With G Suite, Google offers paid versions of its free web apps and services. On this week’s episode of Mac Power Users, Stephen and I discuss our usage of these tools and how G Suite compares to other solutions available to individuals and small…
Listen & read notes →Hyper-Scheduling Without Making Yourself Crazy
There is a thread in the Focused forums referring to an article from The Guardian where a block scheduler gives herself 3-minute bathroom break blocks. I think that is too much. When the blocks get too small, you spend your time arranging your time…
Continue reading →Cameras and Microphones
I enjoyed John Gruber’s response to the Wall Street Journal piece on the risks posed by webcams. In the article, Joanna Stern for the WSJ found a white hat hacker to try and break into her webcam on a Mac an Windows PC. On…
Continue reading →Jazz Friday – Ben Wendell’s Seasons
Today for Jazz Friday I want to share a contemporary saxophone player that I enjoy, Ben Wendell. Ben plays the sax and bassoon. He’s been a sideman for many artists in many genres (including Snoop Dogg!), but some of my favorite music from Ben…
Continue reading →The 2019 Emoji with 100% more Otter
I’ve come a long way in my relationship with Emoji since they first appeared on the iPhone. At this point, I use them every day, and I do think they can convey a certain level of emotion with text with the right people. Meanwhile,…
Continue reading →2.2 Billion More Email Accounts Compromised
Remember that thing I wrote a few weeks ago about 773 Million email and passwords being published in hacker circles? Well now they’ve released 2.2 Billion more. Mac Power Users has covered digital security. It’s not a bad time to go back and listen…
Continue reading →Focused 66: Putting Email in Its Place
On this week’s episode of Focused, Mike and I navigate the minefield of email. We share strategies and workflow tips to help you curb inbox addiction and reclaim your focus. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Timing: The automatic time tracking app for macOS. Use…
Listen & read notes →AppleScript to Link to Apple Mail Message
I’ve always like the way OmniFocus can create links to Apple Mail messages when saving an email as a task. With help from listener Jacob (@evansio), I’ve now got a script that can do that anywhere via a text expander snippet. Here’s the AppleScript:…
Continue reading →Find Files Like a Boss with HoudahSpot (Sponsor)
This week I’m pleased to welcome back HoudahSpot as a sponsor. Apple’s Spotlight search is a powerful tool. But imagine if there were a group of engineers at Apple that wanted to turn up the Spotlight search a notch or two and had nobody…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 468: Mixing Macs and Microsoft with Christina Warren
Christina Warren, tech commentator, podcaster, and Cloud Developer Advocate at Microsoft, drops by this week’s episode of Mac Power Users to talk about using a Mac at work, the state of PowerPoint, and how to get the most out of tech when traveling the…
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