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September 20, 2020554: Read-it-later Services
Read-it-later services can be a great way to save and enjoy an article later, away from the noise of social media or an overflowing RSS client. Then, a recap of Apple’s recent media event.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus news segments. Submit Feedback Relay FM for St. Jude Half a Million Dollars – 512 Pixels Siri Shortcuts Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides Add webpages to a Reading List - Apple Support Instapaper Pocket Pinboard: social bookmarking for introverts Raindrop.io — All-in-one bookmark manager GoodLinks — Save links effortlessly. View them later, from anywhere GoodLinks Review: A Flexible Read-it-Later Link Manager Packed with Automation Options - MacStories Roam Research – A note taking tool for networked thought. Readwise iPad Air - Apple Apple Watch Series 6 - Apple Buy Apple Watch Series 6 Bands - Apple Apple Watch - Compare Models - Apple Apple extends the Apple Watch experience to the entire family - Apple Apple One - Apple Apple Fitness+ - Apple
1 hr 40 min
September 13, 2020553: Sparky's Wrong ... Again
On this feedback episode, Stephen and David talk more about HomeKit, Dropbox, photo management and much, much more.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus news segments. Submit Feedback Relay FM for St. Jude Stephen Hackett on Twitter: "I can’t work here anymore..." Arlo: Wire-Free HD and HDR Smart Home Security Cameras iDevices Outdoor Switch eufy | Video Doorbell 2K Compare pricing for individuals - Dropbox iCloud Drive FAQ - Apple Support Share folders with iCloud Drive - Apple Support Transmit 5 andreafabrizi/Dropbox-Uploader: Dropbox Uploader Resilio Sync Rclone Thurston Deadville on Twitter: "@macpowerusers @macsparky @ismh One thing that never gets covered on Markdown is how to publish it straight to the web" Unlock the Power of RSS feeds with Devonthink Retrobatch, from Flying Meat ‎PhotoScan by Google Photos on the App Store Vintage and obsolete products - Apple Support Apple Collection – 512 Pixels TS3 Plus | Thunderbolt 3 Dock – CalDigit Here's why you should probably charge your MacBook Pro using the ports on its right side | iMore Thunderbolt 3 Ports on Right Side of 13-Inch MacBook Pro Have Reduced PCI Express Bandwidth - MacRumors Raindrop.io — All-in-one bookmark manager Keysmith Automators #42: Toolbox Pro with Alex Hay - Relay FM Ecamm Live - Powerful Live Streaming Platform for Mac The best free live streaming software on Windows and Mac | Streamlabs Streaks — The to-do list that helps you form good habits. For iOS. Productive — Habits & daily goals tracker Unwind - Deep Breathing Exercises
1 hr 26 min
September 06, 2020552: HomeKit in 2020, with Mikah Sargent
Since its introduction, HomeKit has steadily grown into a wide-reaching ecosystem for smart home devices. This week, Stephen and David talk with Mikah Sargent about HomeKit hardware and software, as well as ways to extend it.
