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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:

329: Special Event Tech Jul 03, 2016

Show notes

Katie and David talk through the tech required to plan and put on a special event. Topics including project planning, audio and photo slideshow workflows, and websites and social media.

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.
Fracture Bring your photos to life.
Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘MPU’
Squarespace: Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase.

Links and Show Notes:

Katie and David talk through the tech required to plan and put on a special event. Topics including project planning, audio and photo slideshow workflows, and websites and social media.

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Baldric - Memory Alpha - Wikia

MindNode

OmniOutliner - outlining & writing for Mac, iPhone, and iPad - The Omni Group

OmniPlan - project management for Mac, iPhone, and iPad - The Omni Group

Trello

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

Silicon Valley | Homepage | HBO

The Knot - Your Personal Wedding Planner

Domains and domain email made simple - Hover

Build a Website - Squarespace

PDFpenPro: Mac PDF Editor - Create PDF Forms, PDF Table of Contents

Explore and add IFTTT Recipes - IFTTT

Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house

Sonos | HiFi Wireless Speakers & Home Audio Systems

Amazon.com: SONOS PLAYBAR TV Sound Bar

Amazon.com: AmazonBasics Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Plan Your Party with Unique Designs | PaperStyle

Wedding Invitations - Custom Templates, Unique Ideas & Etiquette Tips

Pages for Mac - Apple

Full Color Glossy Business Card, Postcard, Flyer, Brochure, & Catalog Online Print Service - GotPrint

Vistaprint | Business Cards, Postcards, Invitations & More

Pixelmator

Create great slideshows on your Mac with FotoMagico 5

instax | FUJIFILM

Amazon.com: Fujifilm Instax Share Smartphone Printer

Roxio - DVD Burning & CD Burning Software - Creator & Toast Software

Amazon.com: New Portable 80" Projector 16:9 Projection Screen Tripod Pull-up Matte White TS: Home Audio & Theater

328: iOS Email Jun 27, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie go back to email specifically to discuss the state of iOS email clients, the various email apps they've used, what they like, what works, what doesn't and how they're managing email on iOS.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘MPU’
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.
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

Mac Power Users #303: Email Clients and Workflows - Relay FM

Canvas #10: Third Party Email Clients - Relay FM

Dispatch: Email meets GTD with TextExpander snippets on the App Store

Airmail - Your Mail With You on the App Store

Spark - Love your email again on the App Store

Gmail - email from Google on the App Store

Microsoft Outlook - email and calendar on the App Store

Unibox – Your Emails Organized by Person

Frequently asked questions about two-step verification for Apple ID - Apple Support

SaneBox - Email Management for Any Inbox

TextExpander: The Indespensible Typing Shortcut Tool For Busy People

327: Family Tech Support Jun 19, 2016

Show notes

Mac Power Users are often the family tech guru. In this episode, Katie and David walk you through helping family members buy, setup, and maintain their Apple hardware. They also include their lists of 10 things you should do for family member's Macs, iPads, and iPhones.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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.
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like, free for up to 10 people.

Links and Show Notes:

Mac Power Users are often the family tech guru. In this episode, Katie and David walk you through helping family members buy, setup, and maintain their Apple hardware. They also include their lists of 10 things you should do for family member's Macs, iPads, and iPhones.

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Mac Security Tip: Disable Automatic Login

Setting up FileVault

1Password

Chrome Browser

Set up Find My iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Apple Support

Screen Sharing with iMessage

Screens

Join.me

ScreenCastsOnline

Lynda.com

David's Lynda Courses

326: WWDC 2016 Special Jun 14, 2016

Show notes

In this special edition of Mac Power Users, David and Katie discuss the announcements from Apple's World Wide Developer Conference including watchOS 3, tvOS, macOS and iOS 10.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Audible: With an unmatched selection of audiobooks, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial.
TextExpander from Smile Type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile.
Sanebox Stop drowning in email!
Fracture Bring your photos to life.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Apple Events - WWDC Keynote June 2016 - Apple

Apple Watch - watchOS Preview - Apple

Apple TV - tvOS Preview - Apple

iOS 10 - Preview - Apple

Review: Sling TV — Katie Floyd

My Apple TV Remote Cover — Katie Floyd

SIKAI Silicone Case for my Apple TV remotes.

