MPU 133: Alfred 2
After many years using LaunchBar, Katie and I have both been spending time with the recent release of Alfred 2, the keyboard launcher (and much more) for the Mac. I’ve officially switched. We share our experiences with this very clever new application and explain…
Listen & read notes →DayOne Mac Update Adds Tags
This simple feature could really change the way I use DayOne. ∞
Continue reading →Microsoft Office and iOS, Revisited
The most recent scuttlebutt is that Microsoft is going to wait until the end of next year to release Office for iOS. I’ve written about this before and my thoughts haven’t changed. I remain convinced that Microsoft is losing dump trucks full of cash…
Continue reading →Automating Billing with TextExpander and Automator
In my day job, we use an antiquated old Windows PC system for managing our billing. It takes multiple mouse clicks and butten presses to make a simple entry. It almost feels like I have to walk across the office and turn a wheel…
Continue reading →Nerdy Professionals on iPad Document Management
Ernie Svenson and I are doing another Nerdy Professionals seminar next Friday, Aparil 19 at 1pm EST on how to use the iPad. This one will focus on managing PDFs on your iPad. We are going to cover the basics of how to get…
Continue reading →Making Wine with OmniFocus
Michael Werk makes wine and one of his most useful tools is OmniFocus. Here is a remarkably well-produced video showing how he does it. ∞
Continue reading →MPU 132: Merlin Returns
One of my favorite shows every year on the Mac Power Users is the workflow interview with Merlin Mann. Merlin is a friend and was the very first workflow guest on the show. This year’s episode delivers in spades. We talk about how we…
Listen & read notes →Farewell Roger
Today we lost Roger Ebert. Roger Ebert was prolific and has been my trusted source for movie reviews my entire life. Every time I start feeling sorry for myself, I think of Roger Ebert, who couldn’t talk and couldn’t eat, but published amazing stuff…
Continue reading →Looking at Ulysses III
I was provided an early release of Ulysses III and my first impression was “wow”. The developers have really created something different with Ulysses and for the first time I was really tempted to try and write a big project with it. I particularly…
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