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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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319: Teaching Workflows with Teddy Svoronos May 09, 2016

Show notes

Harvard PhD candidate, lecturer, and geek of the first order Teddy Svoronos joins us to talk about the innovative ways he's using Keynote and video to teach statistics to Harvard graduate students and his workflows for tracking research and big writing projects on the Mac and iPad. Teddy also makes the case for iCloud storage over Dropbox.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘mpu20’
Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘MPU’
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.

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

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

Bondi Beach - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

iMac G3: The Macintosh That Saved Apple – 512 Pixels

Focus

GoodNotes - Stunning Digital Ink

In Praise of GoodNotes – Teddy Svoronos

Teddy Svoronos – Program Evaluation, Teaching, Technology, Intrigue.

Teddy Svoronos (@tedsvo) | Twitter

2013 Apple TV revision gets its first exclusive feature: iOS 8’s Peer-to-Peer AirPlay | 9to5Mac

Amazon.com: TFY Security Hand-Strap for iPad

Teaching – Teddy Svoronos

MindNode

NeoOffice - Office suite for Mac OS X

PDF Expert 5 - Fill forms, annotate PDFs, sign documents on the App Store

PDF Expert for Mac

GoodReader - PDF Reader, Annotator and File Manager on the App Store

Microsoft OneNote on the Mac App Store

HTML Link

Workflow: Save File

Workflow: Instagram

Workflow: Get Info

Workflow: Delete Last Photo

Workflow: Copy Last Photo

Workflow: Clipboard URL

Zinio

Pencil Pocket A Sleeve for Apple Pencil Apple Pencil by GearCase

318: Backing Up May 02, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie revisit the important topic of backup. We dive deep on the various options for Mac and iOS, discuss the different types of backups and explain how to build a comprehensive backup strategy.

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.
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.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Use Time Machine to back up or restore your Mac - Apple Support

Amazon.com: Apple Time Capsule 3TB ME182LL/A

Amazon.com: Drobo 5N: Network Attached Storage - 5 bay array with mSATA SSD acceleration

TimeMachineEditor

SuperDuper!

Mac Backup Software | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software

Cloud Backup: Easy, Secure Online Backup - Backblaze

Online Data Backup - Offsite, Onsite, & Cloud - CrashPlan Backup Software

Arq Backup

Backblaze - what is backed up

The Best Online Backup Service | The Wirecutter

ChronoSync | Econ Technologies Software

Creating a Comprehensive iOS Backup Strategy — Katie Floyd

iOS 7 How-to: Manage your iCloud storage space from an iOS device | 9to5Mac

Amazon.com: IKEA - SIGNUM Cable Management Under Desk Shelf

Backups: If You Only Do One Thing — Katie Floyd

Creating a Comprehensive Backup Strategy — Katie Floyd

Backing up Network Attached Storage — Katie Floyd

Backup Strategies: Why the 3-2-1 Backup Strategy is the Best

Yes, I really did switch to Backblaze, here's why... — Katie Floyd

SuperDisk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Blu-Ray Gets a Second Shot at Relevancy in the Data Center, of All Places | WIRED

MDISC Archive Service

Mac Power Users #317: Myke Hurley: Collector of iPads - Relay FM

Amazon.com: Seagate Expansion 3TB Desktop External Hard Drive

Amazon.com: Western Digital 1TB My Passport Ultra USB 3.0

317: Myke Hurley: Collector of iPads Apr 24, 2016

Show notes

Myke Hurley returns to the podcast to talk about how he's increasingly using his iPad Pro(s) to get work done and his workflows for running the business end of the Relay FM podcast network.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Clean My Mac 3: A simple and powerful application for keeping your Mac clean, maintained, and healthy. For a limited time, Mac Power Users listeners can save 30%.
Drobo Created by you. Protected by Drobo. Save $100 off select models using code MPU100.
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.

