Mac Power Users

David and Katie discuss what to do when the worst things happen to your tech. We'll discuss malware, compromised passwords, stolen devices and more and what what you can do to prepare now to be ready when disaster strikes.

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Fracture

Links for this episode:

• The Safe Mac
  
• Remove unwanted adware that displays pop-up ads and graphics on your Mac - Apple Support
  
• The Safe Mac » Adware Removal Guide
  
• Contact Lockscreen Info on the App Store on iTunes
  
• If your Mac is lost or stolen - Apple Support
  
• If your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch is lost or stolen - Apple Support
  
• Report a lost or stolen Apple product - Apple Support
  
• The Safe Mac » What to do if your Apple ID has been hacked
  
• Jettison
  
• How to make a bootable OS X 10.10 Yosemite install drive | Macworld
  
• OS X: About Recovery Disk Assistant - Apple Support
  create a bootable OS X installer
  

David and Katie dive deep into the new Workflow.app and discuss how it's a game changer for iOS Automation and provide sample workflows.

Our exclusive sponsor for this episode: Smile:
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Links for this episode:

• Workflow | Powerful automation made simple.
  
• iTunes Link: Workflow: Powerful Automation Made Simple
  
• MacSparky Workflow Video Field Guide
  
• Workflow 1.1: Deeper iOS Automation – MacStories
  
• Shownote Links
  
• techEDvance - Create Affiliate Links on iOS with Workflow
  
• Audio Idea
  
• Where Next?
  
• Share 1 Week
  
• Share 1 Day
  
• Send Pic Everywhere
  
• Payroll Example
  
• Replacing Fast Text with Workflow — Liss is More
  
• ETA To Home
  
• AirDrop & Delete Screenshot
  
• An update to the YouTube to Huffduffer workflow — 512 Pixels
  
• Pedro Lobo - Time Sensitive Dropbox Shared Links — There's a Workflow for That.
  
• Workflow (iOS): Server Commands - Home - Thought Asylum
  
• Workflow (iOS): A Workflow to Download Images (Jay Mantri) - Home - Thought Asylum
  
• Using Workflow.app to Save Expenses to Evernote
  

David and Katie talk with former Apple Genius Joe Ciati about troubleshooting your Mac. We discuss removing adware, explain Activity Monitor and Console, how to diagnose hardware and software problems and when you can attempt to fix something yourself and when its time to call a pro.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

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Joe Caiati

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

Links for this episode:

• dot info
  
• Diagnostics & Usage
  
• Joe Caiati (@JoeCaiati) | Twitter
  
• Be your own Genius — 512 Pixels
  
• 235: Workflows with Stephen Hackett | Mac Power Users
  Katie and David sit down with Stephen Hackett of 512pixels.net to discuss his previous life as an Apple Genius, how he juggles a day job, Relay.fm and being Editor-in-Chief of the Sweet setup with his family life, his love of old Macs and more.

David and Katie discuss the state of iCloud in 2015, where you should trust it, where you should take a pass, how it integrates with other services and peek at the new Photos.app.

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Sanebox

Links for this episode:

• Apple - iCloud - Everything you love, everywhere you go.
  
• MPU 042: Contacts and Calendars | Mac Power Users
  In this episode, Katie and David tackle managing contacts and calendars on your Mac and iOS Devices.
  

David and Katie talk with Bonni Stachowiak, a professor at Vanguard University about providing better feedback, they also follow-up with listener comments about financial management apps, clarify FileVault, share their thoughts on antivirus, discuss upgrading your Mac with an SSD and share listener tips and tricks.

Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!

SmileTyping more with less effort using TextExpander on OS X and iOS makes you a Mac Power User.

The Omni GroupWe're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.

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Bonni Stachowiak

Links for this episode:

• Teaching In Higher Ed
  
• Bonni Stachowiak, Ed.D. | Vanguard University | Business
  
• Could Video Feedback Replace the Red Pen? – Wired Campus
  
• grading Archives - Teaching In Higher Ed
  
• Tapes for Mac – Share Screencasts Fast
  
• Screenflow - Screencasting and Video Editing Software
  
• Screen Capture Software for Windows, Mac, and Chrome | Snagit
  
• TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time
  
• PDFpen: Mac PDF Editor - Edit, Sign, and Correct PDFs
  
• Mac Power Users - Community - Google+
  
• MPU Google + Community Thread
  
• Folderize - Sync nvALT notes to nested folders - BrettTerpstra.com
  
• 236: Managing Digital Finances | Mac Power Users
  David and Katie talk best practices and discuss the various tools available to manage your finances online.
  

Katie and David sit down with Adam Christianson of the Maccast podcast, one of the first Mac podcasts, to talk about his history with Apple, life as a programer, experiences through the years podcasting and Mac User Groups.

Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!

