Mac Power users, episode 711, catching up with Merlin Man.

Hello, everyone. This is David Sparks. Steven Hackett can't be here today because

the podcast is on week, but I get to pick a guest in this week. I was able to

bring in Merlin Man. You know, Merlin, you are the original guest of Mac Power

users. You're one of my favorite people and thank you so much for coming in

today. The original guest. You were. You were. I was sitting on the book, kind

of a blazer or something. I think you deserve one. Like I didn't I didn't want

to be a jerk about it, but I think I have to look into that. I was sitting on

the floor at Macworld and I was thinking, you know, we've been doing the show

for a year in Katie and I keep telling how we do things. Maybe people would

like to hear how somebody else do something. And I saw you at the Omni group

booth on the floor. You and I didn't know you didn't know me from anybody.

And then afterwards I so remember that I came up to you and introduced myself.

And you were so kind to come on and you started a great tradition on this show

of bringing on great guests. And I will always be thankful that you say, well,

thanks. I'm glad you're still doing it. Yeah. I love this man. This is how it

paid for my shoes today. I mean, that's it. What are you happy with your shoes?

I love my shoes. My shoes have never been so comfortable.

I'm wearing, I'm wearing, I never thought, I never thought I'd be this person.

Dave, I'm wearing Berk and stocks right now. Yeah. They're really comfortable.

Yeah. Well, you're, you've been in California long enough, you know,

well, David, I have a lot of problems and I don't, I don't need to be wearing

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