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David Duval talks about life in New Zealand, distance learning and technology in higher education. Show links David Timothy Duval ttscoff/cheaters PICK: DEVONthink Pro Office — Powerful and smart document management for Mac – DEVONtechnologies PICK: Time (Duration Calculator) on the App Store on iTunes RocketINK PICK: Arq 4 Owning your cloud backup – BrettTerpstra.com PICK: Halftone 2 – Comic Book Creator on the App Store on iTunes PICK: Hyperbole and a Half: Unfortunate Situations, Flawed Coping Mechanisms, Mayhem, and Other Things That Happened Hyperbole and a Half The Bloggess PICK: Sente 6 for Mac: Academic Reference Manager Skim | Home Papers for Mac PICK All I want to do is… Save Pit Bulls – Larry The Dog Introducing Deckset: A new way to create presentations. Early 2014. D T Duval (dtduval) on Twitter

Nick Honko, med student and world traveler, joins Brett to talk about tricks and techniques for studying, learning and traveling around the world inexpensively. Show links Spaced repetition – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Anki – powerful, intelligent flashcards PICK: DxO Optics Pro PICK: Outread – Speed Reading PICK: Aeronaut – Maximum Carry-On Travel Bag – TOM BIHN PICK: Short-term File Sharing — Torpedo PICK: KeyRemap4MacBook PICK: Emulsio – Powerful Video Stabilization Screen Recording Software – Overview – Telestream ScreenFlow

Adam Christianson of the Maccast podcast joins Brett to talk about how he got from design student to IT guy to independent podcaster. Show links The MacCast PICK: Dead Man’s Draw on the App Store on iTunes PICK: SketchParty TV on the App Store on iTunes PICK: Raspberry Pi Starter Kit – Includes 512MB Raspberry Pi PICK: Geohopper PICK: Bleu Station PICK: X1 Audio X-1 INTERVAL 4G Waterproof Case and Headphones PICK: Cyber Clean Indoor Snowballs Applr — Social iOS App Discovery We Have Communicators – A Podcast About The iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, and Apps! Adam Christianson (maccast) on Twitter Adam Christianson (maccast) on App.net

Aaron Hockley, programmer and part-time professional photographer, talks about photography, life paths and whether or not college should be considered a vital part of our education. Show links Splat Photo – Photography… Looking Forward Aaron Hockley’s Photography Workflow 2013 – Splat Photo PICK: SmugMug PICK: Draft Control PICK: Threes! on the App Store on iTunes PICK: BitTorrent Sync PICK: Secrets of a Buccaneer-Scholar: Self-Education and the Pursuit of Passion PICK: Knock ahockley on Twitter

Dave Seah joins Brett to talk about motivation, creation and defining success. And shooting flies. Show links David Seah In Search of Creative Independence About Dave’s Productivity Tools PICK: Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch K811 Keyboard for Mac, iPad, iPhone PICK: Aten Technologies Tap USB to Bluetooth KM Switch PICK: Space Battleship Yamato 2199 PICK: Pushpin for Pinboard Pinboard PICK: BUG-A-SALT – The Original Salt Gun PICK: Ember for Mac PICK: Ember for iOS Dave Seah (daveseah) on Twitter

John Voorhees, bankruptcy lawyer, joins Brett to talk about parallels between the law process and coding. iOS development, drink mixes and a highly varied selection of Top 3 Picks. Show links Squibits Letterpress – Word Game on the App Store on iTunes Super Stickman Golf 2 on the App Store on iTunes Classic Sazerac Cocktail Rye Whiskey Recipe Cask Store Macworld / iWorld 2014 – Brett Terpstra Squibner LogMyRun on the App Store on iTunes Drive – A Driver’s Ed. Log for Students Local kids create iPhone application | abc7chicago.com Kid Entrepreneurs Build iPhone App – technology – entrepreneurship | Inc.com Freedom: Kids Design iPhone App – The Rush Limbaugh Show Vlcnr on the App Store on iTunes Bionic on 5by5 PICK: Songkick Concerts on the App Store on iTunes PICK: 20 Feet from Stardom PICK: Spectrum Mac App Store – ColorSchemer Studio PICK: Solillaquists of Sound PICK: Spiegelau 2-Pack Beer Classics IPA Glass PICK: Introducing Deckset: A new way to create presentations. John Voorhees (johnvoorhees) on Twitter

