte - Scrivener Case Studies

David's post about using Scrivener for writing Legal Documents

Scrivener vs Ulysses by William Gallagher on iBooks

National Novel Writing Month

National Novel Writing Month - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Setting Sail For The Promise Land — Katie Floyd

337: Workflows with Father Gabriel Aug 28, 2016

Show notes

Catholic priest and geek, Gabriel Mosher, joins us to explain how he uses technology to get his work done. Topics include time and attention, research and writing, presentations, and project management.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Hover: Simplified domain management. Use code BEYOND to get 10% off your first purchase.
1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone, and iPad.
Fracture Bring your photos to life.

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

Catholic priest and geek, Gabriel Mosher, joins us to explain how he uses technology to get his work done. Topics include time and attention, research and writing, presentations, and project management.

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

Fr Gabriel Mosher OP (@lukei4655) | Twitter

eighthway.com

The Eighth Way

Amazon.com : Aqua Notes - Waterproof Notepad 40 Sheet Mountable Pad : Memo Paper Pads : Office Products

Holy Rosary Parish

Mac Power Users #321: Geeking Out with TJ Luoma - Relay FM

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

Airmail - Lightning Fast Mail Client for Mac and iPhone

Mac Power Users #328: iOS Email - Relay FM

Rhodia Notebooks & Writing Pads | Official U.S. Distributor

nvALT - BrettTerpstra.com

Instapaper

Pinboard: social bookmarking for introverts

Explore and add IFTTT Recipes - IFTTT

Pages for Mac - Apple

Literature and Latte - Scrivener Writing Software | Mac OS X | Windows

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

Easy scheduling | Doodle

Asana is the easiest way for teams to track their work · Asana

Slack: Be less busy

336: iPhone Productivity Aug 21, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie share some of the most efficient productivity tasks and apps appropriate for the iPhone. Topics include calendars and contacts, email, task management, scanning, writing, and additional utilities for productivity.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘MPU’
Eero: Blanket your home in fast, reliable WiFi.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Automatic The connected car company that improves your driving and integrates your car into yoru digital life. Enter code MACPOWER to get 20% off your purchase.

Links and Show Notes:

David and Katie share some of the most efficient productivity tasks and apps appropriate for the iPhone. Topics include calendars and contacts, email, task management, scanning, writing, and additional utilities for productivity.

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

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

BusyCal iOS

How to use travel times with Calendar for iPhone and iPad | iMore

Calendar Paste 3 - Quickly schedule recurring events and plan shift work on the App Store

Mac Power Users #328: iOS Email - Relay FM

Screencast and Workflow for Automating PDFs on iPhone and iPad — MacSparky

Interact | Agile Tortoise

Mac Power Users #306: Tackling Contacts - Relay FM

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

To do list and task manager. Free, easy, online and mobile: Todoist

Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad

OmniFocus — MacSparky

Drafts | Agile Tortoise

Drafts Screencasts | Agile Tortoise

Copied - A Full Featured Clipboard Manager for iOS and OS X

Workflow | Powerful automation made simple.

UPS.com

FedEx Delivery Manager - Customize Your Home Delivery

Mac Power Users #243: Workflow.app - Relay FM

the mobile pdf scanner for iPhone and Android | Scanbot

335: Workflows with John Voorhees Aug 15, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie chat with John Voorhees about software development and writing for MacStories all while juggling a busy day job.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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.
Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap Helps You Live a More Productive, Efficient, Paperless Life.
Squarespace: Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

John Voorhees

John Voorhees (@johnvoorhees) | Twitter

Ruminate Podcast

Squibner

John Voorhees – Category Archive - MacStories

A Comprehensive Guide to the iTunes Affiliate Program – MacStories

Ulysses

Pixelmator

Napkin for OS X - Say it with a picture, skip the 1,000 words

Workflow | Powerful automation made simple.

Trello

Working Copy, Git on iOS

Metaclassy - Byword

Quip

1Writer - A beautiful and rich-featured Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad

GitHub Desktop - Simple collaboration from your desktop

Textastic - Text, Code, and Markup Editor for Mac OS X

Club MacStories

Notebooks - Your unique notebook on iPad, iPhone, Mac and PC

Notebooks for iOS and Mac Organizes Your Research and Reference Materials – MacStories

Blink — Squibner

Associate — Squibner

Developing iOS 9 Apps with Swift - Free Course by Stanford on iTunes U

334: MPU Live: "She Can't Take It Anymore, Captain!" Aug 08, 2016

Show notes

Victor Cajiao discusses all the steps of producing a modern music album, we help troubleshoot an accidentally reformatted hard drive, discuss password schemes, using a ScanSnap for photos, share listener feedback on our Special Event and Keynote shows, discuss options for Evernote and share listener tips.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore.
Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!
Marketcircle We help small business grow with great Mac, iPhone and iPad apps including Daylight and Billings Pro.
Sanebox Stop drowning in email!

