David and Katie sit down with Marco Arment to discuss developing Instapaper, his Mac setup, development workflows and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here! Drobo Redefine your personal storage. Guest Starring: Marco Arment Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Marco.org Instapaper Marco on Twitter News.me D...
Aug 20, 2012•1 hr 53 min•Ep. 99
Katie and David talk through setting up a new Mac or rebuilding an old one from scratch. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here! DaisyDisk Manage your Mac’s drive with panache. Drobo Redefine your personal storage. Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: SuperDuper Carbon Copy Cloner DaisyDisk The Mac App Store Magic Install Disk Screencast Using Migration Assistant OS X Recovery Recovery Di...
Aug 13, 2012•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 98
iFixit's Kyle Wiens joins Katie and David to talk about technology repair, iFixit's teardowns, and responsible electronic recycling. 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. Pixelmator Beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editing app for Mac OS X Gazelle Get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, MacBook and other Apple products. What’s your gadget worth? Guest Starring: Kyle Wie...
Aug 06, 2012•59 min•Ep. 97
Katie and David dive into web automation tools Yahoo Pipes and If This, Then That (IFTTT). 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 DaisyDisk Manage your Mac’s drive with panache. Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Wikipedia - Yahoo Pipes Verge Ltd Pipe David's Post on the Verge Ltd. Pipe Dr. Drang - After Dar...
Jul 30, 2012•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 96
Dr. Drang joins Katie and David to talk about how he uses technology for engineering, programming, and his website. 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. Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here! Gazelle Get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, MacBook and other Apple products. What’s your gadget worth? Guest Starring: Dr. Drang Links and Show Note...
Jul 23, 2012•1 hr 49 min•Ep. 95
Katie and David cover their favorite apps and tools for getting work done (and creating content) on the iPad. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile: With productivity boosters like TextExpander and PDFpen, smile makes you a Mac Power User Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: David's iPad at Work Book iWork for iPad Office² for iPad OnLive Desktop Brett Terpstra's iTextEditors Byword WriteRoom Writing Kit Phraseology Documents to Go Notability PDFpen for iPad GoodReader ...
Jul 16, 2012•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 94
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. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here! Hover Domain names made simple. Pixelmator Beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editing app for Mac OS X Guest Starring: Fraser Speirs Links and Show Notes: Li...
Jul 09, 2012•1 hr 54 min•Ep. 93
David and Katie cover their favorite Mac apps that are five dollars or less. 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. DaisyDisk Manage your Mac’s drive with panache. Hover Domain names made simple. Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Grammar Girl Screencasts Online Tutorial Apps Moom Twitterific Osfoora Tweetbot for Mac Confirmed - The Verge ClamXav Palua Jettison QuickCursor GrowlVoic...
Jul 02, 2012•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 92
Merlin Mann joins Katie and David for the 2012 version of Merlin's workflow interviews. This year, Merlin explains some of his favorite iOS apps, Mac apps, and web services. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile: With productivity boosters like TextExpander and PDFpen, smile makes you a Mac Power User Guest Starring: Merlin Mann Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: MerlinMann.com Back to Work Podcast You Look Nice Today Roderick on the Line Inbox Zero iThoughts IFTTT - ...
Jun 25, 2012•1 hr 55 min•Ep. 91
David and Katie discuss why meetings suck and how to make them suck less with a lot of effort and a little technology. 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. Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here! Pixelmator Beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editing app for Mac OS X Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Back t...
Jun 18, 2012•1 hr 23 min•Ep. 90
Professional musician and composer Johnny Knittle joins Katie and David to explain how he produces music for television and film. This episode also features new MPU theme music written by Johnny. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad Gazelle Get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, MacBook and other Apple products. What’s your gadget worth? Hover Domain names made simple. Guest Starring: Johnny Knittle Links and S...
