Mac Power Users

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March 19, 2023684: 20 Mac Apps Under $20
It's that time again: Stephen and David round up some Mac apps for their "20 Under $20" saloon!
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Links and Show Notes: More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback The Rogue Amoeba Historic Screenshot Archive DaisyDisk Free up storage space on your Mac - Apple Support Discovery Browser iStat Menus Dashboard – 512 Pixels AirBuddy Moom Magnet Display Menu MarkEdit Tot MakePass KeyboardCleanTool Marked 2 EjectBar Broadcasts Name Mangler Menuwhere Downie Tembo 2 ImageOptim HazeOver Quitter Einstein Infinite Mac - System 7
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Acorn 7 Scapple CleanShot X for Mac Retrobatch Bike Outliner Piezo Bartender 4 Transmit 5 PCalc
1 hr 24 min
March 12, 2023683: Workflows with Ian Byrd
Ian Byrd returns to the Mac Power Users to share the story of how he transitioned his business from in-person speaking engagements to on-demand video.
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Links and Show Notes: More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Ian Byrd (@IanAByrd) / Twitter Byrdseed - Lessons that get kids’ brains sweating. Byrdseed.TV Sparky's Moom AppleScript Tutorial LG 38WK95C-W: 38'' Class 21:9 UltraWide® WQHD+ IPS Curved LED Monitor | LG USA Window Management with Keyboard Maestro and Screencast - MacSparky Wacome: Pen Tablet / Digitizer Tablet Help Scout Gravity Forms Wave Financial Earth Class Mail Dual Stream Deck XL Stand - Etsy Keyboard Maestro Keyboard Maestro Field Guide Alfred Workflows Gallery Personal Retreat - MacSparky Trickster Name Mangler GL-AR750S-Ext / Slate - GL.iNet
1 hr 28 min
March 05, 2023682: Full of Surprises
On this feedback episode, the guys sort through some follow-up before sharing their origin stories and reacting to a surprise or two.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Mac Power Users #667: Revisiting Apple Reminders & Notes - Relay FM Direct Link to Legacy Build of Evernote (.zip) Bending Spoons acquires Evernote, marking the end of an era | TechCrunch Mac Power Users #673: Apple's New Freeform App - Relay FM Google Jamboard Explain Everything Miro Focused - Relay FM Opal Camera CORSAIR to Acquire Elgato Gaming – Elgato “Sidekick Notepad” graphic notepad by Cortex Podcast Day One Journal App Mac Power Users #681: Cloudy with a Chance of Beachballs - Relay FM Amazon.com: CalDigit TS4 Thunderbolt 4 Dock Mac Power Users #674: Workflows with Shawn Blanc - Relay FM Sophomore – 512 Pixels Launched #27: Relay FM - Stephen Hackett Really Specific Stories: Stephen Hackett Mac Power Users #671: Out of the Water - Relay FM Obsidian BetterTouchTool & the Stream Deck Mac Power Users #679: Our Menu Bars, Docks & Startup Apps - Relay FM Bartender 4 Dozer for macOS CleanShot X for Mac David's Keyboard Maestro Script MacSparky Labs
1 hr 50 min
February 26, 2023681: Cloudy with a Chance of Beachballs
Subtitle: An Overview of Apple's iCloud Services
In the 12 years since its debut, iCloud has grown from a relatively simple service to one that is the glue holding the Apple ecosystem together. Stephen and David talk about the various components of iCloud, how they work, and what to do when they don't.