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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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#271
Aug 6, 2015 · 1 hr 40 min
271: MPU Live: What's the Worst Thing That Could Happen?
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.
#270
Aug 2, 2015 · 52 min
270: Workflows with Christina Warren
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.
#269
Jul 27, 2015 · 1 hr 23 min
269: Emergency Preparedness for Geeks
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.
#268
Jul 20, 2015 · 1 hr 46 min
268: Travel Hacks with Liana Lehua
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.
#267
Jul 13, 2015 · 1 hr 31 min
267: David Wain's Film and Television Workflows
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 applicati
#266
Jul 9, 2015 · 1 hr 38 min
266: MPU Live: #askmpu
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 mo
#265
Jul 6, 2015 · 1 hr 21 min
265: Apple Music
David and Katie take a look at the recently released Apple Music service
#264
Jun 29, 2015 · 1 hr 52 min
264: Workflows with John Gruber
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.
#263
Jun 22, 2015 · 1 hr 33 min
263: Rethinking Task Management with Kourosh Dini
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.
#262
Jun 15, 2015 · 1 hr 36 min
262: Thoughts from WWDC 2015
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.
#261
Jun 11, 2015 · 1 hr 45 min
261: MPU Live: My Machine Just Kernel Panicked
Jeff Richardson 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.
#260
Jun 8, 2015 · 1 hr 41 min
260: Creating and Running a Nonprofit with Jean MacDonald
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.
#259
Jun 1, 2015 · 1 hr 29 min
259: Workflows with Christa Mrgan
Katie and David sit down with Christa Mrgan to talk about creating user interfaces, getting started in design, music and the upcoming Layers conference.
#258
May 25, 2015 · 1 hr 45 min
258: Early Impressions of The Apple Watch
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.
#257
May 18, 2015 · 1 hr 50 min
257: Workflows with Merlin Mann: Episode VI
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.
#256
May 14, 2015 · 1 hr 44 min
256: MPU Live: I Think Your Bus Just Left
Packed with listener feedback and tips, Deron Bos discusses the benefits of digital meal planning, follow-up on DEVONThink workflows, our RSS feeds, managing small SSDs, resources for a new iPhone user, better fonts for iOS Fonts and David's new MacBook
#255
May 11, 2015 · 1 hr 40 min
255: Photos.app and Photo Management
David and Katie dive deep on Apple's new Photos.app for the Mac and discuss how this changes workflows for photo management
#254
May 3, 2015 · 1 hr 10 min
254: Reviewing GTD with David Allen
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.
#253
Apr 27, 2015 · 1 hr 26 min
253: Life on Mars
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.
#252
Apr 17, 2015 · 1 hr 37 min
252: Five Essential Web Services
David and Katie run down their top five web services for Mac Power Users to boost productivity.

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