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Guest Starring:
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus news segments. Submit Feedback Relay FM for St. Jude Mikah Sargent (@mikahsargent) / Twitter Mikah Sargent - TWiT Clockwise - Relay FM TS3 Plus | Thunderbolt 3 Dock – CalDigit Apple Thunderbolt Display - Wikipedia iOS - Home - Apple iOS - Home Accessories - Apple HomeKit: The ultimate guide to Apple home automation | iMore LG UltraFine 5K Display - Apple ‘Sonoma Aroma’ Filling North Bay Noses With Smell – CBS San Francisco Gilroy, “the garlic capital of the world” Ecamm Live ATEM Mini | Blackmagic Design Key Light | elgato.com Cam Link 4K | elgato.com Reincubate Camo How HomeKit's software authentication works | iMore Set up your HomePod, Apple TV, or iPad as a home hub - Apple Support Philips Hue Lights Wi-Fi enabled LED smart lights - LIFX.com Caséta by Lutron iDevices Switch | Connected Plug iHome Smart Home Switches Hue Play HDMI Sync Box Sync Hue Lights With Your TV/PS4/Xbox - Mikah on YouTube iDevices Outdoor Switch | HomeKit Enabled Plug for Outdoors August Smart Locks Premis Touch Screen Smart Door Lock with Apple HomeKit Technology | Kwikset Yale Assure SL review, or: How I learned to stop worrying and embrace the Smart Lock – Six Colors Best HomeKit Garage Door Openers in 2020 | iMore SmartThermostat ecobee Logitech Circle 2 Home Security Camera, Indoor/Outdoor HD Camera eufy Security Cameras Use HomeKit Secure Video - Apple Support Differences Between eufyCam Models HomeCam for HomeKit HomeRun for HomeKit Home+ for HomeKit Automation Home+ Automation Details Nanoleaf Canvas : Nanoleaf.me Homebridge How to connect incompatible accessories to HomeKit using Homebridge | iMore Hoobs Starling Home Hub chihuahua.coffee — Mikah Sargent
1 hr 55 min
August 30, 2020551: Writing Music for the Picture Business, with David Metzger
David and Stephen are joined by orchestrator and composer David Metzger, whose resume includes Frozen, Muppets Most Wanted, The Avengers and more. He shares his setup, which includes multiple Macs, numerous applications and a full-blown orchestra.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus news segments. Submit Feedback Relay FM for St. Jude Dave Metzger's Website Dave Metzger - IMDb David's Desk Maynard Ferguson - Wikipedia Apple II Atari ST - Wikipedia Finale | Music Notation Software That Lets You Create Your Way Mac SE | Low End Mac Music Notation Software - Sibelius - Avid Macintosh Centris - Wikipedia Music creation software: Cubase | Steinberg The Macintosh Clones | Low End Mac Vienna Ensemble Pro - Vienna Symphonic Library Apple Mac Pro review (2013) - The Verge Thunderbay 4 Mini - OWC Digital Metagrid Stream Deck | elgato.com Write scores with Dorico | Steinberg Keyboard Maestro Wacom GoodReader forScore TouchOSC Loupedeck CT OSCulator SlimBlade™ Trackball | Kensington
1 hr 39 min
August 23, 2020550: The World of RSS
RSS can bring news, blog posts and even podcasts to you, without needing to visit a bunch of different website. This week, Stephen and David talk about the rise of numerous RSS services and apps they've seen over the last few years and what they use.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus news segments. Submit Feedback Contextual Computing with Keyboard Maestro Relay FM for St. Jude RSS - Wikipedia Feedly Feedly for Business Meet Leo, Your AI Research Assistant – Feedly Blog Feedbin Subscribe to Email Newsletters in Feedbin
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Feed Wrangler NewsBlur Inoreader ‎Reeder 4 on the Mac App Store The Best RSS Reader for Mac - The Sweet Setup NetNewsWire: Free and Open Source RSS Reader for Mac and iOS ReadKit - Have all your reading in one place ‎Reeder 4 on the App Store Unread: An RSS Reader ‎NetNewsWire: RSS Reader on the App Store Unread: An RSS Reader Fiery Feeds ‎lire (Full-text RSS) on the App Store Michael Tsai - Blog - Apple News No Longer Supports RSS Publishing on Apple News - Apple Developer Stephen's "Inspect RSS Feed" Shortcut
1 hr 23 min
August 16, 2020549: Brett Terpstra's New Robe
