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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October 31, 2021612: macOS Monterey & MacBook Pro Impressions
David and Stephen review macOS Monterey and cover the features and changes it brings to the Mac. Then, the guys give their impressions of the new M1 Pro and M1 Max MacBook Pros.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments David's Upcoming Webinar: Using Apple's New Focus Modes Mac Power Users - YouTube macOS Monterey - Apple Some Monterey Features of Note — MacSparky macOS Monterey: The MacStories Review - MacStories macOS 12 Monterey Screenshots – 512 Pixels The Snow Leopard Moment – 512 Pixels Mac OS X 10.7 Lion Screenshots – 512 Pixels Mac Power Users #499: Backups and Updates - Relay FM Moom ‎BetterSnapTool on the Mac App Store macOS Monterey Features Dedicated Password Section in System Preferences, Built-In Authenticator and More - MacRumors Windows 11 Feature Focus: Snap Layouts - Thurrott.com Focus Mode and Contextual Computing — MacSparky Mac Power Users #592: WWDC 2021 and the Future of Mac Automation (Interview Transcription) – 512 Pixels WWDC 2021: Shortcuts for Mac – Six Colors Hyper Key Via BetterTouchTool — MacSparky In macOS Monterey, Finder learns a few new tricks – Six Colors macOS Monterey: Here Are All the Features Your Intel Mac Won't Support - MacRumors 14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack – Six Colors Stephen Hackett on Twitter: "Wow." Connected #369: MagTricky.com - Relay FM Eating Max Crow — MacSparky MacBook Pro M1 Max Initial Impressions — MacSparky Hey Mac, the Moose is Loose | WIRED
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1h 50min
October 20, 2021611: Unleashed, Indeed
This week, Stephen and David talk through Apple's new batch of MacBook Pros, powered by the M1 Pro and M1 Max systems on a chip.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Apple Event — October 18 - YouTube A Few Thoughts Following Apple's "Unleashed" Event — MacSparky Start Up: A song made from 45 years of Apple sounds - Apple on YouTube Introducing the next generation of AirPods - Apple AirPods - Compare Models - Apple Apple introduces HomePod mini in new bold and expressive colors - Apple Apple Outlines new “Voice” Music Plan – 512 Pixels Introducing M1 Pro and M1 Max: the most powerful chips Apple has ever built - Apple Steve Jobs introduces OS X Panther & Power Mac G5 WWDC 2003 - YouTube Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro - Apple New macOS 'Compatibility Mode' Options Let Developers Decide How Fullscreen Apps Handle the Notch - MacRumors How the Mouse Pointer Deals with the Notch on the MacBook Pro - MacRumors Bartender 4 - Take control of your Menu bar Apple's 140W Power Adapter is Company's First GaN Charger, Supports USB-C Power Delivery 3.1 - MacRumors A Slight Correction on Charging the 14-inch MacBook Pro
"14" can fast charge via TB, 16" can only fast charge via MagSafe."
Focal XS 2.1 Computer/iPod Speaker Review — MacSparky (from 2009) Harman Kardon SoundSticks III 2.1 Speaker System - Amazon.com Apple Trade In - Apple
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1h 49min
October 14, 2021610: iPad Workflows
Fresh off the release of iPadOS 15, David and Stephen cover the update's revised multitasking system and talk about some of their favorite workflows for the iPad.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments DEVONthink Field Guide MPU Talk Forums Mac Power Users #607: iOS & iPadOS 15 - Relay FM Use multitasking on your iPad - Apple Support Learn iPad keyboard shortcuts - Apple Support Think Globally: The iPad’s new universal keyboard shortcuts – Six Colors Tandy Portable Wordprocessor WP-2 The Keyboard & Using it - Apple's iPad Keyboard Dock - Anandtech Freewrite: Distraction-Free Writing Tools ‎Drafts on the App Store Drafts Field Guide iA Writer Obsidian Craft ‎MindNode on the App Store ‎Concepts on the App Store Amazon.com: Desk-Sized Post-it Notes ‎Linea Sketch on the App Store Trello The Extended Mind: The Power of Thinking Outside the Brain - Amazon.com 129: The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul – Bookworm How Star Trek artists imagined the iPad… nearly 30 years ago | Ars Technica ‎PDF Viewer - Annotation Expert on the App Store ‎LiquidText on the App Store Todoist OmniFocus - The Omni Group ‎Darkroom: Photo & Video Editor on the App Store ‎Pixelmator Photo on the App Store ‎Affinity Photo on the App Store ‎Waterlogue on the App Store Control spatial audio on AirPods with iPad - Apple Support Share audio with AirPods and Beats headphones from iPad - Apple Support ‎Reeder 5 on the App Store ‎Instapaper on the App Store ‎Amazon Kindle on the App Store Readwise The Next Chapter of Readwise: Our Own Reading App ‎Shortform on the App Store ‎Marvel Unlimited on the App Store reMarkable 2 ‎forScore on the App Store The New mini Has Absolved Me of iPad Guilt – 512 Pixels StayGo mini USB-C Hub – Twelve South HoverBar Duo – Twelve South
