Here is a propeller-beanie worthy workflow that lets you stuff a piece of paper in your ScanSnap and get an OmniFocus action out the other side using folder actions and other black magic courtesy of Brooks Duncan. MacSparky.com is sponsored by Bee Docs Timeline…
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TextExpander Backups
I’m not sure when this feature snuck into TextExpander, but I dig it.
Continue reading →Dashkards, Keyboard Shortcuts on the Dashboard
If you are having trouble remembering the keyboard shortcuts for your favorite Mac OS X applications, check out Dashkards, a nice little pre-rendered bit of HTML that you can add to your dashboard using the little-known dashboard clipping feature. The site supports many popular…
Continue reading →Tweaking OmniFocus: Project Template Applescript
OmniFocus is an amazing tool. I need this app like Smeagol needs his ring. If I don’t do my morning task audit, I get the shakes and start blurting out incoherent rambling about blown deadlines and crashing plates. One feature missing in my precious…
Continue reading →Symbolic Link Service
Creating an Alias in Mac OS X is easy. Hold down the Option + Command keys and drag a file to some new location. Just like that you’ve got an Alias, which is, essentially, a pointer to the original file. The truth is, however,…
Continue reading →Using OmniFocus Perspectives
I’ve written and talked a lot about my favorite task management application, OmniFocus, over the years. One of the most frequently asked questions I receive are concerning my perspective settings. In addition to Omni’s built-in perspectives, I’ve rolled a few of my own. Today…
Continue reading →Killing Flash on Your Mac
With all of the talk about Adobe Flash, I’ve become more aware of how it affects my Mac. Ignoring the security risks posed by Flash, the cost of having Whack-a-Mole show up is significant in clock cycles, stability, and battery life. Put simply, I…
Continue reading →TextExpander Learns New Tricks
Today TextExpander released a particularly tasty update. For Gmail jockeys, there is now support for rich text and image expansion in web-based tools. I’ve already shown how to do this in Apple Mail. My favorite new feature allows you designate a portion of your…
Continue reading →Scrivener Power Tip – Binder Symbols
One of the great features of Scrivener is the binder, in which you can dump research, web pages, pictures, and video. When doing legal research I will often collect case decisions as individual research assets. I like to insert little symbols into…
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