239: Workflows with Adam Christianson

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239: Workflows with Adam Christianson

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Feb 9, 2015

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Katie and David sit down with Adam Christianson of the Maccast podcast, one of the first Mac podcasts, to talk about his history with Apple, life as a programer, experiences through the years podcasting and Mac User Groups.

Thanks to MPU listener Hay Oborn for assistance with the shownotes this week!

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Feb 9, 2015

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Learn about getting the most from your Apple technology with focused topics and workflow guests. Creating Mac Power Users, one geek at a time since 2009. Hosted by David Sparks and Stephen Hackett.

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