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

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

Victor Cajiao & Joe Cristina | Surrender | CD Baby Music Store

Victor Cajiao (@victorcajiao) | Twitter

TerraTech Podcast

Logic Pro X - Music production. Cranked up to X. - Apple

production

ProTools | Avid

Sibelius | Avid

Apollo 8 Thunderbolt 2 Audio Interface

Pete Karam

Surrender by Victor Cajiao & Joe Cristina on Apple Music

Recovering an erased hard drive | Macworld

Mac Data Recovery Software - Data Rescue

Mac Power Users #318: Backing Up - Relay FM

Cleaning your Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 Scanner - YouTube

Digitizing Family Memories — Katie Floyd

iPhone, iPad, Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy

Mac Power Users #135: Workflows with Serenity Caldwell - Relay FM

SiteSucker on the Mac App Store

Aeon Timeline | Visual Timeline Software

Keynote Animation: Rippel Foundation on Vimeo

Download QuickTime Player 7 for Mac OS X v10.6.3 or later

Notebooks - Your unique notebook on iPad, iPhone, Mac and PC

Quiver - HappenApps

Simplenote

Turtl: A secure, encrypted Evernote alternative | Turtl

EtreCheck

Amazon.com : DxO ONE 20.2MP Digital Connected Camera for iPhone

Amazon.com: eero Home WiFi System (Pack of 3)

AutoHotkey

Home Transcription Server | Taz Goldstein

Amazon.com: Bose QuietComfort 35 Wireless Headphones, Black: Home Audio & Theater

Amazon.com: Apple Smart Keyboard for iPad Pro 9.7-inch

iOS 9 Programming Fundamentals with Swift - O'Reilly Media

Swift Playgrounds - Preview - Apple

333: The Amazon Lifestyle Jul 31, 2016

Show notes

Katie and David dive deep in this one on the Amazon lifestyle. There are so many different services and features available from Amazon. Who can make sense of them all? Katie and David do in this episode.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Squarespace: Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.
Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like, free for up to 10 people.
PDFpen from Smile With powerful PDF editing tools, available for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, PDFpen from Smile makes you a Mac Power User.
Fracture Bring your photos to life.

Links and Show Notes:

Katie and David dive deep in this one on the Amazon lifestyle. There are so many different services and features available from Amazon. Who can make sense of them all? Katie and David do in this episode.

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Free Agents - Relay FM

MacSparky 2016 Shirt Campaign | Teespring

Amazon.com: Online Shopping for Electronics, Apparel, Computers, Books, DVDs & more

Amazon Prime

Amazon.com: Prime Video: Amazon Video

Amazon.com: Prime Music

Kindle Unlimited

Kindle First

Audible

Prime Student

Amazon Cloud Drive Online Backup

Amazon Prime Photos: Free Unlimited Online Photo Storage

Amazon.com Help: About Amazon Prime

Share Your Amazon Prime Benefits

Fire TV Stick - Streaming Media Player

Amazon Echo

Amazon.com: Echo Dot

IFTTT: When I add something to my Amazon Echo shopping list, add it to my iOS Reminders

IFTTT: Echo To-Do's to IOS Reminders Tasks

Amazon vs. Hachette: Everything You Need To Know About This Feud | Bustle

The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 162, With Glenn Fleishman

PriceRadar - Price Tracker for Amazon on the App Store

Amazon price tracker, Amazon price history charts, price watches, and price drop alerts. | camelcamelcamel.com

David's PDFpen Videos

332: Other Uses For Keynote Jul 25, 2016

Show notes

Keynote is a great app for giving presentations but it can do so much more. This episode explores many uses for Keynote beyond presentation day.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Backblaze: The unlimited, native backup solution for your Mac and PC

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Keynote for Mac - Apple

Presentations — MacSparky

Screencasting and Video Editing Software | Telestream ScreenFlow | What's New

Getting Started with OmniGraffle

AnyFont | flAPPdev

New Tutorial: Getting Started with OmniGraffle - The Omni Group

Do Stuff! - David's iPad mini presentation for Omni

Mac Power Users #329: Special Event Tech - Relay FM

Game Show Studio

MacSparky 2016 T-shirt Campaign — MacSparky

331: Stephen Hackett: Collector of Macs Jul 17, 2016

Show notes

Mac user, collector, and … yes … YouTuber Stephen Hackett joins in to explain essential cloud-based services used to run the Relay Network, his growing collection of Macs, and his photo and video workflows.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Hover: Simplified domain management. Use code AUTOMATION to get 10% off your first purchase.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Automatic The connected car company that improves your driving and integrates your car into yoru digital life. Enter code MACPOWER to get 20% off your purchase.
Fracture Bring your photos to life.

