David and Katie run down their ten must have Mac Apps and 10 utilities for any Mac Power User
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Links and Show Notes:
Links for this episode:
- The first 10 apps to install on your brand-new Mac | Macworld
- Lifehacker Pack for Mac: Our List of the Essential Mac Apps
- The best apps for your new Mac | The Verge
- Dropbox
- Transporter Your Own Unlimited Private Cloud
- Use symbolic links in a Dropbox folder - Mac OS X Hints
- Noodlesoft | Hazel
- MPU 047: Dropbox Awesomeness | Mac Power Users
- MPU 025: Geeking Out With Hazel | Mac Power Users
In this episode, David and Katie talk about how to keep your Mac clean and organized using Noodlesoft’s Hazel. Hazel watches folders and runs actions based on specific criteria to take action on the folder items. Hazel also keeps your Mac tidy by throwing away left-over bits of deleted programs and helping you to manage your trash.
MPU 079: Hazel 3.0 | Mac Power Users
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.
Email Field Guide — MacSparky
Noodlesoft Forums • Index page
1Password
The 1Password Emergency Kit: Version 3.0 - Productivityist
MPU 019: 1Password | Mac Power Users
In this episode Katie and David talk about one of their favorite programs, 1Password. This application does more than just auto-fill passwords. The hosts talk about all of the features of version 3 and how they use the application to stay safe and organized.
Mac Power Users 173: 1Password Revisited | Mac Power Users
Katie and David revisit the password manager 1Password, why it’s important, what it does, how they use it and alternatives.
LastPass
TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time
Mac Power Users 203: TextExpander | Mac Power Users
David and Katie dive deep on one of their favorite productivity tools, TextExpander.
PhraseExpress - TextExpander for Windows
Text expander for Windows - Breevy
LaunchBar 6
Alfred App - Productivity App for Mac OS X
MPU 007: LaunchBar Blackbelt | Mac Power Users
In this episode we cover popular application launcher, LaunchBar. This episode goes beyond the basics and includes are several power user tips. We recommend you listen to this one in front of a Mac equipped with LaunchBar. Enjoy.
Mac Power Users 133: Alfred 2 | Mac Power Users
David and Katie take a deep dive into Alfred 2.0, an application launcher and productivity application for Mac.
Quicksilver — Mac OS X at your Fingertips
Smile Blog: Sync PDF Documents with PDFpen 7 and iCloud Drive
Mac App Store vs Buying Direct
OmniFocus - The Omni Group
OmniFocus Video Field Guide — MacSparky
Perspective Icons 2 | Icons & Coffee
My OmniFocus Perspectives — MacSparky
Flexibits | Fantastical for Mac | Meet your Mac's new calendar.
BusyCal
Keyboard Maestro 6.4.8: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X
MPU 064: Keyboard Maestro | Mac Power Users
In this episode Katie and David get geeky with the automation and macro creation program Keyboard Maestro. For this episode, we’re joined special guest and Keyboard Maestro guru, Gabe Weatherhead aka MacDrifter.
Mac Power Users 145: Keyboard Maestro Turns 6 | Mac Power Users
David and Katie take a look at the new version of Keyboard Maestro and discuss what it does, how you can use it to automate tasks on your Mac, when you should use Keyboard Maestro over other automation tools and choosing the right tool for the right job.
Update to Mail Send-From Trick — MacSparky
Automate your Mac: 10 ways to make managing email easier | Macworld
Byword • Simple and efficient text editor for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Literature and Latte - Scrivener Writing Software | Mac OS X | Windows
MPU 015: Scrivener | Mac Power Users
We got a lot of feedback about episode 5 Word Processing and Writing, apparently people just keep looking for better word processors. So, we decided to do another show on a single application, Scrivener. Scrivener is a word processor and project management tool that allows you to research, organize, outline and create documents. The emphasis is not on fancy features or formatting, it’s on writing and writing well.
Ulysses
Evernote
Bartender | Mac Menu Bar Item Control
Mac App Store - Caffeine
Cloak VPN - Cloak - Super-simple VPN
FruitJuice -- battery maintenance app for Apple Mac laptop computers. —
Mountain
Deliveries 1.0.1 for Mac ~ Mac OS X ~ Junecloud
Onyx - Titanium Software
iStat Menus, a Mac app by Bjango
Aptonic - Dropzone 3
PopClip for Mac
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