{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"MacVoices #26113: The Road to Macstock with Brett Terpstra","description":"Brett Terpstra previews his Macstock Conference and Expo session focused on Markdown, explaining how it simplifies writing, publishing, and archiving content. He highlights its portability, ease of use, and growing relevance with AI tools. His presentation will covers Markdown editor, practical workflows from idea to publication, and new utilities that enhance productivity while reducing reliance on complex word processors. Today's MacVoices is supported by TV+ Talk, our MacVoices series with Charlotte Henry focused on Apple TV+. From shows and other content to the business side there\u2019s always something to learn about apple\u2019s streaming service. Find it at the Categories listings on the web site or go directly to macvoices.com\/category\/tv-talk. Show Notes: Chapters: 0:00 Introduction to MacStock series and guest 1:38 Brett\u2019s session topic: Markdown overview 2:46 What Markdown is and why it matters 4:18 Tools and editors for writing Markdown 5:41 Brett\u2019s apps and Markdown utilities 7:24 Archiving and portability benefits 9:57 Why Markdown is for everyone 11:21 Markdown\u2019s connection to AI workflows 15:09 What attendees will learn in the workshop 17:46 WordPress and cleaner publishing workflows 18:46 MacStock registration and discount codes 20:07 Where to find Brett and his projects Links: Macstock Conference and Expo - Brett\u2019s discount code is \u201cttscoff" The MacVoices discount code is \u201cmacvoices" Guests: Brett works as a technical content writer and software developer for the Developer Relations team at Oracle. In his free time, he also a coder, podcaster, author, and web developer. He develops and maintains a Markdown previewer for Mac called Marked 2 and an automation tool called Bunch. I also have over 100 open source projects, ranging from one-off utilities to full fledged command line apps. You can see everything I\u2019ve worked on\/am working on on the projects page. His current podcast is my more eccentric (and often sacreligious) conversations with Christina Warren and Jeff Severns Guntzel on Overtired. I can be found as \u201cttscoff\u201d just about everywhere, including Twitter, Mastodon, and Github. Support:      Become a MacVoices Patron on Patreon      http:\/\/patreon.com\/macvoices      Enjoy this episode? Make a one-time donation with PayPal Connect:      Web:      http:\/\/macvoices.com      Twitter:      http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/chuckjoiner      http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/macvoices      Mastodon:      https:\/\/mastodon.cloud\/@chuckjoiner      Facebook:      http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/chuck.joiner      MacVoices Page on Facebook:      http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/macvoices\/      MacVoices Group on Facebook:      http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/macvoice      LinkedIn:      https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/chuckjoiner\/      Instagram:      https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chuckjoiner\/ Subscribe:      Audio in iTunes      Video in iTunes      Subscribe manually via iTunes or any podcatcher:      Audio: http:\/\/www.macvoices.com\/rss\/macvoicesrss      Video: http:\/\/www.macvoices.com\/rss\/macvoicesvideorss ","author_name":"MacVoices","author_url":"http:\/\/macvoices.com","html":"