Jun 11, 2012•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 89
Katie and David cover the potholes associated with the pending MobileMe demise. 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. Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here! Hover Domain names made simple. Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Apple's MobileMe Transition FAQ iCloud System Requirements Baking up MobileMe Contacts, Calendars, and Bookm...
Jun 04, 2012•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 88
John Siracusa joins David and Katie to talk about productivity, writing, Mac utilities, and gaming. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile: With productivity boosters like TextExpander and PDFpen, smile makes you a Mac Power User Guest Starring: John Siracusa Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Hypercritical John on Twitter VIC-20 Atari 8 Bit Computers John at Ars Technica Yojimbo Dropbox Outline Mode in Text Edit Simplenote Scrivener Paperless Origami Workstation BBEdi...
May 28, 2012•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 87
Speechwritier and presentation coach Wendy Cherwinkski join Katie and David to explain how she goes about her trade. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here! Gazelle Get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, MacBook and other Apple products. What’s your gadget worth? Guest Starring: Wendy Cherwinski Links and Show Notes: Links f...
May 21, 2012•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 86
David and Katie talk about David's Paperless book and the best tools and software to go Paperless with your Mac and iOS devices. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Chrometa: Track your time without notes or timers! Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: The Paperless MacSparky Field Guide David's Post on the Paperless Book ScanSnap Scanners Neat Scanners Doxie Go Scanner GoodReader Scanner Pro JotNot Scanner Pro Hazel David's "Print to PDF" Post Evernote MPU 60: Evernote PDF...
May 14, 2012•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 85
Katie and David talk about their individual Mac and iOS setups. 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. Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here! Pixelmator Beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editing app for Mac OS X Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: MacBook Air iMac Magic Trackpad Magic Mouse BetterTouchTool M...
May 07, 2012•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 84
Yuvi Zalkow joins Katie and David to explain how he uses Apple technologies to write his novel and produce some delightful videos. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here! Hover Domain names made simple. Guest Starring: Yuvi Zalkow Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: YuviZalkow.com Yuvi's New Yorker Video Yuvi's L...
Apr 30, 2012•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 83
David and Katie cover mind mapping, outlining, and their use. 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 Get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, MacBook and other Apple products. What’s your gadget worth? Byword Byword is a writing app with Markdown and rich text support. Ideal for creative writing and web publishing. Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: David's Macworld Article on O...
Apr 23, 2012•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 82
Brett Terpstra joins David and Katie to discuss how he uses his Apple technology to program, write, and make music. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile: With productivity boosters like TextExpander and PDFpen, smile makes you a Mac Power User Guest Starring: Brett Terpstra Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Brett Terpstra.com Marked App nvALT Notational Velocity Brett's iTextEditor Roundup Markdown Service Tools Apptivate Dr. Drang Macdrifter MoodBlast Simplenote No...
Apr 16, 2012•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 81
Katie and David cover spring cleaning your Mac. 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. DaisyDisk Manage your Mac’s drive with panache. Hover Domain names made simple. Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Mail Steward Email Archiver TuneRanger A Better Master Password Dishwashing Your Keyboard Doug's Scripts Cleaning Your iTunes Library MPU 52 - Getting Ready for Lion MPU 38 - iTunes I...
Apr 09, 2012•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 80
Katie and David cover the latest release of one of their favorite Mac utilities, Hazel 3.0, with the basics and some of their favorite Hazel workflows. 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. Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap: Your productive, mobile, efficient, paperless life starts here! Pixelmator Beautifully designed, easy-to-use, fast and powerful image editing app for Mac OS X Links and Show Note...
Apr 02, 2012•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 79
Kourosh Dini, physician and author of "Creating Flow with OmniFocus", joins David. 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 DaisyDisk Manage your Mac’s drive with panache. Guest Starring: Kourosh Dini Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Creating Flow with OmniFocus PDFpen Pro Launchbar Hazel Scrivener Kourosh's...
