On Focused and Mac Power Users, Mike Schmitz likes to quote Dawson Trotman “Thoughts disentangle themselves through lips and pencil tips.” Which he always follows with “And I’d add clicky keyboards”. This is simultaneously very clever and yet also very annoying because he says it every episode, with the same pause and intonations. Regardless of … Continue reading Click Clack Comes the Ideas
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iPhone sleeves, new iPhones and less use overall
I almost bought a new iPhone 15, because it would be very cheap to do so, given the AT&T trade ins. There were a few available at the Apple Store on launch day, which has been a trend every year. Then I paused and thought about myself and what I’m trying to do here. I’ve … Continue reading iPhone sleeves, new iPhones and less use overall
Why I don’t use an iPad (or laptop) in meeting
Even thought I have a shiny, new iPad Pro 12.9” wonder machine, I try not to use it in meetings. Instead, I take notes hand, currently a Kindle Scribe. This is, perhaps not suprisingly, something I used to change up fairly often - because, even thought I know it’s not true, in my heart I … Continue reading Why I don’t use an iPad (or laptop) in meeting
How I use Microsoft To-Do
As I said, I don’t use ToDo just because it’s the most supported solution for me - although that certainly helps. Why I use Microsoft To-Do To-Do has a few really useful functions: importing flagged emails, list and area support, tagging support, and Siri integration. Flagged emails: This is the big one for me - … Continue reading How I use Microsoft To-Do
Why I use Microsoft To-Do
Why To-Do? I’ve been a long-term user of Omnifocus, and consider it to be the most comprehensive and complete GTD based software in existence. I used it all the way back when it was “Kinkless GTD”, a heavily customized OmniOutliner outline that eventually became it’s own product. However, for the last year or so, I’ve … Continue reading Why I use Microsoft To-Do


