What's a Mac Power User?

What’s a Mac Power User?

Today, Lou Plummer gave a definition in this article:

A Mac Power User (MPU) is just someone with a low tolerance for friction and a high tolerance for tinkering.

(There’s more context in the article; worth reading I think - I recognized some things :wink:)

What’s an MPU for you?

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I like that! Hobbyist is my definition, along similar lines.

Really enjoyed that read! Thanks!

Put two power users in a room and you’ll get three opinions about clipboard managers

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Wonderful article. Thanks for sharing. When he was indicting himself, I was reading it in the first person as if I had written the article myself.

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Judging by observation, a home Mac Power User is someone who uses more than just Safari (or perhaps Chrome). So much stuff is just browser based these days. A business Mac Power User uses automation to speed up repetitive tasks.

Tinkering doesn’t make a Power User, as that can just be a time sink.

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I’m a Mac Power Procrastinator!

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I agree.

I worked an additional 33 years after seeing my first PC. And most of the people I knew that had time to “tinker” with their computers were executives.