I enjoyed Jason Snell’s explanation of the new T2 chip in the iMac Pro. The T2 increases security and takes over for a lot of tasks traditionally covered by a suite of separate controllers. I agree with Jason that we should fully expect the…
Continue reading →MPU 412 – Stephen Hacket Returns
This week on the Mac Power Users, Stephen Hackett returns to talk about his transition into video production, Internet automation, his home studio, audio and video gear, a new iMac and more. Sponsors Include: PDFpen from Smile With powerful PDF editing tools, available for Mac,…
Listen & read notes →The Demise of Transmit and the Future of Pro Level iOS Apps
A few days ago Panic announced their decision to stop development of their popular file sharing app for iOS, Transmit. This news is not surprising. For a few years now Panic has made public statements about how little income they’re making off their pro-level…
Continue reading →Bad Chips and the Future of Mac Silicon
Yesterday we received news of a flaw with Intel chips that is, overall, terrible news. Early estimates are that repairing the vulnerability will require fixes in software and could slow down chip performance. For years now, people have been talking about Apple moving its…
Continue reading →The iFixit iMac Pro Teardown
While I have no intention of buying an iMac Pro, I could not tear myself away from iFixit’s recently published iMac Pro teardown. The thing I didn’t realize until looking through these videos is that this truly is a “Pro” computer. It’s not a…
Continue reading →Photo Sorting and Pruning on iPhone
I’ve been taking a lot of pictures lately, and if you looked at my iPhone, you’d see a lot of photo bloat. You know what I mean, right? You take five pictures of people in one pose when you just need one. There is…
Continue reading →Get Better at Managing your Time in 2018 with the Timing App (Sponsor)
Welcome to 2018! Want to get things better this year? A great way to start would be by discovering where you’re spending your time on your Mac. This week’s sponsor, Timing, is a tool to help you get rolling. I realized several months ago…
Continue reading →MPU 411 – A Pretty Good Year
In the latest episode of Mac Power Users, as we wrap up 2017 we take a look back at the workflows that worked for us in 2017 including paperless practice, writing workflows, cloud storage, hiring help and more. We also discuss the practices we…
Listen & read notes →Zoinks! It’s the ComicBooksFonts Sale
While I’ve never written a comic book, I’ve used a lot of the ComicBookFonts fonts for things like presentations, diagrams, and even legal presentations. Every year they have a massive sale on January 1 where pretty much everything is a penny per year, making…
Continue reading →My iPhone Photographer Camera Kit
I’m currently on a family trip and as I was packing I stumbled across my camera bin. It’s a pretty big plastic bin in which I’ve kept spare lenses, caps, tripod mounting points, cleaning kits, and the rest of the flotsam and jetsam from…
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