Mac Power Users

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Learn about getting the most from your Apple technology with focused topics and workflow guests. Creating Mac Power Users since 2009, one conversation at a time. Hosted by David Sparks and Stephen Robles.

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#464
Jan 7, 2019 · 1 hr 25 min
464: Stephen... Who?
David puts his new cohost, Stephen Hackett, in the hot seat to talk about his tech background, love of the Mac, and if Batman or Superman is better. All of that, plus a couple of exciting event announcements.
#463
Dec 31, 2018 · 1 hr 32 min
463: All Good Things...
We cover feedback on subscriptions, iOS tips, and more. Katie and David look back on the last 463 episodes and discuss the origins of Mac Power Users. Katie discusses her journey, favorite workflows, and answers a few listener questions.
#462
Dec 24, 2018 · 1 hr 44 min
462: Return to the Snell Zone
Jason Snell returns to tell us about his iMac Pro, how he uses his Mac mini, Jason's move towards iOS, being an avid reader, making time for it all, and a few of his favorite picks.
#461
Dec 17, 2018 · 1 hr 26 min
461: Little Known iOS Tips
There's a lot hidden in iOS. David and Katie run down some of their favorite iOS tips and tricks that you may not have known, or may have forgotten about.
#460
Dec 10, 2018 · 1 hr 43 min
460: Casey Liss Returns
Casey Liss returns to update us on his life as a free agent, his rekindled love with the iPad, becoming a YouTuber and more.
#459
Dec 3, 2018 · 1 hr 29 min
459: My Life is a Subscription
Subscriptions! It seems the wave of the future but should we be happy about that? In this episode Katie and David talk about this trend towards subscriptions and the software and services they believe are worth the effort.
#458
Nov 26, 2018 · 1 hr 25 min
458: MPU+: There's Something You Didn't Tell Me
Katie has a big announcement, David has a new Field Guide, we both have new iPads, we also discuss the new MacBook Airs, Apple’s pricing, our daily routines, and answer listener questions.
#457
Nov 19, 2018 · 1 hr 34 min
457: 2018 Geek Gift Guide
It's time for our annual Holiday Geek Gift Guide. David and Katie run down their favorite gift picks for the year as well as what's on their own holiday wish lists.
#456
Nov 12, 2018 · 1 hr 33 min
456: Workflows with Laura McClellan
Katie and David chat with Laura McClellan of The Productive Woman Podcast to discuss her prospectives on productivity, finding and using the right virtual assistant, creating a community around her podcast, routines, habits, and more.
#455
Nov 5, 2018 · 1 hr 25 min
455: Apple October 2018 Event
Katie and David discuss Apple's October 2018 event, the MacBook Air, Mac mini, iPad Pro and their purchases.
#454
Oct 29, 2018 · 1 hr 35 min
454: MPU+: Did You Just Fall Down?
The end of Katie's MacBook Pro saga and AppleCare Experience, David plays with his widget screen, moving out of Evernote, finding more uses for Keyboard Maestro, upcoming Apple Event, packing apps, our favorite non-tech podcasts, and listener feedback.
#453
Oct 22, 2018 · 1 hr 32 min
453: 30 Under $30
David and Katie run down 30 of their favorite apps and services under $30.
#452
Oct 15, 2018 · 1 hr 27 min
452: 2018 Developer Roundtable
Ken Case of the Omni Group, Greg Scown of Smile, and Dave Teare of Agile Bits join David and Katie to talk about the state of development for Mac and iOS and life as an Apple Developer.
#451
Oct 8, 2018 · 1 hr 27 min
451: Task Management Strategies
David and Katie revisit the topic of task management. We talk about digital task managers, our history managing tasks, various tiers of task management from simplified to advanced, systems for digitally managing our tasks and how to keep it all together.
#450
Oct 1, 2018 · 1 hr 35 min
450: MPU+:I'm a Big Phone Guy
This month in MPU+ we chat about David's new phone, Katie's broken Mac, iOS 12 follow-up, Siri Shortcuts, transitioning from Dropbox to iCloud, David's laptop replacement and more.
#449
Sep 24, 2018 · 1 hr 31 min
449: macOS Mojave
David and Katie talk about Apple's latest operating system, macOS Mojave. We discuss the state of the Mac, yearly release cycles, what we like, what we don't, new features for productivity and more.
#448
Sep 17, 2018 · 1 hr 43 min
448: iOS 12 and the September 12th Event
David and Katie run through their favorite new features for iOS 12, WatchOS 5 and thoughts on the September 12th announcements.
#447
Sep 10, 2018 · 1 hr 40 min
447: Workflows with Zac Hall
Zac Hall joins David and Katie to talk about how he stays on top of Apple news at 9to5Mac as well his work as an online publisher. We also talk about 9to5's recent discovery of the new iPhone and Apple Watch prior to Apple's September 12th event.
#446
Sep 3, 2018 · 1 hr 37 min
446: MPU+: Are You Going to Go Big?
Katie and David speculate about Apple's September 12th event, David goes laptopless again, hiding cables and technology clutter around your home, shutting down Wi-Fi on a schedule, storing business cards, fixing a broken iPhone and listener feedback.
#445
Aug 27, 2018 · 1 hr 31 min
445: HomeKit Intensive
David and Katie dive deep on HomeKit and discuss the HomeKit App, managing rooms, creating scenes, automation and our favorite HomeKit enabled devices. We also discuss where HomeKit falls down and our workarounds.

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