Join Stephen and me on this episode of Mac Power Users as we offer advice on how to best care for Macs, iPhones, iPads, and more, from cleaning to battery management and beyond. Then, we reflect on recent news, including the new MacBook Air…
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M3 MacBook Air has Faster SSD Speeds
A bit of good news from iFixit on the teardown of the new M3 MacBook Air: they have now switched to two 128 GB storage modules. You may know that in the first two iterations of the Apple silicon MacBook Air, the base storage models…
Continue reading →Focused 199: Repotting and Retirement, with Jim Eagar
Jim Eagar joins Mike and me on this episode of Focused to talk about how to navigate the four phases of retirement with meaning and purpose. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Vitally: A new era for customer success productivity. Get a free pair of…
Listen & read notes →Who’s Responsible For Age Verification?
There seems to be a lot of finger-pointing going on about age verification between software and hardware developers. Facebook (and now Tinder) argue that it’s up to the hardware seller to verify a user’s age. (Ben Lovejoy covers this over at 9to5Mac.) In a lot…
Continue reading →The New M3 MacBook Air
Recently, Apple released new M3-based MacBook Air computers in 13- and 15-inch sizes. In addition to the faster processors, the new machines can run two monitors simultaneously. Specifically, they can run one 6k and one 5k monitor, provided the lid on the MacBook Air is…
Continue reading →Apple Takes a Patent on a Tiltable iMac Similar to the Microsoft Surface Studio
I know it’s just a patent, but be still my heart.
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Continue reading →Mac Power Users 735: Catching up with Ryan J. A. Murphy
Ryan Murphy returns to the Mac Power Users to discuss systems design principles when choosing software and workflows, intelligent use of AI tools, Obsidian, and using technology as a parent. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Never forget a password again. NetSuite:…
Listen & read notes →Automators 149: Simon Says Automate
Simon Støvring is on Automators again to talk to Rosemary and me about the automation developer’s journey, productivity on the Vision Pro, and Shortcuts support in apps. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: LinkedIn Jobs: Find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster.…
Listen & read notes →Transcripts in Apple Podcasts
With the iOS 17.4 update, the Podcasts app from Apple now has the ability to create transcripts of podcasts. This is great news. For years, people have asked me to add transcripts to the Mac Power Users and my other shows, but the problem…
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