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Mac Power Users · Jun 6, 2021 · 1 hr 46 min

591: HyperCard All the Way Down, with Adam Engst

With over 30 years of history, TidBITs is the longest-running tech publication covering Apple in the world. This week, one of its founders, Adam Engst, drops by the show to talk about his writing workflow, unusual input devices and how WWDC has changed. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore. TextExpander from Smile: Get 20% off with this link and type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile. The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365. Indeed: Get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post. Guest Starring: Adam Engst Links and Show Notes: Sign up for the MPU email newsletter and join the MPU forums. More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments Submit Feedback Adam C. Engst (@adamengst) / Twitter TidBITS - Thoughtful, detailed coverage of everything Apple for 28 years The Talk Show: Ep. 284, With Special Guest Adam Engst A detailed history of TidBITS, in podcast form with Adam and John Gruber. Mac the Knife - Wikipedia Archived Version of Mac the Knife Apple Thunderbolt Display - Wikipedia RollerMouse Pro3 - Contour Design Inc. Rolling Faster, Farther with the RollerMouse Pro - TidBITS Get It Rolling with the RollerMouse - TidBITS USB Overdrive Eudora (email client) - Wikipedia Spark Mimestream Slack Trello Project Status Board — MacSparky More Status Board Details — MacSparky Suggest edits in Google Docs Everything You Need to Know about the TidBITS 2018 Infrastructure - TidBITS Federico Viticci's "Apple Frames" Shortcut Disable Window Shadows on macOS Screenshots – 512 Pixels Retrobatch, from Flying Meat Keyboard Maestro The Snow Leopard Moment – 512 Pixels Brave Browser Steve Jobs talk and answer developers questions at WWDC 1997 - YouTube Preview User Guide for Mac - Apple Support 30-plus years of HyperCard, the missing link to the Web | Ars Technica Hazel – Noodlesoft ‎CARROT Weather on the App Store Dark Sky Has a New Home Paprika Recipe Manager Cook's Illustrated Talking Moose - Wikipedia The Grouch - Macintosh Repository

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With over 30 years of history, TidBITs is the longest-running tech publication covering Apple in the world. This week, one of its founders, Adam Engst, drops by the show to talk about his writing workflow, unusual input devices and how WWDC has changed.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

  • 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don't have to worry about that anymore.
  • TextExpander from Smile: Get 20% off with this link and type more with less effort! Expand short abbreviations into longer bits of text, even fill-ins, with TextExpander from Smile.
  • The Intrazone, by Microsoft SharePoint: Your bi-weekly conversation and interview podcast about SharePoint, OneDrive and related tech within Microsoft 365.
  • Indeed: Get a free $75 credit to upgrade your job post.

Guest Starring:

Adam Engst

Links and Show Notes:

Sign up for the MPU email newsletter and join the MPU forums.

More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments
Submit Feedback
Adam C. Engst (@adamengst) / Twitter
TidBITS - Thoughtful, detailed coverage of everything Apple for 28 years
The Talk Show: Ep. 284, With Special Guest Adam Engst

A detailed history of TidBITS, in podcast form with Adam and John Gruber.

Mac the Knife - Wikipedia
Archived Version of Mac the Knife
Apple Thunderbolt Display - Wikipedia
RollerMouse Pro3 - Contour Design Inc.
Rolling Faster, Farther with the RollerMouse Pro - TidBITS
Get It Rolling with the RollerMouse - TidBITS
USB Overdrive
Eudora (email client) - Wikipedia
Spark
Mimestream
Slack
Trello
Project Status Board — MacSparky
More Status Board Details — MacSparky
Suggest edits in Google Docs
Everything You Need to Know about the TidBITS 2018 Infrastructure - TidBITS
Federico Viticci's "Apple Frames" Shortcut
Disable Window Shadows on macOS Screenshots – 512 Pixels
Retrobatch, from Flying Meat
Keyboard Maestro
The Snow Leopard Moment – 512 Pixels
Brave Browser
Steve Jobs talk and answer developers questions at WWDC 1997 - YouTube
Preview User Guide for Mac - Apple Support
30-plus years of HyperCard, the missing link to the Web | Ars Technica
Hazel – Noodlesoft
‎CARROT Weather on the App Store
Dark Sky Has a New Home
Paprika Recipe Manager
Cook's Illustrated
Talking Moose - Wikipedia
The Grouch - Macintosh Repository
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