Mac Power Users

In this episode Katie and David talk with Screencasting guru Don McAllister to discuss how he produces weekly tutorials for Mac and iOS and how he runs a home based business on his Mac.

Don McAllister

Links for this episode:

• ScreenCastsOnline
  
• Don on Twitter
  
• Don's Blog
  
• Mac Tutorials
  
• iOS Tutorials
  
• switch Res X
  
• Screenflow
  
• Camtasia
  
• Final Cut Pro X
  
• Compressor
  
• Motion
  
• Handbrake
  
• Libsyn
  
• Black Magic Intensity Extreme
  
• Frame Grabber
  
• Fast Spring
  
• TextExpander
  
• Mail Act On
  
• Drobo
  
• SCO Tutor for Mac - Lion
  
• SCO Tutor for Mac - Mac
  
• SCO Tutor for Mac - iPad
  
• SCO Tutor for iPad - Lion
  
• SCO Tutor for iPad - Mac
  
• SCO Tutor for iPad - iPad
  
• Launchbar
  
• Alfred
  
• TextSoap
  
• ScreenCastsOnline Episode Featuring Crashplan
  

Katie and David go soup to nuts on how they produce the Mac Power Users Podcast

Links for this episode:

• Merlin's First Workflow Show
  
• Better 1Password Master Passwords
  
• Darren Rolfe's Comic
  
• Jory Raphael
  
• Instacast
  
• RSS Explained
  
• Blubrry Podcast Hosting
  
• Libsyn
  
• CacheFly
  
• Archive.org
  
• Feedburner
  
• Heil Microphones
  
• Blue Yeti
  
• Blue Spark Digital
  
• MacReviewCast
  
• Typical Mac User
  
• Shure X2u XLR Connector
  
• Skype Call Recorder
  
• Piezo
  
• GarageBand
  
• SoundSoap
  
• Levelator
  
• OmniOutliner
  
• iThoughtsHD
  
• David's Post on TextExpander + OmniFocus
  
• Merlin Mann and John Gruber talk about passion and voice
  
• David's OmniFocus Screencasts
  
• 37 Signals
  
• Safari YouTube Downloader
  
• Evom
  
• Grappler
  
• Keepvid.com
  

Colleen Wainwright from Communicatrix.com joins Katie and David to talk about how she gets ahead with Apple technologies.

Smile, Sourcebits, and Shopify.

Colleen Wainwright

Links for this episode:

• The Communicatrix
  
• Colleen on Twitter
  
• 50 for 50
  
• WriteGirl
  
• Duarte
  
• Simplicity is Bliss Context Post
  
• Evernote
  
• WordPress
  
• SquareSpace
  
• OmniFocus
  
• TextEdit
  
• nvALT
  
• MarsEdit
  
• Dragon Express
  
• Mailplane
  
• Rapportive Gmail Plugin
  
• VueScan
  
• BusyCal
  
• Eye-Fi
  
• If This Then That
  
• Scrivener
  
• LaunchBar
  
• Rescue Time
  
• Instapaper
  

Technologizer's Harry McCracken joins David and Katie to explain how he primarily relies on his iPad for getting work done.

Harry McCracken

Links for this episode:

• Technologizer
  
• Harry's Post about the iPad
  
• ZaggFolio Case
  
• Blogsy App
  
• Pages for iPad
  
• Hootsuite
  
• QuickBooks Online
  
• Wordpress
  
• OneNote
  
• PicTransfer
  
• PhotoForge2
  
• TouchDraw
  
• OmniGraffle for iPad
  
• Apple Keynote Remote App
  
• Harry on Twitter
  
• Choosey
  

Apple automation guru, Ben Waldie, joins David and Katie to discuss incorporating Automator and AppleScript into your Mac workflows.

MindNode and Sourcebits.

