Many people have more PDFs and files than they'd like. This week, David and Stephen explore two great applications that make managing files more straightforward and efficient.

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It's that time of year again: when relatives come to the family get-together armed with tech questions. On this episode, David and Stephen tackle some of the most common issues asked around the dinner table.

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How to check the storage on your iPhone and iPad - Apple Support

How to clear Other/System Data on an iPhone | Macworld

How to back up your iPhone or iPad with iCloud - Apple Support

What does iCloud back up? - Apple Support

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch with your Mac - Apple Support

How to back up your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch with Windows - Apple Support

On .Mac's Backup.app — 512 Pixels

Use Time Machine on your Mac to back up to multiple disks - Apple Support

Solve printing problems on Mac - Apple Support

Reset the printing system on your Mac to solve a problem - Apple Support

Best printer 2024, best printer for home use, office use, printing labels, printer for school, homework printer you are a printer we are all printers - The Verge

Printopia - Print from your iPad or iPhone - Decisive Tactics, Inc.

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Find My - Official Apple Support

How to add a Legacy Contact for your Apple Account - Apple Support

Get to know your Emergency Kit | 1Password

How to turn on Advanced Data Protection for iCloud - Apple Support

Use the Passwords app to create, manage, and share passwords and passkeys across Apple devices - Apple Support

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Stephen and David make it through the rest of Apple's platforms this week, including a speed round of the company's entertainment portfolio.

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Mac - Apple

Apple introduces M4 chip - Apple

Apple introduces M4 Pro and M4 Max - Apple

The incredible M4 Macs create Apple's biggest challenge yet | Macworld

A War of Head Versus Heart: The M2 MacBook Air — 512 Pixels

Apple iMac M4 review: who is this for, exactly? - The Verge

iPhone Mirroring is Very Good — 512 Pixels

macOS Screenshot Library — 512 Pixels

visionOS 2.2 Beta Adds Wide and Ultrawide Modes to Mac Virtual Display - MacRumors

Apple TV 4K - Apple

Daring Fireball: Apple TV's Hardware Situation Is Fine

Amazon.com: AirTag Case for Apple TV Remote

Watch on Smart TVs and streaming devices - Apple Support

Apple TV Set by 2011? - MacRumors

Magic Rays of Light - MacStories

Mac Power Users #752: Exploring Apple’s TV Efforts, with Sigmund Judge - Relay FM

iCloud+ - Apple

MobileMe's Legacy — 512 Pixels

The Official MacSparky Yule Playlist

Entertainment - Services - Apple

Apple One - Apple

Subtitle: iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, & Audio Products

This week, Stephen and David start their annual tour through Apple's products, talking about hardware and software, and their feelings about both.

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iPad - Compare Models - Apple

iPad Keyboards - Apple

Apple Pencil - Apple

Apple Watch - Compare Models - Apple

Apple Watch blood oxygen detection won’t be available on the Series 10 in the US | TechCrunch

Track your vitals on Apple Watch - Apple Support

Focused - Relay FM

AirPods - Compare Models - Apple

What It's Like to Hear Better with AirPods Pro 2 - MacStories

HomePod mini - Apple

HomePod (2nd generation) - Apple

HomePod Repair Info, Service, and Parts, by Nic's Fix

Apple's Previous Home Stereo Attempt: the iPod Hi-Fi - MacStories

Gurman: Apple Working on Home ‘Command Center’ for 2025 Launch – 512 Pixels

MyRadar for iPhone now works with CarPlay, bringing weather maps to the road - 9to5Mac

Carista OBD2 & App

On this feedback episode, David and Stephen talk about the M4 family of Macs, their RSS setups, and recent updates to some of their favorite apps. Then they discuss some listener feedback and their home networks.

