Subscriptions aren’t just the future of software anymore, but they are how many developers are running their businesses today. On this episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I open up our App Store accounts to discuss what we’re paying for and why.

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Recorded live at Apple Park, Stephen and I talk about some of the big announcements from WWDC23 on this episode of Mac Power Users.

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Chance Miller is the editor-in-chief of 9to5Mac. On this episode of Mac Power Users, he joins Stephen and me to discuss his work covering Apple and what the group wants to see at WWDC23.

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Mark Bramhill’s name will be familiar to many, as he produced Welcome to Macintosh. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Bramhill chats Stephen and me about his podcasting career, using a Mac mini as a home server, the power of Descript, and what it was like to create an emoji.

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With WWDC just three weeks away, Stephen and I are using this episode of Mac Power Users to take a look at Apple’s various platforms and take stock of where things are in the spring of 2023.

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David Rosenthal is a world-renowned keyboardist, musical director, synthesizer programmer, and composer. At the heart of his work is the Mac, and on this episode of Mac Power Users, we talk about his background, career, gear, and more.

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BetterTouchTool developer Andreas Hegenberg does his first-ever podcast interview on this episode of Mac Power Users about how he wanted to learn to make iPhone apps and stumbled into making one of our favorite Mac utilities, how the app has grown over the years, and making a go of it in the software business.

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On this Mac Power Users feedback episode, Stephen and I revisit our revisit of Contacts, talk about the differences between Obsidian and Craft, answer questions about version control, and get philosophical about modern Apple.

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Adam Tow is a longtime Apple user whose passions include development, photography, and the Newton. On this episode of Mac Power Users, he talks with Stephen and me about his various projects and the tools he uses to make them a reality.

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Contacts and calendars are a constant for almost everyone. This week on Mac Power Users, Stephen and I revisit our setups, discuss alternatives to Apple’s first-party apps, and more.

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