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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:

788: Travel Tech Mar 16, 2025

Show notes

All aboard! David and Stephen talk about the tech, bags, and planning that go into their travel.

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Everyday Backpack | Peak Design

Tech Folio Backpack | WaterField Designs

Classic Backpack | Bellroy

Transit Workpack | Bellroy

Air Travel Collection | WaterField Designs

Away

Roller Pro Carry-On Luggage by Peak Design by Peak Design — Kickstarter

AirTag - Apple

Apple’s Find My enables sharing location of lost items with third parties - Apple

Chipolo CARD Spot - Chipolo

Packing Cube | Peak Design

Tech Pouch | Peak Design

QuietComfort Wireless Noise Cancelling Headphones | Bose

AirPods Pro 2 - Apple

Amazon.com: Ultra Strong Magnetic Airpod Pro Lanyard

Manta Sleep Mask

Amazon.com: MOFT Phone Tripod Stand

How to Use Your iPhone's StandBy Mode - MacRumors

Glif – Studio Neat

MagSafe PopSockets

Amazon.com: Logitech MX Master 3S

Amazon is Tightening the Screws on Kindle Books - MacSparky

Birdie Personal Safety Alarm

Nitecore EDC27 - Amazon.com

Nitecore EDC29 - Amazon.com

Custom BUGOUT by Benchmade

ARC Multi-Tool | Leatherman

Wave+ Multi-Tool | Leatherman

Heroclips

Amazon.com: YTT Screen Cleaner

Amazon.com: Anker Prime Power Bank

Amazon.com: Anker Prime Power Bank with Plug

Amazon.com: Anker MagGo Power Bank

Amazon.com: Anker Nano Charging Station

GL.iNet Travel Routers

TP-Link Travel Routers

Moment Mobile Lenses

Sony ZV-1 Digital Camera

DJI Osmo Pocket 3

Lume Cubes

Amazon.com: SAMSUNG T7 Portable SSD

Flighty

TripIt

Tripsy

PictureThis - App Store

Flush - App Store

Day One

Apple Journal

787: Revisiting Our Mac Menu Bars Mar 09, 2025

Show notes

It's been a while, so Stephen and David share what is in their Macs' menu bars, touching on some all-time great macOS apps.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Ecamm: Powerful live streaming platform for Mac. Get one month free.
Google Gemini: Supercharge your creativity and productivity.
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Mac OS X 10.0 Review - Ars Technica

The Control Strip — 512 Pixels

iStat Menus

Use Control Center on Mac - Apple Support

Change Control Center settings on Mac - Apple Support

Rogue Amoeba | SoundSource

Rogue Amoeba’s Historic Screenshot Archive

Run a shortcut while working on your Mac - Apple Support

ChatGPT on your desktop | OpenAI

Claude

Aptonic - Dropzone 4

CleanShot X for Mac

ScreenFlow

Timery for Toggl

Timing - Automatic Mac Time Tracker

Flexibits | Fantastical

superwhisper

Cotypist – AI Autocomplete for Mac

Backblaze

Google Drive for macOS

Drafts | Where Text Starts

Day One Journal App

Notion

Paste

TextExpander

Alfred

Software Downloads | Elgato

Supercharge — Sindre Sorhus

One Thing — Sindre Sorhus

Today — Sindre Sorhus

Spaced — Sindre Sorhus

PopClip for Mac

Mac Power Users #757: Four Great Mac Utilities - Relay

Reflex

Quitter – Marco.org

Home Control Menu for HomeKit

Parcel - Delivery Tracking

Quick Access | 1Password

Little Snitch

Loom

Hazel

Keyboard Maestro

Default Folder X

Carbon Copy Cloner

Setapp

CleanMyMac

BetterTouchTool

BetterSnapTool

Moom

Rocket

Bartender Sold — 512 Pixels

Applause

Michael Tsai - Blog - Bartender Acquired by Applause Group

Bartender 5 - A New Chapter for Bartender

Bartender 5 - Let's Try This Again

Vanilla

Hidden Bar

Six Bartender Alternatives to Manage Your Mac's Menu Bar - MacRumors

786: Catching up with John Soliman Mar 02, 2025

Show notes

John Soliman returns to the show to detail his journey with Apple silicon, share his work on Pixar's "Win or Lose," and discuss video transcoding.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Mac Power Users #785: First of All, I'm David Sparks - Relay

If you can't update or restore your iPad - Apple Support

Mac Power Users #618: Making Movies at Pixar, with John Soliman - Relay

John (@solimander.bsky.social) - Bluesky

John (@Solimander@mstdn.social) - Mastodon

Mac mini - Apple

Goodbye, Old Mac Pro (2013) - MacSparky

Hello, New Mac Pro (2019) - MacSparky

Disney+ on Apple Vision Pro Ushers in a New Era of Storytelling Innovation and Immersive Entertainment | Disney Plus Press

Schoolhouse Rock #1 Three is a Magic Number - YouTube

Watch Win or Lose | Full Episodes | Disney+

Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull

Keyboard Maestro

HandBrake

Lisa Melton's Video Transcoding Scripts

Shutter Encoder

MakeMKV

Video-compare: Split screen video comparison tool

Typora — simple yet powerful Markdown reader.