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M4 iMac Review: Gloriously niche – Six Colors

M4/M4 Pro MacBook Pro review: Brighter, clearer, faster – Six Colors

M4 Mac mini Review: Phenomenal cosmic power, itty-bitty form factor – Six Colors

M4 Mac Mini Teardown Reveals BIG Surprises! - Quinn Nelson on YouTube

"Mac mini Pro" enclosure for M4 Mac mini by Jerrod H - MakerWorld

UPGRADING a Brand NEW M4 Mac mini - dosdude1 - YouTube

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Platformer

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M.G. Siegler - Spyglass

Austin Kleon | Substack

Archedelia | Matthew B. Crawford | Substack

Ethan Mollick | Substack

The American Peasant | Christopher Schwarz | Substack

The Philosophy Garden, Stoicism and beyond | Massimo Pigliucci | Substack

The Browser Company is building another browser, and it’s not called Arc. - The Verge

Stratechery by Ben Thompson

Introducing ChatGPT search | OpenAI

What’s New in Hazel 6 – Noodlesoft

Tidbyt is joining Modal

A new home for Pixelmator - Pixelmator Blog

Creation of Final Cut Pro - Wikipedia

Fantastical for Windows is (finally) here! | Flexibits

Quick Tip: One-touch Screen Sharing – Six Colors

Mac Power Users #705: macOS Window Management - Relay FM

BetterSnapTool

Moom

macOS Sequoia: How Window Tiling and Snapping Currently Works - MacRumors

Change window tiling settings on Mac - Apple Support

Organize your Mac desktop with Stage Manager - Apple Support

David's Recording Setup

Testing the Vision Pro With New Ultrawide Display Option in visionOS 2.2 - MacRumors

Elgato Prompter

Elgato Key Lights

Camo

Stephen is back from his sabbatical and joins David just in time for some holiday shopping.

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Chipolo CARD Spot

Hydro Flask - Amazon

Nitecore EDC27 UHi 3100 Lumen Flashlight

Leatherman ARC

Leatherman Wave+

Sparky's Customized Leatherman

Logitech MX Master 3S Wireless Performance Mouse

Logitech MX Vertical Ergonomic Wireless Mouse

Set Up Custom Mouse Clicks Using BetterTouchTool - MacSparky YouTube

Learn OmniFocus

Apple Watch Magnetic Fast Charger to USB-C Cable (1 m)

About fast charge on Apple Watch - Apple Support

Elgato Stream Deck Neo

Elgato Cam Link 4K

Vestaboard

Tidbyt

Plotter Notebooks

Plotter - The Newsprint

LEGO NASA Artemis Space Launch System

Apple’s new Mac mini is more mighty, more mini, and built for Apple Intelligence - Apple

Apple unveils stunning new iPad Pro with M4 chip and Apple Pencil Pro - Apple

AirPods Pro 2 - Apple

What It's Like to Hear Better with AirPods Pro 2 - MacStories

Introducing Apple Watch Series 10 - Apple

Bambu Lab

The Lisa - MacStories

Lisa: Steve Jobs’ sabotage and Apple’s secret burial - The Verge

"Before Macintosh: The Apple Lisa" Full Documentary Film - YouTube

Speedmaster Moonwatch Professional Watches

Speedmaster "Dark Side Of The Moon" Watches

Omega X Swatch to the Planets with the Bioceramic MoonSwatch Collection

This week Vision Pro power user Alex Cox explains how it's going using the Apple Vision Pro to get work done.

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Solotop for Apple Vision Pro Modern Solo Knit Top-strap Adapters print & Ship - Etsy

Magic Room AVP App

Alex's Current Sticky Note App

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Spatial Station

Flexibits | Fantastical — The calendar and tasks app you won't be able to live without.

