Everything these days is about artificial intelligence. Often people are using AI in apps where I have to wonder if it is worth the trouble. However, this week’s sponsor, SaneBox, is artificial intelligence at its best, helping you with your email. Imagine for a moment…
Continue reading →Mac Power Users 556: Video Conferencing Deep Dive, with Liana Lehua
On this week’s Mac Power Users, Liana Lehua joins us to share the best workflows and gear for improving video conferencing and home audio and video. We also discuss business apps, widgets, and revisit the iPad vs. MacBook question. This episode of Mac Power Users is…
Listen & read notes →MindNode Update for iOS 14
MindNode, my mind mapping app of choice, got a nice update for iOS 14. The new update adds widgets to give you quick access to your maps from your Home Screen. I primarily use MindNode on my iPad, and looking at this new widget,…
Continue reading →Jazz Friday: New Monk Album, Palo Alto
There is a new Thelonius Monk album, and the story behind it is almost as great as the music on it. In the late 1960s, a high school student serving as “social commissioner” at Palo Alto High School in Northern California was charged with booking entertainment…
Continue reading →Automate Simply with TextExpander (Sponsor)
We’re all feeling overwhelmed lately. One way to take your time back is with this week’s sponsor, TextExpander. Take your time back with the power of TextExpander. Repetitive typing, little mistakes, searching for answers – they’re all taking precious time away from you and…
Continue reading →Today’s Shortcuts Webinar
As I post this, we are just an hour away from firing up the Shortcuts Webinar covering all the new iOS 14 Shortcuts features and a bit of contextual computing on the iPhone. It’s not too late to sign up.
Continue reading →Focused 109: Email Workflows
Mike and I revisit the topic of email and discuss our current workflows on this episode of Focused. We share how and when we process email, what we use to do it, and the strategies we use to break free from our inboxes long…
Continue reading →The Latest Drafts Update
I’ve been using Drafts since the day it launched. The idea of easy text capture and action immediately resonated with me, and anything I write that isn’t part of a big research project starts life in Drafts. It’s clean, it supports TextExpander (even on…
Continue reading →The Calm Email Course
Today Shawn Blanc and team Sweet Setup released the Calm Inbox course. I’ve watched it, and it is excellent. One point of note, Focused Podcast co-host Mike Schmitz played a significant role in developing this course, and Mike is one of the most thoughtful…
Continue reading →Widgets and Customization
If Apple only knew … With the recent release of iOS 14, many folks have been enjoying customizing the look of their iPhones. It is crazy how apparent the demand was for customization once Apple lowered the bar enough for anyone to do it…
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