Apps

Goodbye Google: Abandoning Google Apps

In my quest to eliminate as much Google-ness as possible from my life, I’ve taken on Gmail, gone fishing for a new RSS reader, and moved away from some of the less entangled parts of Google. Now it’s time to tackle the realm of Google Apps, which shouldn’t be too tough to walk away from….right? […]

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

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

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

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

Getting Things Done with Clear

Earlier this month I decided I’d take on an experiment with the newly-released Clear iPhone app. My initial review of the app over at Cult of Mac wasn’t as glowing as the reviews of countless others, so I figured I must have had my head wrapped around it entirely wrong. What I found is that