About Us

Don McAllister

Founder

In March 2006, Don gave up his day job in Corporate IT and became a full time podcaster and introduced one of the first paid for premium subscription based podcast services.

As well as the weekly ScreenCastsOnline tutorials, Don is in high demand as a video tutorial creator for many of the top Mac and iOS software vendors including The Omni Group, Boinx Software, Smile Software, Cultured Code, 37 Signals and many more.

Not forgetting his podcast roots, Don is also a regular pundit on many Mac related podcasts including MacBreak Weekly, British Tech Mac and the Mac Roundtable. You can also find Don as a regular speaker at Macworld/iWorld, Blogworld & New Media Expo, as well as a regular tutor on the Mac Mania cruises.

Todd Olthoff

Guest Tutor

Todd Olthoff is Mac enthusiast who loves to share his passion for all things Apple by passing along what he has learned to others especially through screencasting. He started his own Youtube Channel in 2011 where he does weekly screencasts on various topics.

His specialty has become teaching others how to use OS X Server and his videos have been used by people all over the world to set up their own personal servers. He also posts his videos, blogs and shares his love of photography at his website www.toddolthoff.com.

Todd has worked with MacStadium (a Mac Colocation Company) and has made appearances on Mac Power Users and is a regular contributor to ScreenCastsOnline.

Tim Stringer

Guest Tutor

Tim Stringer is a veteran of the technology industry, a professional coach and an experienced yoga and meditation teacher. He graduated with a degree in Engineering (1990) and has worked as a software engineer, development manager and project manager. Tim founded Technically Simple in 2003 and works with individuals and organizations to become productive while making more effective use of technology.

He developed the Holistic Productivity methodology, inspired by the profound lessons he learned when he came face-to-face with an aggressive form of cancer in 2008 and currently shares this approach through video-conferenced online courses and corporate courses. Tim also founded Learn OmniFocus based on years of experience supporting a worldwide client base who use this popular productivity app for Mac and iOS.

Allison Sheridan

Guest Tutor

Allison Sheridan is the host of the NosillaCast Mac Podcast - a technology geek podcast with an EVER so slight Macintosh bias - which has been running for 10 years with more than 500 episodes. Allison produces the NosillaCast weekly as an audio podcast and an extensive blog at podfeet.com, and she also broadcasts the creation of the show live on video.

You may also have seen or heard Allison on Tech News Today and MacBreak Weekly on the TWiT Network, the Daily Tech News Show, Let’s Talk Photography and Let’s Talk Apple, the Mac Roundtable, Mac Geek Gab, Cordkillers, the Pocket Show and Mac Show on the British Tech Network, the SMR Podcast, Tech’s Message, The Productive Woman Podcast, as a screencaster on ScreenCasts Online and as a columnist in SCO Magazine.

Mike Schmitz

Guest Tutor

Mike is an Apple fanboy, coffee snob, and productivity junkie who creates content for Asian Efficiency where he teaches people how to be more productive. He is also a contributing writer for The Sweet Setup, a site dedicated to reviewing and recommending the very best Mac and iOS apps.

He lives in NE Wisconsin with his wife and 4 crazy boys and is the author of Thou Shalt Hustle. He also co-hosts The Productivity Show and Bookworm podcasts.