Apple File System Guide

WWDC on the App Store

What's New in iOS 10.0

What's New in OS X v10.12

What's New in tvOS 10

What's new in watchOS 3.0

Jean MacDonald on Twitter: "The ultimate #WWDC photo op with @UIPopTart and @SaintBoz. She’s even wearing her @AppCamp4Girls pin! https://t.co/bhhMltiTEM"

iOS 10 Tidbits: Individual Read Receipts, Wake Alarm, Music Storage Optimization, and More - Mac Rumors

Clockwise #140: Check Under Your Seat - Relay FM

List of Macs Compatible With macOS Sierra - Mac Rumors

List of iOS 10 Compatible iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch Models [Updated] - Mac Rumors

Jean MacDonald on Twitter: "Quoted in Apple’s press release announcing Swift Playgrounds on iPad. 😎 https://t.co/Czo2dkXyg4"

macOS Sierra Tidbits: Apple File System, RAID Support, and More - Mac Rumors

325: The Third Rail Jun 09, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie chat with Jerrod Maruyama about using his Mac for digital illustration, we follow-up on Hazel workflows and Apple Notes, discuss uses for the Apple Pencil, give an update on personal finance software and listeners share their tips, tricks and reviews.

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!
Drobo Created by you. Protected by Drobo. Save $100 off select models using code MPU100
Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘mpu20’

Guest Starring:

Jerrod Maruyama

Links and Show Notes:

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

Jerrod Maruyama Illustration

Hazel Field Guide — MacSparky

Automatically OCR Documents with Hazel and PDFpen — Katie Floyd

Languages in Star Wars - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

How to remotely lock your Mac using Workflow and Hazel | Paul Minors

Amazon.com: Satechi® Bluetooth Smart Pointer Mobile Presenter

Homebrew Cask

How to control the Nest using HomeKit and Siri

Dropshelf for Mac

Unibox – Your Emails Organized by Person

Karma | Take WiFi with you on the go.

Mac Software, Mac Financial Software | Quicken for Mac 2016

Personal Budget & Finance Software for Windows, Mac, iPhone, iPad and Android

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

Logitech Base charging stand for iPad Pro with Smart Connector

324: iPhone Photography with Jeff Carlson Jun 06, 2016

Show notes

Jeff Carlson returns to discuss iPhone photography and why so many people are ditching their cameras to go iPhone only. We discuss tips for taking the best shots with your iPhone and third party apps and gear to enhance your photos.

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.
Marketcircle We help small business grow with great Mac, iPhone and iPad apps including Daylight and Billings Pro.
Fracture Bring your photos to 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

Jeff Carlson

The iPad for Photographers | The companion site for the book by Jeff Carlson

Mac Power Users #151: iOS Photography with Jeff Carlson - Relay FM

David and Katie sit down with Jeff Carlson to share his tips and tricks for taking better photos with your iOS devices as well as managing and enhancing photos using iOS.

Jean MacDonald on Twitter: "In which I compare @KatieFloyd and @macsparky to mobsters, In the nicest possible way, of course. https://t.co/BhyXztz3tB"

The MacSparky Newsletter

Sign up for David's newsletter.

