207: ‘Christmas Mitzvah’ With Merlin Mann

Show notes

Merlin Mann returns to the show for a Thanksgiving-week holiday spectacular. Topics include the history of Markdown, nerding out with Keyboard Maestro, kids today and the computers they want to use, caring about idiomatic native UI design, a look back at last year's election, and more. Sponsored by: Away: Travel smarter with the suitcase that charges your phone. Get $20 off with code TALKSHOW. Eero: Finally, Wi-Fi that works. Use code THETALKSHOW for free shipping in the U.S. and Canada. Fracture: Your photos, printed directly on glass. Great gift idea. Save 15% off your first order with code TALK15. Links: Various apps mentioned during the show: Keyboard Maestro Drafts Editorial nvAlt Simplenote Justin Williams’s now-defunct Elements — the first Dropbox-backed text editor for iOS Vesper Bartender — a Mac utility for managing all those stupid little menu bar apps Vanilla — another Mac menu bar app manager Apple Support technote documenting standard Mac text editing keyboard shortcuts. [Reconcilable Differences #65](https://www.relay.fm/rd/65 “Reconcilable Differences #65: The Mustard of My Father - Relay FM”) — Merlin and John Siracusa talking about Steam. The Elements of Eloquence — the book that explains the implicit rules of adjective order in English. Dr. Drang on Excel. Last year’s day-after-the-election “Holiday Party” episode. PredictIt — Website where you can gamble on election and political predictions. Max Temkin’s US Politics Twitter list. This episode of The Talk Show was edited by Caleb Sexton.

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Merlin Mann

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