Mac Power Users

John Siracusa returns to the Mac Power Users to talk about his favorite workflows and apps. We also spend some time getting John's opinion about where the Mac is and where it is heading. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. 1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Fracture Bring your photos to life. Guest Starring: John Siracusa Links and Show Notes: Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Mac Power Users #237: Catching Up with John Siracusa - Relay FM Tweets by John Siracusa (@siracusa) – Twitter Hypercritical Accidental Tech Podcast Reconcilable Differences - Relay FM John Siracusa | Ars Technica Bare Bones Software | BBEdit 12 Google Photos - All your photos organized and easy to find Online Data Backup | Offsite, Onsite & Cloud | Crashplan Peter principle - Wikipedia Google Docs ARM architecture - Wikipedia Power Mac G5 - Wikipedia Campo Santo - Firewatch Edith Finch The Legend of Zelda™: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch™ home gaming system and Wii U™ console – Official Site

Katie shares her struggles with APFS and High Sierra, David shares his workflow changes related to OmniFocus defer dates and his hyper-scheduling experiment. We answer listener questions relating to photo albums on the Apple TV, how we're using Evernote today, and tech organization. We follow-up new developments in home automation, scheduling, Qi Charging and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: PDFpen from Smile With powerful PDF editing tools, available for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, PDFpen from Smile makes you a Mac Power User. 1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link. The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Sanebox Stop drowning in email! Links and Show Notes: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Facebook: Mac Power Users Podcast Group Cloud Backup: Easy, Secure Online Backup - Backblaze Mac Backup Software | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software Amazon.com: Seagate Expansion 1TB Portable External Hard Drive Backing Off Defer Dates: An OmniFocus Experiment — MacSparky OmniFocusField Guide — MacSparky OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group Crucial MX500 250GB 3D NAND SATA 2.5 Inch Internal SSD iCloud: Use iCloud Photo Library on your Apple TV How to Use iCloud Photos as a Screensaver on Apple TV Magic Fireplace on the App Store Get organized. Work smarter. Remember everything. | Evernote Amazon.com: Skooba R750-300 Cable Stable Amazon.com: DYMO LabelManager 160 Handheld Label Maker Amazon.com:Clear Over the Door Hanging Shoe Organizer Amazon.com: IKEA - SIGNUM Cable management Amazon Echo Lutron Caseta Wireless Smart Lighting Elgato Eve Light Switch, Connected Wall Switch for iOS Amazon.com: Wemo Bridge - Works with Apple HomeKit Amazon.com: Wemo Mini Smart Plug openHAB Laundroid robot folds clothes... and undies - YouTube Amazon.com: Anker Universal Magnetic Car Mount Amazon.com: RAVPower Fast Wireless QI Wireless Charging Calendly - Scheduling appointments and meetings is super easy with Calendly. Doodle WOOLNUT | We make Leather Covers & Sleeves for MacBooks Amazon.com: Shure BETA 87A Supercardioid Condenser Microphone Amazon.com: R2-D2 App-Enabled Droid by Sphero: Cell Phones & Accessories

In this episode, David and Katie share some of their favorite apps and workflows for getting work done on the iPad. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Casper: Start sleeping ahead of the curve. Get $50 off with the code ‘MPU’. 1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap Helps You Live a More Productive, Efficient, Paperless Life. Links and Show Notes: Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Dropbox iCloud - iCloud Drive - Apple Eternal Storms Software - Yoink for Mac and iPad Yoink and Gladys, two great new iOS 11 shelf apps | Cult of Mac Gladys — BRU.BUILD The best email app for iPhone iPad and Mac | Spark Dispatch: TextExpander-enabled Email App for iPhone Scheduled sending and email reminders | Boomerang for Gmail Email Management for Any Inbox | SaneBox Workflow — Powerful automation made simple. Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work Dragon NaturallySpeaking - world's best-selling speech recognition software | Nuance Meet the Grammarly Mobile Keyboard for iOS | Grammarly Airmail - Lightning Fast Mail Client for Mac and iPhone To do list and task manager. Free, easy, online and mobile: Todoist Remember The Milk: Online to-do list and task management The all-new Things. Your to-do list for Mac & iOS OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group DraftTable - Professional iPad Pro Stand | ElevationLab OmniPlan - project management for Mac, iPhone, and iPad - The Omni Group Trello Where work happens | Slack Home - MindNode OmniOutliner - outlining & writing for Mac, iPhone, and iPad - The Omni Group Flexibits | Fantastical 2 for Mac | Meet your Mac's new calendar. BusyCal - The Best Calendar App for Mac Ulysses Scrivener | Literature & Latte Byword - Markdown text editor app for Mac, iPhone and iPad. iCab - Downloads iBooks Author - Apple