Brett Terpstra returns to the show to talk about the Touch Bar, regular expressions, Markdown and what Apple Silicon Macs will mean for macOS applications and utilities.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus news segments. Submit Feedback BrettTerpstra.com Brett Terpstra / Twitter Marked 2 - Smarter tools for smarter writers Ultimate Hacking Keyboard Mac Power Users #532: BetterTouchTool - Relay FM GoldenChaos-BTT: The complete Touch Bar UI replacement - Setup/Preset Sharing / GoldenChaos - BetterTouchTool Community iTerm2 - macOS Terminal Replacement Developer Transition Kit (DTK) Specs Touché - Touch bar for everyone macOS Big Sur Preview - Apple ‎Capo 3 on the Mac App Store Use the Measure app on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch ‎RoomScan Pro Regex 101 ‎Patterns - The Regex App on the Mac App Store ‎RegExRX on the Mac App Store Automators #34: Getting Cozy with Regular Expressions - Relay FM An introduction to regular expressions – O’Reilly TextMate Renamer - Batch File Renamer for Mac RegExr Website ‎Expressions on the Mac App Store Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 13 Hazel for Mac TextExpander Hook – Find without searching Get More out of Markdown – Hook Bunch - BrettTerpstra.com Firefox Workona | A better way to work in the browser Choosy: A smarter default browser for macOS Mac Power Users #548: Jumping Into Markdown - Relay FM MailMate Markdown Service Tools - BrettTerpstra.com New in the Markdown Service Tools: in-place Markdown to RTF - BrettTerpstra.com nvUltra - Searchable, portable, MultiMarkdown notes The Missing Package Manager for macOS (or Linux) — Homebrew Here’s why Apple believes it’s an AI leader—and why it says critics have it all wrong | Ars Technica Karabiner Descript | Create podcasts, videos, and transcripts 20 Macs for 2020 - Relay FM DaVinci Resolve 16 | Blackmagic Design Affinity – Professional Creative Software Systematic Overtired Contextual Computing with Keyboard Maestro
1 hr 18 min
August 09, 2020548: Jumping Into Markdown
From jotting quick notes to writing for the web, Markdown has become a very popular choice for formatting plain text. It's syntax is human-readable and easy to learn. This week, David and Stephen teach Markdown 101 and more.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus news segments. Submit Feedback Daring Fireball: Markdown Mac Power Users #466: John Gruber Returns - Relay FM Daring Fireball: Markdown Syntax Documentation Daring Fireball: Markdown Web Dingus Markdown Field Guide — MacSparky MultiMarkdown MultiMarkdown v6 Syntax Guide Markdown Tables Generator CommonMark Reference CriticMarkup Mastering Markdown · GitHub Guides Formatting Text | Slack Byword Drafts Ulysses Grammarly Marked 2 Markdown Service Tools - BrettTerpstra.com Tot BBEdit 13 1Writer MarsEdit 4 Mac Power Users #478: Journaling with Day One - Relay FM Roam Research
1 hr 14 min
August 02, 2020547: Of a Certain Age, with Jim Metzendorf
This week, the editor of Mac Power Users, Jim Metzendorf, talks to Stephen and David about his background in audio and photography, and how the gear and workflows have changed in those fields over the years.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus news segments. Submit Feedback Jim Metzendorf (@jmetzendorf) / Twitter Jim Metzendorf (@jmetzendorf) • Instagram photos and videos ‎Concertino da camera for Alto Saxophone and 11 Instruments: I. Allegro con moto by Eugene Rousseau, Paul Kuentz & Paul Kuentz Chamber Orchestra on Apple Music Avid Sweetwater UA Audio Interfaces SM7B - Vocal Microphone Neumann TLM 103 Large-diaphragm Condenser Microphone SHURE BETA® 87A NEUMANN KMS 105 SHURE Beta 57A and Beta 58A Comparison What’s the Difference Between Dynamic and Condenser Microphones? – Musicians HQ What is Phantom Power & Why Do I Need It? Scarlett | Focusrite SM58® - Dynamic Vocal Microphone NEUMANN NDH 20 Headphones ATH-M50x Professional Monitor Headphones || Audio-Technica MDR-7506 Professional Headphones - Sony Pro Sennheiser HD 280 PRO – Professional Monitoring Headphones Audio recording and editing software | Adobe Audition Logic Pro - Apple Dithering iZotope RX 7 Overview Rogue Amoeba | Audio Hijack: Record Any Audio on MacOS Rogue Amoeba | Fission: Fast & Lossless Audio Editing GarageBand for Mac - Apple Audacity REAPER | Audio Production Without Limits Levelator Lives — MacSparky Forecast: Podcast MP3 Chapter Encoder — Overcast Reconcilable Differences - Relay FM Kodak DCS - Wikipedia ‎Adobe Lightroom for iPad on the App Store Astropad Studio | Turn your iPad into a professional drawing tablet Pixelmator Photo Affinity Photo for iPad – Real Photo Editing for iPad Final Cut Pro X - Apple forScore Spitfire Audio Summer Sale Roland - Aerophone AE-10 | Digital Wind Instrument FreshBooks Microsoft OneNote Guest Post: Markdown is the new Word 5.1 – 512 Pixels Edovia - Screens Markdown Linker for Safari Daring Fireball: Markdown Web Dingus Luna Display Downie YouTube Premium - YouTube
1 hr 32 min
July 26, 2020546: The Best Listeners
On this feedback show, David and Stephen go through some listener email, revisit notes apps and discuss remote troubleshooting iOS devices.
