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1. 271: MPU Live: What's the Worst Thing That Could Happen?

   6 augustus 2015 · 1 uur 40 min

   Afspelen

   We talk with Kent Newsome about working in a "locked down" office; we also discuss Amazon's Echo, listener travel tips, two-factor authentication apps, OmniFocus workflows, sharing tasks, referenced photo libraries and more.

2. 270: Workflows with Christina Warren

   2 augustus 2015 · 52 min

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   Special Guest Christina Warren joins David and Katie to talk about her work as an Apple journalist. We use the backdrop of the Apple Earnings Call to discuss her workflows as well as her thoughts on Apple Music. Lees meer

   Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

3. 269: Emergency Preparedness for Geeks

   27 juli 2015 · 1 uur 24 min

   Afspelen

   We all face emergencies from natural disasters, personal emergencies, accident or illness and even death. David and Katie share their tips for getting your tech prepared and how technology can help you weather the storm.

4. 268: Travel Hacks with Liana Lehua

   20 juli 2015 · 1 uur 47 min

   Afspelen

   Liana Lehua joins us to talk about how her job as a producer for media events takes her around the world and the travel hacks she's picked up along the way.

5. 267: David Wain's Film and Television Workflows

   13 juli 2015 · 1 uur 31 min

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   Writer, Director, Actor, and Producer David Wain joins us to talk about how he uses Apple technology to produce films and television including his new Netflix series, Wet Hot American Summer. We also talk about David's challenges with the Photos application. Lees meer

   Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

6. 266: MPU Live: #askmpu

   9 juli 2015 · 1 uur 39 min

   Afspelen
   We cover a wide range of listener questions this week from backup to travel tips. We also discuss strategies for keeping machines in sync, Mac CRMs, task management, the Photos.app and share tips for home automation, getting around bandwidth limits and more. Lees meer

7. 265: Apple Music

   6 juli 2015 · 1 uur 21 min

   Afspelen

   David and Katie take a look at the recently released Apple Music service.

8. 264: Workflows with John Gruber

   29 juni 2015 · 1 uur 53 min

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   Katie and David sit down with John Gruber of Daring Fireball to discuss the origins of his site, how he finds and publishes the news and how he uses his Mac and iOS. Lees meer

   Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

9. 263: Rethinking Task Management with Kourosh Dini

   22 juni 2015 · 1 uur 34 min

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   Psychiatrist, musician, geek, and author Kourosh Dini guests to explain why managing tasks is so hard and, with that knowledge, how to use technology to get work done. Lees meer

   Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

10. 262: Thoughts from WWDC 2015

    15 juni 2015 · 1 uur 37 min

    Afspelen

    David comes to us from WWDC to recap the announcements of the next generation for OS X, iOS, watchOS and Apple's new Music Service as well as discuss community events around the developer conference.

11. 261: MPU Live: My Machine Just Kernel Panicked

    11 juni 2015 · 1 uur 45 min

    Afspelen

    Jeff Richardson of iPhone JD joins David and Katie to chat about the Apple Watch, we follow-up on Dropbox,Photos.app and photo workflows meal planning, DevonThink, DevonThink, storing items locally without sacrificing drive space and travel tips.

12. 260: Creating and Running a Nonprofit with Jean MacDonald

    8 juni 2015 · 1 uur 41 min

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    Jean MacDonald, founder of App Camp For Girls joins Katie and David to talk about her experiences creating a nonprofit. Jean discusses the genesis of App Camp, generating community support, the logistics of running, funding and marketing.

13. 259: Workflows with Christa Mrgan

    1 juni 2015 · 1 uur 29 min

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    Katie and David sit down with Christa Mrgan to talk about creating user interfaces, getting started in design, music and the upcoming Layers conference.

14. 258: Early Impressions of The Apple Watch

    25 mei 2015 · 1 uur 46 min

    Afspelen
    We've had our Apple Watches for a couple of weeks now. Katie and David discuss how they're using the watch and how it fits into their workflow so far. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

15. 257: Workflows with Merlin Mann: Episode VI

    18 mei 2015 · 1 uur 50 min

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    Merlin Mann returns for his annual visit to Mac Power Users. We discuss hardware and software updates and if it's necessary to keep up the latest and greatest, Merlin's growing use of iOS over Mac OS, and kids and technology use. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

16. 256: MPU Live: I Think Your Bus Just Left

    14 mei 2015 · 1 uur 44 min

    Afspelen
    This episode is packed with listener feedback and tips. We talk with Deron Bos about the benefits of digital meal planning, follow-up on DEVONThink workflows, discuss our RSS feeds, managing small SSDs, resources for a new iPhone user, better fonts for iOS and David discusses his new MacBook. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

17. 255: Photos.app and Photo Management

    11 mei 2015 · 1 uur 40 min

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    David and Katie dive deep on Apple's new Photos.app for the Mac and discuss how this changes workflows for photo management. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

18. 254: Reviewing GTD with David Allen

    3 mei 2015 · 1 uur 11 min

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    David Allen returns to Mac Power Users to chat with Katie and David about the re-release of his book Getting Things Done and discuss the philosophy and science behind GTD. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week!