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback MacSparky Shirts iCloud - Apple iCloud User Guide - Apple Support Apps and features that use iCloud - Apple Support Family Sharing - Apple How to use iCloud Shared Photo Library - Apple Support Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support Collaborate on documents in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Apple Support Share notes and folders on Mac - Apple Support Keep your messages up to date with iCloud - Apple Support Set up iCloud Keychain - Apple Support Upgrade to iCloud+ - Apple Support Apple One - Apple About iCloud Private Relay - Apple Support Create unique, random email addresses with Hide My Email and iCloud+ - Apple Support Store encrypted security camera footage in iCloud with HomeKit Secure Video - Apple Support Use Custom Email Domain with iCloud Mail - Apple Support Apple - Support - System Status Recover deleted files on iCloud.com - Apple Support iCloud data security overview - Apple Support Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support Set up an account recovery contact - Apple Support How to generate a recovery key - Apple Support Manage web access to your iCloud data - Apple Support How to add a Legacy Contact for your Apple ID - Apple Support How to request access to a deceased family member's Apple account - Apple Support
1 hr 38 min
February 19, 2023680: Workflows with Marco Arment
Developer and podcaster Marco Arment joins the show to talk about his desktop-laptop setup, the current state of development on Apple's platforms and what the company may do in 2023.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback MacSparky Shirt Marco Arment (@[email protected]) - Mastodon Marco.org Accidental Tech Podcast Under the Radar - Relay FM Top Four - Relay FM Overcast Fixing the MacBook Pro – Marco.org Apple Delays Debut of AR/VR Headset Until June - MacRumors PSVR 2 Review: Love on a Leash - The Verge Meta Quest Pro MacRumors Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy iPhone, Mac, iPad 15-inch MacBook Air set for an 'early April' release, new report says - 9to5Mac Caseta by Lutron | Smart Light Switches, Controls & Dimmers Ivory for iOS Launched Podcast Up Ahead | A Countdown App for iOS
1 hr 41 min
February 12, 2023679: Our Menu Bars, Docks & Startup Apps
Stephen and David take each other on a tour of their Mac setups, stopping at the Dock, menu bar and startup items.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Mac Power Users - Mastodon Submit Feedback to Mac Power Users - Relay FM HiDock, for Mac Flexibits | Fantastical Timery for Toggl Where work happens | Slack Discord | Your Place to Talk and Hang Out Google Chrome Mimestream | A native macOS email client for Gmail Craft - The Future of Documents OmniFocus - The Omni Group Reeder 5 GoodLinks — Save. Read. Anywhere. Day One Journal App | Your Journal For Life Obsidian DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink MarsEdit 5 - Powerful web publishing from your Mac. Drafts | Where Text Starts TextExpander, Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication One platform to connect | Zoom Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS Forecast: Podcast MP3 Chapter Encoder — Overcast Overcast Bartender 4 - Take control of your Menu bar Mortennn/Dozer: Hide menu bar icons on macOS Vanilla - hide Mac menu bar icons for free One Thing on the Mac App Store Elsewhen Timing Automatic Mac Time Tracker Aptonic - Dropzone 4 Magnet on the Mac App Store Moom · Many Tricks Opal Camera CleanShot X for Mac Setapp | The best apps for Mac in one suite Loom: Async Video Messaging for Work Rocket – the best emoji app for Mac HomeControl Menu for HomeKit on the Mac App Store Reflex Parcel - Delivery Tracking for iPhone, iPad and Mac Video Editing and Screen Recording Software | ScreenFlow Welcome to Bunch - Bunch.app TextExpander, Shortcut to Efficient, Consistent Communication Hazel – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Alfred 5 FastScripts 3 CCC Dashboard | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software Default Folder X PopClip for Mac ScanSnap Software: Fujitsu Global Rogue Amoeba | Loopback: Cable-Free Audio Routing Using Loopback to Play Audio Through a Pair of Studio Displays – 512 Pixels CleanMyMac X: The Best App to Clean Your Mac in No Time.