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

Amazon.com : Fujifilm X-T1 16 MP Mirrorless Digital Camera

Camera+ on the App Store

VSCO on the App Store

Slow Shutter Cam on the App Store

Hyperlapse from Instagram on the App Store

Amazon.com: Square Jellyfish Spring Tripod Mount

Amazon.com: Square Jellyfish Jelly Long Legs Micro Tripod

Amazon.com: JOBY GorillaPod

Amazon.com : GripTight GorillaPod Stand For Smaller Phones

Amazon.com: Pedco UltraPod Lightweight Camera Tripod

Amazon.com : JOBY Micro Tripod

Amazon.com: Glif - Adjustable Tripod Mount & Stand

Optrix PhotoProX review: Go underwater with your iPhone | Macworld

iPhone Dives Into Lake, Lives To Tell Tale — Katie Floyd

Amazon.com: Seidio OBEX Waterproof Case for the iPhone 6 Plus/6s Plus

The Best Waterproof Case for iPhone 6/6 Plus | The Wirecutter

Amazon.com: Universal Waterproof Case

Pixelmator

Snapseed on the App Store

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom for mobile

323: Clayton Morris Talks Tech May 29, 2016

Show notes

This week Fox broadcaster Clayton Morris returns to the Mac Power Users to talk about the technology he's most excited about. Topics include using Apple Notes for research, the utility of Clayton's Apple Watch, the emergence of iOS, and how to save your WiFi and your marriage all at once.

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

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.
Sanebox Stop drowning in email!
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

This week Fox broadcaster Clayton Morris returns to the Mac Power Users to talk about the technology he's most excited about. Topics include using Apple Notes for research, the utility of Clayton's Apple Watch, the emergence of iOS, and how to save your WiFi and your marriage all at once.

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Mac Power Users #127: Workflows with Clayton Morris - Relay FM

Clayton Morris | Fox News

Clayton Morris (@ClaytonMorris) | Twitter

Clayton Morris

Mesh networking - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A mesh network is a network topology in which each node relays data for the network. All mesh nodes cooperate in the distribution of data in the network.

eero - Finally, WiFi that works

Amazon.com: eero Home WiFi System (Pack of 3) - Complete WiFi Range Extender and Wireless Router Replacement System, Gigabit Speed, WPA2 Encryption

Mossberg: Eero makes Wi-Fi simpler and stronger | The Verge

The Best Wi-Fi Router (for Most People) | The Wirecutter

TP-Link Archer C7

Amazon.com: Ring Wi-Fi Enabled Video Doorbell

Google I/O 2016 - Keynote - YouTube

Amazon Echo - Alexa-Enabled

If Google’s right about AI, that’s a problem for Apple – Marco.org

Garage Door Openers, Remotes, and Parts | Chamberlain Do-It-Yourself Products

Philips 455303 Hue White Starter A19 Kit

Amazon.com : Canary All-in-One Home Security Device

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

Lose It! - Succeed at weight loss with Lose It!

Apps - David Smith- Sleep ++

Pigment - The most realistic adult coloring book for iPhone and iPad

Airmail - Lightning Fast Mail Client for Mac and iPhone

GoodNotes - Stunning Digital Ink

Readdle - PDF Expert

PDF Expert is a fast, robust and beautiful app that lets you read and annotate PDFs, sign contracts and documents, fill out forms and even merge multiple PDFs together.

Dragon Dictation – Text To Speech App

TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time

Morris Invest

322: Cleaning Up with Hazel May 23, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie dive deep on Mac automation assistant Hazel, discuss how to get started and ideas for file and document based automation and give ideas of how they're using the program. David also announces a new MacSparky Video Field Guide.

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

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like, free for up to 10 people.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Fracture Bring your photos to life.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software

Mac Power Users #25: Geeking Out With Hazel - Relay FM

Hazel Field Guide — MacSparky

AppleScript - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

AppleScript is a scripting language created by Apple Inc. and built into Macintosh operating systems since System 7. The term "AppleScript" may refer to the scripting system itself, or to an individual script written in the AppleScript language.

Her (2013) - IMDb

Ex Machina (2015) - IMDb

Scanbot

Scanner Pro 7 by Readdle

PDFpen Scan+: Scanning and OCR for iPad and iPhone

Unclutter for Mac

Aptonic - Dropzone 3

Automatically OCR Documents with Hazel and PDFpen — Katie Floyd

Automatic Document Redaction with PDFpen — Katie Floyd

Discover new Recipes - IFTTT

Spock's Funeral - Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan - YouTube

321: Geeking Out with TJ Luoma May 15, 2016

Show notes

Geek, preacher, and all-around-nice-guy TJ Luoma joins us to talk about using an off-site Mac mini, rolling your own backup, workflows for preachers, and TJ's new secret project that will update your Mac software for you.

