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 Hackett.
- 1 hour 38 minutes786: Catching up with John Soliman
John Soliman returns to the show to detail his journey with Apple silicon, share his work on Pixar's "Win or Lose," and discuss video transcoding.
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Mac Power Users #785: First of All, I'm David Sparks - Relay
If you can't update or restore your iPad - Apple Support
Mac Power Users #618: Making Movies at Pixar, with John Soliman - Relay
John (@solimander.bsky.social) - Bluesky
John (@[email protected]) - Mastodon
Mac mini - Apple
Goodbye, Old Mac Pro (2013) - MacSparky
Hello, New Mac Pro (2019) - MacSparky
Disney+ on Apple Vision Pro Ushers in a New Era of Storytelling Innovation and Immersive Entertainment | Disney Plus Press
Schoolhouse Rock #1 Three is a Magic Number - YouTube
Watch Win or Lose | Full Episodes | Disney+
Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces That Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull
Keyboard Maestro
HandBrake
Lisa Melton's Video Transcoding Scripts
Shutter Encoder
MakeMKV
Video-compare: Split screen video comparison tool
Typora — simple yet powerful Markdown reader.
Openvibe — Town Square for Open Social Media
macOS Icons
CandyBar - Wikipedia
Accidental Tech Podcast
Plex
Product List | Synology Inc.
Rsync Project
dupeGuru | finds duplicate files
Bare Bones Software | BBEdit Pattern Playgrounds
LogRide
2 March 2025, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 43 minutes785: First of All, I'm David Sparks
Stephen and David talk about failed purchase migrations, talk more about notifications, experience the power of old-school blogging, and discuss something new in the Sparks driveway.
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Migrate purchases from one Apple Account to another Apple Account - Apple Support
About migrating Apple Account purchases between accounts - Apple Support
Apple Updates Purchase Migration Requirements — 512 Pixels
Failed Migration - MacSparky
Apple Raises Monthly AppleCare+ Subscription Price for All iPhones - MacRumors
AppleCare+ Policy Change Coming to Apple Stores - MacRumors
Back up your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Mac Power Users #783: Managing Notification Frustration - Relay
Amazon will stop allowing Kindle book downloads to your PC soon | The Verge
Amazon is Tightening the Screws on Kindle Books - MacSparky
How to bulk download Kindle files, while you can – Six Colors
Jason's E-reader Archives – Six Colors
Any Kobo Users in the Crowd? - Hardware - MPU Talk
Ratta Supernote
Rivian R1S: The Ultimate All-Electric SUV Experience
Apple Music and Rivian Introduce Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos - Newsroom - Rivian
Estimate your travel and arrival time in Maps on iPhone - Apple Support
Rivian Alexa Voice Commands: Capabilities - Support
What I’m Doing Now - MacSparky
The Now Page — 512 Pixels
Derek Sivers - nownownow.com
Mac Pro Log — 512 Pixels
GoodTask
Unread
23 February 2025, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 27 minutes784: Exploring AI & Productivity, with Michael Hyatt
Michael Hyatt returns to talk with Stephen and David about the various tools in ChatGPT, including the ability to build custom GPTs. Michael also shares some of his other favorite AI-powered tools and some of his concerns about the future of AI.
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- NetSuite: The leading integrated cloud business software suite.
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Full Focus
The Full Focus Planner
The Double Win Show
Digital Minimalism: Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Blog | Digital Minimalist
Shop | Digital Minimalist
Focused - Relay
How to Make Your iPhone Grayscale | Agio
Freedom | Block Websites, Apps, and the Internet
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness
Missive ‐ Team Email, Chat & Tasks
Creating a GPT | OpenAI Help Center
Michael's "Write Like Me" GPT
Michael's "Book Summary Assistant" GPT
"How to Convert a Kindle Books to a PDF" by Michael Hyatt
Google NotebookLM
Advanced Voice Mode - FAQ | OpenAI Help Center
Claude
ChatGPT Ultra Plugin - Chrome Web Store
MindPal - Your AI Workforce
Your Best Year Ever – Full Focus
"The 5 Levels of Prompting" by Michael Hyatt
"Example AI Prompts" by Michael Hyatt
Mac Power Users #782: Apple Intelligence Review - Relay
Introducing canvas, a new way to write and code with ChatGPT. | OpenAI
MindStudio
ElevenLabs
HeyGen - AI Video Generator
Mindsera
Day One Journal App
Gamma
fal.ai - Generative AI
Napkin AI
16 February 2025, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 5 minutes783: Managing Notification Frustration
🚨 Breaking News: On this episode, David and Stephen dive into Apple's vast sea of notification settings. They also cover best practices and where Apple has gotten things wrong. Open this alert to hear more! 🚨
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Announcing the 2025 Productivity Field Guide - MacSparky
Monday, February 10 is the last day to use the code "MPU10" for 10 percent off!
