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Monday, June 2nd, 2008
Yesterday, Lifehacker linked to a post on MacApper highlighting a few Quicksilver interfaces. Now, before I rave about my new Quicksilver interface, let me give a little love to MacApper -- I'm now a subscriber.
Now, on to SilverFlow. This is a lovely plugin that is modeled after, well, CoverFlow. ...
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008
This is part six of a five(!) part series on capturing everything. Previous entries:
capture everything: buckets
capture everything: tasks
capture everything: ideas
capture everything: out and about
capture everything: the incubator
Jott is a handy little service that lets you call a toll-free number and speak a message. Jott will transcribe and deliver that ...
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Sunday, March 30th, 2008
This is part of an ongoing series called Blinders where I explore some of the ways I streamline my computer workflows to minimize distractions.
I have a good chunk of writing to do in the next week. Friday, I was hoping to get a good head start. It was a catastrophe.
This ...
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Friday, March 28th, 2008
This is part of an ongoing series called Blinders where I explore some of the ways I streamline my computer workflows to minimize distractions.
Spring seems to be reluctant to make it's way to the Pacific Northwest this year. I decided to coax it along with a good spring cleaning in ...
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Sunday, February 24th, 2008
This is last post in a series on capturing everything. Previous entries:
capture everything: buckets
capture everything: tasks
capture everything: ideas
capture everything: out and about
capture everything revisited: jott
In a time of growing self awareness a few years ago, I quietly proclaimed myself to be a content creator. I had awakened to the ...
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Wednesday, February 13th, 2008
As much as I love Yojimbo, the icon (to the right) has never quite revved my engines. Somehow, the karate kick just doesn't inspire me to tuck away thoughts dredged the murky depths of my soul.
Thanks to my friend Todd, I'm now sporting a new Yojimbo icon that looks ...
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Monday, February 11th, 2008
This is part 4 of 5 in a series on capturing everything. Other entries:
capture everything: buckets
capture everything: tasks
capture everything: ideas
capture everything: the incubator
capture everything revisited: jott
As I've disclosed my processes to capture every worthwhile thought, discerning readers (or Luddite sympathizers) might have noticed that it seems as if I ...
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Wednesday, February 6th, 2008
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
This is part 3 of 5 in a series on capturing everything. Other entries:
capture everything: buckets
capture everything: tasks
capture everything: out and about
capture everything: the incubator
capture everything revisited: jott
Once you start to really get serious about capturing every thought of value (and some that aren't), you'll quickly realize there are ...
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Monday, January 28th, 2008
This is part 2 of 5 in a series on capturing everything. Other entries:
capture everything: buckets
capture everything: ideas
capture everything: out and about
capture everything: the incubator
capture everything revisited: jott
My mind rarely seems to stick to one thing very well. Dang, this coffee is good. I need to work this Coldplay ...
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