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More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus news segments. Submit Feedback Mac Power Users #544: The Notes Roundup - Relay FM The Notes Roundup - Episodes - MPU Talk Livescribe :: Never Miss A Word Notability GoodNotes Drafts DEVONtechnologies Dropbox OWC Mercury Elite Pro Mini 0GB Storage Enclosure OWC 2.0M Thunderbolt 3 USB-C Cable Optical Thunderbolt 3 Cables Begin Rolling Out in Lengths Up to 50 Meters - MacRumors Amazon.com: CalDigit TS3 Plus Thunderbolt 3 Dock StayGo USB-C Hub – Twelve South Use tvOS Control Center - Apple Support A Mac-based miracle - All this Safari Web Extensions | Apple Developer Documentation Amazon.com: Zoom H1n Portable Recorder Record audio in QuickTime Player on Mac - Apple Support Mac Power Users #534: The Business of Emoji, with Jeremy Burge - Relay FM First Look: New Emojis Coming to iOS in 2020 Share screens using Messages on Mac - Apple Support How to screen share w/ iPhone, iPad, Mac plus remote control - 9to5Mac TeamViewer: iOS screen sharing for remotely supporting iPhone and iPadShare the screen of an iPhone or iPad for remote support of Apple devices iOS Screen Sharing – Zoom Help Center Accidental Tech Podcast Amazon.com: Replacement Memory Foam Ear Tips Buds for Airpods Pro Stephen Hackett on Instagram: “Summer is here.” Amazon.com: Original Lensball Pro 80mm
1 hr 40 min
July 19, 2020545: State of the Apple Watch
The Apple Watch has undergone massive changes since its introduction in 2014. This week, Stephen and David review some of that history, then launch into a conversation of the platform's strengths and weaknesses and how they use their Watches.
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Watch Apps Mentioned
CarrotWeather
Todoist
Overcast
WatchSmith
Drafts
Strava
OmniFocus
PCalc
Sleep++
Sleep Cycle
Fantastical
CalZones
Due
Geneva Moon
Pedometer++
theScore
More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus news segments. Submit Feedback Apple Unveils Apple Watch—Apple’s Most Personal Device Ever - Apple Apple Special Event 2014 - Apple Watch Introduction - YouTube Send a Digital Touch from Apple Watch - Apple Support Apple Keynote Apple Watch, Macbook 2015 - YouTube Mac Power Users #543: A Developer's Summer, with Underscore David Smith - Relay FM Review: Three Months of Apple Watch – 512 Pixels Flashback #10: Pebble - Relay FM World's most spoiled dog scores two Apple Watch Editions | Cult of Mac Fluoroelastomer - Wikipedia Apple Watch Bands - Apple Review: Clockwork Synergy NATO Apple Watch Band – 512 Pixels Building Custom Apple Watch Faces — MacSparky The Weird World of Apple Watch Workout Artwork – 512 Pixels Add an Alarm on Apple Watch - Apple Support Mac Power Users #494: Our Home Offices - Relay FM
1 hr 43 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…