19. 253: Life on Mars

    27 april 2015 · 1 uur 26 min

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    David and Katie chat with Dr. Ross Lockwood about the workflows he used while spending four months as part of a NASA-funded simulation studying what it would be like for humans to live on Mars. Lees meer

    We're also announcing the end of our run on 5by5 and the show's future.

    Thanks to MPU listener [Jigar Talati](https://twitter.com/thescarbro) for help with the shownotes this week!

20. 252: Five Essential Web Services

    17 april 2015 · 1 uur 37 min

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    David and Katie run down their top five web services for Mac Power Users to boost productivity. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

21. 251: DEVONthink

    13 april 2015 · 1 uur 34 min

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    David and Katie are joined by Gabe Weatherhead (aka MacDrifter) to take a deep dive in to DEVONthink, a powerful document and knowledge management app for the Mac. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

22. 250: MPU Live: We're Just Getting Started...

    10 april 2015 · 1 uur 47 min

    Afspelen
    Katie and David are celebrating 250 episodes. This week we're joined by Brett Bruney to discuss scanning on the go, we follow-up on LaTex, RSS and cord-cutting. We also address listener questions about splitting iTunes accounts, merging contacts, scheduling time to complete tasks and share listener tips about automating a home webcam, using Keyboard maestro, and sending automating reading RSS feeds. Lees meer

23. 249: Tech and the Family

    6 april 2015 · 1 uur 35 min

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    Katie and David are joined by Dan Moren, co-author of The Connected Apple Family to discuss making all your technology work in the family. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

24. 248: Revisting Cutting the Cord

    30 maart 2015 · 1 uur 41 min

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    It's been more than three years since Katie ditched her pay TV service. This week Katie and David are joined by Bradley Chambers to discuss life as a "cord cutter", advantages and disadvantages, entertainment devices and services and the future. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

25. 247: The Onslaught Revisited

    23 maart 2015 · 1 uur 29 min

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    David and Katie revisit the current state of RSS and Read it Later services Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

26. 246: Workflows with Eddie Smith

    16 maart 2015 · 1 uur 55 min

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    Eddie Smith drops by to talk about life as an Actuary and the tools he uses to help students prepare for Actuary exams. Including culling through thousands of pages of reference material using DevonThink, creating equation-rich study guides with LaTeX and brining it all together with keynote to create video tutorials. At the end of the show we also sidetrack into a discussion of the new MacBooks and Apple watch. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

27. 245: MPU Live: My Neighbors Think I'm Completely Insane

    12 maart 2015 · 1 uur 41 min

    Afspelen
    David and Katie discuss Smart Folders with guest Joel Anderson. We also follow-up on texting workflows, managing large scans and OCR quality, journaling, compare Launch Center Pro and Workflow, talk about monitoring your home network usage, debate smart lighting, help a listener assemble media for a family legacy project and discuss the Apple Watch. Lees meer

28. 244: When Bad Things Happen

    9 maart 2015 · 1 uur 37 min

    Afspelen

    David and Katie discuss what to do when the worst things happen to your tech. We'll discuss malware, compromised passwords, stolen devices and more and what what you can do to prepare now to be ready when disaster strikes.

29. 243: Workflow.app

    2 maart 2015 · 1 uur 1 min

    Afspelen

    David and Katie dive deep into the new Workflow.app and discuss how it's a game changer for iOS Automation and provide sample workflows.

30. 242: Troubleshooting with Joe Caiati

    23 februari 2015 · 1 uur 31 min

    Afspelen
    David and Katie talk with former Apple Genius Joe Ciati about troubleshooting your Mac. We discuss removing adware, explain Activity Monitor and Console, how to diagnose hardware and software problems and when you can attempt to fix something yourself and when its time to call a pro. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

31. 241: iCloud in 2015

    16 februari 2015 · 1 uur 40 min

    Afspelen

    David and Katie discuss the state of iCloud in 2015, where you should trust it, where you should take a pass, how it integrates with other services and peek at the new Photos.app.

