235: Workflows with Stephen Hackett

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235: Workflows with Stephen Hackett

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Jan 11, 2015

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Katie and David sit down with Stephen Hackett of 512pixels.net to discuss his previous life as an Apple Genius, how he juggles a day job, Relay.fm and being Editor-in-Chief of the Sweet setup with his family life, his love of old Macs and more.

Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!

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Jan 11, 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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Mac Power Users 39: Workflows with Paul Kent and Macworld 2011: In this episode, Katie and David interview IDG executive Paul Kent about how he uses Apple technology to organize and run the Macworld Conference and Expo. Paul also previews some of developments surrounding Macworld 2011. by Mac Power Users
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723: State of the Platforms (December 2023): 2023 proved to be very busy for Apple, with updated hardware and software shipping, as well as a look at an entirely new platform coming early next year in the form of visionOS. This week, David and Stephen take a survey of the company's year. by Mac Power Users
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