Mac Power Users

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Learn about getting the most from your Apple technology with focused topics and workflow guests. Creating Mac Power Users since 2009, one conversation at a time. Hosted by David Sparks and Stephen Hac... more

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July 16, 2023701: The Safari Extension Roundup
This week, David and Stephen grab their lassos and gather up some of the best Safari extensions out on the free and open range of the App Store.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Apple Updates Safari 5 (Press Release from 2010) Safari Extensions Gallery (Wayback Machine Capture from 2010) iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review - Safari Extensions Get extensions to customize Safari on Mac - Apple Support Get extensions to customize Safari on iPhone - Apple Support Safari Extensions - Apple Developer 1Blocker - Ad Blocker on the App Store StopTheMadness on the Mac App Store StopTheMadness Mobile on the App Store Ghostery Noir - Dark Mode for Safari on the App Store Dark Reader for Safari on the App Store 1Password for Safari on the Mac App Store Grammarly for Safari Awesome Screenshot for Safari on the App Store Tabs to Links on the Mac App Store Readwise Reader (Beta) xSearch for Safari on the App Store Tab Space on the Mac App Store Tab Space FAQs
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Baking Soda - Tube Cleaner on the App Store Vinegar - Tube Cleaner on the App Store Eat the Shorts for Safari on the Mac App Store PiPer on the Mac App Store Mapper for Safari on the App Store Wayback Machine on the Mac App Store How to Save Links - GoodLinks
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1h 30min
July 09, 2023700: Our Workflows
To celebrate 700 episodes of the show, David and Stephen talk through how they work, including how MPU gets made each week, how they approach their blogs, other podcasts, videos and more.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Mac Power Users #500: David in the Hot Seat - Relay FM 2024 Apple History Calendar by Stephen Hackett — Kickstarter
The Kickstarter closes on Friday, July 14, 2023 a little after 10 AM Eastern!
These Stickers Are Very Good – 512 Pixels Mac Power Users #691: Workflows with David Rosenthal - Relay FM Apple Vision Pro - Apple Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack Stephen's Audio Hijack Setup iZotope RX 10 How I podcast: Editing – Six Colors Stephen's Logic Project for Connected 457 MacSparky Labs Share lists and collaborate in Reminders on iPhone - Apple Support Craft – The Future of Documents ScreenFlow Loom: Async Video Messaging for Work Drafts Grammarly Memberful + WordPress Plugin MarsEdit 5 Membership - Relay FM Teachable ConvertKit
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1h 39min
July 02, 2023699: Catching Up with TJ Luoma
This week, everyone's favorite nerdy pastor TJ Luoma rejoins the show to update David and Stephen on his tech, how he's learned to take time away from work and some of his new favorite apps and services.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback 2024 Apple History Calendar by Stephen Hackett — Kickstarter Rhymes With Diploma – Thoughts and words from TJ Luoma Tj Luoma (@[email protected]) - Mastodon The Role of Bootable Duplicates in a Modern Backup Strategy - TidBITS Last Week on My Mac: Do you still need that external bootable disk? – The Eclectic Light Company Can you create an external bootable disk by cloning an M1 Mac? – The Eclectic Light Company OWC miniStack STX Stackable Storage Enclosure Stephen's Very Crashed Truck Fastmail FMail2 MailMate Mimestream Mimestream Product Roadmap SaneBox Quitter for Mac Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad Flexibits | Cardhop Loom Using Dual SIM with an eSIM - Apple Support Set up Google Voice Weekend Wednesday - CGP Grey on YouTube Lossless Cut on Github Downie Shortcat Name Mangler Many Tricks: Fine Mac Utilities Transloader
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1h 33min
June 25, 2023698: The 80/20 Split, with Malin Sundberg
Malin Sundberg is one of the developers behind the apps Mercury Weather and Orbit. This week, she joins Stephen and David to discuss her background and work, as well as her hands-on time with the Apple Vision Pro at WWDC.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback 2024 Apple History Calendar by Stephen Hackett — Kickstarter Malin (@[email protected]) - Mastodon Malin Sundberg (@malinsundberg) / Twitter The Snow Leopard Moment – 512 Pixels Apple has a new programming language called Swift, 'and it totally rules' - The Verge Triple Glazed Studios Logitech ERGO K860 Wireless Split Keyboard Logitech MX Vertical Ergonomic Wireless Mouse Unlock your Mac with your Apple Watch - Apple Support I Made a Tiny Touch ID Button for Mac! - Snazzy Labs on YouTube Orbit Mercury Weather Popular Weather Line App Acquired By Unnamed Buyer, Service to Shut Down Next Year - MacRumors Swift Charts | Apple Developer Documentation Core Coffee (Vancouver, BC) Cortex #143: Apple Vision Pro: Experiencing the Future - Relay FM Dark Noise visionOS - Apple Developer Fork Procreate LookUp Dictionary Mactracker
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1h 51min
June 18, 2023697: A Niche of a Niche
On this feedback episode, David and Stephen keep unpacking WWDC, talk about their time with the new betas and work through some listener feedback.