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1h 45min
October 10, 2021609: "Sir, Get out of the E-waste"
In this feedback episode, Stephen and David discuss recent updates to iWork, more on various editions of DEVONthink and go through some listener feedback.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Rosemary Orchard Add a custom email domain for iCloud Mail on iCloud.com - Apple Support Upgrade to iCloud+ - Apple Support Canary Mail Airmail Mimestream SaneBox AppleScript to Link to Apple Mail Message — MacSparky Hover Email Fastmail Apple unveils new features in iWork suite of productivity apps - Apple iWork comes alive with Keynote live-video features – Six Colors 605: File Management in the Cloud Era - Episodes - MPU Talk Apple Recycling Programs Hands-on: You can now run Windows 365 on iPad, and Microsoft even has an app for it - Software - MPU Talk Cloud Native Persistent Desktop Virtualization – Amazon WorkSpaces – Amazon Web Services Shadow Cloud Computing DEVONthink Editions DEVONtechnologies | Students and NPOs Testing the iPhone 13 Pro Camera System at Disneyland! - YouTube SAMSUNG 8TB SSD - Amazon Google Pixel 5a with 5G - Google Store Android 12 review: it’s mostly about the looks - The Verge
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1h 31min
October 03, 2021608: DEVONthink & New Apple Hardware
David's newest Field Guide covers DEVONthink, and this week he and Stephen discuss the application, some example uses and the basics anyone looking at it should know. After that, they review the new iPhone and iPad mini.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments DEVONthink Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS App developer Circus Ponies calls it quits Taking Smart Notes with DEVONthink DEVONthink Forums MindNode Obsidian Set up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support Interface Engineer on Twitter RE: 60Hz Refresh Testing the iPhone 13 Pro Camera System at Disneyland! - YouTube
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1h 43min
September 26, 2021607: iOS & iPadOS 15
iOS and iPadOS 15 have arrived, bringing new features to Apple's mobile devices, including Focus modes, Live Text, new Home screen widgets, Safari extensions and a lot more. David and Stephen discuss their experiences with the beta and outline what's best in this year's upgrade.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Relay FM for St. Jude 2021 Relay FM Podcastathon for St. Jude (2021) - YouTube Announcing the DEVONthink Field Guide — MacSparky iOS 15 - Apple These iOS 15 Features Aren't Available on the iPhone X or Older - MacRumors iOS and iPadOS 15: The MacStories Review - MacStories Review: iOS 15 does a lot with a little – Six Colors Get to know 1Password for Safari on your iPhone or iPad Overamped – Safari Extension to Redirect AMP Here are the best new Safari extensions to download for iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 - 9to5Mac iPadOS 15 - Apple iPadOS 15: A closer look – Six Colors A weak defense of the Series 3 - All this watchOS 8 - Apple watchOS 8: The MacStories Review - MacStories The bitter lawsuit hanging over the Apple Watch’s new swipe keyboard - The Verge
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1h 49min
September 19, 2021606: California Streaming
Apple has unveiled new versions of the iPhone, Apple Watch and a couple different iPads. This week, David and Stephen talk through the news and their thoughts on the new products.