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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:

309: I Haven't Discounted The Possibility That You're Crazy Mar 10, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie dig through extensive listener feedback, tips and workflows on Mail and Contacts. David reviews the Amazon Echo. Katie shares her experiences with the iPad Pro.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Ministry of Supply: Menswear made smarter. Use ‘mpu ’ for 15% off your first purchase.
Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like, free for up to 10 people.
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:

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Dan Frakes (@DanFrakes) | Twitter

What You Should (and Shouldn’t) Do to Extend Your Phone’s Battery Life | The Wirecutter

Microsoft Outlook - email and calendar on the App Store

Save Our Inboxes! Adopt the Email Charter!

Thunderbird — Software made to make email easier. — Mozilla

Mail Perspectives

Mail merge and Office 2011 | Macworld

Addressing Christmas Cards | The Tech of Joe

FastMail: Fast, reliable email

Contact Management Software & API - FullContact

Papers for iPhone and iPad

Workflow: Voicemail Task

Amazon Echo: Always Ready, Connected, and Fast.

iPad Pro - Apple

iPad Air 3: Everything We Know | MacRumors

The Wirecutter

Paper – stories from Facebook on the App Store

Mac versus iPad: Why I'm on Team Both | Macworld

308: Workflows with Ben Thompson Mar 07, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie chat with Ben Thompson about how business strategy impacts technology, living and working in Asia and global views on the mobile market, and the upcoming March 2016 Apple event.

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.
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.

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

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

Stratechery by Ben Thompson - On the business, strategy, and impact of technology.

Exponent | A podcast about tech and society, hosted by Ben Thompson and James Allworth

Stratechery (@stratechery) | Twitter

Ben Thompson (@benthompson) | Twitter

Smartphone Truths and Samsung's Inevitable Decline - Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Skype | Free calls to friends and family

Slack: Be less busy

Google Chromebooks

Send Better Email | MailChimp

Stripe

Fluid - Turn Your Favorite Web Apps into Real Mac Apps.

Memberful — Membership software. Simplified.

Draft. Write Better.

Pages for Mac - Apple

LaunchBar 6

Copy 'em Paste - Apprywhere

WorkFlowy - Organize your brain.

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

MarsEdit 3 - Desktop blog editing for the Mac.

Nuzzel: News From Friends And Influencers

NetNewsWire

307: 20 under $20 Feb 29, 2016

Show notes

Katie and David share 20 of their favorite Mac Apps under $20 each.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘MPU’
Automatic Connect your car to the rest of your digital life. Use code macpower to get 20 percent off your order
1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Unclutter on the Mac App Store

Rogue Amoeba | Piezo: Charmingly Simple Recording From Applications and Audio Devices

Podcast Chapters — The best way to add MP3 chapter markers to your podcast.

Deliveries: a package tracker on the Mac App Store

Deliveries for Package Delivery Tracking — MacSparky

Byword on the Mac App Store

iStat Menus

Mountain

Onyx - Titanium Software - Home

TripMode | Your mobile data savior.

Soulver | Acqualia

Notability

CARROT Weather for Mac

Paprika Recipe Manager for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Android, and Windows.

Condense - The new OCR: Simple, fast & elegant.

Wi-Fi Explorer

Battery Health for Mac - FIPLAB

FruitJuice - Active Battery Health and Monitoring on the Mac App Store

Bartender 2 | Mac Menu Bar Item Control

Moom · Many Tricks

306: Tackling Contacts Feb 22, 2016

Show notes

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.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Casper: Because everyone deserves a great night sleep. Get $50 off with the code ‘MPU’
Backblaze: Online backup made easy, for just $5/month.
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
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

ABA TECHSHOW 2016 | Bringing Lawyers & Technology Together

Mac Power Users #42: Contacts and Calendars - Relay FM

In this episode, Katie and David tackle managing contacts and calendars on your Mac and iOS Devices.

Mac Power Users #178: The Contacts Show - Relay FM

David and Katie discuss the best practices for managing, syncing and organizing contacts.

