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Katie and David talk with Chris Christensen of the Amateur Traveler and This Week in Travel Podcasts about how to find the best travel deals and taking the pain out of travel. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Ministry of Supply: Menswear made smarter. Use ‘mpu ’ for 15% off your first purchase. Squarespace: Build it beautiful. Use code ‘MPU’ for 10% off. Freshbooks: Online invoicing made easy. TextExpander from Smile Type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile. Guest Starring: Chris Christensen Links and Show Notes: More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast Chris Christensen (@AmateurTraveler) | Twitter This Week In Travel — A Semi-Weekly Podcast With Gary Arndt, Jen Leo and Chris Christensen TBEX – Travel Blog Exchange 25 Websites for Booking Hotels and Alternatives Search Flights, Hotels & Rental Cars on KAYAK TripAdvisor: Read Reviews, Compare Prices & Book FreedomPop Cheap Flights - Compare Airline Tickets with Skyscanner.ca Google Flights Cheapest Flights & Airfare Deals of the Day - ExitFares Find the best watertight hard case, tactical LED flashlight, custom cases, & more | Pelican Products, Inc. Travel Resources - What I Pack - Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast Travel Deals: Vacations, Flights, Hotels & Airline Tickets | Expedia.ca Priceline.com - The Best Deals on Hotels, Flights and Rental Cars. Forums - Priceline and Hotwire Hotels, Bidding Help, Hotel Lists, Forum Tingo | Find Hotel Deals, Best Prices, Free Upgrades & Price Drop Refunds Hotels.com | Cheap Hotels, Discounts, Hotel Deals and Offers HotelsCombined - Compare & Save on Cheap Hotel Deals Airbnb - Vacation Rentals, Homes, Apartments & Rooms for Rent - VRBO - The Most Popular Vacation Rental Site in the US Amazon.com: HooToo Wireless Hard Drive Companion, Wireless Router, Battery Pack MiFi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMiFi is a brand name used to describe a wireless router that acts as mobile Wi-Fi hotspot. Karma | Take WiFi with you on the go. Agoda.com: Smarter Hotel Booking Search Flights, Hotels & Rental Cars on KAYAK MAPS.ME (MapsWithMe), detailed offline maps of the World for iPhone, iPad, iPod, Android, Amazon Kindle Fire and BlackBerry Marcus Brody - Indiana Jones Clip - YouTube Hotel WiFi Test: Find Hotels with Fast WiFi 4 Noise Canceling Headphones Reviewed Travel Resources - What I Pack - Amateur Traveler Travel Podcast Amazon.com: AKG N60nc Noise Canceling Headphones

David and Katie tackle listener questions on a variety of topics, follow-up on interesting uses of Plex for home media, and discuss Day One 2.0 with guest Bradley Chambers. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Hover: Simplified domain management. Use code MPULIVE to get 10% off your first purchase. Bushel: Set-up and protect your Apple devices anytime from anywhere. Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle! Sanebox Stop drowning in email! Guest Starring: Bradley Chambers Links and Show Notes: More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Feedly Mr. Reader - RSS News Reader for your iPad ★reeder Pinboard Discover new Recipes - IFTTT OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group Due: The Superfast Reminder App for iPhone & iPad Overcast calibre - E-book management Automator - Convert Word to PDF I’m Done with MacBooks + Subtraction.com B2 Cloud Storage: The Lowest Priced Online File Storage Plex: Your media on all your devices iDentify on the Mac App Store iFlicks 2 on the Mac App Store GitHub - dscottbuch/cTiVo: OS X Show Transfer Utility for TiVo's 1Blocker - Block ads, tracking scripts, anything on the App Store FileBrowser - Access files on remote computers on the App Store AWS | Amazon WorkSpaces Email Automation - Keyboard Maestro & AppleScript - Mac Solo Lawyer Keyboard Maestro 7.0.3: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X Purify Blocker: No Ads. No Tracking. Lightning-Fast Browsing in Safari. on the App Store Day One | A simple and elegant journal for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Day One 2 Journal + Notes on the Mac App Store Day One 2 Journal + Notes on the App Store Day One 2.0 is here - The Sweet Setup How to import your Day One Classic journal to Day One 2.0 - The Sweet Setup How to back up your Day One 2.0 data to another location - The Sweet Setup Chambers Daily Bradley Chambers (@bradleychambers) | Twitter GiftttDy – Your Lifestream Journaling Tool – Capture your online life into Day One journal software. Amazon.com: IKEA - SIGNUM Cable management Rogue Amoeba | Loopback: Cable-Free Audio Routing

