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This episode of Mac Power Users is brought to you by Workbrew. Your developers love Homebrew, but your security team, maybe not so much. That's because nobody actually knows what's installed, where, and by whom. Homebrew is already on those Macs. IT just can't see it. You can't manage what you can't see. Well, Workbrew Free fixes that. deploy through any MDM and within minutes, you'll see every package and dependency across your fleet. So you can standardize onboarding, improve maintainability and add essential governance with zero disruption and keep your developers moving fast with managed brew access and default packages. Now I've personally used homebrew a lot in the past. I think I use it right now, but that's just the thing. I think I use it because you can't really see it. And I'm not an expert. I don't know where to go to look at it. And it sounds like Workbrew is the answer for your team. So you can start using Workbrew with their free plan, deploy it to unlimited devices via their hassle-free installer, seamlessly integrated with your MDM for zero-touch setup. There's no trial, no credit card, and no user or device limits. Go and check it out at workbrew.com slash free. That's workbrew.com slash free. Or click the link in the show notes below to let them know you came from this show. Our thanks to WorkBrew for their support of this show and all of Relay.

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This episode of Mac Power Users is brought to you by Mercury Weather. All right, personal story. I'm actually here at WWDC recording this sponsor break right now, and I just met the developers of Mercury Weather. I got to meet them personally, Malin and Kai. They're incredible. They are behind the Mercury Weather app, but I also just love the app, and I've been using it. I got to show on my home screen that the Mercury Weather widget is right there, medium-sized widget at the top of my iPhone home screen. I absolutely love it. I love it on the watch as well. And I got to tell them in person. So that was super fun. Just wanted to tell you that. But Mercury Weather, if you don't know, it's a thoughtfully designed weather app. And that shows all the essential weather data and details at a glance. It has a gorgeous, colorful interface that dynamically adapts to the conditions with a warm orange palette on a sunny day, icy tones on a cold day, or a deep blue on a rainy night. One of my favorite things is you can tap and hold on that widget on your iPhone home screen or And if you want to just choose one color to use the entire time, you can do that or have it dynamically changed depending on the weather conditions. And a cool feature for frequent travelers, Mercury's trip forecast feature automatically shows the weather at your destination right in your daily forecast timeline. So you always see the weather for where you'll be, not just where you are. One of the things I also love about Mercury Weather is the Apple Watch complication. I used the stock weather complication for a long time, and it's fine, but I absolutely love the Mercury Weather one. It has a minimalist design, lots of different options if you want to see more data, but it looks great on the modular ultra watch face that I use all the time, and it's simply the best. And when weather gets serious, as it does in Florida, where I live, Mercury offers storm and hurricane tracking. And hopefully I don't have to use this too much this year, but I will definitely be using it with maps, live positions, forecast paths, cones, intensity. And there's even widgets where you can keep tabs on a specific storm or the closest one right from your home screen. Can't do that with the Stock Weather app. And Mercury is available on all your devices, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. So go to mercuryweather.app.mpu to download Mercury Weather right now. And you can use the link, let them know you came from this show. That's mercuryweather.app.mpu. Try it out, get all the standard features for free. Thanks to Mercury Weather for their support of this show and all of Relay.

This episode of Mac Power Users is brought to you by Squarespace. Squarespace is the all-in-one website platform designed to help you stand out and succeed online. But I'm going to tell you something different. I'm going to tell you what I've been doing with my Squarespace site because I've been Vibe HTML coding, if that's a thing. And I have more and more of the pages on my Squarespace website because they're so customizable. I can ask Claude for a little bit of code here and there. And I made a great bio site. So if you're on social media, you know that everyone's linking bio. That's the only place you can really link stuff on Instagram and TikTok. And I wanted to make one that's on my personal website, not one of those third party services and have to pay monthly for it. So I asked Claude to help me code it. I put that code. I injected code into the header of a Squarespace page, which you can totally do. Thank you so much for joining us. I've sold many things on Squarespace. You can sell physical goods, you can sell digital goods, and you can even sell membership. So maybe you have a course, you want to sell some kind of video content, or maybe you need to schedule something. You have a hair salon, you can do all of that. Thank you. And like I said, you can offer your services and get paid from consultants to events and experiences. You can do it all with Squarespace. So head to squarespace.com slash MPU for a free trial. And when you're ready to launch, use offer code MPU to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain. That's squarespace.com slash MPU. Offer code MPU to get 10% off your first purchase and to show your support of Mac Power users. Our thanks to Squarespace for their support of this show and all of Relay.