Compare Microsoft Office Products

BusyContacts

Cobook Contacts - the unified address book for Mac

Interact | Agile Tortoise

How to use your phone to scan business cards into Evernote – Evernote Help & Learning

How to correct Siri's pronunciation | Macworld

ScanBizCards | Turn Business Cards to Actionable Contacts Instantly

Contacts Cleaner on the Mac App Store

305: Travel Tips with Amateur Traveler Chris Christensen Feb 15, 2016

Show notes

Katie and David talk with Chris Christensen of the Amateur Traveler and This Week in Travel Podcasts about how to find the best travel deals and taking the pain out of travel.

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

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Ministry of Supply: Menswear made smarter. Use ‘mpu ’ for 15% off your first purchase.
Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ‘MPU’ for 10% off.
Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy.
TextExpander from Smile Type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile.

Guest Starring:

Chris Christensen

Links and Show Notes:

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

Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast

Chris Christensen (@AmateurTraveler) | Twitter

This Week In Travel — A Semi-Weekly Podcast With Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen

TBEX – Travel Blog Exchange

25 Websites for Booking Hotels and Alternatives

Search Flights, Hotels & Rental Cars on KAYAK

TripAdvisor: Read Reviews, Compare Prices & Book

FreedomPop

Cheap Flights - Compare Airline Tickets with Skyscanner.ca

Google Flights

Cheapest Flights & Airfare Deals of the Day - ExitFares

Find the best watertight hard case, tactical LED flashlight, custom cases, & more | Pelican Products, Inc.

Travel Resources - What I Pack - Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast

Travel Deals: Vacations, Flights, Hotels & Airline Tickets | Expedia.ca

Priceline.com - The Best Deals on Hotels, Flights and Rental Cars.

Forums - Priceline and Hotwire Hotels, Bidding Help, Hotel Lists, Forum

Tingo | Find Hotel Deals, Best Prices, Free Upgrades & Price Drop Refunds

Hotels.com | Cheap Hotels, Discounts, Hotel Deals and Offers

HotelsCombined - Compare & Save on Cheap Hotel Deals

Airbnb - Vacation Rentals, Homes, Apartments & Rooms for Rent -

VRBO - The Most Popular Vacation Rental Site in the US

Amazon.com: HooToo Wireless Hard Drive Companion, Wireless Router, Battery Pack

MiFi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

MiFi is a brand name used to describe a wireless router that acts as mobile Wi-Fi hotspot.

Karma | Take WiFi with you on the go.

Agoda.com: Smarter Hotel Booking

Search Flights, Hotels & Rental Cars on KAYAK

MAPS.ME (MapsWithMe), detailed offline maps of the World for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, Amazon Kindle Fire and BlackBerry

Marcus Brody - Indiana Jones Clip - YouTube

Hotel WiFi Test: Find Hotels with Fast WiFi

4 Noise Canceling Headphones Reviewed

Travel Resources - What I Pack - Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast

Amazon.com: AKG N60nc Noise Canceling Headphones

304: Looking for a Solution that Doesn't Cost $1,000 Feb 11, 2016

Show notes

David and Katie tackle listener questions on a variety of topics, follow-up on interesting uses of Plex for home media, and discuss Day One 2.0 with guest Bradley Chambers.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

Hover: Simplified domain management. Use code MPULIVE to get 10% off your first purchase.
Bushel: Set-up and protect your Apple devices anytime from anywhere.
Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle!
Sanebox Stop drowning in email!

Guest Starring:

Bradley Chambers

Links and Show Notes:

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

Feedly

Mr. Reader - RSS News Reader for your iPad

★reeder

Pinboard

Discover new Recipes - IFTTT

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

Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad

Overcast

calibre - E-book management

Automator - Convert Word to PDF

I’m Done with MacBooks + Subtraction.com

B2 Cloud Storage: The Lowest Priced Online File Storage

Plex: Your media on all your devices

iDentify on the Mac App Store

iFlicks 2 on the Mac App Store

GitHub - dscottbuch/cTiVo: OS X Show Transfer Utility for TiVo's

1Blocker - Block ads, tracking scripts, anything on the App Store

FileBrowser - Access files on remote computers on the App Store

AWS | Amazon WorkSpaces

Email Automation - Keyboard Maestro & AppleScript - Mac Solo Lawyer

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

Purify Blocker: No Ads. No Tracking. Lightning-Fast Browsing in Safari. on the App Store

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

Day One 2 Journal + Notes on the Mac App Store

Day One 2 Journal + Notes on the App Store

Day One 2.0 is here - The Sweet Setup

How to import your Day One Classic journal to Day One 2.0 - The Sweet Setup

How to back up your Day One 2.0 data to another location - The Sweet Setup

Chambers Daily

Bradley Chambers (@bradleychambers) | Twitter

GiftttDy – Your Lifestream Journaling Tool – Capture your online life into Day One journal software.