Katie and David discuss best practices for managing email as well as the state of third party email clients for Mac and iOS and how to make Mail.app better through the use of plug-ins and third party services. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Linode: High performance SSD Linux servers for all of your infrastructure needs. Get a $20 credit with promo code ‘mpu20’ Igloo: An intranet you’ll actually like, free for up to 10 people. 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: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Email Field Guide — MacSparky Mac Power Users #1: All About E-Mail - Relay FM Mac Power Users #2: All About E-Mail (Part 2) - Relay FM Mac Power Users #164: Tackling Email - Relay FM Mac Power Users #224: The Email Problem - Relay FM Letters of Note: The morning mail is my enemy The Elements of Style - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Elements of Style is a prescriptive American English writing style guide in numerous editions. Mac Power Users #295: Workflows with Shawn Blanc - Relay FM Slack: Be less busy Inbox Zero - YouTube Send Better Email | MailChimp MailMate Mail Pilot - The task-oriented email app by Mindsense Airmail - Lightning Fast Mail Client for Mac and iPhone Microsoft Outlook - email and calendar on the App Store Dispatch: TextExpander-enabled Email App for iPhone Mac Apps - Mail - Apple Support MailDrop OS X Mail Anti Inline Plugin • Clive Galeni's Blog MailActOn MailTags 4 MailButler – Your personal assistant for Apple Mail. SaneBox - Email Management for Any Inbox

Answering a frequently asked listener question, David and Katie recap the technology gear they regularly use at home and work, including a review of their Macs and iOS devices and what's on their desks. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! 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. • The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. • Squarespace Everything you need to create an amazing website. Use coupon code MPU to save 10% off your first purchase. • Marketcircle We help small business grow with great Mac, iPhone and iPad apps including Daylight and Billings Pro. Links and Show Notes: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Mac Power Users #146: Our Gear - Relay FM iPhone, iPad, Mac Buyer's Guide: Know When to Buy Duet Display - Ex-Apple Engineers Turn Your iPad Into An Extra Display. My OmniFocus Courses at Lynda.com — MacSparky Amazon.com: Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K750 for Mac Amazon.com: Logitech Wireless Solar Keyboard K760 Amazon.com: Apple Magic Keyboard Amazon.com: Logitech Wireless Performance Mouse MX Amazon.com: Logitech MX Master Wireless Mouse Amazon.com: Stump Stand BetterTouchTool, BTT Remote, BetterSnapTool and more – Great Tools For Your Mac By Andreas Hegenberg Amazon.com: Anker 10-Port 60W USB 3.0 Hub SIGNUM Cable management, horizontal - IKEA Amazon.com: Belkin Thunderbolt 2 Express HD Dock Amazon.com: Apple Magic Trackpad 2 Amazon.com: MOS Magnetic Cable Organizer Amazon.com: Shure BETA 87A Supercardioid Condenser Microphone Headphones | Shure Americas Amazon.com: Rode Podcaster Studio Custom Kit Amazon.com: Yamaha AG06 6-Channel Mixer/Interface A2+B Powered Desktop Speakers Mountain Drobo Amazon.com: Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 Scanner for PC and Mac Amazon Echo: Always Ready, Connected, and Fast. Illuminated Domed Magnifier www.middledavids.com - Candles R2-D2 Deluxe Sixth Scale Figure | ThinkGeek Professional dictation solutions and voice recorders - Philips Dragon NaturallySpeaking - world's best-selling speech recognition software  | Nuance Terra Model | NextDesk Bamboo Jarvis Standing Desk | Ergo Depot The Best Standing Desks | The Wirecutter Sonos | HiFi Wireless Speakers & Home Audio Systems Amazon.com: Shower-Mate Water Resistant Wireless Bluetooth Speaker Canary - A complete security system in a single device. Philips Hue WeMo Home Automation Ring Video Doorbell for Your Smartphone | Ring Amazon.com: Plugable USB 2.0 Switch EverDock – FŪZ Designs Amazon.com: AmazonBasics Portable Bluetooth Speaker Amazon.com: Wiremold Cord Organizer Kit Amazon.com: IKEA - SIGNUM Cable management

