Mac Power Users

Katie and David chat with LonelySandwich about how he gets work done with his Apple technology. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile Makers of TextExpander and winner of a 2010 Eddy Award! Save 20% Smile software with the coupon code mentioned in the show. Hurry, offer ends September 30, 2011! Launchbar The premier Mac OS X launcher. 1Password Save 20% off the price of 1Password using coupon code MacPowerUsers or through the above link. The Omni Group Makers of fine Mac productivity software Guest Starring: Adam Lisagor Links and Show Notes: Adam Lisagor Adam’s Twitter Adam’s Videos Adam’s Blog David Wain Mac Power Users Interview FileMaker Pro Shake - now deprecated Merlin Mann Adam’s iOS app, Birdhouse TextEdit Dropbox Notational Velocity Simplenote NValt iCloud Final Cut Pro X Drobo Adam’s FastCompany Interview Launchbar Episode Josh Allen’s Twitter Logic Studio Alex Weinstein Music More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments

In this episode, David and Katie take listener questions on a variety of topics including how to manage a major Mac upgrade 7 years in the making, how we battle RSI through Ergonomics, an update on giving Keynote presentations with the iPad and iPhone, best battery practices,Privacy, Dropbox's recent drama and we share a major announcement about the future of Mac Power Users. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile Makers of  PDFpen and PDFpen Pro Launchbar The premier Mac OS X launcher. 1Password Save 20% off the price of 1Password using coupon code MacPowerUsers or through the above link. The Omni Group Makers of fine Mac productivity software Links and Show Notes: Tactile Pro Keyboard Apple Keyboard Logitech Performance MX Mouse Apple Magic Trackpad Keynote App Keynote Remote Coconut Battery Apple Support Document on Batteries Caffeine 1Password: Toward Better Master Passwords MacSparky screencast on encrypted disk image Mint MoneyDance Checkbook Money iBank Freshbooks Quicken Essentials QuickBooks for Mac QuickBooks Online Dan Benjamin Workflow Episode 5by5.tv Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

This workflow episode features Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus. Bob is a computer columnist for the Houston Chronicle, a complete and total Mac geek, and the author of 50 books, most of which are aimed at Mac OS X and iOS. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile Makers of  TextExpander for Mac and iOS Launchbar The premier Mac OS X launcher. 1Password Save 20% off the price of 1Password using coupon code MacPowerUsers or through the above link. The Omni Group Makers of fine Mac productivity software Guest Starring: Bob LeVitus Links and Show Notes: Microsoft Office for Mac OmniOutliner Dropbox Field Notes Notebooks Scrivener Notsey App Photoshop Pomodoro Technique OmniFocus Things BusyToDo Dragon (iOS) Microsoft Keyboard 4000 Logitech Performance MX iBooks SpellCatcher Blue Sky Studio Monitor CrashPlan ChronoSync Mac HelpMate Yojimbo Klipsch S4i In-Ear headphones Cases from Zero Chroma All Top Bill Atkinson Photo card Dolly Drive MacHelpMate Moom BetterSnapTool Hazover Red Laser Contact Bob BobLeVitus.com Twitter @Levitus More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments

David and Katie talk about the changes in the upcoming operating system and what you need to do to get your Mac ready to ensure a smooth install. You'll want to listen to this episode before you install OS 10.7 Lion. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile Makers of DiscLabel allowing you to make beautiful CD, DVD and package designs Launchbar The premier Mac OS X launcher. 1Password Save 20% off the price of 1Password using coupon code MacPowerUsers or through the above link. The Omni Group Makers of fine Mac productivity software Links and Show Notes: Apple Lion Site New Lion Features How To Buy Lion Apple Up To Date Program Create Lion Bootable CD David's Magic Install Disk Parallels VMWare Fusion CrossOver TechTraker MacUpdate SuperDuper! Carbon Copy Cloner   Feedback Links: Today QuickCal JumpCut Keynote Remote OmniDazzle Fantastical Overflow Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

Katie and David look at their menubars, docks, and dashboards. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile Makers of TextExpander and winner of a 2010 Eddy Award! Launchbar The premier Mac OS X launcher. 1Password Save 20% off the price of 1Password using coupon code MacPowerUsers or through the above link. Links and Show Notes: MenuBar iFreeMem SoundSource Caffeine Better Snap Tool CNET Tech Tracker Mouseposé Evernote LogMeIn FlashFrozen Click to Flash Dropbox XMarks Transmit Crashplan MenuMeters iStat Menus BusyCal TextExpander CrashPlan ChronoSync Dock Dockless Secrets Dashboard Tea Timer Dashquit Harmonic Earth Airlock Mighty Monitor Typo Clock UnFormat Dashboard Kickstart Airfoil Time Machine Buddy Delivery Status DashKards Web clips Apple Refurb Store Widget Feedback Links CleanApp DiskInventoryX OmniDiskSweeper Safe Mode Google Advanced Sign-In Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