How to tame notifications on iOS | The Verge
Use notifications on your iPhone or iPad - Apple Support
Notifications settings on Mac - Apple Support
The Incredibles (soundtrack) - Wikipedia
Mac Power Users #780: Our Home Screens & Focus Modes - Relay
Mac Power Users #782: Apple Intelligence Review - Relay
Notifications on your Apple Watch - Apple Support
Target Drive Up in Apple CarPlay
Latest Episodes - MPU Talk
9 February 2025, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 37 minutes782: Apple Intelligence Review
Stephen and David have been using Apple's AI features since they showed up in betas last year. Today, they share their findings and talk about what's worth your time — and what's not — when it comes to Apple Intelligence.
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Announcing the 2025 Productivity Field Guide - MacSparky
Productivity Field Guide 2025 (Standard Edition) | MacSparky Field
Productivity Field Guide 2025 (Plus Edition) | MacSparky Field Guides
Mac Power Users #781: The 2025 Productivity Field Guide - Relay
A New Look for 2025 and Beyond — Relay
Apple Intelligence - Apple
Introducing Apple Intelligence for iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Apple
How to get Apple Intelligence - Apple Support
Privacy - Features - Apple
Apple Intelligence and privacy on iPhone - Apple Support
ChatGPT Apple Intelligence Extension & Privacy- Apple
Cleft Notes - Capture and Share Notes With Cleft’s AI Scribe
Use Writing Tools with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support
Apple Intelligence: Examples of Content Generated with Writing Tools — 512 Pixels
Grammarly: Free AI Writing Assistance
Co-Intelligence: Living and Working with AI - Amazon Books
Apple Intelligence: Examples of Image Generation — 512 Pixels
Create Genmoji with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support
Create original images with Image Playground on iPhone - Apple Support
Use Image Wand with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support
Use Apple Intelligence in Photos on iPhone - Apple Support
Get webpage summaries with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support
Use Apple Intelligence in Mail on iPhone - Apple Support
Use Apple Intelligence in Messages on iPhone - Apple Support
Get a summary of a phone call or audio recording on iPhone with Apple Intelligence - Apple Support
Summarize notifications and reduce interruptions with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support
Apple Intelligence botched a notification summary about Luigi Mangione, and the BBC isn't happy - 9to5Mac
iOS 18.3 makes 5 changes to Apple Intelligence notification summaries - 9to5Mac
Use ChatGPT with Apple Intelligence on iPhone - Apple Support
Using ChatGPT on Your iPhone | Integration with Siri - YouTube
2 February 2025, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 10 minutes781: The 2025 Productivity Field Guide
David has updated the Productivity Field Guide for 2025. This week, he and Stephen discuss what's new in the course, what changes he has made to his various production workflows, and more.
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A Brief Overview of the Pocket 8086; or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Windows 3.0 in Real Mode — 512 Pixels
Project 8086 Part II: Real Mode Productivity; or, 8,086 Reasons to Get a Newer Computer — 512 Pixels
Productivity Field Guide 2025 (Plus Edition) | MacSparky Field Guides
Productivity Field Guide (Standard Edition)
NotebookLM
The Demise of iBooks Author - MacSparky
Create an EPUB book in Pages - Apple Support
Use advanced book creation options in Pages - Apple Support
26 January 2025, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 28 minutes780: Our Home Screens & Focus Modes
Our iPhones are always with us, making the Home Screen very valuable real estate in our lives. This week, the guys share their home screens and Focus modes and how their devices help keep them on track.