Greg Pierce — developer of Drafts, Terminology and Phraseology for iOS — stops by to talk about productivity, efficiency and why tortoises and turtles are so fascinating. Show links Home – Agile Tortoise Drafts on the App Store on iTunes Terminology 3 on the App Store on iTunes BoxFinder on the App Store on iTunes PICK: Printrbot Simple KIT PICK: Amazon Basics Lightning cables Dark Energy Reservoir: Premium Portable Charger by Dark Energy — Kickstarter PICK: PowerMate Bluetooth Orbotix Sphero 2.0 App Controlled Robotic Ball – Retail Packaging – White/Blue: Cell Phones Accessories PICK: Zapier PICK: Dreamfarm Scizza 12-Inch Pizza Scissors PICK: Heyday – Journaling. Reimagined Greg Pierce (agiletortoise) on Twitter Greg Pierce (agiletortoise) on App.net Sphero Robot Ball Gyrornament by Doodle_Monkey – Thingiverse Thingiverse – Digital Designs for Physical Objects

Marco Arment swings by Systematic to help Brett get started on his new life as an independent developer. From time management (or lack of) to light bulbs… Show links Marco.org Accidental Tech Podcast Overcast Heycupertino! PICK: Dash – Documentation Browser, Snippet Manager – Kapeli PICK: Freedom No Pull Harness PICK: Milk Stout Nitro Left Hand Brewing Company PICK: The Johnson Family Band PICK: SWITCH100 LED Light Bulb PICK: Pushover: Simple Mobile Notifications for Android and iOS Fujitsu ScanSnap Scanners – Mobile Portable Desktop Contactless Download — TextMate Soulver Marco Arment (marcoarment) on Twitter Marco Arment (marco) on App.net

Jeff Severns Guntzel is a journalist who works across mediums using everything from data journalism to comics to tell stories. Jeff and Brett discuss problems in Iraq and the challenges faced by veterans, dig into the tools of the journalism trade, and reminisce about punk rock days. Show links Severns Guntzel, Jeff The Baghdad I knew: Before and after the fall Invisible injury: Beyond PTSD [illustrated story] My epic list of reporting, data crunching and OS X power user tools – Severns Guntzel, Jeff nvALT Pinboard HistoryHound PICK: Source – Journalism Code, Context Community PICK: Shoots Leaves – The Camera That Turns Photos Into Links PICK: The Bastards Book of Regular Expressions The Bastards Book of Ruby PICK: Lemmy, 49% motherfererr, 51% son of a… PICK: Do The Math PICK: BASS DRUM OF DEATH Jeff Severns Guntzel (jsguntzel) on Twitter

Chase Nordengren, a PhD student at the University of Washington studying educational policy, stops by to chat about research, file management, brainstorming, Mavericks tagging and some eclectic Top 3 Picks. Show links Studies in Semicolons Mendeley – Free reference manager and PDF organizer HyperRESEARCH ATLAS.ti: The Qualitative Data Analysis Research Software nvALT – BrettTerpstra.com BetterTouchTool Moom · Many Tricks PICK: Retrakt – Machined Aluminum Pen PICK: Clarify PICK: Gustin Jeans PICK: Curio – Mind Mapping, Brainstorming, and Project Management Software for Mac OS X PICK: Bluelounge – Saidoka Nimblstand, a truly flexible iPad stand – BrettTerpstra.com PICK: MindNode on the App Store on iTunes Chase (ethosophical) on Twitter