Mac Power Users

Episode five takes on word processing and writing on your Mac. It is no longer all about Microsoft Word. Apple's own Pages is becoming a contender and there are several other tools that will help you write better. Links and Show Notes: Links of note<!--more--> Microsoft Office OpenOffice NeoOffice Apple Pages Scrivener WriteRoom MacSpeech Dictate TextExpander OmniGraphSketcher The Scourge of Arial Original Macintosh System Fonts Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

In our fourth episode we talk about a subject that plagues many Mac users, keeping thing in sync. Whether you're trying to sync documents or data to another computer, a mobile device, or the cloud we talk about various products and services to allow you to always have your data available no matter where you are. We discuss various options including MobileMe and Dropbox for file syncing, as well as programs that keep just specific types of data, such as music or calendars in sync. Notes: 1) Please excuse the audio quality and some hard cuts in the editing. We had a horrible time with Skype dropping out while trying to record this show and had to put the show together from a series of recordings. 2) Our friend Don McAllister of ScreenCastsOnline recently addressed the problem of how to sync files using DropBox when the files have to be located in specific folders and can't be moved to the Dropbox folder. Unfortunately, his show was published after we already recorded ours. You can find information on creating links to files and folders for syncing in his Screencast 202- Mac Hints & Tips Montage - 08 Links and Show Notes: Links of note<!--more-->MobileMe Dropbox Google Sync Evernote ChronoSync Spider Oak Syncplicity Zumo drive Microsoft Live Sync BusySync BusyCal Spanning Sync SuperSync My Tune Sync Syncopation TuneRanger iPhoto Library Manager Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

In this episode, we discuss all the steps necessary to take your piles of paper and get it into your Mac and organized. Links and Show Notes: Fujitsu ScanSnap 300MFujitsu ScanSnap 1500M Prizmo - Scan with your Camera Griffin Clarifi iPhone Case Hazel ScreencastsOnline Hazel episode Yep PDF Management Leap ExactScan EagleFiler DEVONthink The Neat Company Paperless Yojimbo Evernote PDFpen Readiris - OCR Software Encrypted Disk Image Video (MacSparky Screencast) Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

In part 2 of our E-mail series we  go in-depth on our various systems for managing email, the pros and cons of each system, developing a good email work flow, learning how avoid becoming a slave to your inbox, email etiquette and other useful tools. If you haven't had a chance to listen to Episode 1 yet, you'll probably want to listen to that for background before picking up Episode 2. Links and Show Notes: Apple Mail Add-ons Mail Act-On Mail Tags LetterBox Task Management OmniFocus Things Other Tools MailSteward SpamSieve TextExpander MacSpeech Dictate Other Resources MacSparky E-Mail Screencast Joe Kissell's TidBITS IMAP/POP Article David Allen Company Merlin Mann's Inbox Zero Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership

In this podcast, the hosts dive deep into all things email, covering topics such as IMAP vs. POP protocols, Apple Mail features like smart folders and rules, tools like Mail Act-On and Mail Tags for better organization, spam filtering with SpamSieve, and strategies for email backup. Stay tuned for part two for more tips on managing email effectively and developing a good workflow.