David and Katie dive deep on Apple's new Photos.app for the Mac and discuss how this changes workflows for photo management. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!
David Allen returns to Mac Power Users to chat with Katie and David about the re-release of his book Getting Things Done and discuss the philosophy and science behind GTD. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie chat with Dr. Ross Lockwood about the workflows he used while spending four months as part of a NASA-funded simulation studying what it would be like for humans to live on Mars. We're also announcing the end of our run on 5by5 and the show's future. Thanks to MPU listener [Jigar Talati](https://twitter.com/thescarbro) for help with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie run down their top five web services for Mac Power Users to boost productivity. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie are joined by Gabe Weatherhead (aka MacDrifter) to take a deep dive in to DEVONthink, a powerful document and knowledge management app for the Mac. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
Katie and David are celebrating 250 episodes. This week we're joined by Brett Bruney to discuss scanning on the go, we follow-up on LaTex, RSS and cord-cutting. We also address listener questions about splitting iTunes accounts, merging contacts, scheduling time to complete tasks and share listener tips about automating a home webcam, using Keyboard maestro, and sending automating reading RSS feeds.
Katie and David are joined by Dan Moren, co-author of The Connected Apple Family to discuss making all your technology work in the family. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
It's been more than three years since Katie ditched her pay TV service. This week Katie and David are joined by Bradley Chambers to discuss life as a "cord cutter", advantages and disadvantages, entertainment devices and services and the future. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie revisit the current state of RSS and Read it Later services Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
Eddie Smith drops by to talk about life as an Actuary and the tools he uses to help students prepare for Actuary exams. Including culling through thousands of pages of reference material using DevonThink, creating equation-rich study guides with LaTeX and brining it all together with keynote to create video tutorials. At the end of the show we also sidetrack into a discussion of the new MacBooks and Apple watch. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!...
David and Katie discuss Smart Folders with guest Joel Anderson. We also follow-up on texting workflows, managing large scans and OCR quality, journaling, compare Launch Center Pro and Workflow, talk about monitoring your home network usage, debate smart lighting, help a listener assemble media for a family legacy project and discuss the Apple Watch.
David and Katie discuss what to do when the worst things happen to your tech. We'll discuss malware, compromised passwords, stolen devices and more and what what you can do to prepare now to be ready when disaster strikes.
David and Katie dive deep into the new Workflow.app and discuss how it's a game changer for iOS Automation and provide sample workflows.
David and Katie talk with former Apple Genius Joe Ciati about troubleshooting your Mac. We discuss removing adware, explain Activity Monitor and Console, how to diagnose hardware and software problems and when you can attempt to fix something yourself and when its time to call a pro. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie discuss the state of iCloud in 2015, where you should trust it, where you should take a pass, how it integrates with other services and peek at the new Photos.app.
David and Katie talk with Bonni Stachowiak, a professor at Vanguard University about providing better feedback, they also follow-up with listener comments about financial management apps, clarify FileVault, share their thoughts on antivirus, discuss upgrading your Mac with an SSD and share listener tips and tricks. Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!
Katie and David sit down with Adam Christianson of the Maccast podcast, one of the first Mac podcasts, to talk about his history with Apple, life as a programer, experiences through the years podcasting and Mac User Groups. Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie run down their ten must have Mac Apps and 10 utilities for any Mac Power User
John Siracusa returns to Mac Power Users to update us on how his workflows have changed and life as an iPhone owner. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie talk best practices and discuss the various tools available to manage your finances online. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
Katie and David sit down with Stephen Hackett of 512pixels.net to discuss his previous life as an Apple Genius, how he juggles a day job, Relay.fm and being Editor-in-Chief of the Sweet setup with his family life, his love of old Macs and more. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
In our monthly feedback show David and Katie talk about auditing your accounts with guest Bradley Chambers, quitting Family Sharing, follow-up on PDFs, discuss applications for money management, and share tips for managing RSS feeds on the go, sharing an iTunes library, managing photos and videos, preserving two-factor authentication codes, discuss the Evernote Stylus, family journaling options and more. Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!
Katie and David discuss tools and techniques to help you provide tech support to your friends and family and encourage tech independence. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
Katie and David look back on the tech related events in the year that was and what they're most looking forward to in the year to come. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie sit down with Jason Snell, now an independent technology writer and podcaster, to talk about how his workflows have changed. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie discuss the power of PDFs with Ernie Svenson (aka "Ernie the attorney). Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie touch base with Todd Olthoff to talk about OS X Server under Yosemite, we follow-up on iOS Apps, Email and answer listener questions about NAS, home media center, preserving family memories and more
David and Katie chat with NASA Scientist Skip Owens about how he uses his Mac to put rovers on Mars. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
David and Katie share the apps they currently have on their iPhone home screens and why.
David and Katie list down with developer Manton Reece to talk about creating Mac and iOS apps, Twitter and App.net, collaborating with others and more. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!
