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How I Use Evernote for Beer Cellaring

Ever since writing became my career, I’ve made efforts to keep it from being my primary hobby. Sure, I still write for fun – making it the second best thing I do with my time (after spending time with my family, of course) – but the idea of expanding my horizons beyond writing for work […]

A Better Journey to Markdown with David Sparks and Eddie Smith

Those of you who have been following me for a while will remember my Journey to Markdown series, where I decided to finally take the plunge and learn Markdown. While it wasn’t as harrowing a journey as I thought it might be, I definitely would have benefited from the latest MacSparky Field Guide™ simply titled

My OmniFocus Setup Talk

The Omni Group has released the remaining talks from The OmniFocus Setup, and mine is included among them. A More Meaningful To Do List from The Omni Group on Vimeo There are also some great talks by Kourosh Dini, David Sparks, and Merlin Mann that were unveiled – as well as the panel discussion that

The Wish List

I’ve gotten a lot better at not buying the “hot” new apps once they arrive on the scene. App purchases are often impulse buys due to their low monetary cost – but the time cost can be much greater. That’s why I am “wish listing” a lot more of these apps – and there are

A Quick Look at OmniFocus Resources

The Omni Group has released the first set of videos from the talks at January’s OmnFocus Setup event. This first installment features talks from Tim Stringer, Dinah Sanders, and Sven Fechner – as well as the contexts discussion facilitated by Thanh Pham and Michael Schechter (my podcasting partner-in-crime). There’s a lot of great stuff to

Asana Comes to Android

Yesterday Asana arrived for Android, bringing a top-notch task management solution to a market that could really use another entry in the category: Here’s what you can do with the Android version: Add and assign new tasks and edit existing tasks on the go. Add or change due dates, notes, tags, followers, recurring schedules and

Taking Advantage of Mail Drop

Mail Drop isn’t necessarily a new feature for OmniFocus users, but perhaps the way I have just started using it will be. Or perhaps I should say the way “we” have just started using it. Spurred on by the conversation Michael Schechter and I had with Gentry Underwood (CEO of Orchestra, the developers behind the

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

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