Stephen Hackett returns to Mac Power Users to talk about his transition into video production, Internet automation, his home studio, audio and video gear, a new iMac and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: PDFpen from Smile With powerful PDF editing tools, available for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, PDFpen from Smile makes you a Mac Power User. Fracture Bring your photos to life. Postbox: The Power Email App Timing: The automatic time tracking app for macOS. Use this link to save 10% on your purchase. Guest Starring: Stephen Hackett Links and Show Notes: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership 512 Pixels Stephen Hackett (@ismh) | Twitter Stephen Hackett - Relay FM Mac Power Users #235: Workflows with Stephen Hackett - Relay FM Mac Power Users #331: Stephen Hackett: Collector of Macs - Relay FM Free Agents #25: Breadcrumb of My Life, with Stephen Hackett - Relay FM 512 Pixels - YouTube Sales CRM & Pipeline Management Software | Pipedrive Trello Where work happens | Slack Zapier | The easiest way to automate your work Google Sheets - create and edit spreadsheets online, for free. Remember The Milk: Online to-do list and task management To do list and task manager. Free, easy, online and mobile: Todoist OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group OmniFocus — MacSparky eero Plus: Worry Free Wifi Security | eero Use parental controls on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch - Apple Support Video: Q&A/Studio Tour – 512 Pixels Nest Secure alarm system. | Nest The Gear I Use – 512 Pixels Sound Devices USBPre 2 - Microphone Interface USBPRE 2 Amazon.com: Tascam US-2x2 USB Audio Interface Amazon.com : Sony a7R II Full-Frame Mirrorless Interchangeable Lens Camera, Body Only (Black) (ILCE7RM2/B) : Musical Instruments Amazon.com : Canon EOS 70D Digital SLR Camera with 18-55mm Why I'm considering the iMac Pro | iMore Forecast: Podcast MP3 Chapter Encoder — Overcast MilGraCom — High Sierra Media Key Enabler

As we wrap up 2017 we take a look back at the workflows that worked for us in 2017 including paperless practice, writing workflows, cloud storage, hiring help and more. We also discuss the practices we intend to change in 2018, and gaze into the crystal ball and look at what we may expect from Apple in the year to come. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. 1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link. The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Sanebox Stop drowning in email! Links and Show Notes: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Amazon.com: Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 Color Duplex Scanner for Mac and PC DocumentSnap: Going Paperless And The Paperless Office Paperless — MacSparky Automatically OCR PDFs with Hazel and PDFPen (2017 Edition) — Katie Floyd Ulysses Grammarly Setapp | Your shortcut to get the best apps for Mac Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software Hazel — MacSparky Dropbox The State of Cloud Syncing and Collaboration — MacSparky How to add a family member to a shared iCloud storage plan in iOS 11 | iMore Harvest iPad Pro - Smart Keyboard - Apple Lutron Caseta Wireless Smart Lighting Starter Kit Amazon.com: Ring Video Doorbell Pro Amazon.com : Canary - All-in-One Home Security Device Amazon.com : Canary - Flex iOS - CarPlay - Apple Amazon.com: Pioneer AppRadio 4 SPH-DA120 (Katie's CarPlay System) Keyboard Maestro 8.0.4: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Star Wars: The Last Jedi on iTunes (Available for Pre-Order)

