851: I Have Contraband

David and Stephen answer listener feedback: rebuilding Apple Home with Aqara power-over-Ethernet cameras, smart scales, raw photo editing, connecting AI to email, off-site backups, the new TRMNL X display, and DEVONthink's MCP server.

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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)

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Aqara Camera Hub G5 Pro (amazon.com/dp/B0DPX7539M)
Aqara Doorbell Camera G400 (amazon.com/Aqara-Doorbell-SmartThings-Detectio…)
Robin Home (robin.nl)
HomePass for HomeKit & Matter (apps.apple.com/us/app/homepass-for-homekit-mat…)
HomeCam for HomeKit (apps.apple.com/us/app/homecam-for-homekit/id12…)
HomePaper for HomeKit (apps.apple.com/us/app/homepaper-for-homekit/id…)
Multi-State Sensor P100 – Aqara LLC (us.aqara.com/products/multi-state-sensor-p100)
Tailwind iQ3 Smart Garage Door Controller (gotailwind.com)
iSmartgate MINI (ismartgate.com/ismartgate-mini)
THIRDREALITY Smart Garage Door Opener (amazon.com/THIRDREALITY-Certified-Compatible-S…)
Govee Permanent Outdoor Lights Pro (amazon.com/Govee-Permanent-Lighting-Waterproof…)
Govee Smart Cordless Table Lamp Classic (amazon.com/Govee-Cordless-Classic-Rechargeable…)
IKEA launches new smart home range with Matter (ikea.com/global/en/newsroom/retail/the-new-sma…)
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Aqara UWB Smart Lock U400 (amazon.com/Aqara-Fingerprint-Touchscreen-Recha…)
WITHINGS Body Smart Scale (amazon.com/WITHINGS-Body-Smart-Percentage-Comp…)
Immich (immich.app)
Spokenly (spokenly.app)
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TRMNL | ePaper Dashboard (trmnl.com)
DEVONthink 4.3 Herschel (devontechnologies.com/blog/20260521-devonthink…)
Menuwhere · Many Tricks (manytricks.com/menuwhere)
Short Run — Sindre Sorhus (sindresorhus.com/short-run)
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StealthTech Living Room Sound System | Lovesac (lovesac.com/stealthtech-sound-charge-systems)
Pixelmator Pro (pixelmator.com)
MacWhisper (goodsnooze.gumroad.com/l/macwhisper)
Fastmail MCP Server (fastmail.com/blog/an-mcp-server-for-fastmail)
Superhuman (superhuman.com)
DEVONthink (devontechnologies.com/apps/devonthink)
TRMNL X (shop.trmnl.com/products/trmnl-x)
Supercharge (sindresorhus.com/supercharge)
Elgato Stream Deck (elgato.com/us/en/p/stream-deck)
Elgato Key Light Air (elgato.com/us/en/p/key-light-air)
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