About this episode
David and Katie chat with Dr. Ross Lockwood about the workflows he used while spending four months as part of a NASA-funded simulation studying what it would be like for humans to live on Mars. We're also announcing the end of our run on 5by5 and the show's future. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for help with the shownotes this week! This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: The Omni Group: We're passionate about productivity for Mac, iPhone and iPad. Sanebox: Stop drowning in email! Launchbar: Whatever you want to accomplish on your Mac – with LaunchBar it is only a few keystrokes away! Fracture: Your images printed in vivid color, directly to glass. Use code MAC15 to save 15% on your order. Links and Show Notes: In addition to our discussion with Dr. Ross Lockwood, David and Katie announce the end of Mac Power Users on the 5by5 network. Starting next week you can find the show on Relay.fm . Please re-subscribe to the show's new RSS feed: http://www.relay.fm/mpu/feed .You can find the complete catalogue of shows, contact information and more at our new site, relay.fm/mpu . Our thanks to Dan and everyone at 5by5 for a great run and all their support and assistance through the years and with the transition. Support Mac Power Users with a Relay FM Membership Mac Power Users on Relay.fm The new home of Mac Power Users on Relay.fm Mac Power Users - RSS Feed Please Re-Subscribe to our new RSS Feed on Relay.fm to ensure you never miss an episode Ross Lockwood (@spincrisis) | Twitter Ross' Website: Spincrisis HI-SEAS Mānoa: HI-SEAS to study human performance for long-duration space exploration | University of Hawaii News HI-SEAS Mission Will Study How Life On Mars Affects The Mind Noodlesoft | Simply useful Mac software squid : Optimising Web Delivery Put the internet to work for you. - IFTTT Amazon.com: The Martian: A Novel eBook: Andy Weir: Kindle Store 3D printing - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 3D printing (or additive manufacturing, AM) is any of various processes used to make a three-dimensional object 3D Printer Companies - RepRap 3D Printer - LulzBot SketchUp for 3D Printing | SketchUp Printrun - RepRapWiki Printrun is a set of G-code sending applications, written by Kliment. It consists of printcore (dumb G-code sender), pronsole (featured command line G-code sender), pronterface (featured G-code sender with graphical user interface), and a small collection of helpful scripts. Firefly (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Firefly is an American space western science fiction drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon, under his Mutant Enemy Productions label. Whedon served as an executive producer, along with Tim Minear. The series is set in the year 2517, after the arrival of humans in a new star system and follows the adventures of the renegade crew of Serenity, a "Firefly-class" spaceship. The ensemble cast portrays the nine characters who live on Serenity. Star Trek - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry and under the ownership of CBS and Paramount. WebRelay | Remote Relay Control, and Automatic Remote Reboot WeMo Home Automation X-320M | Web Enabled Weather Station SecuritySpy - Mac CCTV Video Surveillance Software - Ben Software Ltd Amazon.com : AXIS Communications M1054 720p Network Camera (0338-004) : Bullet Cameras : Camera & Photo Ubiquiti Networks - UniFi® Video Camera Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (JSC) is the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's center for human spaceflight training, research, and flight control. TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time TextExpander: Mac Typing Shortcut Utility Saves You Time LaTeX - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Texpad 246: Workflows with Eddie Smith | Mac Power Users LyX | LyX – The Document Processor LyX is a document processor that encourages an approach to writing based on the structure of your documents (WYSIWYM) and not simply their appearance (WYSIWYG). Pixelmator Wolfram Mathematica: Definitive System for Modern Technical Computing The world's definitive system for modern technical computing Papers for Mac Papers is an award-winning application developed for researchers to help you manage research material that you're passionate about. Let it take your personal library of research to a whole new level. Papers for iOS 228: Rocket Science with Skip Owens | Mac Power Users David and Katie chat with NASA Scientist Skip Owens about how he uses his Mac to put rovers on Mars. Volunteers Emerge from Mock Mars Base in Hawaii Martian Scripting: Prefetching URLs | @spincrisis Smile Blog: Open URL in Chrome’ script