Ian Elsner joins us on this week’s episode of Mac Power Users. Elsner is a museum exhibit creator who is using the iPhone SE, iPad Pro, and an Intel Compute Stick together in some very interesting and unusual ways to help develop educational exhibits for kids and adults.

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Our iOS devices go with us just about everywhere and pairing them with some select accessories can make them more useful in more situations. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk about some of the products that we rely on when using our iPhones and iPads, from cases and batteries to tripods and keyboard.

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We’re joined by Chris Bailey on this week’s episode of Mac Power Users. He’s an author and presenter with an undying love for TextEdit and getting focused work done with the Mac and iPad.

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On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, we’re joined by Dave Hamilton to talk about his work at the Mac Observer and BackBeat Media, his approach to podcasting, how covering Apple has changed over the years, and some software tools every Mac user should know about.

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It’s a feedback episode, Stephen and I revisit Alfred and backups and talk about iOS 13’s bumpy release and the new iPhone and Apple Watch. Stephen also gives a behind-the-scenes look at the recent Relay FM Podcastathon and closes the episode by reading a list of the iPhones he has broken over the years.

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iOS 13 is here, and is full of new features. Stephen and I share some of our favorites, after talking through the changes Apple has made to Shortcuts on this week’s Mac Power Users.

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Stephen marks the 500th episode of Mac Power Users by interviewing me about my career, technology, and choice of light saber color.

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Backing up our Macs, iPhones, and iPads is easier than ever, but many people don’t bother making sure their data is safe and sound. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I talk through some basic backup strategies before offering some advice when considering upgrading to new versions of macOS and iOS.

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On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I chat with Jake Wilson, an elementary school principal (and a student himself), about using technology in and beyond the classroom, ranging from smart boards and shortcuts to Google Docs and waffles.

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macOS’s Spotlight feature has made serious strides in recent years, but many power users still turn to Alfred and LaunchBar for app launching, file searching, and executing workflows. Join us for this week’s episode of Mac Power Users to listen to Stephen and I compare these tools and talk about our favorite features of each.

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