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.

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Guest Starring:
Christopher Gamblée-Wallendjack (relay.fm/people/christophergamblewallendjack) and Brett Terpstra (relay.fm/people/brettterpstra)

Links and Show Notes:
Credits

The Mac Power Users

Stephen Robles (beard.fm)

David Sparks (macsparky.com)

The Editor

Jim Metzendorf (twitter.com/jmetzendorf)

The Fixer

Kerry Provanzano (twitter.com/ciaokerryciao)

More Power Users: Ad-free episodes with regular bonus segments (relay.fm/mpu/join)
Submit Feedback (relay.fm/mpu/feedback)
MPU 843 on YouTube (youtu.be/KnAeiZF5bP8)
Bear & Glass - Human-Focused Apple Automation & Consulting (bearandglass.co)
BrettTerpstra.com (brettterpstra.com)
Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI for Essay Writing Task — MIT Media Lab (media.mit.edu/publications/your-brain-on-chatgpt)
My ultimate keyboard-driven Mac utility list - BrettTerpstra (brettterpstra.com/2026/03/27/my-ultimate-keybo…)
Superkey (superkey.app)
Ultimate Hacking Keyboard (uhk.io)
doing - BrettTerpstra (brettterpstra.com/projects/doing/#what-and-why)
Karabiner-Elements (karabiner-elements.pqrs.org)
Marked - Markdown Preview and Converter (markedapp.com)
HandBrake (handbrake.fr/downloads.php)
Plexamp | Plex (plex.tv/plexamp)
GitHub - mikker/LeaderKey (github.com/mikker/LeaderKey)
Paletro — Command Palette in any applications (appmakes.io/paletro)
Keyboard Maestro (keyboardmaestro.com/main)
BetterTouchTool (folivora.ai)
Drafts | Where Text Starts (getdrafts.com)
TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for Mac (taskpaper.com)
Permute - Media Converter for macOS (software.charliemonroe.net/permute)
Bloom - Finder, but Refined (bloomapp.club)
Forklift 4 (binarynights.com)
BlogBook — WordPress, Micro.blog, or Ghost (blogbook.my)
CineNerdle (cinenerdle.app)
GitHub - ecwilsonaz/mediasage: Unofficial AI-powered Plex playlist generator with library awareness. Every track it suggests, you actually own. · GitHub (github.com/ecwilsonaz/mediasage/tree/main)
Welcome to Bunch - Bunch.app (bunchapp.co)
Scripting Jekyll image "uploads" - BrettTerpstra (brettterpstra.com/2013/01/12/scripting-jekyll-…)
Aptonic - Dropzone 5 (aptonic.com)
Retrobatch 2 | Batch Image Processor (flyingmeat.com/retrobatch)
Web Excursions for March 31st, 2026 - BrettTerpstra.com (brettterpstra.com/2026/03/31/web-excursions-fo…)
LaunchControl: The launchd GUI (soma-zone.com/LaunchControl)
Overtired – Tech, Mental Health, and Taylor Swift (overtiredpod.com)
Reflections on Macworld - 512 Pixels (512pixels.net/2012/01/reflections-on-macworld)
Home Page - Podfeet Podcasts (podfeet.com/blog)
FFmpeg (ffmpeg.org)
MailMate (freron.com)
Stream Deck | Elgato (elgato.com/us/en/p/stream-deck)
nvUltra - Searchable, portable, MultiMarkdown notes (nvultra.com)
Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus - The Omni Group (omnigroup.com/omnifocus)
Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking (obsidian.md)
Setapp | Powerful apps for Mac & iOS (setapp.com)
Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software (noodlesoft.com)
YUZU Custom Keycaps (yuzukeycaps.com)
Hyperkey (hyperkey.app)
LaunchBar 6 (obdev.at/products/launchbar/index.html)
Alfred - Productivity App for macOS (alfredapp.com)
Cotypist – AI Autocomplete for Mac | Type Faster, Write Better (cotypist.app)