David and Katie sit down with comedian, writer, actor and director David Wain. David is an avid Mac user and walks us through his workflow and how he implemented technology in the production of his upcoming feature film, Wanderlust. Written and directed by David, Wanderlust stars Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd will be released in the United States in October of 2011. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile Makers of TextExpander Touch available in the App Store. 1Password Save 20% off the price of 1Password using coupon code MacPowerUsers or through the above link. Launchbar The premier Mac OS X launcher. The Omni Group Makers of fine Mac productivity software Guest Starring: David Wain Links and Show Notes: DavidWain.com David Wain on IMDB Wanderlust Children's Hospital MacBook Air Drobo FS Skype Bean Notational Velocity Final Draft Dropbox Google Docs OmniOutliner Scrivener MPU 015: Scrivener Pear Note Google Chrome Firefox 4 TextExpander Artemis Viewfinder for iPhone LaunchBar MPU 007: LaunchBar Blackbelt FireFox 1Password Avid Final Cut OmniFocus ProTools Practically Efficient on No Privacy Merlin's Inbox Zero iWeb More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments

Katie and David dive deep on Mac maintenance issues, practices, and and tools. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile Makers of TextExpander and winner of a 2010 Eddy Award! 1Password Save 20% off the price of 1Password using coupon code MacPowerUsers or through the above link. Launchbar The premier Mac OS X launcher. The Omni Group Makers of fine Mac productivity software Links and Show Notes: Links of note<!--more--> Mac OS X Console Mac OS X Software Update Mac App Store CNet Tech Tracker Macworld on Repairing Permissions Apple on Zapping PRAM Apple on Snow Leopard Caches Apple on Disk Fragmentation Cocktail Onyx Drive Genius Follow Up Links Dropbox and Privacy ReaddleDocs PDF Expert Instacast Auto-login and then logout Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

GoodReader is the iOS App that adds a file management system, open virtually any type of file and read and annotate PDF documents. David and Katie share how they use this app in their workflows and how it adds functionality to iOS devices. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile Makers of PDFpen and PDFpen Pro, advanced PDF software for Mac. 1Password Save 20% off the price of 1Password using coupon code MacPowerUsers or through the above link: The Omni Group Makers of fine Mac productivity software Links and Show Notes: GoodReader for iPad GoodReader for iPhone Good.iware Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

David and Katie are joined by Eddie Smith of Practically Efficient to discuss all that is awesome about Dropbox. The trio discuss how to use Dropbox to share files across multiple computers and iDevices as well as dive into geekier uses for the service. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile Makers of TextExpander 1Password Save 20% off the price of 1Password using coupon code MacPowerUsers or through the above link: The Omni Group Makers of fine Mac productivity software Guest Starring: Eddie Smith Links and Show Notes: Links of note<!--more--> Practically Efficient Dropbox Dropbox Student Discount Dropbox Bento Sync Dropbox Things Sync DropDAV David's Multiple Account Trick Eddie's Post on Secure Dropbox attachment Merlin's Post on Secure Dropbox attachment Symbolic Linker Don Southard's Dropbox/Hazel Security More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments

David and Katie sit down again with Merlin Mann. Merlin updates us on his workflows and his latest projects. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: Smile Makers of PDFpen and PDFpen Pro 1Password Save 20% off the price of 1Password using coupon code MacPowerUsers or through the above link: The Omni Group Makers of fine Mac productivity software Guest Starring: Merlin Mann Links and Show Notes: Links of note<!--more--> Merlin Mann Back to Work 5By5 Studios You Look Nice Today MPU 023: Workflows with Merlin Mann I Dragon Dictate for Mac MacSpeech Scribe CarbonFin Outliner Bret Terpstra MPU 037: Markdown and MultiMarkdown Flipboard Elements iThoughts HD OmniOutliner Scripts Scrivener TextMate SimpleNote Nebulous Notes Notational Velocity Notational Velocity Alt Tags Dropbox Notsey Instapaper Launchbar MPU 007: LaunchBar Blackbelt TextExpander iPhone URL Scheme OmniFocus Creating Flow with OmniFocus GoodReader Instacast Huffduffer First, Care Future proofing your Passion Merlin's Time and Attention Talk Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership