Mike Vardy

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

Being Taken to Task

Earlier today1 we released the latest episode of the Mikes on Mics podcast, where Michael Schechter (the fine gentleman behind A Better Mess) and yours truly talked about task managers.

How I Use Evernote

I’ve had Evernote on all of my Macs (and iOS devices) since it first came to market, but I never really dove into using it too much until my friend Brett Kelly delivered the goodness that is known as Evernote Essentials. It really opened up my eyes as to what this powerful software-as-a-service solution could

The Unwritten Weekend

This past weekend was spent resting, recharging, recovering and simply doing very little. In fact, not a word was written during the last couple of days. I usually offer an article per day over the weekend – and 2 on Fridays, no less – but I didn’t do that this past weekend. It’s not that

It’s How Time

I’m going to spend the bulk of this weekend doing some much-needed “rejigging” of my apps. Next week I’ll be writing a post per day that goes into the “How I…” aspects that I’ve yet to cover here. Why am I getting around to this now? Well, the first few weeks of the year have

Good Night Owl

Even though this post went up on March 1st, you probably didn’t even know it was there until March 2nd. That’s not because you’re not top of your RSS feed, emptying my posts out of your email inbox or simply skipped reading my writing yesterday. It’s because I didn’t post this until the late hours

So Long, ProductiVardy

Yesterday I finally revealed some of the major details of my secret book project. Today I’m revealing the end of another project. Knowing when to quit something that you enjoy doing is tough to act on, but in order for the other things to flourish…you’ve got to let something go. For me, that thing is

A Leap Year of Faith: The Mike Vardy Secret Book Project Revealed

We’re wrapping up a day that only appears on the calendar once every four years. It’s a year where we get an extra day tacked on for good measure – scientific measure, I imagine – but what do we do with that extra day? Do we see it as bonus or just see it as