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Mac Power Users

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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 Hackett.

Episodes

435: Catching up with Don McAllister

Don McAllister returns to talk about building a business around ScreenCastsOnline, building his team, delegation, project management, and more. We also talk chat travel and electric cars.

Jun 18, 20181 hr 42 minEp. 435

434: PDF Workflows

Katie and David talk about the state of PDFs in 2018, how the PDF format has evolved, and best practices for creating, naming, managing and working with PDFs.

Jun 11, 20181 hr 27 minEp. 434

433: WWDC 2018

David and Katie share their thoughts on WWDC 2018 including thoughts on iOS 12, macOS 10.14, tvOS and watchOS 5

Jun 05, 20181 hr 29 minEp. 433

432: MPU+: Walking Down The Hallway On The Internet

David and Katie share what's on their minds this month including the end of the Airport Era, David's thoughts on the state of Notes apps including Bear and Apple Notes, surviving a house fire, thoughts on the iPhone X, Refurbs, and more.

May 28, 20181 hr 41 minEp. 432

431: Mac Maintenance

Katie and David discuss best practices for keeping your Mac healthy including Mac maintenance tips, diagnosing common problems, getting rid of unnecessary files, maintenance utilities, and care tips.

May 21, 20181 hr 36 minEp. 431

430: Catching up with Marco Arment

Marco Arment Returns to Mac Power Users to discuss the state of the Mac, the iMac Pro, Apple's laptops, Overcast, privacy, digital cameras and more.

May 14, 20181 hr 39 minEp. 430

429: iWork Deep Dive

With the recent updates to iWork we thought it time to dive deep. We share the best uses for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote. We discuss the pros and cons of the apps, collaboration, and try to tackle the question - can you get by with iWork alone?

May 07, 20181 hr 37 minEp. 429

428: MPU+: The Bedroom Episode

This month on MPU+ David and Katie spend some time discussing bedroom tech, including what's on our nightstands and sleep tracking. We also discuss David's new backup strategy, Drafts 5, Returning a Lost iPhone, Apple's Education Event, and follow-up on Katie's lightning strike.

Apr 30, 20181 hr 30 minEp. 428

427: Creating the iPhone Field Guide

David has written a new book - the iPhone Field Guide. In this episode, we discuss his latest project, the process of creating a multimedia book, the state of iBooks Author and more.

Apr 23, 20181 hr 29 minEp. 427

426: Workflows with Andy Ihnatko

Writer, photographer, geek, and all-around nice guy Andy Ihnatko joins us this week while Katie attempts to avoid electrocution.

Apr 15, 20181 hr 49 minEp. 426

425: Web Browsers

David and Katie dive into the topic of browsers. The browsers we use on Mac and iOS, reasons to look at third-party browsers vs staying with Safari, tweaking your settings, our favorite add-ons and companions services and more.

Apr 09, 20181 hr 33 minEp. 425

424: Workflows with Mike Schmitz

Writer, podcaster, screencaster and avid bookworm Mike Schmitz joins us to talk about his quest to "push past average", become more productive, sleep better, read more and live a well-balanced life.

Apr 01, 20181 hr 42 minEp. 424

423: Workflows with Jocelyn Glei

David chats with Jocelyn Glei of the Hurry Slowly podcast about killing distractions, disconnecting from our devices and getting more done by doing less.

Mar 26, 20181 hr 35 minEp. 423

422: MPU+: Low Power Mode, It Isn't Just For Phones

Katie an David share what's on their mind this month including home security systems, the OmniFocus 3 beta, David's new love of paper, the HomePod, their favorite non-tech productivity hacks, and more. We also tackle listener questions and share tech we're playing with.

Mar 19, 20181 hr 39 minEp. 422

421: Business Workflows

Katie and David share their favorite business workflows including managing email, calendaring, TextExpander tips, reducing paper, managing PDFs, billing, communicating and more.

Mar 12, 20181 hr 38 minEp. 421

420: Presentation Workflows

Presentations are on our mind this week as Katie and David both prepare for talks at the ABA Techshow. We discuss workflows for planning a presentation, tips for making your slides, getting ready for the big day, dealing with nerves, and making sure your presentation goes off without a hitch.