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Relay FM for St. Jude 2021 MacSparky Field Guides Apple's September 14, 2021 Keynote: By the Numbers - MacStories A few extra notes about Apple’s September 14 event – Six Colors Daring Fireball: Various Single-Paragraph Thoughts and Observations Regarding Yesterday’s ‘California Streaming’ Apple Event for the iPhones 13, Apple Watch Series 7, and New iPads Apple TV+ - Apple Upgrade - Relay FM Apple Updates the iPad mini and 10.2" iPad - MacStories Apple’s most popular iPad delivers even more performance and advanced features - Apple Apple unveils new iPad mini with breakthrough performance in stunning new design - Apple Chris Bailey (@Chris_Bailey) / Twitter Apple Watch Series 7: The MacStories Overview - MacStories Apple reveals Apple Watch Series 7, featuring the largest, most advanced display - Apple Apple Watch will now detect biking workouts, falls from bike when riding | TechCrunch Daring Fireball: Flat-Edged Apple Watch Series 7 Claim Chowder Daring Fireball: The Old Last-Minute Hardware Design Switcheroo Apple Fitness+ expands availability; adds new workouts and guided Meditation - Apple Compare iPhone Models - Apple The New iPhone 13 Lineup: The MacStories Overview - MacStories Apple introduces iPhone 13 and iPhone 13 mini - Apple Apple unveils iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max — more pro than ever before - Apple
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1h 37min
September 12, 2021605: File Management in the Cloud Era
Files and folders have been with the Mac user since the very beginning, but today, file management has gotten a lot more complicated. This week, Stephen and David tackle the topics of tags, search, backups, cloud services and more, all in the hope of untangling the mess that storage has become for so many.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Relay FM for St. Jude 2021 September is National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – 512 Pixels Two Years – 512 Pixels Mac OS X 10.3 Panther | Ars Technica
The section on "Labels."
Mac OS X 10.7 Lion: the Ars Technica review | Ars Technica
The "Document model" section.
Create or change a Smart Folder on Mac - Apple Support Mac Power Users #497: Spotlight, Alfred & LaunchBar - Relay FM Mac Power Users #481: Finder and Its Alternatives - Relay FM iDisk - Wikipedia View and restore past versions of documents on Mac - Apple Support What is AutoSave? - Office 365 Support Recover Older Versions of Files | Dropbox Help ForkLift 3 Path Finder DEVONtechnologies Documents X – Readdle
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1h 36min
September 05, 2021604: Workflows with Jay Miller
Jay Miller, from Relay's new Conduit podcast, joins to share some knowledge about the best workflows for video meetings, getting more out of the emerging Craft app and even more uses for a Mac mini.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Jay Miller Jay Miller (@kjaymiller) / Twitter Conduit - Relay FM Serenity on Setapp | Mute notification sounds NoNotify on Setapp | Per-app Do Not Disturb mode LumeCube | Portable, Durable, Powerful Lights for Photo and Video – Lume Cube, Inc. Key Light | elgato.com Reincubate Camo - Use your phone as a pro webcam, free EpocCam | elgato.com Cam Link 4K | elgato.com Make Presentations in Craft (The Best Export Format!) - YouTube Craft - Create Amazing Documents Welcome to Bunch - Bunch.app Automators #75: Bunches of Automation, with Jay Miller - Relay FM Hook – Links beat searching Pi-hole – Network-wide protection Install Docker Desktop on Mac | Docker Documentation Panic - Nova Panic - Shockingly Good Software. Deckset for Mac: Presentations from Markdown in No Time
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1h 39min
August 29, 2021603: Workin' with iWork
Starting with a pet project for Steve Jobs, all the way to a modern, web-infused set of applications across multiple platforms, iWork has expanded into a suite of tools more than capable of meeting almost anyone's needs. This week, Stephen and David talk through Keynote, Pages and Numbers, giving tips and comparing them to office suites offered by other companies.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Relay FM for St. Jude 2021 Make Apple Mail Dance iWork - Apple Introduction of Keynote by Steve Jobs - YouTube Apple Introducing Pages - YouTube Numbers Introduction - YouTube Apple Introduces Next Generation iWork and iLife Apps for OS X and iOS - Apple Open older iWork files in newer versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Apple Support macOS Monterey Hints at new iWork Icons – 512 Pixels Keynote - Apple Keynote - Official Apple Support The iMac G4 - 512 Pixels on YouTube Pages - Apple Pages - Official Apple Support Grammarly Numbers - Apple Numbers - Official Apple Support Apple Numbers Does Pivot Tables, so Would You Have Survived the Titanic? | by Will J Murphy, MBA Macworld 2009 - iWork.com Introduction - YouTube Apple WWDC 2013 - iWork for iCloud Introduction - YouTube Web-only access to iCloud - Apple Support About collaboration for Pages, Numbers, and Keynote - Apple Support
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1h 33min

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