Guest Starring:

Stephen Hackett

Links and Show Notes:

Mac user, collector, and … yes … YouTuber Stephen Hackett joins in to explain essential cloud-based services used to run the Relay Network, his growing collection of Macs, and his photo and video workflows.

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

512 Pixels – A blog about things that light up and make noise, written by Stephen Hackett

512pixels.net (@512px) | Twitter

512 Pixels - YouTube

Stephen Hackett (@ismh) | Twitter

Mac Power Users #235: Workflows with Stephen Hackett - Relay FM

Connected - Relay FM

Connected #95: RelayCon WWDC 2016 - Relay FM

Pingdom - Website Monitoring Made Easy

Website monitoring for everyone.

How people build software · GitHub

Wunderlist | To-do list, Reminders, Errands - App of the Year!

Ungeniused - Relay FM

Liftoff - Relay FM

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

Trello

Trello’s boards, lists, and cards enable you to organize and prioritize your projects in a fun, flexible and rewarding way.

Slack: Be less busy

Quip

1Writer - A beautiful and rich-featured Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad

The iMac G3 Project – 512 Pixels

Apple Collection – 512 Pixels

Amazon.com : Foldio 2 - 15" Folding Portable Lightbox Studio for Smartphone or DSLR : Camera & Photo

Genaray SpectroLED-14 Three Light Kit (120VAC/12VDC)

Amazon.com: Sony Cyber-shot RX100 III 20.1 Megapixel Camera

Amazon.com : Canon EOS 70D Digital SLR Camera (Body Only)

Amazon.com : Shure VP83 LensHopper Camera-Mounted Condenser Microphone : Professional Video Microphones : Camera & Photo

Amazon.com : Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras - Fixed : Camera Lenses : Camera & Photo

Amazon.com : Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

Amazon.com : Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS STM Lens

Macintosh TV - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Getting Started with OmniGraffle

330: I'm not familiar with "Wookieepedia" Jul 11, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie catch up on listener feedback. Ruben shares how he uses his MPU workflows on his work PC, we discuss merging Apple IDs, cleaning up after being scammed, follow-up on iOS photography, family tech support and listeners share their tips and tricks.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like, free for up to 10 people.
Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap Helps You Live a More Productive, Efficient, Paperless Life.
Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!
Sanebox Stop drowning in email!

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

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

RubIn Cardigan

rubincardigan (@Rubin_Cardigan) | Twitter

OmniFocus Bulk Entry from a PC (The Messy way) — RubIn Cardigan

Siri Tachi - Wookieepedia - Wikia

Notepad++ Home

Microsoft OneNote | The digital note-taking app for your devices

Screencasting and Video Editing Software | Telestream ScreenFlow | Overview

Reflector 2 | Wireless mirroring & streaming for Android, iOS & Chromebooks

Email Archiver

Screencast and Workflow for Automating PDFs on iPhone and iPad — MacSparky

Amazon.com: TP-LINK 8-Port Gigabit Ethernet Desktop Switch (TL-SG1008D): Electronics

Keyboard Maestro 7.2: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X

How to deal with two Apple IDs, well, kind of | Macworld

5 Weird Ways To Release The iPhone's Shutter

Amazon.com: Aquapac Mini Whanganui Waterproof Phone/GPS Case 108: Computers & Accessories

645 PRO Mk III for iPhone, iPad & iPod touch — Jag.gr: small is beautiful

Mint: Money Manager, Bill Pay, Credit Score, Budgeting & Investing

Free Accounting Software | GnuCash

Personal Finance Software made for Mac OS X & Apple iOS

Free Sophos Antivirus and Web Security for Windows and Mac Users | Sophos Home

DiskWarrior 5 - The Disk Utility for Mac Disk Repair, Mac Directory Repair, Mac Disk Recovery, Mac Data Recovery

Region Västerbotten » Archive nvALT notes with Hazel

iPad Pro Stylus Holder | Apple Pencil Stylus Holder | Quiver Pro

Amazon.com: PencilCozy for Apple Pencil (White-Combo): Cell Phones & Accessories

Amazon.com : Leuchtturm1917 Black Pen Loop : Personal Organizers : Office Products

Sad Elephant — Katie Floyd

Print to PDF, Revisited — MacSparky

Little Snitch 3

Nova

Dictate + Connect (Dictamus) on the App Store

Amazon.com: eero Home WiFi System (Pack of 3)

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