Mac Power Users

Katie and David discuss putting Mountain Lion's features to work.

For show 100, Katie and David are joined by several amazing listeners (including academics, authors, pilots, and more) as they talk through their own Mac and iOS workflows.

David and Katie sit down with Marco Arment to discuss developing Instapaper, his Mac setup, development workflows and more.

Katie and David talk through setting up a new Mac or rebuilding an old one from scratch.

iFixit's Kyle Wiens joins Katie and David to talk about technology repair, iFixit's teardowns, and responsible electronic recycling.

Katie and David dive into web automation tools Yahoo Pipes and If This, Then That (IFTTT).

Dr. Drang joins Katie and David to talk about how he uses technology for engineering, programming, and his website.

Katie and David cover their favorite apps and tools for getting work done (and creating content) on the iPad.

Fraser Speirs joins Katie and David to talk about his experiences setting up a one-to-one iPad program at hi school, Apple technology in education and his own personal workflows.

David and Katie cover their favorite Mac apps that are five dollars or less.

Merlin Mann joins Katie and David for the 2012 version of Merlin's workflow interviews. This year, Merlin explains some of his favorite iOS apps, Mac apps, and web services.

David and Katie discuss why meetings suck and how to make them suck less with a lot of effort and a little technology.

Professional musician and composer Johnny Knittle joins Katie and David to explain how he produces music for television and film. This episode also features new MPU theme music written by Johnny.

Katie and David cover the potholes associated with the pending MobileMe demise.

John Siracusa joins David and Katie to talk about productivity, writing, Mac utilities, and gaming.

Speechwritier and presentation coach Wendy Cherwinkski join Katie and David to explain how she goes about her trade.

David and Katie talk about David's Paperless book and the best tools and software to go Paperless with your Mac and iOS devices.

Katie and David talk about their individual Mac and iOS setups.

Yuvi Zalkow joins Katie and David to explain how he uses Apple technologies to write his novel and produce some delightful videos.

David and Katie cover mind mapping, outlining, and their use.

Brett Terpstra joins David and Katie to discuss how he uses his Apple technology to program, write, and make music.

Katie and David cover spring cleaning your Mac.

Katie and David cover the latest release of one of their favorite Mac utilities, Hazel 3.0, with the basics and some of their favorite Hazel workflows.

Kourosh Dini, physician and author of "Creating Flow with OmniFocus", joins David.

Katie and David discuss what is going on with Google and alternative services if you are ready to jump ship.

David and Katie chat with developer Daniel Jalkut to discuss how he uses his Mac to run a software company and the tools he uses to develop applications for the Mac and iOS.

David and Katie cover solutions for controlling Macs and PCs remotely with Macs, iPads, and iPhones.

In this episode Katie and David talk with Screencasting guru Don McAllister to discuss how he produces weekly tutorials for Mac and iOS and how he runs a home based business on his Mac.

Katie and David go soup to nuts on how they produce the Mac Power Users Podcast

Colleen Wainwright from Communicatrix.com joins Katie and David to talk about how she gets ahead with Apple technologies.

Technologizer's Harry McCracken joins David and Katie to explain how he primarily relies on his iPad for getting work done.

Apple automation guru, Ben Waldie, joins David and Katie to discuss incorporating Automator and AppleScript into your Mac workflows.

Katie and David dive deep on the various web browsers available for Mac and iOS, the pros and cons of each and various add-ons and extensions to make your browser of choice more useful.

Rod Roddenberry joins Katie and David to talk about his new documentary Trek Nation, and how he runs his life and business with Apple technologies.

Katie and David are joined by security professional George Starcher for a comprehensive talk about web security and your Apple devices.

Katie and David dive deep into iTunes Match and iCloud Music Sharing with this soup to nuts discussion of how to set up and use this new service.

Katie and David are joined by Asymco publisher Horace Dediu, who talks about how he researches and publishes his analysis of the mobile marketspace and his thoughts on the future of presentation tools.

In this episode Katie and David get geeky with the automation and macro creation program Keyboard Maestro. For this episode, we’re joined special guest and Keyboard Maestro guru, Gabe Weatherhead aka MacDrifter.

Alex Lindsay of the Pixel Corps joins Katie and David to talk about his video and travel workflows.

Katie and David discuss strategies and methods for disconnecting a cable or satellite television service and using alternate sources for media content. Topics include setting up an antenna, streaming media services, Internet television and alternative sources of content.

David and Katie sit down with Michael Lopp, author of Rands in Repose, Being Geek and Managing Humans. We discuss how Michael uses Apple technology to manage humans in his day job and in his writing workflow.

Katie and David are joined by Brett Kelly to discuss using Evernote, along with usage cases and limitations.

David talks through the process of writing his latest book, iPad at Work including writing workflows, dealing with editors, and other strange anomalies of the publishing business.

In this episode, Katie and David cover the varied Google services now available.

In this episode, David and Katie explore the use of more powerful text editors, like TextMate and BBEdit, in a writing workflow with guest, Brett Terpstra.

Katie and David go soup to nuts on e-mail protocols, services, applications, and best practices.

Katie and David chat with LonelySandwich about how he gets work done with his Apple technology.

In this episode, David and Katie take listener questions on a variety of topics including how to manage a major Mac upgrade 7 years in the making, how we battle RSI through Ergonomics, an update on giving Keynote presentations with the iPad and iPhone, best battery practices,Privacy, Dropbox's recent drama and we share a major announcement about the future of Mac Power Users.

This workflow episode features Bob “Dr. Mac” LeVitus. Bob is a computer columnist for the Houston Chronicle, a complete and total Mac geek, and the author of 50 books, most of which are aimed at Mac OS X and iOS.

David and Katie talk about the changes in the upcoming operating system and what you need to do to get your Mac ready to ensure a smooth install. You'll want to listen to this episode before you install OS 10.7 Lion.