Openvibe — Town Square for Open Social Media

macOS Icons

CandyBar - Wikipedia

Accidental Tech Podcast

Plex

Product List | Synology Inc.

Rsync Project

dupeGuru | finds duplicate files

Bare Bones Software | BBEdit Pattern Playgrounds

LogRide

785: First of All, I'm David Sparks Feb 23, 2025

Show notes

Stephen and David talk about failed purchase migrations, talk more about notifications, experience the power of old-school blogging, and discuss something new in the Sparks driveway.

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Migrate purchases from one Apple Account to another Apple Account - Apple Support

About migrating Apple Account purchases between accounts - Apple Support

Apple Updates Purchase Migration Requirements — 512 Pixels

Failed Migration - MacSparky

Apple Raises Monthly AppleCare+ Subscription Price for All iPhones - MacRumors

AppleCare+ Policy Change Coming to Apple Stores - MacRumors

Back up your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Mac Power Users #783: Managing Notification Frustration - Relay

Amazon will stop allowing Kindle book downloads to your PC soon | The Verge

Amazon is Tightening the Screws on Kindle Books - MacSparky

How to bulk download Kindle files, while you can – Six Colors

Jason's E-reader Archives – Six Colors

Any Kobo Users in the Crowd? - Hardware - MPU Talk

Ratta Supernote

Rivian R1S: The Ultimate All-Electric SUV Experience

Apple Music and Rivian Introduce Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos - Newsroom - Rivian

Estimate your travel and arrival time in Maps on iPhone - Apple Support

Rivian Alexa Voice Commands: Capabilities - Support

What I’m Doing Now - MacSparky

The Now Page — 512 Pixels

Derek Sivers - nownownow.com

Mac Pro Log — 512 Pixels

GoodTask

Unread

784: Exploring AI & Productivity, with Michael Hyatt Feb 16, 2025

Show notes

Michael Hyatt returns to talk with Stephen and David about the various tools in ChatGPT, including the ability to build custom GPTs. Michael also shares some of his other favorite AI-powered tools and some of his concerns about the future of AI.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Full Focus

The Full Focus Planner

The Double Win Show

Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World

Blog | Digital Minimalist

Shop | Digital Minimalist

Focused - Relay

How to Make Your iPhone Grayscale | Agio

Freedom | Block Websites, Apps, and the Internet

The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

Missive ‐ Team Email, Chat & Tasks

Creating a GPT | OpenAI Help Center

Michael's "Write Like Me" GPT

Michael's "Book Summary Assistant" GPT

"How to Convert a Kindle Books to a PDF" by Michael Hyatt

Google NotebookLM

Advanced Voice Mode - FAQ | OpenAI Help Center

Claude

ChatGPT Ultra Plugin - Chrome Web Store

MindPal - Your AI Workforce

Your Best Year Ever – Full Focus

"The 5 Levels of Prompting" by Michael Hyatt

"Example AI Prompts" by Michael Hyatt

Mac Power Users #782: Apple Intelligence Review - Relay

Introducing canvas, a new way to write and code with ChatGPT. | OpenAI

MindStudio

ElevenLabs

HeyGen - AI Video Generator

Mindsera

Day One Journal App

Gamma

fal.ai - Generative AI

Napkin AI

783: Managing Notification Frustration Feb 09, 2025

Show notes

🚨 Breaking News: On this episode, David and Stephen dive into Apple's vast sea of notification settings. They also cover best practices and where Apple has gotten things wrong. Open this alert to hear more! 🚨

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Announcing the 2025 Productivity Field Guide - MacSparky

Monday, February 10 is the last day to use the code "MPU10" for 10 percent off!

How to tame notifications on iOS | The Verge

Use notifications on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support

Notifications settings on Mac - Apple Support

The Incredibles (soundtrack) - Wikipedia

Mac Power Users #780: Our Home Screens & Focus Modes - Relay

Mac Power Users #782: Apple Intelligence Review - Relay

Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support

Target Drive Up in Apple CarPlay

Latest Episodes - MPU Talk

782: Apple Intelligence Review Feb 02, 2025

Show notes

Stephen and David have been using Apple's AI features since they showed up in betas last year. Today, they share their findings and talk about what's worth your time — and what's not — when it comes to Apple Intelligence.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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Announcing the 2025 Productivity Field Guide - MacSparky

