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MPU 383 – Teddy Svoronos Is Back




MPU Episode 383 is up. This week Harvard lecturer Teddy Svoronos comes back and there is lots of nerdy goodness in this one. Harvard Lecturer Teddy Svronos returns to talk about how he’s using his Mac and iOS devices for giving presentations, some very clever iOS automation techniques, and academic writing. Finally, we fall into the music rabit hole at the end and share some of our favorite apps for making music.

Here’s Teddy’s Number’s Sheet Mentioned in the Show

 

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Subscription Database

Several months ago we did an episode on Mac Power Users about managing subscriptions. During the show I explained that I have an Apple Numbers spreadsheet where I keep track of all of that information. I’ve finally gotten around to posting it. Below is a screenshot and at the bottom of this post is a download link.



The spreadsheet allows you to enter the name of the service and then whatever fee you’re paying. When you click the checkbox as to whether or not it’s an annual subscription, the spreadsheet does some conditional computations to figure out the monthly cost and annual cost in the following two columns. Those are the key locations that you’re going to be getting information about how much you’re spending. At the bottom of those columns you’ll see how much you’re spending per month and per year.

After that it’s just further information concerning the specific service like website, account number, contact information, and email. The point is you want to keep whatever you need in this database so you can cancel a subscription whenever you feel like it. The one thing I don’t keep in this database is passwords. For that I go to 1Password.

Feel free to download, use, and modify. Let me know how it works for you.

Download the Subscription Database.

MPU 381 – WWDC Special




The latest episode of Mac Power Users is live. I spent a lot of time this week speaking with developers at Apple’s WWDC. In this week’s episode, Katie and I break down Apple’s latest announcements along with what I’ve been hearing in San Jose and our analysis of what it all means. The episode came out great.

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MPU 379: Workflows with Liana Lehua




This week on the Mac Power Users Liana Lehua shares her hardware and software setup, apps, and workflow for television production. We also share our hopes and dreams for iOS 11 and other Apple products at this year’s WWDC. Also, here’s a picture of me and Liana the first time we met in 1990.


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MPU 378 – More iOS Hidden Features




The latest episode of Mac Power Users is up and available for download. This week we are joined by Clayton Morris to talk about some of our favorite underused iOS features. This episode is actually a continuation of an episode recorded several months ago. The outline had so much content that we couldn’t finish it in one show.

This is one of those shows full of little tips and tricks, and my goal is that everyone who listens to it can get a little bit better and a little bit faster using their iPhone and iPad. Check it out.

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MPU 377 – Audio Media Management




This week we take a good look at dealing with audio on your Apple gear. Topics include traditional music management, the best streaming services and why I loves them, podcast management, and playing audio in your car and home.

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