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    #843: Bear and Glass Teaches Keyboard Control

    April 5th, 2026 · 79 minutes

    Brett Terpstra and Christopher Gamblée-Wallencheck 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.

    Guest Starring: Christopher Gamblée-Wallendjack and Brett Terpstra

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    Credits

    The Mac Power Users
    Stephen Robles
    David Sparks

    The Editor
    Jim Metzendorf

    The Fixer
    Kerry Provanzano

    MPU 843 on YouTube
    Bear & Glass - Human-Focused Apple Automation & Consulting
    BrettTerpstra.com
    Your Brain on ChatGPT: Accumulation of Cognitive Debt when Using an AI for Essay Writing Task — MIT Media Lab
    My ultimate keyboard-driven Mac utility list - BrettTerpstra
    Superkey
    Ultimate Hacking Keyboard
    doing - BrettTerpstra
    Karabiner-Elements
    Marked - Markdown Preview and Converter
    HandBrake
    Plexamp | Plex
    GitHub - mikker/LeaderKey
    Paletro — Command Palette in any applications
    Keyboard Maestro
    BetterTouchTool
    Drafts | Where Text Starts
    TaskPaper – Plain text to-do lists for Mac
    Permute - Media Converter for macOS
    Bloom - Finder, but Refined
    Forklift 4
    BlogBook — WordPress, Micro.blog, or Ghost
    CineNerdle
    GitHub - ecwilsonaz/mediasage: Unofficial AI-powered Plex playlist generator with library awareness. Every track it suggests, you actually own. · GitHub
    Welcome to Bunch - Bunch.app
    Scripting Jekyll image "uploads" - BrettTerpstra
    Aptonic - Dropzone 5
    Retrobatch 2 | Batch Image Processor
    Web Excursions for March 31st, 2026 - BrettTerpstra.com
    LaunchControl: The launchd GUI
    Overtired – Tech, Mental Health, and Taylor Swift
    Reflections on Macworld - 512 Pixels
    Home Page - Podfeet Podcasts
    FFmpeg
    MailMate
    Stream Deck | Elgato
    nvUltra - Searchable, portable, MultiMarkdown notes
    Task Management Software Built For Pros - OmniFocus - The Omni Group
    Obsidian - Sharpen your thinking
    Setapp | Powerful apps for Mac & iOS
    Noodlesoft – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software
    YUZU Custom Keycaps
    Hyperkey
    LaunchBar 6
    Alfred - Productivity App for macOS
    Cotypist – AI Autocomplete for Mac | Type Faster, Write Better