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Adam Christianson

Links for this episode:

• The MacCast
  
• Adam Christianson (@maccast) | Twitter
  
• Apple IIGS - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• Macintosh IIfx - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
  
• The Mac Observer
  
• ExpressionEngine / EllisLab
  
• TextMate — The Missing Editor for Mac OS X
  
• Sublime Text: The text editor you'll fall in love with
  
• CodePen - Front End Developer Playground & Code Editor in the Browser
  
• PHP IDE :: JetBrains PhpStorm
  
• Navicat GUI | DB Admin Tool for MySQL
  
• GitHub · Build software better, together.
  
• Your Mac Life
  
• Feedly
  
• Feedbin
  
• Reeder App
  
• ReadKit - Have all your reading in one place
  
• Mr. Reader - RSS News Reader for your iPad
  
• Newsify: RSS News Reader for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad
  
• OmniOutliner - The Omni Group
  
• Reinvented Software - Feeder for Mac
  
• TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility
  
• Time Tracking & Invoicing | Billings Pro | Marketcircle
  
• xScope
  

David and Katie run down their ten must have Mac Apps and 10 utilities for any Mac Power User

Our exclusive sponsor for this episode: Smile:
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Links for this episode:

• The first 10 apps to install on your brand-new Mac | Macworld
  
• Lifehacker Pack for Mac: Our List of the Essential Mac Apps
  
• The best apps for your new Mac | The Verge
  
• Dropbox
  
• Transporter Your Own Unlimited Private Cloud
  
• Use symbolic links in a Dropbox folder - Mac OS X Hints
  
• Noodlesoft | Hazel
  
• MPU 047: Dropbox Awesomeness | Mac Power Users
  
• MPU 025: Geeking Out With Hazel | Mac Power Users
  In this episode, David and Katie talk about how to keep your Mac clean and organized using Noodlesoft’s Hazel. Hazel watches folders and runs actions based on specific criteria to take action on the folder items. Hazel also keeps your Mac tidy by throwing away left-over bits of deleted programs and helping you to manage your trash.
  

John Siracusa returns to Mac Power Users to update us on how his workflows have changed and life as an iPhone owner.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

The Omni GroupWe're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.

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John Siracusa

Links for this episode:

• John Siracusa (@siracusa) | Twitter
  
• Hypercritical
  
• Accidental Tech Podcast
  
• The Incomparable - a podcast from The Incomparable
  
• MPU 087: Workflows with John Siracusa | Mac Power Users
  
• John Siracusa | Ars Technica
  
• John Siracusa - Google+
  
• 5by5 | Hypercritical
  
• Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 11
  
• Bare Bones Software | Yojimbo
  
• Simplenote
  Simplenote iTunes Link
  
  

David and Katie talk best practices and discuss the various tools available to manage your finances online.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

SmileTyping more with less effort using TextExpander on OS X and iOS makes you a Mac Power User.

Gazelle

1PasswordHave you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore.

MindNode

Links for this episode:

• Apple - Apple Pay
  
• The MacCast » Blog Archive » Maccast 2014.09.24 – Three Amigos
  
• Home Depot blames security breach on Windows, senior executives given new MacBooks and iPhones | 9to5Mac
  
• CurrentC
  
• CurrentC Is The Big Retailers’ Clunky Attempt To Kill Apple Pay And Credit Card Fees | TechCrunch
  
• How to use Passbook: The ultimate guide | iMore
  
• Use Passbook in iOS - Apple Support
  
• PayPal Mobile Apps
  
• Credit Card Processing and Business Solutions | Square
  
• Saddleback Leather Wallets
  
• Shop Smarter with CardStar - Mobile Rewards from Constant Contact
  
• Key Ring | The iPhone and Android app for loyalty cards, coupons, and shopping lists
  
• Stocard - The Loyalty Card App
  
• Creating My Own Digital Wallet — KatieFloyd.me
  
• Six Colors: Battery life: Apple's solving for x
  
• SurfacePad for iPhone 6 - Twelve South
  
• BookBook for iPhone 6 - Twelve South
  
• iPhone 6 Wallet Case, iPhone 6 Wally Wallet Case | Distil Union
  
• QuickBooks for Mac Accounting Software - Intuit
  
• iBank is Our Favorite App for Managing Personal Finances
  
• iBank 5: Dr Mac Can Finally Say Goodbye to Quicken - The Mac Observer
  
• MoneyWell - Personal Finance Software for Mac and iPhone
  
• 234: MPU Live: Control-Space is Wrong | Mac Power Users
  
• Moneydance - Personal Finance Manager
  
• You Need A Budget: The Best Personal Finance App for iPhone
  
• Mint: Money, Bill Pay, Credit Score & Investing
  
• Personal Capital: Online Personal Finance Software and Apps
  
• TextExpander Snippets — MacSparky
  

Katie and David sit down with Stephen Hackett of 512pixels.net to discuss his previous life as an Apple Genius, how he juggles a day job, Relay.fm and being Editor-in-Chief of the Sweet setup with his family life, his love of old Macs and more.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

1PasswordHave you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore.

Drobo

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Stephen Hackett

Links for this episode:

• 512 Pixels
  512 Pixels on Twitter