32. 240: MPU Live: Auto-Magically, with Kenny G

    11 februari 2015 · 1 uur 40 min

    Afspelen
    David and Katie talk with Bonni Stachowiak, a professor at Vanguard University about providing better feedback, they also follow-up with listener comments about financial management apps, clarify FileVault, share their thoughts on antivirus, discuss upgrading your Mac with an SSD and share listener tips and tricks. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!

33. 239: Workflows with Adam Christianson

    9 februari 2015 · 1 uur 34 min

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    Katie and David sit down with Adam Christianson of the Maccast podcast, one of the first Mac podcasts, to talk about his history with Apple, life as a programer, experiences through the years podcasting and Mac User Groups. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!

34. 238: 10 Apps and 10 Utilities For Your Mac

    2 februari 2015 · 1 uur 27 min

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    David and Katie run down their ten must have Mac Apps and 10 utilities for any Mac Power User

35. 237: Catching Up with John Siracusa

    26 januari 2015 · 1 uur 55 min

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    John Siracusa returns to Mac Power Users to update us on how his workflows have changed and life as an iPhone owner. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

36. 236: Managing Digital Finances

    19 januari 2015 · 1 uur 35 min

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    David and Katie talk best practices and discuss the various tools available to manage your finances online. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

37. 235: Workflows with Stephen Hackett

    12 januari 2015 · 1 uur 40 min

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    Katie and David sit down with Stephen Hackett of 512pixels.net to discuss his previous life as an Apple Genius, how he juggles a day job, Relay.fm and being Editor-in-Chief of the Sweet setup with his family life, his love of old Macs and more. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

38. 234: MPU Live: Control-Space is Wrong

    7 januari 2015 · 1 uur 36 min

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    In our monthly feedback show David and Katie talk about auditing your accounts with guest Bradley Chambers, quitting Family Sharing, follow-up on PDFs, discuss applications for money management, and share tips for managing RSS feeds on the go, sharing an iTunes library, managing photos and videos, preserving two-factor authentication codes, discuss the Evernote Stylus, family journaling options and more. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!

39. 233: Family Tech Support

    5 januari 2015 · 1 uur 17 min

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    Katie and David discuss tools and techniques to help you provide tech support to your friends and family and encourage tech independence. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

40. 232: Looking Back, Looking Forward

    29 december 2014 · 1 uur 31 min

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    Katie and David look back on the tech related events in the year that was and what they're most looking forward to in the year to come. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

41. 231: Sticking It to the Man with Jason Snell

    22 december 2014 · 1 uur 49 min

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    David and Katie sit down with Jason Snell, now an independent technology writer and podcaster, to talk about how his workflows have changed. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

42. 230: The Power of PDFs

    15 december 2014 · 1 uur 42 min

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    David and Katie discuss the power of PDFs with Ernie Svenson (aka "Ernie the attorney). Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

43. 229: MPU Live: I don't do the Costanza thing

    11 december 2014 · 1 uur 46 min

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    David and Katie touch base with Todd Olthoff to talk about OS X Server under Yosemite, we follow-up on iOS Apps, Email and answer listener questions about NAS, home media center, preserving family memories and more

44. 228: Rocket Science with Skip Owens

    8 december 2014 · 1 uur 34 min

    Afspelen
    David and Katie chat with NASA Scientist Skip Owens about how he uses his Mac to put rovers on Mars. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

45. 227: Our iPhone Home Screens

    1 december 2014 · 1 uur 28 min

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    David and Katie share the apps they currently have on their iPhone home screens and why.

46. 226: Workflows with Manton Reece

    23 november 2014 · 1 uur 39 min

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    David and Katie list down with developer Manton Reece to talk about creating Mac and iOS apps, Twitter and App.net, collaborating with others and more. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

47. 225: 2014 Geek Holiday Gift Guide

    17 november 2014 · 1 uur 34 min

    Afspelen

    David and Katie share the items on their wish lists as well as thoughts for gifts for the geek in your life in their Annual Holiday Geek Gift Guide.

48. 224: The Email Problem

    10 november 2014 · 1 uur 42 min

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    David and Katie once again tackle the ongoing problem of email including tips for how to manage an overflowing email inbox. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

49. 223: MPU Live: It's So Choice...

    6 november 2014 · 1 uur 36 min

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    David and Katie chat with Mike Rhode about his new book, the Sketchnote Workbook. David talks about his latest purchase. We also follow-up on a number of topics including academic workflows, goal setting security and share listener tips and answer questions. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!

50. 222: Workflows with Myke Hurley

    3 november 2014 · 1 uur 33 min

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    David and Katie sit down with Myke Hurley of Relay FM to discuss his new podcast network, the tools he uses for creating his podcast, juggling multiple jobs and why he finally decided to go full-time with Relay FM. Lees meer

    Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!