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Stephen's iPhone Home Screens
Every Default macOS Wallpaper - in Glorious 6K Resolution — 512 Pixels
Widgetsmith
Pedometer++
CARROT Weather
GroupMe
Discord
Timery
Timing Automatic Mac Time Tracker
Reader Classic
Feedbin
Foodnoms
Happy Scale
ChatGPT
Google Docs
GoodLinks
Parcel
Add or change sleep schedules in Health on iPhone - Apple Support
Turn your Sleep Focus on or off on iPhone - Apple Support
David's Personal Focus Mode Home Screens
Substack
Readwise Reader
Kindle
Club Pilates
Eufy
Mac Power Users #778: Exploring the Task Management Environment - Relay
Watch Duty
Basic Apple Guy
Audbile
Breathable
David's Work Focus Mode Home Screen
MindNode
Notion
Unread
Tot
David's Second Work Focus Mode & Production Focus Mode Home Screens
David's Disneyland Focus Mode Home Screen
Disneyland Mobile App | Disneyland Resort
Play Disney Parks Mobile App | Walt Disney World Resort
DJI
Instagram
Set up a Focus on iPhone - Apple Support
19 January 2025, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 10 minutes779: An AirPods Launcher
In this feedback episode, the guys discuss AI-powered dictation solutions, the safety features built into many Apple products, and some listener feedback.
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Introducing Whisper | OpenAI
MacWhisper
superwhisper
Testing superwhisper | FAST voice-to-text tool for Mac - YouTube
Whisper Memos
Safety Features - Official Apple Support
Use Fall Detection with Apple Watch - Apple Support
Use Crash Detection on iPhone or Apple Watch to call for help in an accident - Apple Support
Set up your Medical ID in the Health app on your iPhone - Apple Support
Make an emergency call from a locked iPhone - Apple Support
If you lost your Apple TV remote - Apple Support
Gridfinity Generator
774: Answering Common Tech Support Questions - Episodes - MPU Talk
Find your lost AirPods with Find My - Apple Support
Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Signature Edition
Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition
2024 Kindle Colorsoft and Paperwhite Review: No perfect choices – Six Colors
Amazon Kindle Scribe
Logitech MX Vertical Ergonomic Wireless Mouse
USB-C Compressed Air Duster - Amazon
12 January 2025, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 19 minutes778: Exploring the Task Management Environment
With the new year here, David and Stephen discuss the task managers they tried in 2024, and what they are currently using to get things done at work and beyond.
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Apple Reminders
Things
NotePlan
MPU #756: Exploring NotePlan with David Roth
Trello
Todoist
TickTick
GoodTask
Tasks
OmniFocus
Notion
Ugmonk Analog
The Plotter Notebook System
Plotter Narrow Notebook Review — The Pen Addict
Plotter Interview with Brad Dowdy
Make a grocery list in Reminders on iPhone - Apple Support
Reminder MenuBar
InstaRemind
Remind Me Faster
5 January 2025, 10:00 pm - 29 minutes 32 seconds777: Setup Nostalgia
Subtitle: An MPU Holiday Special
The guys reflect on their college Macs and how influential they would end up being on each of them.
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Video: The Titanium PowerBook G4 — 512 Pixels
The iPod at 5 and 'The Google' — 512 Pixels
Macintosh Plus - Wikipedia
Control Panel on Gray Icon Print by Susan Kare
LaserWriter - Wikipedia
WP-2 - Tandy Tech
29 December 2024, 10:00 pm - 1 hour 23 minutes776: Tech That Worked in 2024
Stephen and David reflect on some of the hardware and software that served them well over the last year.
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NotebookLM by Google
Whisper Memos
AirPods Pro 2 - Hearing Health - Apple
Mac Power Users #756: Exploring NotePlan with David Roth - Relay FM
MindNode
Mac Power Users #742: All About Mimestream, with Neil Jhaveri - Relay FM
Kbase Article of the Week: Use Categories in Mail on iPhone — 512 Pixels
Mac Power Users #726: Journaling Update: Apple’s New App, Day One Updates & More - Relay FM
Notion
iCloud 'Keep Downloaded' Option Included in iOS 18 and macOS Sequoia - MacRumors
Plotter System
Apple Vision Pro Review: It’s a Carousel — 512 Pixels
Vision Pro Check-In - MacSparky
Mac Power Users #751: Vision Pro Check-in - Relay FM
Use Mac Virtual Display on Apple Vision Pro - Apple Support
Daring Fireball: Blackmagic Design Now Taking Pre-Orders for Vision-Pro–Optimized Immersive Camera
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