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#MykeWasRight

The place where Myke writes on the Internet.

Connected - Relay FM

Cortex - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #222: Workflows with Myke Hurley - Relay FM

Myke Hurley (@imyke) | Twitter

Inquisitive #47: Favourite Album: David Sparks and 'Kind of Blue' - Relay FM

App Camp For Girls

Five Weeks — MacSparky

Analog(ue) #78: Letting You Like What You Like - Relay FM

Cortex #26: Pick your Poison - Relay FM

Flexibits | Fantastical 2 for iPad | Calendars and reminders on your iPad, refined.

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

Tweetbot for iOS

Quip

Collaboration tools.

ArtSnacks

The Pen Addict #200: Episode 200, Live from the Atlanta Pen Show 2016 - Relay FM

The Pen Addict - Relay FM

iOS 10: Wishes and Concept Video – MacStories

avila design co. - Introducing Easel

316: Locking Down Your Technology Apr 17, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie run down options for securing your tech and staying safe online. We cover securing your iOS devices and Macs as well as discuss best practices for passwords, email, web browsing and locking down your online profiles.

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

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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.
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.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

App Camp For Girls

OS X El Capitan: Encrypt the contents of your Mac with FileVault

Mac Power Users #212: Networking - Relay FM

Katie and David are joined by Bradley Chambers to discuss creating and maintaining a network, how to design, setup and configure a network and tips for optimizing and troubleshooting.

Cloak VPN - Cloak - Super-simple VPN

TunnelBear: Secure VPN Service

Two-factor authentication - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Two-factor authentication (also known as 2FA or 2-Step Verification) is a technology patented in 1984[1] that provides identification of users by means of the combination of two different components.

Phishing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Phishing is the attempt to acquire sensitive information such as usernames, passwords, and credit card details (and sometimes, indirectly, money), often for malicious reasons, by masquerading as a trustworthy entity in an electronic communication.

SpamSieve: Easy-to-use Mac spam filter for Apple Mail, Outlook, Airmail, Postbox, and more

Save time by adding powerful spam filtering to the e-mail client on your Mac

AdBlock. Block ads. Browse faster.

Take Control of Your Digital Experience - Ghostery

Little Snitch 3

Two-Factor Authentication • Authy

How to disable Notification Center on the Lock screen of your iPhone and iPad | iMore

OS X: Encrypting Time Machine Backups - The Mac Observer

OS X Security: Encrypting External Disks - The Mac Observer

The Complete Guide to Locking Down Facebook Privacy for Good

Malwarebytes | Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac

How to uninstall Flash Player from your Mac | Macworld

Should all locks have keys? Phones, Castles, Encryption, and You. - YouTube

315: Best of the Menu Bar Apr 11, 2016

Show notes

In this week's episode, David and Katie cover some of their favorite Mac menubar apps and Mac today view widgets.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Audible: With over 180,000 audiobooks, you’ll find what you’re looking for. Get a free 30-day trial.
Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!
SaneboxStop drowning in email!
Fracture Bring your photos to life.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Bartender 2 | Mac Menu Bar Item Control

How To Reveal the AppleScript Menu

BetterTouchTool, BTT Remote, BetterSnapTool and more – Great Tools For Your Mac By Andreas Hegenberg

CARROT Weather for Mac

FruitJuice -- battery maintenance app for Apple Mac laptop computers. —

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

The Best Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services

1Password

Caffeine on the Mac App Store

Mac Backup Software | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software

Cloak VPN - Cloak - Super-simple VPN

Day One | A simple and elegant journal for iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Drobo Data Storage Solutions, Network Attached Storage, Drobo Inc.

