February 11, 2015

240: MPU Live: Auto-Magically, with Kenny G

1 hour 39 minutes

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!

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Links and Show Notes:

Links for this episode:

Teaching In Higher Ed
Bonni Stachowiak, Ed.D. | Vanguard University | Business
Could Video Feedback Replace the Red Pen? – Wired Campus
grading Archives - Teaching In Higher Ed
Tapes for Mac – Share Screencasts Fast
Screenflow - Screencasting and Video Editing Software
Screen Capture Software for Windows, Mac, and Chrome | Snagit
TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time
PDFpen: Mac PDF Editor - Edit, Sign, and Correct PDFs
Mac Power Users - Community - Google+
MPU Google + Community Thread
Folderize - Sync nvALT notes to nested folders - BrettTerpstra.com
236: Managing Digital Finances | Mac Power Users
David and Katie talk best practices and discuss the various tools available to manage your finances online.

ledger, a powerful command-line accounting system

ledger-autosync — Bitbucket

Quicken® 2015 for Mac - Mac Financial Software

iBank 5 | Mac personal finance software, money management and small business applications for OS X

YNAB - Personal Budget Software - Finance Software for Windows & Mac

Moneydance - Personal Finance Manager for Mac, Windows, and Linux | Infinite Kind

Accounting Software for Small Business - Intuit QuickBooks

Mint: Money, Bill Pay, Credit Score & Investing

MoneyWell - Personal Finance Software for Mac and iPhone

App Camp For Girls - Home

MyPermissions.org - Scan your permissions... Find out who gained access to your personal info.

238: The Magic 20: 10 Apps and 10 Utilities For Your Mac | Mac Power Users
David and Katie run down their ten must have Mac Apps and 10 utilities for any Mac Power User

PopClip for Mac

Keyboard Maestro 6.4.8: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X

Flexibits | Fantastical for Mac | Meet your Mac's new calendar.

namebench - Open-source DNS Benchmark Utility - Google Project Hosting

233: Family Tech Support | Mac Power Users
Katie and David discuss tools and techniques to help you provide tech support to your friends and family and encourage tech independence.

SaneBox - Email Management for Any Inbox

ClamXav

Trim Enabler and Yosemite | Cindori

OS X: About FileVault 2 - Apple Support

CNET: How to restart a FileVault-protected Mac remotely — KatieFloyd.me

OpenDNS: Cloud-Delivered Security Enforcement and Intelligence

curbi - iOS Parental Controls and Time Limits

Paperless Blog

Backblaze

SuperDuper!

Bootable Backups | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software

Other World Computing (OWC) - Performance Upgrades For Your Mac

iFixit: The free repair manual - iFixit

Duet Display - Ex-Apple Engineers Turn Your iPad into a Second Display for your Mac

Canary: The first smart home security device for everyone | Indiegogo

Fire TV Stick - Official Site - Shop Now

Sling TV - Watch Live US Entertainment Channels on the #1 Live International TV provider in the US

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