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2012: My Year in Preview

While I dropped some knowledge (yep, I went there) on how my 2011 treated me yesterday, I got to thinking that it would be a neat idea to propose how the coming year is going to go for me. I remember reading those predictions on the front of tabloid magazines while grocery shopping or hearing […]

2011: My Year in Review

In Short 2011 has been pretty good to me. In Long Here are some of the things that went down in my life during the past year: Completed my first full year as an independent writer – a professional one at that. Released a book of limericks…for FREE. Released a productivity parody eBook, The Eventual

Decluttering iStuff: Calendars

I’m at the time of year where I begin to map out the coming year – not with mind mapping apps1, but on my various calendars. My family routinely receives/orders a wall calendar that has photos of our closest relatives on my wife’s side, mainly (and appropriately) featuring the kids. So my wife uses that

The 2011 Persons of Internet

It’s been a tremendous year for me, which I’ll get to later this week. But I’m not the only one who’s had a great 2011. To be fair, I’m speaking from my perspective on their year — and it’s my perspective that is taken into account as I reveal the 2011 Persons of Internet. Michael

How Technology Encourages Excess

Today is Boxing Day in Canada, which has essentially become our country’s equivalent of the USA’s Black Friday. Bargains can be had virtually everywhere, with stores packed with people looking to catch a price break on any number of things. They hope they’ll be able to pick up something that they didn’t get under the

All I Want

There’s not much that I need or even want in the way of material things. I’m pretty happy with all I’ve got now and the last year has brought me so much that Christmas just seems like a bonus for me – I get to see my kids every day with my new work arrangement

On Enough: How Bare is My Air?

I was asked to be a guest on Enough: The Minimal Mac Podcast — one of my favourites — with Patrick Rhone and Myke Hurley this week, and it was an honour and privilege to oblige. I’ve been a big fan of Patrick’s work for, like, ever and Myke’s put together a stellar lineup of

Decluttering iStuff: Task Management Apps

Note: This piece is a bit dated. I’ll be updating it in the coming weeks, but in the interim you may want to check out my Task Management Tools page. It’s been a while since I’ve decluttered anything. Too long of a while. So, today I am tackling a doozy: iOS Task Management apps. Those