Mac Power Users

Katie and David talk about their individual Mac and iOS setups.

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Links for this episode:

• MacBook Air
  
• iMac
  
• Magic Trackpad
  
• Magic Mouse
  
• BetterTouchTool
  
• Matias Tactile Pro 3
  
• Shawn Blanc's Clicky Keyboard Post
  
• daskeyboard
  
• David's Keyboard Deathmatch Post
  
• Microsoft Natural Keyboard
  
• Printopia 2
  
• AirPort Express
  
• Time Capsule
  
• Fujitsu ScanSnap
  
• Doxie Scanner
  
• Drobo FS
  
• Macworld Western Digital Thunderbolt Drive Review
  
• Focal XS 2.1 Speakers
  
• Mac Mini Server
  
• CrashPlan
  
• OmniFocus
  
• Xmarks
  
• Mac Mini Server Tricks
  
• SpanSieve
  
• Tom Bihn Ristretto
  
• Stubby USB Cables
  
• Kingston Wi-Drive
  
• Richard Solo Batteries
  
• Brenthaven Bags
  
• PlugBug
  
• MPU 22: Travel with Your Mac
  
• CallPod
  
• Apple TV
  
• Zagg Folio and Invisible Shield
  
• MPU 071: Harry McCracken's iPad
  
• HyperMac Batteries
  
• Google Apps for Business
  
• Ethan Schoonover's Solarized
  
• David's OmniFocus Siri Videos
  
• Drafts for iPhone
  
• CloudOn
  
• DEVONsphere
  

Yuvi Zalkow joins Katie and David to explain how he uses Apple technologies to write his novel and produce some delightful videos.

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Yuvi Zalkow

Links for this episode:

• YuviZalkow.com
  
• Yuvi's New Yorker Video
  
• Yuvi's List Video
  
• Yuvi's Presentation Video
  
• Yuvi's Obsession x Voice Video
  
• Yuvi's Scrivener Video
  
• Jot Pro Pen
  
• WireTap Studio
  
• SketchBook Pro
  
• BetterTouchTool
  
• iStopMotion
  
• Byword
  
• Levelator
  
• Scrivener
  
• Scrivener for iPad
  
• OmniFocus
  
• Paper
  
• Reeder
  
• Don McAllister's Screenflow Screencast
  
• Frameographer
  
• ToonBoom
  
• Wacom Bamboo Tablet
  
• Writer Unboxed
  

David and Katie cover mind mapping, outlining, and their use.

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Byword

Links for this episode:

• David's Macworld Article on OPML
  
• Hypercritical - Talking to the Bear
  
• Wikipedia on Mind Mapping
  
• MindNode
  
• NovaMind
  
• iThoughts
  
• iThoughts and Siri
  
• Scrivener
  
• Writing Kit
  
• Agile Blog
  
• Solarized
  
• Wikipedia on OPML
  
• OmniOutliner for Mac
  
• OmniOutliner for iPad
  
• Tree Outliner
  
• David's article on Omni Sync
  
• MPU 34 - Keynote
  
• MacStories on iCloud's First Six Months
  
• Macworld Article on AirDrop
  

Brett Terpstra joins David and Katie to discuss how he uses his Apple technology to program, write, and make music.

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Brett Terpstra

Links for this episode:

• Brett Terpstra.com
  
• Marked App
  
• nvALT
  
• Notational Velocity
  
• Brett's iTextEditor Roundup
  
• Markdown Service Tools
  
• Apptivate
  
• Dr. Drang
  
• Macdrifter
  
• MoodBlast
  
• Simplenote
  
• Notesy
  
• Notely
  
• Delibar
  
• Droplr
  
• Favs
  
• MultiMarkdown
  
• Found
  
• Espresso
  
• SynergyKM
  
• miniSynth PRO
  
• SynthTronica
  
• Pinboard
  
• FastScripts
  
• Sanebox
  
• Shawn Blanc on Tech Miscapitalizations
  
• Sublime Text
  
• Cosmonaut Stylus
  
• MPU 37: Markdown
  

Katie and David cover spring cleaning your Mac.