This week Alex Cox from Cards Against Humanity shares her favorite hardware, software, and workflows for getting work done ranging from high-end video production to entertaining cats. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: MDM Deals - Find great apps at great prices with a free daily curation of fantastic deals on fantastic apps & movies! The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone, and iPad. Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap Helps You Live a More Productive, Efficient, Paperless Life. PDFpen from Smile With powerful PDF editing tools, available for Mac, iPad, and iPhone, PDFpen from Smile makes you a Mac Power User. Guest Starring: Alex Cox Links and Show Notes: Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Do By Friday Tweets by Alexandra Coxmas 🎄 (@AlexCox) – Twitter Tweets by Do By Friday (@dobyfriday) – Twitter Top Scallops Pop Culture Collectible Figures | Sideshow Collectibles Cards Against Humanity Tabletop Deathmatch Steve Jobs Legendary Inventor Sixth Scale Figure by Damtoys | Sideshow Collectibles Home - PodCon Cards Against Humanity Saves America Cards Against Humanity - Chicago Offices - Office Snapshots Final Cut Pro X - Apple iZotope | Audio Plug-in Software for Music & Post Production Ferrite Recording Studio: Ferrite Recording Studio — Wooji Juice The best email app for iPhone iPad and Mac | Spark Flexibits | Fantastical 2 for Mac | Meet your Mac's new calendar. Best productivity apps for iPhone, iPad and Mac | Readdle The Omni Group To do list and task manager. Free, easy, online and mobile: Todoist Meet Google Keep – Save your thoughts, wherever you are – Keep – Google Trello Anker | Home Credit Card Processing - Accept Credit Cards Anywhere | Square Bear - Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac nvALT - BrettTerpstra.com Welcome to AgileBits Instapaper Overcast Contrast | Launch Center Pro TextExpander | Communicate Smarter Drobo Data Storage Solutions, Network Attached Storage, Drobo Inc. Raspberry Pi - Teach, Learn, and Make with Raspberry Pi Roboism - Relay FM TWO HEADED GIRL

"Deck the Halls with Ones and Zeroes." In this episode, Katie and David break down all the ways to use your technology for the holidays including smart decorations, streaming audio (and David's Yule playlist), managing parties with tech, recommended family-friendly Apple TV games, David's holiday card production workflow and Katie's envelope hacks, tracking gift giving, and setting up your network for visiting relatives and friends. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Squarespace: Make your next move. Enter offer code MPU at checkout to get 10% off your first purchase. Jamf Now: Manage your Apple devices from anywhere. Get your first three devices free! Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. Links and Show Notes: Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership David's Yule PlaylistDavid's carefully curated list of holiday-themed jazz for Apple Music. iHome ISP6X Wi-FI Smart Plug Amazon.com: Wemo Mini Smart Plug iHome iSP100B12TX iSP100 Wifi Outdoor Smart Plug, Water Resistant Ring Video Doorbell Pro Elgato Eve Door & Window - Wireless Contact Sensor LUTRON PD-3PCL-WH Caseta Wireless Plug-In Smart Lamp Dimmer Kwikset Premis Touchscreen Smart Lock, Works with Apple HomeKit Canary - A complete security system in a single device. Ring Video Doorbell for Your Smartphone | Ring Lutron Electronics, Inc. - Dimmers And Lighting Controls Wireless and smart lighting by Philips | Meet Hue Eve | elgato.com IFTTT helps your apps and devices work together - IFTTT Sonos | Wireless Speakers and Home Sound Systems Rogue Amoeba | Airfoil: Wireless audio around your house Evite Mobile ElfYourself® SketchParty TV | Apple TV Party Game Super Beat Sports – Musical sports for Nintendo Switch Fibbage | Jackbox Games Spaceteam — A Game of Cooperative Shouting for Phones and Tablets Pixelmator Pro Online Photo Printing | Snapfish BusyContacts - The Best Contact Manager App for Mac Amazon price tracker, Amazon price history charts, price watches, and price drop alerts. | camelcamelcamel.com Amazon Fire Cloud Delivered Enterprise Security by OpenDNS Finally, a Whole Home WiFi System That Works | eero Glympse

David and Katie revisit the topic of emergency preparedness. This can include everything from natural disasters, personal emergencies, accident or illness, technology failures and even happy emergencies. We share our for getting your tech prepared and how technology can help you weather the storm. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Eero: Never think about WiFi again. Use code MPU for free overnight shipping. TextExpander from Smile Type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile. 1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link. Making Light Get (or give!) a candle subscription and make some new habits. Use offer code MPU10 to save $10 on a new subscription Links and Show Notes: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Mac Power Users #269: Emergency Preparedness for Geeks - Relay FM The Best Emergency Preparedness Supplies: Wirecutter Reviews | A New York Times Company Mobile Apps | American Red Cross Dark Sky Weather on the App Store Florida Storms on the App Store QuakeFeed Earthquakes on the App Store QuakeWatch: Latest Earthquakes on the App Store Amazon.com: Anker Astro E1 Compact Portable Charger Amazon.com: Anker 20100mAh Portable Charger PowerCore Amazon.com: Skiva CB137 USBLink Short Lightning Duo 2-in-1 Sync Amazon.com: APC Back-UPS 600VA UPS Battery Backup & Surge Protector Q-Kit - Travel Accessories - Travel Pouches – TOM BIHN Amazon.com: AUKEY USB Wall Charger, ULTRA COMPACT The Best Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services The Best Indoor HDTV Antenna: Wirecutter Reviews | A New York Times Company