Productivity Field Guide 2025 (Standard Edition) | MacSparky Field

Productivity Field Guide 2025 (Plus Edition) | MacSparky Field Guides

Mac Power Users #781: The 2025 Productivity Field Guide - Relay

A New Look for 2025 and Beyond — Relay

Apple Intelligence - Apple

Introducing Apple Intelligence for iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Apple

How to get Apple Intelligence - Apple Support

Privacy - Features - Apple

Apple Intelligence and privacy on iPhone - Apple Support

ChatGPT Apple Intelligence Extension & Privacy- Apple

Cleft Notes - Capture and Share Notes With Cleft’s AI Scribe

Use Writing Tools with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support

Apple Intelligence: Examples of Content Generated with Writing Tools — 512 Pixels

Grammarly: Free AI Writing Assistance

Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI - Amazon Books

Apple Intelligence: Examples of Image Generation — 512 Pixels

Create Genmoji with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support

Create original images with Image Playground on iPhone - Apple Support

Use Image Wand with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support

Use Apple Intelligence in Photos on iPhone - Apple Support

Get webpage summaries with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support

Use Apple Intelligence in Mail on iPhone - Apple Support

Use Apple Intelligence in Messages on iPhone - Apple Support

Get a summary of a phone call or audio recording on iPhone with Apple Intelligence - Apple Support

Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support

Apple Intelligence botched a notification summary about Luigi Mangione, and the BBC isn't happy - 9to5Mac

iOS 18.3 makes 5 changes to Apple Intelligence notification summaries - 9to5Mac

Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support

Using ChatGPT on Your iPhone | Integration with Siri - YouTube

781: The 2025 Productivity Field Guide Jan 26, 2025

Show notes

David has updated the Productivity Field Guide for 2025. This week, he and Stephen discuss what's new in the course, what changes he has made to his various production workflows, and more.

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A Brief Overview of the Pocket 8086; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows 3.0 in Real Mode — 512 Pixels

Project 8086 Part II: Real Mode Productivity; or, 8,086 Reasons to Get a Newer Computer — 512 Pixels

Productivity Field Guide 2025 (Plus Edition) | MacSparky Field Guides

Productivity Field Guide (Standard Edition)

NotebookLM

The Demise of iBooks Author - MacSparky

Create an EPUB book in Pages - Apple Support

Use advanced book creation options in Pages - Apple Support

780: Our Home Screens & Focus Modes Jan 19, 2025

Show notes

Our iPhones are always with us, making the Home Screen very valuable real estate in our lives. This week, the guys share their home screens and Focus modes and how their devices help keep them on track.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

1Password: Never forget a password again.
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Stephen's iPhone Home Screens

Every Default macOS Wallpaper - in Glorious 6K Resolution — 512 Pixels

Widgetsmith

Pedometer++

CARROT Weather

GroupMe

Discord

Timery

Timing Automatic Mac Time Tracker

Reader Classic

Feedbin

Foodnoms

Happy Scale

ChatGPT

Google Docs

GoodLinks

Parcel

Add or change sleep schedules in Health on iPhone - Apple Support

Turn your Sleep Focus on or off on iPhone - Apple Support

David's Personal Focus Mode Home Screens

Substack

Readwise Reader

Kindle

Club Pilates

Eufy

Mac Power Users #778: Exploring the Task Management Environment - Relay

Watch Duty

Basic Apple Guy

Audbile

Breathable

David's Work Focus Mode Home Screen

MindNode

Notion

Unread

Tot

David's Second Work Focus Mode & Production Focus Mode Home Screens

David's Disneyland Focus Mode Home Screen

Disneyland Mobile App | Disneyland Resort

Play Disney Parks Mobile App | Walt Disney World Resort

DJI

Instagram

Set up a Focus on iPhone - Apple Support

779: An AirPods Launcher Jan 12, 2025

Show notes

In this feedback episode, the guys discuss AI-powered dictation solutions, the safety features built into many Apple products, and some listener feedback.

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Introducing Whisper | OpenAI

MacWhisper

superwhisper

Testing superwhisper | FAST voice-to-text tool for Mac - YouTube

Whisper Memos

Safety Features - Official Apple Support

Use Fall Detection with Apple Watch - Apple Support

Use Crash Detection on iPhone or Apple Watch to call for help in an accident - Apple Support

Set up your Medical ID in the Health app on your iPhone - Apple Support

Make an emergency call from a locked iPhone - Apple Support

If you lost your Apple TV remote - Apple Support

Gridfinity Generator

774: Answering Common Tech Support Questions - Episodes - MPU Talk

Find your lost AirPods with Find My - Apple Support

Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition

Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition

2024 Kindle Colorsoft and Paperwhite Review: No perfect choices – Six Colors

Amazon Kindle Scribe

Logitech MX Vertical Ergonomic Wireless Mouse

USB-C Compressed Air Duster - Amazon

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