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!
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
Gemini: Duplicate files can run — But they can’t hide. Now, you can find & remove them with Gemini.

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

Geek, preacher, and all-around-nice-guy TJ Luoma joins us to talk about using an off-site Mac mini, rolling your own offsite backup, workflows for preachers, and TJ's new secret project that will update your Mac software for you.

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Luo.ma (“Rhymes With Diploma”)

TJ Luoma (@tjluoma) | Twitter

Mac Power Users #181: Automation Workflows with TJ Luoma - Relay FM

David and Katie sit down with automation guru, minister and geek TJ Luoma. We talk about his love for Keyboard Maestro and how he uses automation to make life easier.

Mac Power Users #306: Tackling Contacts - Relay FM

David and Katie revisit the issue of contacts including the various cloud services, new options for contact management on the Mac and iOS, and tips for capturing and cleaning up your contacts.

A Cautionary Tale About Contacts and Backups – MacStories

Contacts Cleaner

My Contacts Backup Pro on the App Store

Cloud Backup for Mac and PC | Online Backup | Arq Backup

Arq 5 Brings Significant New Features and a Major Licensing Improvement – MacStories

macminicolo: Mac Mini colocation | Mac mini hosting

Plex

SpamSieve

BitTorrent Sync

BitTorrent Sync: For Privacy, Speed, and Control – MacStories

Keyboard Maestro 7.1.1: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X

Keyboard Maestro Discourse

Mac Power Users #145: Keyboard Maestro Turns 6 - Relay FM

David and Katie take a look at the new version of Keyboard Maestro and discuss what it does, how you can use it to automate tasks on your Mac, when you should use Keyboard Maestro over other automation tools and choosing the right tool for the right job.

Use Keyboard Maestro to Auto-Save in Word

Objective-See

Little Snitch 3

Apps

TextBar Puts Your Text into the Menu Bar – MacStories

TJ's TextBar Article

Canvas - Relay FM

Logos for Mac - Logos Bible Software

Accordance - Bible Software for Mac, Windows, iPad and iPhone

Rev - Transcription, Captions, Translation

Rogue Amoeba | Fission: Fast & Lossless Audio Editing

GitHub - tjluoma/di: [D]ownload and [I]nstall Mac apps

Errata: Restoring Contact Groups on Mac

After recording but too late for editing TJ caught a mistake ... with his own show. Hah! Karma!

Rhymes With Diploma — Mac Power Users: Errata for Episode 321

320: Always Good Advice May 12, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie share listener tips and feedback on a variety of topics including backup workflows, securing your technology and menu bar applications. We also answer listener questions and follow-up on the 9.7" iPad Pro.

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.
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.
Drobo Created by you. Protected by Drobo. Save $100 off select models using code MPU100

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Typing shortcut utilities: 6 alternatives to TextExpander | Macworld

Importing TextExpander snippets to Keyboard Maestro - All this

A little more TextExpander - All this

Backing up Network Attached Storage — Katie Floyd

Are Data Backup Software Features

CrashPlan for Home Restore-to-Door Service to be Discontinued Jan. 4, 2016 : Code42 Helpdesk

Backing Up Cloud Services - Code42 Support

Avoiding Disaster: My Rainy Day Backup Plan

Objective-See

OS X Security: Encrypting External Disks - The Mac Observer

Near Lock - Lock and unlock your Mac with your iPhone

MacID - Unlock your Mac with just your fingerprint.

Camouflage on the Mac App Store

Keyboard Maestro 7.1.1: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X

Amphetamine on the Mac App Store

FastScripts

Display Menu on the Mac App Store

Resolutionator · Many Tricks

PeakHour 3, beautiful network monitoring and reporting for your Mac

Personal Kanban | visualize. learn. improve.

Kanbanery - Task Management Tool

What’s New in Hazel 4 – Noodlesoft

Philips 455303 Hue White Starter A19 Kit, 2nd Generation

Knock 2.0 – unlock your Mac faster and more securely than ever

The iPad Pro is the best computer to lose at a rest stop at 1AM | iMore

Relay FM for iOS - Relay FM

A Tour of My Home Office — Katie Floyd

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