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Nov 2015
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288: Traveling to the Land of Crocodiles...

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About this episode

David and Katie are joined by Christal Allen-Harrahill to talk about the benefits of using a virtual assistant. We follow-up on Launchers, note applications and alternatives, we share listener tips and answer questions on a variety of topics.

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• The Omni Group We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad.

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• Braintree Code for easy online payments. To learn more, and for your first $50,000 in transactions fee-free, go to braintreepayments.com/mpu

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Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership
Mac Power Users | Teespring
YourVirtualPartners - Virtual Administrative Services
The workspace for your life’s work | Evernote
Amazon price tracker | camelcamelcamel.com
Mac Power Users #286: Launcher Smackdown - Relay FM
LaunchBar 6
Alfred - Productivity App for Mac OS X
Alfred Remote for iOS - Command Centre for Your Mac
New in OS X El Capitan: How to Hide the Menu Bar
iStat Menus, a Mac app by Bjango
How to Auto-delete Old Messages in iOS 8 on iPhone/iPad
Communication Cards — Jethro Jones
iPad Pro and Apple Pencil | Astropad
Astropad Graphics Tablet on the App Store
MacID - Unlock your Mac with just your fingerprint.
Dark Mode as iOS Accessibility Feature — CGP Grey
Microsoft OneNote | The digital note-taking app for your devices
Drafts | Agile Tortoise
Byword • Simple and efficient text editor for Mac, iPhone and iPad.
OopsieFocus Script — Shawn Blanc
Magic Keyboard - US English - Apple
Magic Trackpad 2 - Apple
iPad mini 4 - Apple
My $9 iPad mini 4 Case — Katie Floyd
App - Relay FM
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