Mac Power Users 699: Catching Up with TJ Luoma

On this episode of Mac Power Users, everyone’s favorite nerdy pastor TJ Luoma rejoins the show to update Stephen and me on his tech, how he’s learned to take time away from work, and some of his new favorite apps and services.

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Automators 31: Recharging the Beta Batteries

Rosemary and I have been testing the latest Apple betas on all of our devices. Despite going off the grid, things seem to be going well—and the latest beta has added more automation possibilities! Check out what’s going on this episode of Automators.

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Paste 4.0

Paste is certainly the most delightful Mac clipboard manager and also one of the most powerful. Today it got a bit update to version 4.0. New features include:

  • A resizable window. If you use a big clipboard, Paste 4.0 is ready for you.
  • A new engine, 20% faster.
  • Better automation. Hooray, Shortcuts!
  • A refined user interface. The old look was good. This one is better and makes more sense.
  • A new color palette and more customization overall.

A while back, we did an MPU episode on clipboard managers, and Paste really came out of nowhere to impress us both. This new version is a nice update. You can get Paste in the Mac App Store and learn more at the developer’s website. If you have a Setapp subscription, Paste 4.0 is there waiting. Also, parts of this post were written using Paste. *grin*

The Rumor Mill Winds Up Again

Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter is starting to hint at upcoming Apple products. Notable among them:

A Big iMac

An Apple silicon 30+ inch iMac may be in the works. My guess would be the love child between a souped-up Mac mini and a larger Studio Display. Now that I’ve separated my Mac from my display, this one is not for me, but if my email inbox is any indication, there are many people looking for something like this.

A Second-Generation Apple Watch

I would expect the Apple Watch Ultra to get yearly updates. I don’t see how they can keep selling them as the top-tier Apple Watch if they don’t. My wish for this product would be a smaller-sized version. I know plenty of folks with smaller wrists that would like an Apple Watch Ultra.

P.S. I love my Apple Watch Ultra.

Q3 Planning Meeting (MacSparky Labs)

It’s time for some quarterly planning among the MacSparky Labs Early Access members. I’ve had several people request that we do a planning call on a Saturday. Since July 1 lands on a Saturday, there you go. I hope to see you there. If you can’t make it, there will be a recording…

This is a post for MacSparky Labs Level 3 (Early Access) Members only. Care to join? Or perhaps do you need to sign in?