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Leaning back 21 Aug 2013 | 08:57 pm
More time thinking. Less time overtly doing. That's really the gist of this highly quotable Economist piece on "leaning back" from work. Creative people’s most important resource is their time—partic...
Retro tip: Cmd-P-P 1 Aug 2013 | 12:40 am
If only I could quantify all the positive ripples of this classic MacSparky "Save as PDF" keyboard shortcut for the last five years. Yes, it's been over five years since he dropped this gem on the int...
Crazy talk about email 24 Jul 2013 | 10:57 pm
I had the great fun and honor of joining buddies Gabe Weatherhead and Erik Hess on the Generational podcast. We talked about email, but instead of swimming with the usual email narrative currents, we ...
Dispatch: the mail app I didn't delete 28 Jun 2013 | 07:28 am
I really like Dispatch, and this is coming from a guy who tries all the new email apps but never writes about any of them. I feel compelled to say something about Dispatch, though. I've been using it ...
Clarify: screenshot-based documentation evolved 26 Jun 2013 | 01:46 am
Speaking of that last Mac Power Users episode, my favorite podcasting pair, David and Katie, mentioned a great Mac app called Clarify. Clarify is the kind of software I would selfishly create for mys...
Replanting the RSS forest 25 Jun 2013 | 06:11 pm
I considered letting Google Reader's end be the end of RSS for me. My relationship with RSS has been mixed over the years. There have certainly been tender, loving, "I can never be without you" moment...
Illusions of inbox control 31 May 2013 | 02:06 am
Google on its new inbox design for Gmail: On the desktop, the new inbox groups your mail into categories which appear as different tabs. You simply choose which categories you want and voilà! Also c...
When too many right-clicks make a wrong 23 May 2013 | 08:07 pm
In a typical day, I use Preview and PDFpenPro multiple times per hour. Since I use Preview more than half the time to simply look at PDFs, I have my Mac set up to open PDFs in Preview by default. But...
Corporate taxes: reverse the spotlight 22 May 2013 | 06:36 pm
I don't often dive into topical Apple news on this site, but I can't help but comment on the Congressional inquiry into Apple's corporate taxes. The typical headline reads "Apple avoids billions in US...
Spreadsheet past, present, and future 15 May 2013 | 08:49 pm
ZDNet: On May 14, IBM quietly announced the end of the road for [Lotus] 1-2-3, along with Lotus Organizer and the Lotus SmartSuite office suite. Lotus 1-2-3's day is done. A significant milestone in...
