Sorry about the shenanigans with my audio the last few weeks, gang. I bought a new interface and apparently it had a second level processing that I wasnāt aware of. Got it all cleaned up and turned off before this weekās episode recorded so everything should be back to normal with this episode.
When it comes to audio gear, it is my sincere desire to never change anything ever again.
I love cotypist. Itās better than I ever imagined.
Last week I was writing some stuff and I was looking for the right word. I closed my eyes while I tried to conjure up the word I needed. Nothing. But then when I opened my eyes and looked at the screen it was sitting there waiting for me.
And guess what?
The word was actually part of my intellectual property. I wouldnāt have found it in a thesaurus. Cotypist had somehow predicted the word based on what is just typed and what id typed several weeks earlier.
One thing I wish Apple Music would have is a Menu Bar app. A light weight music app is what the menu bar was made for.
Welcome @beardfm. You are off to a great start with @MacSparky. Weāll certainly miss @ismh86, but so glad youāve agreed to co-host MPU.
Moom was lauded in this episode. Iām a huge fan too and have shared a Keyboard Maestro macro that leverages the power of Moom.
On a related note, Rob Griffiths (@griffman) from Many Tricks, is active on the Keyboard Maestro forum. Rob has contributed some incredible macros.
I love supporting small companies like Many Tricks especially when their products are awesome.
Havenāt listened to the episode, but wanted to mention that development of Ice has stalled. Fortunately, somebody forked it into Thaw and is actively developing that:
PS: I did not discover this myself; credits go to the person who posted about it here on MPU, but I canāt find that post using internal and external search functionalityā¦
I second Thaw, switched from Ice and it works great!
I think itās Many Tricks.
Yes, Iāve updated the post! Thanks for correcting me.
Odd that I made the same typo twice.
Iām a big fan of Robās Macro counter - it shows me statistics of which macro I triggered most. And of course, I love his Moom.
OK thatās wildā¦will have to try it in addition to the 1,000X other apps we talked about this week 
That would be great, and Apple Podcasts too!
Thank you, pleasure to be here! And Iāve resisted Keyboard Maestro for so long just because I wasnāt sure I had the mental bandwidth to have another utility in the background, but it seems this podcast has me destined to become a user!
About the closest Iāve found for something like that is NotchNook, which can at least add a control at the top of the screen.
So if anyone is on the fence about whether to go back to / stick with / abandon Bartender, Iāve been in dialogue with the developer over the last six weeks or so. What David said in the show is 100% spot on re: the news being over-inflated. They are dedicated to improving it and whilst itās not been without issues with Tahoe, itās been pretty stable for me over the last few weeks and the last update SEEMS to have sorted all that - however I"ve said Iām not covering it on SCO until Iām comfortable all bugs are quashed.
I really miss it when I donāt use it!
@beardfm, Iāve really enjoyed your YouTube channel, especially the Shortcuts videos.
MPUāers, I suggest we show our support for the transition by subscribing to Stephenās excellent channel.
Wow, @MacSparky must be getting soft. Iām surprised you werenāt quizzed on it before he extended the offer to join MPU. 
In all seriousness, @beardfm Iām sure youād love Keyboard Maestro. Admittedly it does take a short investment of time to get it, but once you do, youāll be hooked.
Also, the Keyboard Maestro documentation and forum are absolutely top-notch!
@beardfm, considering your Shortcuts expertise, maybe this will pique your interestā¦
When Bartender stopped working with the Tahoe .0 Betas, and then the Bartender Betas were less than functional, it caused me to take a good look at my menu bar usage and the menu bar controls in System Settings. I cleaned up what I was putting in the menu bar and determined that I didnāt really need Bartender or a replacement.
Lots of things I had in the Menu Bar easily went into Control Center or Widgets.
Third that. Ice stopped working for me on the latest version of Tahoe too.
Welcome to MPU, Alex
haha Iāll soon dive in! David keep showing me Keyboard Maestro workflows before we record and itās clear how powerful it can be