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Links for this episode:

• Mail Steward
  
• Email Archiver
  
• TuneRanger
  
• A Better Master Password
  
• Dishwashing Your Keyboard
  
• Doug's Scripts
  
• Cleaning Your iTunes Library
  
• MPU 52 - Getting Ready for Lion
  
• MPU 38 - iTunes Intensive
  
• MPU 66 - iTunes Match
  
• MPU 49 - Mac Maintenance
  
• iSkins
  
• Data Liberation
  

Katie and David cover the latest release of one of their favorite Mac utilities, Hazel 3.0, with the basics and some of their favorite Hazel workflows.

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Links for this episode:

• Noodlesoft Hazel
  
• Macworld Hazel 3 Review
  
• Practically Efficient TextExpander-Hazel Workflow
  
• Merlin Mann on sending sensitive stuff
  
• Yuvi Zalkow
  
• Safari OmniBar
  
• MacDrifter Blogs with Hazel
  
• MacDrifter Imports to Aperture with Hazel
  
• MacSparky on Sorting Documents with Hazel
  
• Noodlesoft Forums
  
• MacSparky's Magic Install Disk
  
• Google's Background Noise Patent
  
• How Tom Henderson Divorced Google
  

Kourosh Dini, physician and author of "Creating Flow with OmniFocus", joins David.

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The Omni Group

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Kourosh Dini

Links for this episode:

• Creating Flow with OmniFocus
  
• PDFpen Pro
  
• Launchbar
  
• Hazel
  
• Scrivener
  
• Kourosh's Home Screen Post
  
• Print to PDF post
  
• DEVONthink
  
• DEVONthink's appreciation curve
  
• Don Murray, Writer
  
• Kourosh's OmniFocus Screencast, Communication Perspective
  

Katie and David discuss what is going on with Google and alternative services if you are ready to jump ship.

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With productivity boosters like TextExpander and PDFpen, smile makes you a Mac Power User

Links for this episode:

• Google's Privacy Policy
  
• MPU 58, Browser Wars
  
• The Scorpian and the Frog
  
• Google Mocality Shenanigans
  
• MacSparky, Degrees of Free
  
• 5by5, Kinda Critical
  
• The EFF on Google's Privacy Policy
  
• Google Privacy Policy Survival Guide
  
• MacDrifter on Getting Off Google
  
• MacSparky, Dumping Google Search
  
• Fever RSS Alternative
  
• MPU 69, Browser Wars
  
• iCloud
  
• Fantastical
  
• Cozio
  
• Mint Analytics
  
• Woopra
  
• Katie Floyd on Obi
  
• Ooma
  
• TextExpander Meetings
  
• Reflections App
  
• AirParrot
  

David and Katie chat with developer Daniel Jalkut to discuss how he uses his Mac to run a software company and the tools he uses to develop applications for the Mac and iOS.

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Daniel Jalkut

Links for this episode:

• Xcode
  
• Mercurial Version Control
  
• Clarion
  
• BBEdit
  
• Accessorizer
  
• MAMP (Mac-based web hosting for testing)
  
• Jenkins "continuous integration"
  
• AppleScript with FastScripts
  
• FogBugz
  
• TextExpander
  
• rooSwitch
  
• MarsEdit
  
• Mint Analytics
  
• Audio Hijack Pro
  

David and Katie cover solutions for controlling Macs and PCs remotely with Macs, iPads, and iPhones.

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Links for this episode:

• Apple Remote Access and Back to My Mac
  
• Back to My Mac User Guide
  
• Multi-User Scren Sharing on the Mac
  
• Apple Remote Desktop
  
• Air Drop Support Article
  
• Macworld on Air Drop and Screen Sharing
  
• Macworld on Mountain Lion Messages
  
• Microsoft RDC
  
• CoRD
  
• Wikipedia on VNC
  
• Chicken of the VNC
  
• Real VNC
  
• LogMeIn
  
• LogMeIn iOS App
  
• GoToMyPC
  
• Skype
  
• Screens
  
• Jump Desktop
  
• iTeleport
  
• Splashtop
  
• Teamviewer
  
• Ted Landau on iOS RTF Support
  
• Audacity
  
• Dragon Express