Tech Frustrations and Cosmic Musings

MPU Hall of Famer Merlin Mann returns to discuss using plain text, home automation, the Apple TV and more.

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Guest Starring:

Merlin Mann

Links and Show Notes:

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Merlin Mann (@hotdogsladies) / Twitter

Independent Writer, Speaker, and Broadcaster - Merlin Mann

5by5 | Back to Work

Reconcilable Differences - Relay FM

🦎 Bando (@BandoManndo) / Twitter

Merlin's Bearded Dragon.

Setapp | The best apps for Mac in one suite

BetterTouchTool

Mmmmmm, MacBook Rumors – 512 Pixels

MacRumors Buyer's Guide

Philips Hue

IFTTT: Every thing works better together

Shortcut that lets you ask Siri what aircraft is flying overhead - Shortcuts on Reddit

The Icon Garden Podcast

Gyroscope

Daring Fireball: Markdown

TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for Mac

nvALT - BrettTerpstra.com

‎Editorial on the App Store

Drafts | Where Text Starts

Using Drafts 5 Taskpaper with OmniFocus – Rosemary Orchard

Tot • Your tiny text companion

Marked 2 - Smarter tools for smarter writers

Bunch - BrettTerpstra.com

Estimote iBeacons

Automators #39: Automating iBeacons - Relay FM

4K YouTube on Apple TV

Plex

HomePod - Apple

About Siri Suggestions on iPhone - Apple Support

Voyager - The Golden Record