Dropbox

Due: The Superfast Reminder App for Mac

Duet Display - Ex-Apple Engineers Turn Your iPad Into An Extra Display

Dragon for Mac - All New version 5 for Mac OS X | Nuance

Default Folder X

The workspace for your life’s work | Evernote

Google Drive

Noodlesoft | Hazel

iStat Menus

Jettison

Keyboard Maestro 7.0.3: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X

Mountain

OmniPresence - The Omni Group

SwitchResX - The Most Versatile Tool For Controlling Screen Resolutions On Your Mac

TextExpander | Simply Indispensable

Home | TripMode | Your mobile data savior.

TunnelBear: Secure VPN Service

Amazon.com: WD Red 3TB NAS Hard Disk Drive

Display Mode - Resolution Menu on the Mac App Store

Deliveries 2.0.1 for Mac ~ Mac OS X ~ Junecloud

PCalc

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

iStat Mini for Mac

GitHub - newmarcel/KeepingYouAwake: A Caffeine clone for OS X Yosemite and El Capitan (including Dark Mode).

314: Trials and Tribulations of Katie's iPad Apr 07, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie chat with Joe Buhlig about the importance of task review. We also discuss the growing concern with Mac malware and scams, follow-up with listener feedback on our notes and contacts show and share listener tips and tricks. We also discuss the 9.7" iPad Pro and Fantastical 2.2

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘mpu20’
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.
Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap Helps You Live a More Productive, Efficient, Paperless Life.

Guest Starring:

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

Joe Buhlig | leverage the digital and welcome real life

Joe Buhlig (@JoeBuhlig) | Twitter

Working with OmniFocus | Joe Buhlig

Malwarebytes | Malwarebytes Anti-Malware for Mac

Overcast

Mac Power Users Shownotes to Evernote by katiefloyd - IFTTT

Exporter for Notes.app - Export or Backup Notes from Apple's OSX Notes app to Plain Text .txt

Evernote vs. OneNote — Tom Siko

Spectacle

Huffduffer

huffduff-video

Is Outlook 2016 for Mac compatible with Apple iCloud? - Office Support

Labels & Addresses — Label Software for Mac

The Mystery of Disappearing Disk Space | Apple Support Communities

@tdhopper/Mac Power Users Guests on Twitter

Print to PDF, Revisited — MacSparky

Interact | Agile Tortoise

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

Fantastical Version 2.2 Ships — MacSparky

My Time With an iPad Pro - And Why I Returned It — Katie Floyd

Review: Smart Keyboard for 9.7-inch iPad Pro - Six Colors

First Mac ransomware spotted | Malwarebytes Labs

313: Update on iPad and Education Apr 04, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie are joined by Fraser Speirs to discuss the current state of iPad and education, and evaluate the 9.7" iPad Pro vs the iPad Air 2.

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.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Marketcircle We help small business grow with great Mac, iPhone and iPad apps including Daylight and Billings Pro.
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

Fraser Speirs

PODCAST

Fraser Speirs (@fraserspeirs) | Twitter

Out of School | At the intersection of technology and education.

Google Chromebooks

Canvas - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #93: Education Workflows with Fraser Speirs - Relay FM

Fraser Speirs joins Katie and David to talk about his experiences setting up a one-to-one iPad program at hi school, Apple technology in education and his own personal workflows.

Mac Power Users #163: Fraser Speirs Returns - Relay FM

Fraser Speirs returns to MPU to discuss the state of iPads and technology including an update on his school's one-to-one program, how he uses his iPad and thoughts on the newly released iPad Air and retina iPad mini.

Canvas #5: Typing - Relay FM

This week Fraser and Federico dig into how to be more efficient with typing and text entry on iOS.

Deployment Diary: iPad Pro or iPad Air 2? — Fraser Speirs

Education - Apple

Viewfinder, powerful photo search and download | Glencode

FlickrExport for iPhoto – Advanced Flickr uploading for iPhoto

My Time With an iPad Pro - And Why I Returned It — Katie Floyd

PDF Expert 5 by Readdle

PDF Expert 5 - Fill forms, annotate PDFs, sign documents on the App Store

Notability

Notability on the App Store

Workflow | Powerful automation made simple.

