843: Bear and Glass Teaches Keyboard Control

Brett Terpstra and Christopher Gamblée-Wallendjack introduce Bear & Glass, their human-focused Mac automation consultancy. Brett shares his ultimate keyboard-driven workflow, previews Marked 3 and BlogBook. Then the gang geeks out on keyboard utilities.

This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by:

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• 1Password: Never forget a password again.

Guest Starring:

Christopher Gamblée-Wallendjack and Brett Terpstra

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