This episode of the Mac Power Users is brought to you by Workbrew. Deliver the software your team needs securely and at scale for free with the link in the show notes. Your developers love Homebrew, but your security team, maybe not so much. That's because nobody actually knows what's installed, where and by whom. Homebrew is already on those Macs. IT just can't see it. And you can't manage what you can't see. Workbrew Free fixes that. Deploy it through any MDM and within minutes you'll see every package and dependency across your fleet. So you can standardize onboarding, improve maintainability, and add essential governance with zero disruption. And keep your developers moving fast with managed Brew access and default packages. What I like most about WorkBrew is the console. It's an all-in-one dashboard for formula, casks, licenses, and taps across all your devices. With it, you can see what's happening across your devices, drill down into reports, and make changes across your fleet with one click. And it gives developers access to the open source tools they need without slowing them down or breaking compliance. Start using Workbrew with their free plan. Deploy to unlimited devices via their hassle-free installer, seamlessly integrated with your MDM for zero-touch setup. There's no trial, no credit card, and no user or device limits. Go and check it out at workbrew.com slash free. That's workbrew.com slash free, or click the link in the show notes to let them know you heard about it here on the Mac Power Users. With Workbrew, you can have your cake and eat it too. Security and flexibility. And our thanks to Workbrew for their support of the Mac Power Users and all of Relay.

This episode of Mac Power Users is brought to you by NetSuite. Businesses everywhere are asking the same question. How do we make AI work for us? The possibilities are endless and guessing is a bit risky, but sitting on the sidelines is not an option because one thing is almost certain, your competitors are already making their move. No more waiting with NetSuite by Oracle. You can put AI to work today. NetSuite is the number one AI cloud ERP trusted by over 43,000 businesses. It's a unified suite that brings your financials, inventory, commerce, HR, and CRM into a single source of truth. The connected data is what makes your AI smarter. So it doesn't just guess it knows intelligently automates routine tasks, delivers actionable insights, helps you cut costs and make fast AI power decisions with confidence. You've got total flexibility from software and it services to healthcare equipment, manufacturing, financial services, and many other great American industries. NetSuite delivers a customized solution for your business. This isn't another bolted on tool. It's AI built into the system that runs your business. And whether your company earns millions or even hundreds of millions, NetSuite helps you stay ahead of the pack. I've been in lots of businesses and even helped run the IT and HR departments for businesses. It is so complex trying to use all these different services, and there's usually nothing to connect it, but that's where NetSuite comes in. And David and I talk a lot about having AI access to all the information that you have in one place. It is so productive, so valuable, and NetSuite is the answer. If your revenues are at least in the seven figures, get the free business guide, Demystifying AI, at netsuite.com slash mpu. The guide is free to you at netsuite.com slash mpu. The link is in the show notes, netsuite.com slash mpu. Our thanks to NetSuite for their support of this show and all of Relay.

This episode of the Mac Power Users is brought to you by Mercury Weather. Go to mercuryweather.app.mpu for forecasts beautifully done. Download now for free. Mercury Weather is a thoughtfully designed weather app that shows all the essential weather details at a glance. It has a gorgeous, colorful interface that dynamically adapts to the conditions, with a warm orange palette on a sunny day, icy tones on a cold day, or a deep blue on a rainy night. Mercury Weather uses a glanceable chart layout to present the hourly and daily forecasts in a way that feels intuitive right away. And this is a really cool feature for frequent travelers. Mercury's Trip Forecast feature automatically shows the weather at your destination right in your daily forecast time. So you'll always see the weather for where you'll be, not just where you are. What I really like is the UI. It's not only nice to look at, it's very glanceable. You can get all the weather information you need very quickly. They've spent a lot of time thinking about it, and you can tell. When the weather gets serious, Mercury offers storm and hurricane tracking with maps, live positions, forecast paths, cones, and intensity, plus widgets so you can keep tabs on a specific storm or the closest one right from your home screen. Mercury Weather's gorgeous interface makes it a delight to check the weather every day, even on gray and rainy ones. And the app's business model is simple. No ads and no selling of user data. Mercury is available for iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch, and Mac. You can download it and use the standard features for free and upgrade to Mercury Premium to unlock all features. Head over to mercuryweather.app slash mpu to download Mercury Weather right now. Use that link to let them know you heard about it here on the Mac Power Users. Once again, that is mercuryweather.app slash mpu. Try it out and get all the standard features for free. Thank you, Mercury Weather, for all of your support of the Mac Power Users.