Mike Vardy

How I Say No

Patrick Rhone nails it. “Saying no is simply saying yes to other things.” As I wrap up “How I… Week” here at Vardy.me, I’m going to dig a bit deeper into where I’ve been and where I am now. A lot of that has to do with saying “yes” to a lot of things, but […]

How I Organize My Mac

Back when I was doing the Work Awesome podcast, I had the pleasure of interviewing Jesse Jacobs for one of the episodes. He is the founder of Samovar Tea Lounge (based in San Francisco), and occasionally writes over at his weblog, RealRitual. One of the things that we chatted about after the recording was how

Goodbye Google: Ridding Myself of Google Reader

In this installment of the Goodbye Google series, I tackle one of the more daunting missions: finding a way to read my RSS feeds on all my platforms without having to use Google Reader as the ultimate source. It’s important to note that I do almost all of my RSS reading on my iPad, and

How I Use Hazel

As we head into the home stretch here during “How I..” Week, I’m going to give a brief overview of how I use Hazel, a fantastic rules-based organizational tool that comes from the fine folks at Noodlesoft. They just updated Hazel to its third version last week, and it was a jam-packed upgrade to say

The 1Password Emergency Kit

I am not entirely sure if this hasn’t been done somewhere else before, but as a 1Password user I find that what I’m about to offer you is incredibly valuable.1 Updated as of 10/31/13: There’s a new version of The 1Password Emergency Kit. The post that outlines what’s new and download links for the new version

How I Get Writing Done

I’ve talked a lot about what tools I use to write, how I planned to write and things of that nature. This is an ongoing process for me, as priorities shift and new opportunities take hold. Still, it’s always fun – and a bit humbling – to go back and look at what I’ve said

The New iPad and i

So…today is the day. This post will have gone live a few hours before the much-anticipated Apple announcement is made, which many believe to be the debut of the latest iPad. i will not be watching the announcement, nor will i be paying attention to anything online up until at least noon Pacific so i

How I Use Dropbox

Dropbox is a pretty amazing software-as-a-service solution that many of us “power users” simply take for granted a lot of the time. In a nutshell, Dropbox is what I’d describe as a virtual thumb drive. It’s how I explain how it works to those who have no clue as to what it is, and it’s

Decluttering iStuff: Time and Weather Apps

When it comes to apps used for travel, I essentially group them into one folder. That said, the apps inside that folder aren’t “pure” travel apps. They would be best broken down into the following categories: Time apps Weather apps Travel apps So – essentially – all of these apps are used for the purpose