Ben Waldie

Links for this episode:

• Ben Waldie on Twitter
  
• Automated Workflows
  
• Automator for Mac
  
• Automator Visual QuickStart
  
• Automated Workflow Tips
  
• Automator File Action Pack
  
• Automator Text Action Pack
  
• Mac Automation Made Simple
  
• Sal's Book, Automator 1-2-3
  
• Mouse Trap
  
• MPU 11 on Services
  
• The Skinny on Lion Automation
  
• Apple Mailing Lists
  
• Mac OS X Automation.com
  
• Bret Terpstra's Markdown Service
  
• David's Text to iTunes Automator Post
  

Katie and David dive deep on the various web browsers available for Mac and iOS, the pros and cons of each and various add-ons and extensions to make your browser of choice more useful.

Links for this episode:

• Safari
  
• Google Chrome
  
• Firefox
  
• OmniWeb
  
• Opera
  
• Web Kit
  
• Atomic Web Browser
  
• Skyfire Browser
  
• Apple and the Open Web - John Gruber
  
• Removing Flash - John Gruber
  
• Web Kit and Tabbed Browsing
  
• ClickToFlash
  
• OmniBar for Safari
  
• HTML 5 for Safari
  
• Disconnect
  
• 1Password
  
• InstapaperIt
  
• Readability
  
• Evernote Clipper
  
• PageOne Plugin
  
• Invisible Status Bar
  
• Ultimate Status Bar
  
• Ghostery
  
• Xmarks
  
• LastPass
  
• Invisible Hand
  
• Greasemonkey for Firefox
  
• Macworld | iWorld
  
• David at Macworld
  
• 1Password
  
• The Omni Group
  
• Pixelmator
  

Rod Roddenberry joins Katie and David to talk about his new documentary Trek Nation, and how he runs his life and business with Apple technologies.

Rod Roddenberry

Links for this episode:

• Rod on Twitter
  
• Roddenberry.com
  
• Roddenberry Foundation
  
• Roddenberry Dive Team
  
• Trek Nation
  
• Siri
  
• Daylite
  
• Daylite for iOS
  
• Billings Pro
  
• Dropbox
  
• 1Password
  
• BusyCal
  
• Star Trek PADD
  
• Crestron Home Automaton
  
• Caffeine
  
• FileChute
  
• GoogleVoice
  
• Jaksta
  
• OpenDNS
  
• Joe Sabia: The Technology of Storytellig
  
• Audiobook Builder
  

Katie and David are joined by security professional George Starcher for a comprehensive talk about web security and your Apple devices.

Smile, Chrometa, and 1Password.

George Starcher

Links for this episode:

• George Starcher on the Web
  
• George Starcher on Twitter
  
• Mac OS Ken Live Podcast
  
• MPU 017: Open DNS
  
• Open DNS
  
• Google Two Factor Authentication
  
• George's Videos on OpenDNS and SSH Remote Access
  
• PFSense
  
• Verisign iPhone VIP App for iPhone
  
• Wikipedia on VPN
  
• Virus Barrier X
  
• Clam X AV
  
• MarcoPolo
  
• George's AppleScript to Toggle Public WiFi
  
• TextExpander Take Control Book
  

Katie and David dive deep into iTunes Match and iCloud Music Sharing with this soup to nuts discussion of how to set up and use this new service.

1Password, OmniGroup: OmniFocus, and Smile.

Links for this episode:

• iTunes Match
  
• Macworld: Jason Snell on converting protected tracks
  
• MPU 029: Workflows with Jason Snell
  
• iCloud Status icons
  
• Macworld: iTunes Match and Many Apple IDs
  
• The Fujitsu ScanSnap Line
  
• Mint Security FAQ
  
• Doug’s AppleScripts for iTunes
  
• Dupin Duplicate Manager
  

Katie and David are joined by Asymco publisher Horace Dediu, who talks about how he researches and publishes his analysis of the mobile marketspace and his thoughts on the future of presentation tools.

1Password, Byword, and Smile.

Horace Dediu

Links for this episode:

• Asymco
  
• The Critical Path
  
• Asymco on Twitter
  
• Apple Numbers
  
• Apple Keynote
  
• OmniGraphSketcher
  
• Dr. Drang on Stacked Charts
  
• Hans Rosling on YouTube
  
• 512 Pixels on TextExpander Meeting Agendas
  
• Macworld|iWorld Friday Tech Talks