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Posts Tagged → omnifocus

New OmniFocus Icons

posted in omnifocus on September 3, 2014

Federico Viticci and Silvia Gatta just released a new set of OmniFocus icons last week at Icons & Coffee. There are some great icons in there that you’ll probably find use for. Some of the icons have even got me thinking about setting up…

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TextExpander for Quick Defer+Due Dates in OmniFocus

posted in omnifocus, textexpander on July 18, 2014

Max Masnick is using Text Expander to quickly enter defer and due dates in OmniFocus. Max primarily uses this for events that have the same defer and due dates. For example if you want a task to disappear but show up as due on Monday at…

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My OmniFocus Perspectives

posted in omnifocus on June 11, 2014

I’ve not officially written up my thoughts on OmniFocus 2 for the Mac but suffice it to say, I’m a fan. I’ve received a lot of questions lately about my perspectives so for this post, I thought I’d dive into the weeds and share all…

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OmniFocus for Mac, Version 2

posted in omnifocus on May 22, 2014

Today the Omni Group released OmniFocus for Mac, version 2. I’ve already bought my upgrade license for the pro version. I’m going to write up why and how I use this app in greater detail in the near future but for now you can read…

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OmniFocus 2 for Mac Returns, Expanded Beta

posted in omnifocus on March 26, 2014

Today at the Omni Group announced its expanded beta for the completely rejiggered Omni Focus 2 with a product release in June. The current beta is pretty complete. I started using it in the private beta about a month ago and for a few…

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“Considered” and “Planning” in OmniFocus

posted in omnifocus on January 22, 2014

One complication that comes from using powerful tools is that we can spend more time tinkering with the machine than making widgets. Kourosh Dini wrote an excellent post about the “Considered Task”. Specifically, he will insert the word “Consider” in front of a task to give…

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The Problems You Don’t Know

posted in omnifocus, opinion on November 21, 2013

I’ve been running pretty hard the last few months between the day job and finishing up the Email Field Guide. In the process, I’ve fallen off the wagon a few times with my OmniFocus task management discipline. Everybody probably knows that feeling of seeing…

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OmniFocus for iPhone 2.0

posted in omnifocus on September 18, 2013

View fullsize Today the Omni Group released OmniFocus for iPhone, version 2. I’ve been in the beta and using my iPhone, nearly exclusively, for the past weeks to manage my OmniFocus data. Today the new version is available for purchase and I wanted to share…

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OmniFocus Background Sync? Yes, Thank You.

posted in omnifocus on July 16, 2013

There’s a new update for iPhone OmniFocus today (version 1.16) that adds Background Sync. So what does that mean? Start by enabling Background Sync in the application settings. Tell OmniFocus to Add Current Location for your home, work, school, and favorite bar. (You have…

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OmniFocus Template Script – Bigger and Better

posted in omnifocus on June 2, 2013

For the longest time I used Kurt Clifton’s OmniFocus Template. Today I stumbled into Chris Sauve’s updated OmniFocus Template script.  ¡Ay, Caramba! How did I not check this out sooner? This updated template script (which pays homage to Kurt’s original template) brings it. You…

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