Amazon.com: IKEA - SIGNUM Cable management

Rogue Amoeba | Loopback: Cable-Free Audio Routing

303: Email Clients and Workflows Feb 08, 2016

Show notes

Katie and David discuss best practices for managing email as well as the state of third party email clients for Mac and iOS and how to make Mail.app better through the use of plug-ins and third party services.

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

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’
Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like, free for up to 10 people.
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

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Email Field Guide — MacSparky

Mac Power Users #1: All About E-Mail - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #2: All About E-Mail (Part 2) - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #164: Tackling Email - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #224: The Email Problem - Relay FM

Letters of Note: The morning mail is my enemy

The Elements of Style - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Elements of Style is a prescriptive American English writing style guide in numerous editions.

Mac Power Users #295: Workflows with Shawn Blanc - Relay FM

Slack: Be less busy

Inbox Zero - YouTube

Send Better Email | MailChimp

MailMate

Mail Pilot - The task-oriented email app by Mindsense

Airmail - Lightning Fast Mail Client for Mac and iPhone

Microsoft Outlook - email and calendar on the App Store

Dispatch: TextExpander-enabled Email App for iPhone

Mac Apps - Mail - Apple Support

MailDrop

OS X Mail Anti Inline Plugin • Clive Galeni's Blog

MailActOn

MailTags 4

MailButler – Your personal assistant for Apple Mail.

SaneBox - Email Management for Any Inbox

302: Our Gear - 2016 Edition Jan 31, 2016

Show notes

Answering a frequently asked listener question, David and Katie recap the technology gear they regularly use at home and work, including a review of their Macs and iOS devices and what's on their desks.

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.

• Squarespace Everything you need to create an amazing website. Use coupon code MPU to save 10% off your first purchase.

• Marketcircle We help small business grow with great Mac, iPhone and iPad apps including Daylight and Billings Pro.

Links and Show Notes:

Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Mac Power Users #146: Our Gear - Relay FM

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

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

My OmniFocus Courses at Lynda.com — MacSparky

Amazon.com: Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 for Mac

Amazon.com: Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K760

Amazon.com: Apple Magic Keyboard

Amazon.com: Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX

Amazon.com: Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse

Amazon.com: Stump Stand

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

Amazon.com: Anker 10-Port 60W USB 3.0 Hub

SIGNUM Cable management, horizontal - IKEA

Amazon.com: Belkin Thunderbolt 2 Express HD Dock

Amazon.com: Apple Magic Trackpad 2

Amazon.com: MOS Magnetic Cable Organizer

Amazon.com: Shure BETA 87A Supercardioid Condenser Microphone

Headphones | Shure Americas

Amazon.com: Rode Podcaster Studio Custom Kit

Amazon.com: Yamaha AG06 6-Channel Mixer/Interface

A2+B Powered Desktop Speakers

Mountain

Drobo

Amazon.com: Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 Scanner for PC and Mac

Amazon Echo: Always Ready, Connected, and Fast.

Illuminated Domed Magnifier

www.middledavids.com - Candles

R2-D2 Deluxe Sixth Scale Figure | ThinkGeek

Professional dictation solutions and voice recorders - Philips

Dragon NaturallySpeaking - world's best-selling speech recognition software | Nuance

Terra Model | NextDesk

Bamboo Jarvis Standing Desk | Ergo Depot

The Best Standing Desks | The Wirecutter

Sonos | HiFi Wireless Speakers & Home Audio Systems

Amazon.com: Shower-Mate Water Resistant Wireless Bluetooth Speaker

Canary - A complete security system in a single device.