Bezel: Spatial Phone Mirroring on the App Store

HomeUI - Smart Home on the App Store

Piano: Flowing Tiles on the App Store

Bombaroom on the App Store

HomeUI - Smart Home on the App Store

Orion AI Glasses: The Future of AR Glasses Technology | Meta

Solotop for Apple Vision Pro Modern Solo Knit Top-strap Adapters print & Ship - Etsy

Voicepen - Audio to blog post

'What If…? – An Immersive Story' Now Available on Apple Vision Pro | Marvel

Blackbox for Vision on the App Store

Job Simulator on the App Store

What I’m Doing Now - MacSparky

Author Chris Bailey joins to discuss his simple tech stack and interesting automation to tie it all together.

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Roam 2: Portable Waterproof Bluetooth Speaker | Sonos

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Hyper Key Via BetterTouchTool - MacSparky

Keyboard Maestro 11.0.3: Work Faster with Macros for macOS

Productivity Field Guide (Plus Edition) | MacSparky Field Guides

Keyboard Maestro Field Guide | MacSparky Field Guides

Fastmail

Presence Sensor FP2 - Aqara

Bear - Markdown Notes

Educator and Apple Enthusiast Barrett Mosbacker joins to share his favorite apps and workflows and discuss how Apple is doing in education.

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iA Writer: The Benchmark of Markdown Writing Apps

DEVONtechnologies | DEVONthink, professional document and information management for the Mac and iOS

Scrivener - Literature & Latte

Mind Map & Brainstorm Ideas - MindNode

Mac Power Users #82: Cooking Ideas - Relay FM

Outlining Software For Pros - OmniOutliner - The Omni Group

Freeform on the App Store

NotebookLM

Perplexity

Introducing ChatGPT | OpenAI

The Anxious Generation Out Now. Order the Book.

PDF Editor and Reader for Mac | Free Trial | PDF Expert

Stephen Millard joins to talk about some of his favorite Mac Apps and the role of automation.

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Obsidian | ThoughtAsylum

Drafts | ThoughtAsylum

Alfred - Productivity App for macOS

Alfred Workflows - Extend Alfred and Boost Your Productivity

GitHub - sballin/alfred-search-notes-app: Use Alfred to quickly open notes in iCloud/Apple Notes.

Alfred Workflow for DT 3.x - DEVONthink - DEVONtechnologies Community

Raycast - Your shortcut to everything

Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking

Drafts | Where Text Starts

Keyboard Maestro 11.0.3: Work Faster with Macros for macOS

TextSoap - Automate Your Text Cleanup

HexMonkey Software - MassReplaceIt

Warp: Own the command line

Stephen Millard (ThoughtAsylum/@sylumer) is creating content & tools to help you be productive with your tech

Tot • Your tiny text companion

Tot Notes - All this

Home Assistant

Weasley Clock | Harry Potter Wiki

Glenn Fleishman, freelance journalist, book author, editor, and comics and type historian, joins to share what he's up to and some of his favorite workflows.

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Glenn Fleishman (@[email protected]) - TWiT.social

Shift Happens: A book about keyboards by Marcin Wichary — Kickstarter

Mac 911 | Macworld

Take Control Books – Expert Advice from Leading Tech Authors

Take Control Books – Expert Advice from Leading Tech Authors

Participate :: How Comics Were Made: a Visual History of Printing Cartoons by Glenn Fleishman

24 Life Lessons for Filmmakers from Werner Herzog | No Film School

Participate :: How Comics Were Made: a Visual History of Printing Cartoons by Glenn Fleishman

The Eternal Truth of Markdown | WIRED

Scrivener - Literature & Latte

MacPad: How I Created the Hybrid Mac-iPad Laptop and Tablet That Apple Won't Make - MacStories

Chipolo ONE Spot & Chipolo CARD Spot - Works with the Apple Find My app - Chipolo

Participate :: How Comics Were Made: a Visual History of Printing Cartoons by Glenn Fleishman

TextSniper - Capture and extract any text from your Mac's screen | images

PopClip for Mac

Mac Power Users #757: Four Great Mac Utilities - Relay FM

Default Folder X

Ice - Menu Bar Manager