Liana Lehua returns to the show to discuss physical fitness for geeks with David and Katie. Topics include choosing and achieving fitness goals and apps and gadgets that can assist on the road to better health and fitness. 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. • The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. • Squarespace Everything you need to create an amazing website. Use coupon code MPU to save 10% off your first purchase. • Making Light Helping creative people build a daily ritual to focus on the things that matter most. Use code MPU to save $5 on any subscription. Guest Starring: Liana Lehua Links and Show Notes: More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Liana Lehua Liana Lehua (@FITtorrent) | Twitter Amazon.com: R2D2 Thermos 12 Ounce Bottle Amazon.com: Star Wars R2-D2 Bento Box 5 Fun Bento Box Lunches | Cooking Light Free Calorie Counter, Diet & Exercise Journal | MyFitnessPal.com Timers - Interval timers for workout and making fussy coffee Amazon.com : Reebok Professional Aerobic Step How to stand (at your desk) | The Wirecutter N+TC Nike Training Club App. Nike.com Discover FitStar - Inspiring people to live healthier lives FitnessClass on the App Store Daily Burn | A better fit. Abvio | Runmeter Zombies, Run! Zombies, Run! 5k Training on the App Store Walking Maps and Walking Route Planner for Fitness | MapMyWalk Runkeeper - Track your runs, walks and more with your iPhone or Android phone HealthyOut Paprika Recipe Manager for iPad, iPhone, Mac, Android, and Windows. Allrecipes - Recipes and cooking confidence for home cooks everywhere

Myke and Stephen turn the tables on David and Katie to celebrate the 300th episode of the show featuring questions from MPU listeners. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: • 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. • The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Guest Starring: Stephen Hackett and Myke Hurley Links and Show Notes: More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Mac Power Users #1: All About E-Mail - Relay FM Mac Power Users #2: All About E-Mail (Part 2) - Relay FM Mac Power Users #23: Workflows with Merlin Mann - Relay FMThe first workflow show with Merlin Mann Mac Power Users #299: Plex - Relay FM Mac Power Users #29: Workflows with Jason Snell - Relay FM Mac Power Users #82: Cooking Ideas - Relay FM Mac Power Users #293: It Kinda Is Rocket Science - Relay FM Mac Power Users #253: Life on Mars - Relay FM Mac Power Users #190: Workflows with John August - Relay FM Smart information management and web research for Mac - DEVONtechnologies Mac Power Users #295: Workflows with Shawn Blanc - Relay FM Michael Giacchino - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaMichael Giacchino is an American composer who has composed scores for films, television series and video games. The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 123, Live From WWDC 2015 With Phil Schiller Wil Wheaton - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaRichard William "Wil" Wheaton III (born July 29, 1972) is an American actor, blogger, voice actor and writer. App Camp For Girls Mac Power Users #73: Podcasting: The How and the Why - Relay FM Pinboard: social bookmarking for introverts Mr. Reader - RSS News Reader for your iPadMr. Reader App Store Link The workspace for your life’s work | Evernote Dropbox Instapaper SaneBox - Email Management for Any Inbox OmniFocus - task management for Mac, iPad, and iPhone - The Omni Group Noodlesoft | Simply useful Mac software Automating Billing with TextExpander and Automator — MacSparky TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time OmniGraffle - diagramming and graphic design for Mac, iPhone, and iPad - The Omni Group Nuance | Nuance - PDF, Customer Service, HIM, and Speech Recognition Solutions MindNode Mac Power Users #112: Self Publishing and iBooks Author - Relay FM Ulysses Storyist - Home Backblaze: The Best Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa | Disneyland Resort Macintosh 128K - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Macintosh 128K, originally released as the Apple Macintosh, is the original Apple Macintosh personal computer. Macintosh SE - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Macintosh SE is a personal computer manufactured by Apple between March 1987[1][2] and October 1990. Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThe Twentieth Anniversary Macintosh (aka "20AM" or "TAM") was a limited-edition personal computer released in 1997 to mark Apple's 20th birthday. Mac Power Users #200: The Story So Far... - Relay FM

