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    #428: MPU+: The Bedroom Episode

    April 30th, 2018 · 90 minutes

    This month David and Katie spend some time discussing bedroom tech, including our nightstands and sleep tracking. We also discuss David's new backup strategy, Drafts 5, returning a lost iPhone, Apple's Education Event, and Katie's lightning strike.

    #427: Creating the iPhone Field Guide

    April 23rd, 2018 · 89 minutes

    David has written a new book - the iPhone Field Guide. In this episode, we discuss his latest project, the process of creating a multimedia book, the state of iBooks Author and more.

    #426: Workflows with Andy Ihnatko

    April 15th, 2018 · 108 minutes

    Writer, photographer, geek, and all-around nice guy Andy Ihnatko joins us this week while Katie attempts to avoid electrocution.

    #425: Web Browsers

    April 9th, 2018 · 93 minutes

    David and Katie dive into the topic of browsers. The browsers we use on Mac and iOS, reasons to look at third-party browsers vs staying with Safari, tweaking your settings, our favorite add-ons and companions services and more.

    #424: Workflows with Mike Schmitz

    April 1st, 2018 · 102 minutes

    Writer, podcaster, screencaster and avid bookworm Mike Schmitz joins us to talk about his quest to "push past average", become more productive, sleep better, read more and live a well-balanced life.

    #423: Workflows with Jocelyn Glei

    March 26th, 2018 · 95 minutes

    David chats with Jocelyn Glei of the Hurry Slowly podcast about killing distractions, disconnecting from our devices and getting more done by doing less.

    #422: MPU+: Low Power Mode, It Isn't Just For Phones

    March 19th, 2018 · 99 minutes

    We share what's on our mind this month including home security systems, the OmniFocus 3 beta, David's new love of paper, the HomePod, their favorite non-tech productivity hacks, and more. We also tackle listener questions and share tech we're playing with

    #421: Business Workflows

    March 12th, 2018 · 97 minutes

    Katie and David share their favorite business workflows including managing email, calendaring, TextExpander tips, reducing paper, managing PDFs, billing, communicating and more.

    #420: Presentation Workflows

    March 5th, 2018 · 99 minutes

    We discuss workflows for planning a presentation, tips for making your slides, getting ready for the big day, dealing with nerves, and making sure your presentation goes off without a hitch.

    #419: iOS Settings

    February 26th, 2018 · 98 minutes

    There are hundreds of settings buried within iOS David and Katie talk through some of their favorite options and settings for tweaking iOS.