Hi, this is Gary with episode number 1000 of MacMost Now.
It has been six and a half years since that first episode so it is time to take a look
back and see what some of the most important and popular shows have been.
What was the most popular episode of all time?
Well, as you can imagine it's an earlier episode because it has had more time to build up more
views.
It was episode number 157.
157 dealt with uninstalling apps.
Back then, before the Mac App Store, it was a fairly complex task because every app did
it differently.
Sometimes you used the installer to uninstall.
Sometimes there was a separate uninstaller.
Sometimes you had to follow instructions on the website.
Sometimes you just took the app from the applications folder and threw it into the trash.
It is a lot simpler now with the Mac App Store because you can use Launchpad to quickly uninstall
apps that you have installed from the Mac App Store.
Actually in episode 638 I took another look at that topic and showed the Launchpad method
for doing it.
When looking at what other videos are popular they kind of group together by topic.
There are certain topics that it seems that everybody wants to know about.
The top topic has been iMovie.
I've done lots of iMovie videos as iMovie is a great, very useful tool but also a little
complex with a lot of depth to it.
iMovie has changed over the years so I've done new videos to replace old ones to show
you how to do similar techniques.
Of course I no longer make this show using iMovie.
I use Final Cut Pro but I still like to use iMovie for a lot of personal projects.
Another popular topic is how I make this show.
I get asked lots of questions and I've done videos on things like how I do my video, how
I capture the screen, how I capture the screen of the iPad and iPhone.
Of course people want to know how I do this.
How I show myself on video while I have something going on here on the desktop.
I'll include links to some of the episodes I am referring to if you look at the notes
on this episode's page at MacMost.com.
My third topic is popular, not just because people want to know about it, but also because
I like to talk about.
It is about Myths and Misconceptions about using Macs and Apples products.
For instance, there is the episode about shutting down or sleeping.
I talk about how it is better for most people in most situations simply to put their Mac
to sleep.
Not to shut down.
But there are some computer users that have been using computers for a long time that
are still in the habit of shutting down their computer everyday, or even several times a
day, when they are not using them.
Now I've also done several episodes on whether or not you need to clean your software or
anti malware software.
Basically the answer is you don't really need it.
See Mac OS10 already does a great job of maintaining your system.
Sure, back in the nineties you kind of needed some extra utilities to help with computers
to keep them clean and running smoothly.
But modern OS's take care of themselves.
As far as malware is concerned you just need to follow three basic steps.
I outlined them in this blog post.
Basically you've got to make sure that your system is up to date.
Also your apps are up to date and any extensions and any other software you have installed.
Also, make sure you only download new software from sources you trust.
Thirdly, just keep up to date with the news.
If there is a new threat it is usually easy to protect yourself from it as long as you
know that it exists.
So, over a thousand episodes a lot has changed.
At the very beginning the video was standard definition and it was mainly an iTunes podcast.
But over the years things have shifted.
More emphasis on the website and the videos are now much more viewed on U-Tube than they
are as a podcast.
Many things have also come out of this podcast.
For instance there was a MacMost book awhile ago during the Snow Leopard era.
But that led to a book about the iPad which is one of the best selling computer books
of the last several years.
So let me thank you for watching and being a part of the MacMost community.
I am glad I was able to help you get the most from your Mac.
There is plenty more in store!