Talking is Not Dead
After a month of not recording a Talking is Dead podcast with Anthony Marco, we did so last night. So now I think it’s a monthly podcast. Maybe.
Goodbye Google: Getting Out of Gmail
After removing some of the smaller portions of Google from my Internet life last time, I thought I’d take on something a bit more challenging this time around: Gmail I knew that leaving Gmail was going to be really difficult. In fact, I’d say that it was going to be the hardest of the easiest
Enough – AsanaVaGun
I returned to the fantastic 70Decibels podcast known as Enough (starring Patrick Rhone and Myke Hurley) this week to talk about my recent shift to Asana as my task manager of choice, and then we see how far the three of us can go down the rabbit hole known as productivity apps. We also chat
What is a Productivityist?
Let’s get this part out of the way first: Productivityist isn’t a real word. Well, not yet. My aim is to make it a term that may not ever be completely real, but to make it at least recognizable. But before I get into what the term means, I want to address what it doesn’t mean.
How Packed is My Mac?
The latest episode of Mikes on Mics just went live this morning, featuring our riffing on the popular 70Decibels’ Enough podcast segment known as How Bare is Your Air? – which we have dubbed How Packed is Your Mac? 1 I’m the first victim of this homage to one of the “favouritest” podcasts of yours truly
A New Look at Vardy.me
It was time for a makeover here at Vardy.me. I’ve been using the Thesis theme for what seems like forever, but with the lack of progress on making it more suitable for tablet and mobile viewing, it was time for me to make a change to something that would.1 Enter Genesis. The framework is super-responsive
Do What You Love…for Those You Love
Chris Bowler (fellow Canadian and fellow writer) wrote the following on his personal weblog: “Being a spouse, a parent, a congregrant — these things all take time and energy. Doing what you love for a job so easily takes over your thought life, everything else can get lip service only.” As someone who took that
Enough – Duck Duck Google
A big thanks to Patrick Rhone and Myke Hurley for having me on another episode of the simply podtastic Enough show over at 70Decibels.1 I don’t want to spoil everything for you, but let’s just say I talk a little bit about my recent decision to bid Google as much of a farewell as possible.
My New Task Manager of Choice: Asana
I have had a long-standing productivity love affair with OmniFocus. But I’m spurning it for a new (and more suitable) tool: Asana. Yep, I’m removing everything from the app I’ve used for years and investing in one I’ve used for only a few months. Some people have called me crazy to do so, and even