Game developer and former Sony executive Shahid Kama Ahmad shares his Apple hardware, software, and workflows for getting work done. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Making Light Get (or give!) a candle subscription and make some new habits. Use offer code "MPU10 to save $10 on a new subscription". Fracture Bring your photos to life. Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle! Casper: Start sleeping ahead of the curve. Get $50 off with the code ‘MPU’. Guest Starring: Shahid Kamal Ahmad Links and Show Notes: Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Shahid Kamal Shahid Kamal Ahmad (@shahidkamal) | Twittershahidkamal.com Remaster - Relay FM Amazon.com: Microsoft Universal Foldable Keyboard Metal 2 - Apple Developer TOM BIHN - Travel Bags - Laptop Bags - Backpacks - Totes Creative England - Wikipedia Ulysses Get focused. Get started. – iA Scrivener | Literature & Latte ★reeder In Search Of The Perfect Writing Font – iA Amazon.com: USA Filco Ninja Majestouch-2 Keyboard Filco Keyboards Keyboardio: heirloom-grade keyboards for serious typists CHERRY: Innovation at Your Fingertips Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World - Cal Newport iThoughts Day One Home - MindNode Bear - Notes for iPhone, iPad and Mac Where work happens | Slack Trello The all-new Things. Your to-do list for Mac & iOS Airmail - Lightning Fast Mail Client for Mac and iPhone Get secure, reliable email hosting – FastMail Unity - Game Engine GameMaker | YoYo Games Nando's – The official worldwide home of Nando's Sublime Text - A sophisticated text editor for code, markup and prose Jim Rohn - Wikipedia

Gabe Weatherhead joins David and Katie to talk about his months-long experiment with the iPad Pro. We also tackle listener questions on dealing with spam, scheduling appointments, hard drive best practices, finding deals, traveling with a Mac, and Katie shares her thoughts on Star Trek Discovery. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password Have you ever forgotten a password? Now you don't have to worry about that anymore. Save up to 20% using this link. The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Jamf Now: Manage your Apple devices from anywhere. Get your first three devices free! Timing: The automatic time tracking app for macOS. Use this link to get 10% off your purchase of Timing Guest Starring: Gabe Weatherhead Links and Show Notes: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Mac Power Users Hoodie and Glow T-Shirt Macdrifter The Mac Still Feels Like Home The best laptop ever made – Marco.org iCab Mobile (Web Browser) on the App Store Amazon.com: FRTMA Magnetic Sleeve for Apple Pencil MyScript Nebo on the App Store GoodNotes 4 on the App Store The Increasingly Rare iPad Deal Killers — MacSparky SpamSieve: Easy-to-use Mac spam filter for Apple Mail, Outlook, Airmail, Postbox, and more Email Management for Any Inbox | SaneBox Device-Framed Screenshots in Workflow Redux Amazon price tracker, Amazon price history charts, price watches, and price drop alerts. | camelcamelcamel.com Wirecutter | A New York Times Company Black Friday Deals: Wirecutter Reviews | A New York Times Company Wirecutter Deals (@WirecutterDeals) | Twitter Amazon.com: WD 4TB Elements Portable External Hard Drive - USB 3.0 - WDBU6Y0040BBK-WESN: Computers & Accessories Bluetooth Smart Pointer – Satechi The Code-Free Startup - Build apps without coding Apple Notes Checklist To OmniFocus Fax to Email / Email to Fax | SRFax - Online Fax Service Amazon.com | Eagle Creek EC0A2VHV010 Pack-It Full Cube Set iMazing | iPhone, iPad & iPod Manager for Mac & PC Amazon.com: Silicon Power C80 64GB Type C Swivel Dual Flash Drive Amazon.com | Eagle Creek Pack It Cube Set Amazon.com: Travel Smart by Conair All-in-One Adapter with USB