January 25, 2026

Mac Power Users 833: Chris Bailey and His Battle-Scarred M1

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1 hour 25 minutes

Chris Bailey shares his unconventional tech stack: TextEdit for writing, SimpleNote for tasks, and printing research on paper. He also tried using an iPad mini as his phone to create friction with distraction.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

1Password: Never forget a password again.

Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MPU.

Guest Starring:

Chris Bailey

Links and Show Notes:

Sign up for the MPU email newsletter and join the MPU forums. You can watch the podcast over on YouTube.

More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Welcome - Chris Bailey Intentional Book - Chris Bailey Focused #247: Getting Intentional, with Chris Bailey - Relay Chris's "chamferred" MacBook Pro Fastmail Sanebox TextEdit - Wikipedia Wispr Flow WhisperType - Mac dictation app Bear - Markdown Notes Simplenote Soulver 3 - Notepad Calculator App for Mac, iPad & iPhone TripMode - Save data, browse faster Freedom | Block Websites, Apps, and the Internet

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January 25, 2026

Mac Power Users 833: Chris Bailey and His Battle-Scarred M1

Listen Later

1 hour 25 minutes

Chris Bailey shares his unconventional tech stack: TextEdit for writing, SimpleNote for tasks, and printing research on paper. He also tried using an iPad mini as his phone to create friction with distraction.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

1Password: Never forget a password again.

Squarespace: Save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code MPU.

Guest Starring:

Chris Bailey

Links and Show Notes:

Sign up for the MPU email newsletter and join the MPU forums. You can watch the podcast over on YouTube.

More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Welcome - Chris Bailey Intentional Book - Chris Bailey Focused #247: Getting Intentional, with Chris Bailey - Relay Chris's "chamferred" MacBook Pro Fastmail Sanebox TextEdit - Wikipedia Wispr Flow WhisperType - Mac dictation app Bear - Markdown Notes Simplenote Soulver 3 - Notepad Calculator App for Mac, iPad & iPhone TripMode - Save data, browse faster Freedom | Block Websites, Apps, and the Internet

...more