Mar 05, 20181 hr 40 minEp. 420

419: iOS Settings

There are hundreds of settings buried within iOS David and Katie talk through some of their favorite options and settings for tweaking iOS.

Feb 26, 20181 hr 39 minEp. 419

418: Workflows with Rose Orchard

Rose Orchard joins us to discuss her transition from teacher to automator including creating workflows, maximizing efficiency on Mac and iOS, we discuss the Sonos One and the Apple HomePod, travel tips and more.

Feb 19, 20181 hr 31 minEp. 418

417: Workflows with Manton Reece

Programmer and entrepreneur Manton Reece is here this week to share how he's using Apple gear to program and run his own business.

Feb 12, 20181 hr 32 minEp. 417

416: Consuming Content

David and Katie revisit our workflows for consuming digital (and some analog) content. We discuss keeping up with blogs, magazines, books, spoken word, movies, television, news, and more.

Feb 05, 20181 hr 32 minEp. 416

415: John Siracusa Workflows and the Future of the Mac

John Siracusa returns to the Mac Power Users to talk about his favorite workflows and apps. We also spend some time getting John's opinion about where the Mac is and where it is heading.

Jan 28, 20181 hr 48 minEp. 415

414: MPU+: This is What I Got

Katie shares her struggles with APFS and High Sierra, David shares his workflow changes related to OmniFocus defer dates and his hyper-scheduling experiment. We answer listener questions relating to photo albums on the Apple TV, how we're using Evernote today, and tech organization. We follow-up new developments in home automation, scheduling, Qi Charging and more.

Jan 22, 20181 hr 35 minEp. 414

413: iPad Productivity

In this episode, David and Katie share some of their favorite apps and workflows for getting work done on the iPad.

Jan 14, 20181 hr 38 minEp. 413

412: Stephen Hackett Returns

Stephen Hackett returns to Mac Power Users to talk about his transition into video production, Internet automation, his home studio, audio and video gear, a new iMac and more.

Jan 07, 20181 hr 49 minEp. 412

411: 2017: A Pretty Good Year

As we wrap up 2017 we take a look back at the workflows that worked for us in 2017 including paperless practice, writing workflows, cloud storage, hiring help and more. We also discuss the practices we intend to change in 2018, and gaze into the crystal ball and look at what we may expect from Apple in the year to come.

Dec 31, 20171 hr 33 minEp. 411

410: Workflows with Alex Cox

This week Alex Cox from Cards Against Humanity shares her favorite hardware, software, and workflows for getting work done ranging from high-end video production to entertaining cats.

Dec 24, 20171 hr 44 minEp. 410

409: Holiday Tech

"Deck the Halls with Ones and Zeroes." In this episode, Katie and David break down all the ways to use your technology for the holidays including smart decorations, streaming audio (and David's Yule playlist), managing parties with tech, recommended family-friendly Apple TV games, David's holiday card production workflow and Katie's envelope hacks, tracking gift giving, and setting up your network for visiting relatives and friends.

Dec 17, 20171 hr 32 minEp. 409

408: Revisiting Emergency Preparedness

David and Katie revisit the topic of emergency preparedness. This can include everything from natural disasters, personal emergencies, accident or illness, technology failures and even happy emergencies. We share our for getting your tech prepared and how technology can help you weather the storm.

Dec 11, 20171 hr 34 minEp. 408

407: Workflows with Shahid Kamal Ahmad

Game developer and former Sony executive Shahid Kama Ahmad shares his Apple hardware, software, and workflows for getting work done.

Dec 03, 20171 hr 42 minEp. 407

406: MPU+: It's Okay To Enjoy Both

Gabe Weatherhead joins David and Katie to talk about his months-long experiment with the iPad Pro. We also tackle listener questions on dealing with spam, scheduling appointments, hard drive best practices, finding deals, traveling with a Mac, and Katie shares her thoughts on Star Trek Discovery.

Nov 27, 20171 hr 34 minEp. 406
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