

Systematic
Brett Terpstra
Brett Terpstra explores the idea that all work is creative work, welcoming a different guest each week.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Jan 8, 2013 • 1h 7min
26: Geeks Out of Order with Howard Buddin
Howard Buddin, Ph.D. returns to discuss more about brains, the prevalence (or lack) of disorders among geeks and nerds, memory loss and prevention, and the always-fabulous top three picks of the week.
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The Buddin Research Dynamo | Science is cool. No, really, it is.
Neuropsych Now
Howard Buddin (hbuddin) on Twitter
MultiMarkdown Composer 2
On Air Pro for iOS
GIMP – for Mac OS X
Abstract Introduction
TotalFinder
Cyberduck
Simplify

Dec 31, 2012 • 53min
25: Creativity In Tech Blogging with Federico Viticci
Federico Viticci of Macstories.net joins Brett to talk about tech blogging, time zone challenges and why blogging rumors isn’t the best way to pay the bills. Get your iOS devices ready for some new apps with the top 3 picks of the week from Federico and Brett.
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MacStories
Federico Viticci (viticci) on Twitter
viticci on App.net
Cycloramic for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store
Chrome for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
Cities – World Clock for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
Slow Feeds for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
Calendar Paste for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation) and iPad on the iTunes App Store
Scanner Pro by Readdle for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad on the iTunes App Store
Perspective Icons | Icons Coffee

Dec 28, 2012 • 49min
24: Merry Textmas with Jesse Grosjean
Lots of discussion of plain old text files and the more elegant user experiences that can be built on top of them. From TaskPaper to FoldingText, Jesse has been doing it for years, and we’ll pry open his mind to find out why.
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Hog Bay Software
Hog Bay Software Blog
FoldingText — Posts
CanonCat.org
Mac App Store – Pochade
KeyRemap4MacBook – Software for OS X
Scapple Beta
A Modern Space Cadet / Steve Losh
Mac App Store – Apptivate
Tartine Bread

Dec 4, 2012 • 1h 18min
21: Science on the brain with Howard Buddin
Howard Buddin steps in to answer some questions about the brain, memory and a few of his favorite Mac apps. Part 1…
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W. Howard Buddin Jr., Ph.D. | about.me
The Buddin Research Dynamo Blog
The Research Dynamo
Howard Buddin (hbuddin) on Twitter
Nebulous Notes on the iTunes App Store
Fantastical on the iTunes App Store
Pandoc
Mac App Store – Unclutter
Papers
Mac App Store – Shush – Microphone Manager

Nov 27, 2012 • 1h 18min
20: Forgetting Everything with David Wain
Comedian, writer, director and actor David Wain joins Brett to talk about note taking, plain text and remembering it all while forgetting everything.
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Fountain | A markup language for screenwriting.
Highland – The screenplay converter for Macintosh.
openmeta – tagging standard
Marked
nvALT 2.2 Public Beta
Scratch on the iTunes App Store
AmpKit Mac
Tags.app
Final Cut Pro X
Amazon.com – Steve Martin: The Television Stuff
Texts — Rich Editor for Plain Text
FoldingText — Plain text productivity for geeks
Ulysses 2.1
A Service for sharing Dropbox link collections – Brett Terpstra

Nov 20, 2012 • 1h 32min
19: Josh Helfferich On Windows, Long-Distance Love and The Kettle Run
Josh Helfferich joins Brett to discuss Apple, dislike Windows, argue astrophysics, contemplate love and technology, and travel time.
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Josh Helfferich
Josh Helfferich (JoshHelfferich) on Twitter
Kaleidoscope 2.0 Beta
Trunk Notes on iTunes App Store
Evernote
FastScripts
Shortcat – Keyboard productivity app for Mac OS X
Trickster, so nice we linked it twice
Scribblenauts Remix on the iTunes App Store
Emmet Documentation
The Cheaters Cheat Sheet for Emmet
Brett’s Keybindings
Brett’s Cheaters
CheatSheet
It’s KeyCue, not KeyCommand
Generational with Gabe Weatherhead is on 70Decibels. Just to clear that up.
What’s New in Evernote 5 for Mac
Instead of links to scandals here are some kittens
Daily Agenda on the iTunes App Store

Nov 13, 2012 • 1h 3min
18: Mud, sweat and productivity with Chris Blanchard
Chris Blanchard of Flying Rutabaga Works joins Brett to discuss productivity concepts applied to organic farming.
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Flying Rutabaga Works – Home
Office 2010 Products – Office.com
MindMeister
KanbanFlow
Pro HDR
Cortex Camera
BTT Remote
BetterTouchTool

Nov 6, 2012 • 1h 7min
17: Networking Today with Kristian Carter
Kristian Carter, freelance PR/technologist/copywriter joins Brett to talk iPad mini, networking in the social era and working out with P90X.
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Kristian Carter (kristiancarter) on Twitter
@kristiancarter
CopyFactor – Editorial and Copywriting London
NFL Game Pass for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on the iTunes App Store
Boinx iStopMotion: Mac Stop Motion and Time Lapse Software
Boinx iStopMotion for iPad: iPad Stop Motion and Time Lapse Software
Summly on the iTunes App Store
Mac App Store – I’m Away
Hailo for iPhone, iPod touch and iPad on the iTunes App Store
namebench – Freecode
P90X Workout
Hojoki

Oct 30, 2012 • 1h 10min
16: David Sparks and The Juggling of Time
David Sparks (a.k.a. MacSparky) joins Brett to discuss prioritizing time, reducing day job stress, Markdown, and why the world needs regular expressions. A battle to the death ensues in the top 3 picks.
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MacSparky
Paperless — MacSparky
60 Mountain Lion Tips by David Sparks and Brett Terpstra
5by5 | Mac Power Users
Mac App Store – PopClip
PopClip Extensions
Mac App Store – MyNest
Mac App Store – DragonDrop
Mac App Store – Yoink
Letterpress
Wreck-It Ralph

Oct 23, 2012 • 1h
15: Industrial Strength Free Jazz with Dave Caolo
Dave Caolo guests this week for a discussion of music theory, the industrial music scene, free jazz and, of course, some great Picks of the Week for iOS, Mac and your cinematic viewing pleasure.
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The Silent History
iTunes – Movies – It’s All Gone Pete Tong
Netbot — Tapbots
Wedge — a Mac client for App.net
LiveReload
Pixa
52 Tiger
Dave Caolo (davidcaolo) on Twitter
Brett’s last band (probably NSFW)
Industrial music – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pretty Eight Machine | Inverse Phase
Mac App Store – Liquid Information
Tags – Simply Organized
On sorting, tagging and other nerdery – Brett Terpstra
Home Work Podcast