Pythonista for iOS

Apple - iPad - iTunes U

Ferrite Recording Studio: Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji Juice

312: Notes Shootout Mar 27, 2016

Show notes

Katie and David discuss their note-taking workflows on Mac and iOS and the different options available, including plain text, Apple Notes, Evernote, OneNote and others.

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

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Backblaze Online backup made easy, for just $5/month.
The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Making Light Helping creative people build a daily ritual to focus on the things that matter most. Use coupon code MPU to save $5 off any subscription.
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:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

nvALT - BrettTerpstra.com

Simplenote

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

Upgrade your notes with iOS 9 and OS X El Capitan - Apple Support

Using Apple Notes — MacSparky

Going Deeper with Apple Notes — MacSparky

Mac Power Users #120: Taking Notes with Mike Rohde - Relay FM

The workspace for your life’s work | Evernote

Mac Power Users #306: Tackling Contacts - Relay FM

Evernote Essentials — The Definitive Getting Started Guide for Evernote

How-To: Migrate notes from Evernote to Apple Notes | 9to5Mac

Microsoft OneNote on the Mac App Store

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

Trapper Keeper - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Trapper Keeper is a brand of loose-leaf binder created by Mead. Popular with students in the United States, Canada and parts of Latin America from the 1970s to the 1990s, it featured sliding plastic rings (instead of standard snap-closed metal binder rings), folders, and pockets to keep schoolwork and papers, and a wrap around flap with a Velcro closure (originally a metal snap closure).

Google Keep

DEVONthink — Smart document management for Mac - DEVONtechnologies

Mac Power Users #251: DEVONthink - Relay FM

ResophNotes - Quick Notes on Windows

My Time With an iPad Pro - And Why I Returned It — Katie Floyd

311: Switching from PC to Mac Mar 21, 2016

Show notes

Katie and David discuss the pros, cons and strategies for switching from a PC to a Mac. They're joined by special guest James Coleman, an IT consultant who has helped businesses and individuals make the switch.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

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

TechRoom

Switcher Genius

James (@jamescoleman) | Twitter

Switcher University

OSI model - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Mac@IBM, Zero to 30,000 in 6 Months | JAMF Software

The future of VMware Fusion and VMware Workstation - PlanetVM

Run Windows on Mac with Parallels Desktop 11 for Mac

Run Windows for Mac with Virtualization: Try VMware Fusion Free | United States

CrossOver 15 Mac: Run Windows Software on Mac | CodeWeavers

Boot Camp - Get Started - Apple Support

Mac Backup Software | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software

Move your data from a Windows PC to a Mac - Apple Support

Break/fix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The term break/fix refers to the fee-for-service method of providing information technology services to businesses.

Best way to move your data - Google Apps Administrator Help

PST Converter Pro on the Mac App Store

Reset Lost or Forgotten Windows Password with PCUnlocker

How to Run Bootcamp in a Virtual Machine

Fermi problem - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

VMware vCenter Converter Standalone for P2V Conversion

310: One Year Indie with Jason Snell Mar 13, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie check in with Jason Snell to see how things are going one year into life as an independent publisher.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘mpu20’
Hover: Simplified domain management. Use code WORKFLOW to get 10% off your first purchase.
Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!
Sanebox Stop drowning in email!

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Six Colors: Apple, technology, and other stuff from Jason Snell and Friends

Jason Snell (@jsnell) | Twitter

Upgrade - Relay FM

Liftoff - Relay FM

The Incomparable - a podcast from The Incomparable

TV Talk Machine - a podcast from The Incomparable

Slack: Be less busy

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

Why aren’t digital calendars smarter? | Macworld

Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 11

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

We Found That New iOS Developer, By The Way… (Me) | The Cellar Door

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

iPad Pro - Apple

Compare Microsoft Office Products

Ferrite Recording Studio: Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji Juice

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