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Stephen's Feedback about Reminders: FB12336797
More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback The 2024 Apple History Calendar
Stephen's latest project is now live on Kickstarter!
macOS Sonoma Preview - Apple Download macOS Sonoma’s Default Wallpapers – 512 Pixels iOS 17 Preview - Apple Standby Mode on iOS 17 iPadOS 17 Preview - Apple watchOS 10 Preview - Apple I Have Some Questions About the New New Mac Pro – 512 Pixels Apple introduces M2 Ultra - Apple M2 Ultra Mac Studio review: Top of the line – Six Colors Apple's Notes App Now Lets You Create Links Between Notes - MacRumors Reminders in iOS 17 realizes it's the best shopping list - 9to5Mac RIP MsgFiler and Mail Plug-ins in macOS Sonoma – tow.com Siri no longer requires 'Hey' command to activate
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1h 56min
June 11, 2023696: App Subscription Check-In
Subscriptions aren't just the future of software anymore, but they are how many developers are running their businesses today. David and Stephen open up their App Store accounts to discuss what they're paying for and why.
This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback If you want to cancel a subscription from Apple - Apple Support Microsoft 365 Adobe Creative Cloud Pixelmator Pro The Omni Group Fantastical Todoist Craft Grammarly Mimestream Mimestream Roadmap Drafts Day One Journal Obsidian Due Readwise Timery for Toggl PictureThis Parcel Widgetsmith Watchsmith Sports Alerts FoodNoms Ivory Pushcut Tripsy Flighty Spark Mail CARROT Weather Dark Noise Controller for HomeKit GIFwrapped Raycast Setapp Apple One Dropbox Family Plan Backblaze Google Workspace Slack Disney+ Plans Max Frndly TV Netflix Curiosity Stream Acorn TV Portal Bally Sports Headspace Unwind Productive STREAKS Up Ahead Glass ReplyCube
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1h 50min
June 07, 2023695: Live from WWDC23
Recorded live at Apple Park, Stephen and David talk about some of the big announcements from WWDC23.
This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback WWDC23 Highlights - Apple With iPadOS 17, Stage Manager Is (Finally) Moving in the Right Direction - MacStories The Everything Headset – 512 Pixels Vision Pro: I just tried Apple's first spatial computer, and here's what I think - 9to5Mac Apple Vision Pro - Apple Daring Fireball: First Impressions of Vision Pro and VisionOS
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1h 8min
May 28, 2023694: Workflows with Chance Miller
Chance Miller is the editor-in-chief of 9to5Mac. This week, he joins David and Stephen to discuss his work covering Apple and what the group wants to see at WWDC23.