David and Katie are joined by guest Todd Olthoff to dive deep into the Plex media center. We discuss what Plex does, how to install and get up and running, best practices for setting up a Plex library, features of the service, our use of Plex and more. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: • Gazelle Sell your iPhone for cash at Gazelle! • Casper Better sleep for brighter days! Save $50 using this link. • Linode Get one of the fastest, most efficient SSD cloud servers for only $10/mo. Guest Starring: Todd Olthoff Links and Show Notes: More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Todd Olthoff | Life, Ministry, & Technology Todd Olthoff - YouTube Mac Power Users #189: OS X Server with Todd Olthoff - Relay FM Plex: Your media on all your devices Is Plex Media Server on a NAS Right for Me? – Plex Plex Pass Features Naming Movie files – Plex Amazon.com: Drobo 5N: Network Attached Storage How I rip DVDs and Blu-rays - Six Colors cTiVo · GitHub Fire TV Stick - Official Site - Shop Now Apple TV - Apple ScreenCastsOnline - SCOM0531 Plex Media Server & Apple TV and iOS Apps Backing up Network Attached Storage — Katie Floyd Mac Backup Software | Carbon Copy Cloner | Bombich Software Backblaze - The Best Unlimited Online Backup and Cloud Storage Services

Laura McClellan from The Productive Woman podcast stops by to discuss tips for getting started for the new year. We follow-up on listener questions related to tagging email, when to use TextExpander, Hazel, and Keyboard Maestro, Journaling, Do Apps from IFTTT, a SwiftText, and more. David and Katie also discuss "The Movie" Star Wars: The Force Awakens (Caution: Spoilers!) This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: • Sanebox Stop drowning in email! • Hover The best way to buy and manage domain names. • Fujitsu ScanSnap ScanSnap Helps You Live a More Productive, Efficient, Paperless Life • Igloo An intranet you'll actually like, free for up to 10 people. Guest Starring: Laura McClellan Links and Show Notes: More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments The Productive Woman - a podcast about productivity for busy women Laura McClellan (@LauraMcMom) | Twitter The workspace for your life’s work | Evernote THE NOW YEAR from Mike Vardy Productivityist.com 7 Apps to Help You Achieve Your Goals and Build New Habits Laying a Foundation for a Great New Year - TPW070 - The Productive Woman Focus on Building the Life You Want - TPW031 - The Productive Woman Keeping Things Simple, with Katie Floyd - TPW061 - The Productive Woman Amazon: Essentialism - The Disciplined Pursuit of Less by Greg McKeown My 3 Words for 2016 - chrisbrogan.com 7 Apps to Help You Achieve Your Goals and Build New Habits MailTags 4 TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time Mac Power Users #203: TextExpander - Relay FM Noodlesoft | Hazel Mac Power Users #79: Hazel 3.0 - Relay FM Keyboard Maestro 7.0.2: Work Faster with Macros for Mac OS X Mac Power Users #145: Keyboard Maestro Turns 6 - Relay FM Amazon Trade-In @ Amazon.com Sell Cell Phones For Cash | Sell Electronics | Trade In | BuyBackWorld Be My Eyes – Helping blind see on the App Store Disney Movies Anywhere – Watch your Disney, Disney•Pixar, Marvel and Star Wars Movies! on the App Store DO Button - IFTTT SwiftText on the Mac App Store forScore PDFpen for iPad & iPhone: Edit and Sign PDFs on iPad and iPhone Procreate for iPad Pigment - The only true coloring book experience for adults on the App Store Zen Brush 2 on the App Store ForeFlight - Home - Electronic Flight Bag and Apps for Pilots Day One | A simple and elegant journal for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. Slogger - BrettTerpstra.com Home – GiftttDy – Your Lifestream Journaling Tool The Incomparable | Stormtroopers Are People (Episode 277) The Talk Show ✪: Ep. 141, With Special Guests Guy English and Amy Jane Gruber Star Wars I-III: A Phantom Edit *1080p* - YouTube Amazon.com: Anker PowerCore+ 20100 USB-C External Battery/Portable Charger Amazon: Philips 455303 Hue White Starter A19 Kit, 2nd Generation