1 hr 42 min
February 05, 2023678: Sales and Studies, with Kerry Provenzano
Relay FM's VP of Sales drops by the show to talk about her Apple gear, keeping multiple projects going at once and why she has built much of her workflow around Airtable.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Sleep++ on the App Store AutoSleep Track Sleep on Watch on the App Store Kerry's Desk The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain - Amazon.com Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus Notion Spark Shared Threads: Discuss Emails With Your Team | Spark Help Center Set a Reminder | Slack Mac Power Users #677: Software Club: Fantastical - Relay FM Airtable Pipedrive Airtable + Slack Integration Salesforce Close CRM Locked Views - Overview | Airtable Support University of Cambridge Set up a Focus on Mac - Apple Support Obsidian Focused - Relay FM f.lux TextExpander Your wardrobe, digitised - Whering Whering - Digital Wardrobe on the App Store Flow State Creative Kerry | Remote Coworking for Creatives (@flowstatecreative) • Instagram photos and videos Kerry Provenzano | LinkedIn WalkingPad Official Store
1 hr 35 min
January 29, 2023677: Software Club: Fantastical
In this episode of the Software Club, David and Stephen talk about Fantastical and how it compares to Apple's default Calendar application. Michael Simmons then joins them to discuss Fantastical's history and the changes he's seen over the years.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback New Relay FM Merch Flexibits | Fantastical Flexibits | Flexibits Premium Fantastical Help | Adding Events and Tasks David's Many, Many, Many Calendar Sets Flexibits Help | Openings The Hyper-Scheduling Experiment - MacSparky Hyper-Scheduling Technology - MacSparky Michael Simmons (@macguitar) / Twitter Think Retro: RIP Rip, Mix, Burn | Macworld Ambrosia Software - Wikipedia Things - Cultured Code Chax for Mac OS X Flexibits - Cameras (2009 Archive) Flexibits - Fantastical (2011 Archive) Fantastical 2 for Mac Review: Reinvented - MacStories The New Fantastical Review - MacStories Slack Tweetbot: April 2011 - January 2023 Twitterrific: End of an Era Ivory for iOS CARROT Weather for iOS and Android Slopes for iOS Dark Noise 1Password Arc from The Browser Company SuperDuper!
1 hr 32 min
January 22, 2023676: Workflows with Kaitlin Salzke
Kaitlin Salzke is an accountant, student and programmer who has built a library of OmniFocus automations. This week she joins David and Stephen to talk about using Javascript for automation, working on a PC during the week and much more.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Kaitlin Salzke OmniFocus Plug-Ins – Kaitlin Salzke Jump Desktop forScore Zombies, Run! on the App Store Use Guided Access with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support Omni Automation WordBASIC - Wikipedia OmniFocus Workflows @ Learn OmniFocus – Kaitlin Salzke Supercharge OmniFocus — Kaitlin Salzke Dependency – Kaitlin Salzke Scheduling – Kaitlin Salzke Keyboard Maestro 10.2: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Alfred - Productivity App for macOS BetterTouchTool Mac Power Users #532: BetterTouchTool - Relay FM Bartender 4 Spaceman: A macOS app to view Spaces Castaway Typora Markdown Editor Anki Flashcards Flying Logic Software JustWatch Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes Spaceteam
1 hr 33 min
January 15, 2023675: Cruisin' with CarPlay
Gone are the days of using tapes, CDs and iPods in cars. Apple has taken center stage in most new cars sold as the iPhone replaced all of those older media sources in the car. This week, David and Stephen pack up and go on a tour of CarPlay.
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Submit Feedback iOS - CarPlay - Apple Intro to CarPlay and iPhone - Apple Support iOS - CarPlay - Available Models - Apple iPod Your BMW - Apple iPod - Your new car and your iPod get along so well. - Apple (IN) Apple - iPod - Accessories (2005) Use Siri in your car - Apple Support - iOS 12 Stephen's CarPlay Install How to Correct Siri's Pronunciation of Names - MacRumors Mac Power Users #662: Navigating Apple Maps - Relay FM Set up electric vehicle routing in Maps on iPhone - Apple Support Share your estimated time of arrival (ETA) in Maps on iPhone - Apple Support (TM) CarPlay - Apple Developer CarPlay App Programming Guide (PDF) Weather on the Way iOS app gets CarPlay support - 9to5Mac Broadcasts on the App Store Overcast on the App Store Best CarPlay apps to download on iPhone - 9to5Mac Use the Driving Focus on your iPhone - Apple Support Car Keys: A Feature That Lets You Unlock a Car With Your iPhone or Apple Watch - MacRumors
control an NFC-capable vehicle.
Add your car key to Apple Wallet on your iPhone or Apple Watch - Apple Support Apple Announces Multi-Display CarPlay With Integrated Speedometer, Climate Controls, and More - MacRumors Apple Launching All-New CarPlay Experience in 2023 With These 5 Key Features - MacRumors The most exciting WWDC preview could steer Apple in a whole new direction | Macworld Car companies haven’t figured out if they’ll let Apple CarPlay take over all the screens - The Verge Rivian - Electric Adventure Vehicles
1 hr 41 min

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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…