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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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#709
Sep 10, 2023 · 1 hr 43 min
709: Save Your Shift Key
On this feedback episode, David and Stephen talk a bit more about window managers and backup utilities, while also answering listener questions and David's modern typewriter, Stephen's new Plex server and a lot more.
#708
Sep 3, 2023 · 1 hr 21 min
708: The Obsidian Field Guide
David has launched a new Field Guide, designed to take everyone's Obsidian usage to the next level.
#707
Aug 27, 2023 · 1 hr 46 min
707: Workflows with Ryan Irelan
Ryan Irelan joins this week to talk about the current state of web development, digital training tools, and his expanding HomeKit rig.
#706
Aug 20, 2023 · 1 hr 40 min
706: Media Management with Casey Liss
Casey Liss rejoins the program to discuss his new app Callsheet and to give David and Stephen a tour of the apps and services he uses to manage his media.
#705
Aug 13, 2023 · 1 hr 29 min
705: macOS Window Management
Since the dawn of multitasking, users have needed to juggle things on their screens. Apple has taken several swings at building good window management tools into macOS, but better solutions can be found in a long list of third-party apps.
#704
Aug 6, 2023 · 2 hr 16 min
704: “The Details Matter,” with Shahid Kamal Ahmad
Video game industry veteran Shahid Kamal Ahmad rejoins the program to catch David and Stephen up on his work and evolving setup, and then the gang dives into gaming on visionOS, the current state of Android and a lot more.
#703
Jul 30, 2023 · 1 hr 45 min
703: The Portable HomePod Mini Lifestyle
On this feedback episode, David and Stephen check out some additional Safari extensions, answer some listener questions, discuss the Studio Display and address a recent controversy about the sailing workout type on the Apple Watch.
#702
Jul 23, 2023 · 1 hr 39 min
702: Unbridled Enthusiasm, with Chuck Joiner
Chuck Joiner has been covering Apple since 2000 and has been a user longer than that. He joins David and Stephen to talk about what makes the Apple community special, how the company's tools enable its users and some of his favorite apps and services.
#701
Jul 16, 2023 · 1 hr 29 min
701: The Safari Extension Roundup
This week, David and Stephen grab their lassos and gather up some of the best Safari extensions out on the free and open range of the App Store.
#700
Jul 9, 2023 · 1 hr 38 min
700: Our Workflows
To celebrate 700 episodes of the show, David and Stephen talk through how they work, including how MPU gets made each week, how they approach their blogs, other podcasts, videos and more.
#699
Jul 2, 2023 · 1 hr 32 min
699: Catching Up with TJ Luoma
This week, everyone's favorite nerdy pastor TJ Luoma rejoins the show to update David and Stephen on his tech, how he's learned to take time away from work and some of his new favorite apps and services.
#698
Jun 25, 2023 · 1 hr 50 min
698: The 80/20 Split, with Malin Sundberg
Malin Sundberg is one of the developers behind the apps Mercury Weather and Orbit. This week, she joins Stephen and David to discuss her background and work, as well as her hands-on time with the Apple Vision Pro at WWDC.
#697
Jun 18, 2023 · 1 hr 55 min
697: A Niche of a Niche
On this feedback episode, David and Stephen keep unpacking WWDC, talk about their time with the new betas and work through some listener feedback.
#696
Jun 11, 2023 · 1 hr 49 min
696: App Subscription Check-In
Subscriptions aren't just the future of software anymore, but they are how many developers are running their businesses today. David and Stephen open up their App Store accounts to discuss what they're paying for and why.
#695
Jun 7, 2023 · 1 hr 7 min
695: Live from WWDC23
Recorded live at Apple Park, Stephen and David talk about some of the big announcements from WWDC23.
#694
May 28, 2023 · 1 hr 37 min
694: Workflows with Chance Miller
Chance Miller is the editor-in-chief of 9to5Mac. This week, he joins David and Stephen to discuss his work covering Apple and what the group wants to see at WWDC23.
#693
May 21, 2023 · 1 hr 39 min
693: Workflows with Mark Bramhill
Mark Bramhill's name will be familiar to many, as he produced "Welcome to Macintosh." This week, he chats with David and Stephen about his podcasting career, using a Mac mini as a home server, the power of Descript and what it was like to create an emoji.
#692
May 14, 2023 · 1 hr 35 min
692: State of the Platforms (Spring 2023)
With WWDC just a couple of weeks away, Stephen and David take a look at Apple's various platforms and take stock of where things are in the spring of 2023.
#691
May 7, 2023 · 1 hr 21 min
691: Workflows with David Rosenthal
David Rosenthal is a world-renown keyboardist, musical director, synthesizer programmer and composer. At the heart of his work is the Mac, and this week he talks with Stephen and David about his background, career, gear and more.
#690
Apr 30, 2023 · 1 hr 28 min
690: Better Touch Tool with Andreas Hegenberg
BetterTouchTool developer Andreas Hegenberg does his first-ever podcast interview about how he wanted to learn to make iPhone apps and stumbled into making one of our favorite Mac utilities and how the app has grown over the years.

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