Mac Power Users 813: Spending All Our Time Saving Things
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Sep 7, 2025 The hosts dive into the complexities of backing up iCloud data and innovative travel tech preferences. They discuss the evolution of e-books, sharing frustrations with devices while balancing practicality and sentimentality. The conversation shifts to the role of AI in podcast app development, emphasizing the need for human creativity. Insights on the Parachute Backup app and personal automation strategies enhance workflow. They also touch on family security with 1Password and share excitement for the upcoming iPhone announcement.
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Use DEVONthink + Notion For Content
- Use DEVONthink as your research archive and Notion as the project/backbone for content planning.
- Draft in Drafts or Markdown tools, then render to rich text and move into Notion for collaboration.
Use LLMs As Search, Not Sole Writers
- Stephen mainly uses ChatGPT as a research-style search tool and follows its sources for verification.
- He avoids generative content and treats LLMs as a helpful lookup rather than an author.
Let AI Do Repetitive Data Work
- Use AI (Claude via MCP) to do tedious migration and data-entry tasks like moving notes into structured Notion databases.
- Ask the model to create fields and merge duplicates, then review incomplete results manually.