Inputs! We all have too many of them and not enough of us have a plan for them. In this episode of Focused, Mike and I talk about those pesky inputs and how to deal with them. This episode of Focused is sponsored by: Squarespace: Make…
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The Paperless Field Guide
I’m so pleased to announce the release of the all new Paperless Field Guide. The Paperless Field Guide takes the mystery (and fear) out of going paperless with your Apple technology. The video course includes 95 videos with nearly seven hours of content to turn…
Continue reading →The WaterField Hitch Bag
I live in a two-story house and, given the state of the world today, I am moving around the house trying to change context and keep working while simultaneously being stuck in the same 1,500 feet with three other humans and a dog. For…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 565: The 2020 Holiday Gift Guide
If you’re shopping for a nerd in your life, Stephen I are here to help, on this episode of Mac Power Users. This episode of Mac Power Users is sponsored by: 1Password: Have you ever forgotten a password? You don’t have to worry about…
Listen & read notes →Automators 64: QuicKeys and Automation Fun with Merlin Mann
In this episode of Automators, Rosemary and I are joined by the magical Merlin Mann to talk about his automation journey and problems. From The Simpsons to Synology and Shortcuts, there’s plenty to hear about. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: FastScripts: Powerful script management…
Listen & read notes →The Informational Touch Bar with BetterTouchTool (Sponsor)
Do you have a MacBook with a Touch Bar that you are ignoring? You could fix that today with this week’s sponsor, BetterTouchTool. My Touch Bar gives me the current date and time, the current temperature (and daily high and low), and a list…
Continue reading →Looking at Obsidian and the Craft App
I’ve heard from a lot of listeners/readers about the new Craft app and I’ve spent the last few days taking a closer look at it. Craft is one of the growing crop of intelligent notes/thinking apps. It has the ability to make notes both…
Continue reading →Fantastical: Apple’s Mac App of the Year for 2020
Congratulations to Fantastical for earning the “Mac App of the Year” award from Apple. I pay a lot for app subscriptions. Sometimes I feel like I’m getting ripped off but not with Fantastical. In the year since they’ve gone to the subscription model, they’ve…
Continue reading →A Step in the Right Direction of Restoring the Proxy Icon to Its Rightful Place of Glory
I’ve written before about my biggest gripe with Big Sur being the unnecessary cuteness of hiding the proxy icon and requiring a delayed mouse hover to get it back. Holding down the shift key makes the proxy icon appear immediately when you hover near,…
Continue reading →Zettelkasten Defined
Lately, I see the term “Zettelkasten” show up everywhere as this explosion of research and personal knowledge management applications is taking shape. The term is more nebulous than you’d think. Here is the best description of the canonical Zettelkasten method that I’ve read. While I’m…
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