Starting off the new year, David and Katie run down their favorite apps for being productive on the iPad. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! 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. • Squarespace Everything you need to create an amazing website. Use coupon code MPU to save 10% off your first purchase. • Marketcircle We help small business grow with great Mac, iPhone and iPad apps including Daylight and Billings Pro. Links and Show Notes: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Microsoft Word on the App Store Byword on the App Store Editorial on the App Store Mac Power Users #156: Editorial with Federico Viticci - Relay FM 1Writer - A beautiful and rich-featured Markdown editor for iPhone and iPad Literature and Latte - Scrivener Writing Software | Mac OS X | Windows Ulysses for iPad on the App Store Drafts 4 - Quickly Capture Notes, Share Anywhere! on the App Store Drafts | Agile Tortoise Mac Power Users #281: The state of Siri and Dictation on Mac and iOS - Relay FM Dragon for Mac - All New version 5 for Mac OS X | Nuance Dragon Anywhere on the App Store Numbers on the App Store Microsoft Excel on the App Store Google Sheets on the App Store Soulver - the notepad calculator on the App Store The Settlement Numbers App — MacSparky powerOne Business Calculator - Lite, Free Edition on the App Store PCalc Lite - The Best Free Calculator on the App Store Tydlig - Calculator Reimagined on the App Store iCloud - iCloud Drive - Apple Dropbox Google Drive - free online storage from Google on the App Store Microsoft OneNote – lists, photos, and notes, organized in a notebook on the App Store Evernote on the App Store Transmit on the App Store GoodReader on the App Store Fantastical 2 for iPad - Calendar and Reminders on the App Store Due — Reminders, Countdown Timers on the App Store Todoist: To-Do List | Task Manager on the App Store Trello PDFpen Scan+: Scanning and OCR for iPad and iPhone PDF Expert 5 - Fill forms, annotate PDFs, sign documents on the App Store PDF Converter - Save Documents, Web Pages, Photos to PDF on the App Store Documents 5 - Fast PDF reader and cloud download manager on the App Store LiquidText PDF and Document Reader - For Annotating, Researching, Highlighting and Markups on the App Store The Omni Group OmniOutliner 2 on the App Store MindNode – Delightful Mind Mapping on the App Store iThoughts (mindmap) on the App Store Super Stump - The iPad pillow stand. — Stump Stand The workspace for your life’s work | Evernote Screens - Control Your Computer Remotely - Edovia Screens VNC - Remote Access To Your Desktop Computer on the App Store Duet Display on the App Store Pixelmator for iOS Snapseed on the App Store Workflow Field Guide — MacSparky WorkFlowy on the App Store TrialPad - Organize and Present Evidence on the App Store TranscriptPad - Review and Annotate Transcripts on the App Store DocReviewPad - Review and Produce Documents on the App Store 1Password - Password Manager and Secure Wallet on the App Store TunnelBear VPN - Best Mobile VPN to Unblock and Secure Web Sites | WiFi Hotspot Security & IP Address Privacy Protection | Free VPN on the App Store Cloak - Super Simple VPN on the App Store 1Blocker - Block ads, tracking scripts, anything on the App Store Crystal Adblock – Best adblocker. Block ads now. Browse ad & tracking free. on the App Store Yojimbo for iPad on the App Store iPad Pro - Smart Keyboard - Apple Amazon: Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch K811 Keyboard for Mac, iPad, iPhone

Katie and David recap 2015 and share their favorite tech products and services as well as news of note. They also discuss what they hope to see in 2016. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: • The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. • Squarespace Everything you need to create an amazing website. Use coupon code MPU to save 10% off your first purchase. • Automatic Drive smarter and safer with the Automatic car adapter – get 20% off, exclusive for listeners. Use coupon code: MACPOWER. • Braintree Code for easy online payments. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/mpu Links and Show Notes: Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Apple - Press Releases for 2015 MacBook - Apple Apple Watch - Apple Amazon.com : DxO ONE 20.2MP Digital Connected Camera for iPhone and iPad : Camera & Photo TiVo | DVRs, Streaming, and Unified Entertainment System Amazon.com: TiVo Mini Amazon.com : Joby GP1-A1EN Gorillapod Flexible Tripod DxO ONE | Professional Quality Connected Camera for iPhone | www.dxo.comDavid's fancy iPhone camera wart. Glif | Tripod Mount & Stand for Smartphones. By Studio Neat. iPad Pro - Apple Overcast: Podcast Player on the App Store OS X - Photos - Apple Photos Field Guide — MacSparky Due — Reminders, Countdown Timers on the App Store Creating Better Reminders with Due — Katie Floyd Slack: Be less busy Plex: Your media on all your devices Music - Apple Tweetbot 4 for Twitter on the App Store SaneBox - Email Management for Any Inbox 1Password The New Apple TV is Great, But It's Not The Ultimate Cord Cutting Device — Katie Floyd Mac Power Users #289: The New Apple TV - Relay FM Inside Apple, part one - 60 Minutes Videos - CBS News BB8 Ringtones — MacSparky