Mac Power Users 639: Software Club: Greg Pierce and Drafts

In the inaugural meeting of the Software Club, Stephen and I talk about Drafts and our use of the application. Then, we are joined by Drafts developer Greg Pierce to talk about the app’s community of users, its 10th anniversary, and how Greg uses Drafts himself.

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Mac Power Users 638: A Mac Setup Consulting Company

Stephen and I sort through listener feedback on this episode of Mac Power Users, revisiting topics such as Preview.app, time tracking and our own Apple silicon experiences. Oh, and the person who took a Mac Pro to the coffee shop to get some work done on the go.

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Mac Power Users 637: Digging Deep on Tracking Time

Stephen and I both track how we spend our time. In this episode of Mac Power Users, we discuss the approaches and tools we use to see how we spend our days.

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Mac Power Users 636: Workflows with Ryan J. A. Murphy

Ryan J. A. Murphy is a writer and PhD student who is using the Mac and iPad to work with information systems and design science. This week, Stephen and I talk with him about his workflows for research, data organization, and more.

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Mac Power Users 635: Workflows with Allison Sheridan

Allison Sheridan has been a Mac user since the very beginning and has been talking about Apple and its products since late 2005. She joins Stephen and me on this episode of Mac Power Users to talk about her experience with the platform, her use of diagramming in blog posts, and much, much more.

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Creating a Quick Action to Convert Images

On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, the topic of HEIC vs. JPG images came up. Sometimes you’ll end up with an HEIC image on your Mac that you want to upload or otherwise share somewhere that only accepts JPGs. So I made a simple Quick Action in Shortcuts to do the conversion. A link to the video is below and you can download the Shortcut with this link. If you dig this sort of thing, you should check out the MacSparky Labs.

Mac Power Users 634: Getting the Most Out of Your iPhone Camera

The iPhone has all but killed the point-and-shoot camera market. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk about the hardware and software that makes the iPhone such a good camera for photography.

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Mac Power Users 633: Workflows with Nick Milo

Nick Milo is a creator who is teaching people about Obsidian. On this week’s Mac Power Users, he talks with Stephen and me about how he manages his business, creates polished content and, of course, Obsidian and personal knowledge management

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Mac Power Users 632: Be the Most Mac Pro

On this feedback episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I celebrate the Mac Studio and Studio Display before revisiting the Stream Deck, Preview, Day One, and more.

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Mac Power Users 631: Back to the Mac, with Myke Hurley

Between Relay FM, Cortex Brand, and his keyboard streaming, Myke Hurley is a man of many hats. On this week’s Mac Power Users, he talks with Stephen and me about how he balances these different jobs and how everyone can benefit from having a theme.

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