Philips Hue

WeMo Home Automation

Ring Video Doorbell for Your Smartphone | Ring

Amazon.com: Plugable USB 2.0 Switch

EverDock – FŪZ Designs

Amazon.com: AmazonBasics Portable Bluetooth Speaker

Amazon.com: Wiremold Cord Organizer Kit

Amazon.com: IKEA - SIGNUM Cable management

301: Fitness for Geeks Jan 25, 2016

Show notes

Liana Lehua returns to the show to discuss physical fitness for geeks with David and Katie. Topics include choosing and achieving fitness goals and apps and gadgets that can assist on the road to better health and fitness.

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.

• The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.

• Squarespace Everything you need to create an amazing website. Use coupon code MPU to save 10% off your first purchase.

• Making Light Helping creative people build a daily ritual to focus on the things that matter most. Use code MPU to save $5 on any subscription.

Guest Starring:

Links and Show Notes:

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

Liana Lehua

Liana Lehua (@FITtorrent) | Twitter

Amazon.com: R2D2 Thermos 12 Ounce Bottle

Amazon.com: Star Wars R2-D2 Bento Box

5 Fun Bento Box Lunches | Cooking Light

Free Calorie Counter, Diet & Exercise Journal | MyFitnessPal.com

Timers - Interval timers for workout and making fussy coffee

Amazon.com : Reebok Professional Aerobic Step

How to stand (at your desk) | The Wirecutter

N+TC Nike Training Club App. Nike.com

Discover FitStar - Inspiring people to live healthier lives

FitnessClass on the App Store

Daily Burn | A better fit.

Abvio | Runmeter

Zombies, Run!

Zombies, Run! 5k Training on the App Store

Walking Maps and Walking Route Planner for Fitness | MapMyWalk

Runkeeper - Track your runs, walks and more with your iPhone or Android phone

HealthyOut

Paprika Recipe Manager for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Android, and Windows.

Allrecipes - Recipes and cooking confidence for home cooks everywhere

300: #MPU300 Jan 18, 2016

Show notes

Myke and Stephen turn the tables on David and Katie to celebrate the 300th episode of the show featuring questions from MPU listeners.

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.

Guest Starring:

Stephen Hackett and Myke Hurley

Links and Show Notes:

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

Mac Power Users #1: All About E-Mail - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #2: All About E-Mail (Part 2) - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #23: Workflows with Merlin Mann - Relay FM

The first workflow show with Merlin Mann

Mac Power Users #299: Plex - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #29: Workflows with Jason Snell - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #82: Cooking Ideas - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #293: It Kinda Is Rocket Science - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #253: Life on Mars - Relay FM

Mac Power Users #190: Workflows with John August - Relay FM

Smart information management and web research for Mac - DEVONtechnologies

Mac Power Users #295: Workflows with Shawn Blanc - Relay FM

Michael Giacchino - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Michael Giacchino is an American composer who has composed scores for films, television series and video games.

The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 123, Live From WWDC 2015 With Phil Schiller

Wil Wheaton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Richard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor, blogger, voice actor and writer.

App Camp For Girls

Mac Power Users #73: Podcasting: The How and the Why - Relay FM

Pinboard: social bookmarking for introverts

Mr. Reader - RSS News Reader for your iPad

Mr. Reader App Store Link

The workspace for your life’s work | Evernote

Dropbox

Instapaper

SaneBox - Email Management for Any Inbox

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

Noodlesoft | Simply useful Mac software

Automating Billing with TextExpander and Automator — MacSparky

TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time

OmniGraffle - diagramming and graphic design for Mac, iPhone, and iPad - The Omni Group

Nuance | Nuance - PDF, Customer Service, HIM, and Speech Recognition Solutions

MindNode

Mac Power Users #112: Self Publishing and iBooks Author - Relay FM

Ulysses

Storyist - Home

Backblaze: The Best Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services

Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa | Disneyland Resort

Macintosh 128K - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Macintosh 128K, originally released as the Apple Macintosh, is the original Apple Macintosh personal computer.

Macintosh SE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Macintosh SE is a personal computer manufactured by Apple between March 1987[1][2] and October 1990.

Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (aka "20AM" or "TAM") was a limited-edition personal computer released in 1997 to mark Apple's 20th birthday.

Mac Power Users #200: The Story So Far... - Relay FM

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