Things are nutty for me today but there are a few posts of note: Practically Efficient waxes poetic about Hazel. If you’d like a basic introduction to Hazel, check out this podcast. The MacLitigator goes in depth on iPad note taking apps. Again a…

A few weeks ago, Brett Terpstra posted about Key Bindings. I finally got around to installing Brett’s bindings over the weekend and can tell you I am already loving it. There is a lot to absorb with all of these new shortcuts but there…

I recently found myself repeatedly filling out the same web form on a work-related thingy. It is seven fields with the same data, every time. It was driving me nuts. I opened up TextExpander in desperation and found the %key:tab% command. It was really…

While at Macworld, I met some very nice people who organize the annual Petaluma Macintosh Computer Expo on October 1. This year I agreed to speak about using the Mac and iPad for getting work done. If you are in the Northern California area…

While I’m not sold on using BBEdit for my writing workflow, I’m really impressed with its Automator support. There are so many services I could cook up with these toys. Where to begin?

Spam is usually a simple problem for me. Somebody sends me a spammy e-mail and they get the honor of a special rule in Mail.app that looks something like this. Basically, anything from that person goes straight to trash. Problem solved. SpamSieve also helps.…

Following recording the most recent MPU episode, I got serious about Brett Terpstra’s Markdown Services. These are a really nice collection of tools that I’m completely incapable of replicating with my usual bag automation tools and chewing gum. I used to do this with…