Mike Vardy

Review: The iSlider

I spend a lot of time these days writing on my iPad. I made it my only writing machine while at Macworld, and I’m writing this piece on it right now. I’ve made a point of using my ZAGGmate case in the past to write on my iPad regularly (as it contains a keyboard), but […]

How I Use Sketchnotes for Task Management

Last night we recorded an upcoming episode of Mikes on Mics with Mike Rohde, author of Sketchnotes. I’m not going to spoil all of what we talked about – the episode will be available for you to listen to soon enough – but I am going to share with you how I use a form

Get the Most Out of Evernote with Evernote Essentials 3

Brett Kelly’s book Evernote Essentials didn’t just help him land a job at Evernote, but it has helped many others wrap their heads around how to make the most out of their Evernote experience. Today he’s taking the popular e-book to the next level with the release of Evernote Essentials 3, which brings all things

The View

Today my publisher called and told me that the book is doing well. This is good. They’re happy, so I’m happy. I’m watching Toy Story with my son right now, and for the first time ever he is sitting through it – and is happy doing so. He’s happy, so I’m happy. But until this

The Macworld Reviewables

After spending some time this week going through all of the items I brought back from Macworld, I’ve started to put together some thoughts on them. Over the next two weeks I’ll be writing reviews for many of the gadgets, books, and apps that I received during that time. Here are just some of the

Mailbox: The Band-Aid for Email

I managed to score early access to the new Orchestra-created mail app for iOS, Mailbox. The idea behind the app is to allow you to get to a point where you aren’t weighed down by your inbox – it allows you to use gestures and taps to turn your emails into actionable items (of sorts).

The Little Things

The little things matter. How they matter may vary depending on what you’re doing, but they do matter. Sometimes the smallest of things can get in the way of the bigger picture, like tiny sticky notes covering up the real meat of your paper planner. Sometimes the little things can weigh the most, especially if

On Going iOS Only

I returned from San Francisco on Sunday, which marked the end of my iOS-only experiment. Not having the weight of my MacBook Air with me (not that it weighs all that much) was a refreshing change of pace for me while travelling, and I’m likely to go that route again the next time I hit the

Zero Vs. Done

We hear about zero a lot. I got to Inbox Zero. I have “zero” left to do today. I’m “zeroing” in on finishing that project. Zero isn’t the goal, because it never sticks around. Zero quickly turns to one, which then turns to more than one. And all in a much faster manner than anyone