This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Chance Miller, Author at 9to5Mac 9to5Mac Chance's Desk Chance's iPhone Home screens Chance's iPad Home screens Apple says it is removing apps & in-app purchases from its iTunes Affiliate Program - 9to5Mac 9to5Mac Podcast Network Slack Obsidian Grammarly Todoist Universal Control - Apple Support Reality Pro - 9to5Mac The Everything Headset – 512 Pixels Apple journaling app will be part of iOS 17 - 9to5Mac Day One Journal App Bloomberg: Health app coming to iPad this year, AI-powered ‘wellness coaching service’ also in the works - 9to5Mac watchOS 10: New features, release date, and more - 9to5Mac Apple Music needs these long-overdue features in 2023 - 9to5Mac Apple Should Bring Back Dashboard – 512 Pixels CarPlay’s UI Needs a Revisit in the Age of Large Screens – 512 Pixels Every Default macOS Wallpaper – in Glorious 6K Resolution – 512 Pixels 2023 Ford Mustang Mach-E SUV Everybody hates GM’s decision to kill Apple CarPlay and Android Auto for its EVs - The Verge iOS 17 Rumored to Feature 'Major' Changes to iPhone's Control Center - MacRumors Timery for Toggl Tot Soulver 3 Tabs to Links Overcast Apollo for Reddit Denim - Playlist Cover Maker Screens for macOS Chance Miller (@[email protected]) - Mastodon
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1h 38min
May 21, 2023693: Workflows with Mark Bramhill
Mark Bramhill's name will be familiar to many, as he produced "Welcome to Macintosh." This week, he chats with David and Stephen about his podcasting career, using a Mac mini as a home server, the power of Descript and what it was like to create an emoji.
This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:
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Guest Starring:
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Submit Feedback More Power Users - Relay FM
Every week on More Power Users, David and Stephen dive into an extra topic, ranging from news to product reviews and beyond! This version of the podcast is delivered ad-free.
Mark Bramhill Mark Bramhill (@[email protected]) - Mastodon Welcome to Macintosh Extra: Xs and OSes | Welcome to Macintosh Enthusiast! BirdNote Planet Money - NPR Mark's Desk Keychron Q3 QMK Custom Mechanical Keyboard Drop MT3 Dasher Keycap Set MX Master 3S Wireless Performance Mouse | Logitech Stream Deck MK.2 Mac Power Users #691: Workflows with David Rosenthal - Relay FM Mark's iPad-in-a-Mac Project Logic Pro for Mac - Apple Pro Tools - Avid Talk Sync MixPre-3 II - Sound Devices Just Press Record on the App Store Descript | Text-Based Audio Editing Apple brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad - Apple Final Cut and Logic arrive on iPad: Questions and (some) answers – Six Colors Making an Emoji - Welcome to Macintosh 🧘 Person in Lotus Position Emoji — Emojipedia Mark's Proposal for "Person Meditating" Emoji (PDF) Loshadki Apps - OpenIn Photomator Pinball Map Warp
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1h 40min
May 14, 2023692: State of the Platforms (Spring 2023)
With WWDC just a couple of weeks away, Stephen and David take a look at Apple's various platforms and take stock of where things are in the spring of 2023.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback macOS Ventura - Apple Mac Power Users #691: Workflows with David Rosenthal - Relay FM Ways to make macOS Ventura System Settings better – Six Colors Apple Q2 2023 results: $94.8B revenue, better than expected (with charts!) – Six Colors iOS 16 - Apple iPadOS 16 - Apple Apple brings Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro to iPad - Apple watchOS 9 - Apple Welcome to Macintosh #16: Little Wrist Computer Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad TV & Home - Apple iOS - CarPlay - Apple Apple Launching All-New CarPlay Experience in 2023 With These 5 Key Features - MacRumors CarPlay’s UI Needs a Revisit in the Age of Large Screens – 512 Pixels General Motors to Phase Out Apple CarPlay Starting This Year in EV Transition - MacRumors Mac Power Users #681: Cloudy with a Chance of Beachballs - Relay FM A Basic iPhone Feature Helps Criminals Steal Your Entire Digital Life - WSJ Apple - Support - System Status iCloud+ - Apple Siri - Apple Apple Fitness+ - Apple Apple Card - Apple Apple Card’s new high-yield Savings account is now available - Apple Daring Fireball: Adware for Apple Services in iOS Daring Fireball: Follow-Up on ‘Adware for Apple Services in iOS’
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1h 36min

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