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Mac Power Users

592: WWDC 2021 and the Future of Mac Automation

Mac Power Users

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Tech, Technology, David, User, Stephen Hackett, Sparks, How To, Help, Power, Workflow, Ios, Mac, Set Up

4.71.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2021

⏱️ 130 minutes

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Summary

WWDC 2021 has brought new versions of all of Apple's software platforms, with a large number of features coming to them all at once. This week, Stephen and David talk through the changes, and speak to Apple's Vivek Bhardwaj about the new Shortcuts for Mac and what it means for traditional (and future) Mac automation.

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0:00.0

Mac Power Users Episode 592.

0:03.7

W-W-D-C 2021 in the future of Mac Automation.

0:08.5

Hello and welcome back to Mac Power Users.

0:18.2

My name is Stephen Hackett.

0:19.6

I'm joined as always by my friend and yours,

0:21.8

Mr. David Sparks.

0:23.2

Hey, Stephen. Happy W-W-D-C week.

0:26.6

Yes, you too. You too.

0:29.1

I'm very tired.

0:32.1

Me too. I think I've done like five podcasts this week,

0:35.8

and I've been installing betas and playing with them.

0:40.7

I always plan for this week not to get a lot of other work done,

0:44.2

and that's coming true.

0:46.2

That's wise. It is W-W-D-C.

0:49.0

We're out a few days early,

0:51.0

so there's not an episode on Sunday.

0:52.4

This is Sunday's episode just now.

0:56.6

We want to talk about Apple's announcements this week,

1:00.8

but kind of through the lens in which we normally talk about stuff,

1:03.4

of making our devices better tools for the types of work that we do.

1:09.7

But we also have an interview a little bit later in the show.

1:13.0

David, do you want to tell us about that?

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