Mar 26, 2012•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 78
Katie and David discuss what is going on with Google and alternative services if you are ready to jump ship. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile: With productivity boosters like TextExpander and PDFpen, smile makes you a Mac Power User Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Google's Privacy Policy MPU 58, Browser Wars The Scorpian and the Frog Google Mocality Shenanigans MacSparky, Degrees of Free 5by5, Kinda Critical The EFF on Google's Privacy Policy Google Privacy Po...
Mar 19, 2012•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 77
David and Katie chat with developer Daniel Jalkut to discuss how he uses his Mac to run a software company and the tools he uses to develop applications for the Mac and iOS. 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 Get cash for your used iPhone, iPad, MacBook and other Apple products. What’s your gadget worth? DaisyDisk Manage your Mac’s drive with panache. Guest Starring: Daniel Jalkut ...
Mar 12, 2012•1 hr 52 min•Ep. 76
David and Katie cover solutions for controlling Macs and PCs remotely with Macs, iPads, and iPhones. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Daisy Disk Manage your Mac’s drive with panache 1Password Real passwords, managed Pixelmator Mac-friendly superior image editing Pixelmator Tutorials Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Apple Remote Access and Back to My Mac Back to My Mac User Guide Multi-User Scren Sharing on the Mac Apple Remote Desktop Air Drop Support Article Macworl...
Mar 05, 2012•1 hr 34 min•Ep. 75
In this episode Katie and David talk with Screencasting guru Don McAllister to discuss how he produces weekly tutorials for Mac and iOS and how he runs a home based business on his Mac. Guest Starring: Don McAllister Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: ScreenCastsOnline Don on Twitter Don's Blog Mac Tutorials iOS Tutorials switch Res X Screenflow Camtasia Final Cut Pro X Compressor Motion Handbrake Libsyn Black Magic Intensity Extreme Frame Grabber Fast Spring TextExpander Mail Act On ...
Feb 20, 2012•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 74
Katie and David go soup to nuts on how they produce the Mac Power Users Podcast Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Merlin's First Workflow Show Better 1Password Master Passwords Darren Rolfe's Comic Jory Raphael Instacast RSS Explained Blubrry Podcast Hosting Libsyn CacheFly Archive.org Feedburner Heil Microphones Blue Yeti Blue Spark Digital MacReviewCast Typical Mac User Shure X2u XLR Connector Skype Call Recorder Piezo GarageBand SoundSoap Levelator OmniOutliner iThoughtsHD David's...
Feb 13, 2012•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 73
Colleen Wainwright from Communicatrix.com joins Katie and David to talk about how she gets ahead with Apple technologies. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile , Sourcebits , and Shopify . Guest Starring: Colleen Wainwright Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: The Communicatrix Colleen on Twitter 50 for 50 WriteGirl Duarte Simplicity is Bliss Context Post Evernote WordPress SquareSpace OmniFocus TextEdit nvALT MarsEdit Dragon Express Mailplane Rapportive Gmail Plugin Vu...
Feb 06, 2012•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 72
Technologizer's Harry McCracken joins David and Katie to explain how he primarily relies on his iPad for getting work done. Guest Starring: Harry McCracken Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Technologizer Harry's Post about the iPad ZaggFolio Case Blogsy App Pages for iPad Hootsuite QuickBooks Online Wordpress OneNote PicTransfer PhotoForge2 TouchDraw OmniGraffle for iPad Apple Keynote Remote App Harry on Twitter Choosey More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments...
Jan 30, 2012•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 71
Apple automation guru, Ben Waldie, joins David and Katie to discuss incorporating Automator and AppleScript into your Mac workflows. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: MindNode and Sourcebits . Guest Starring: Ben Waldie Links and Show Notes: Links for this episode: Ben Waldie on Twitter Automated Workflows Automator for Mac Automator Visual QuickStart Automated Workflow Tips Automator File Action Pack Automator Text Action Pack Mac Automation Made Simple Sal's Book, Automator 1-2-...
Jan 23, 2012•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 70
