BIG UPDATE HERE: I figured out a better way to link up notes in Apple Notes. For this new version, I am using a text expander snippet to generate this for me. Here is the workflow. If I am writing a note that I want to reference later, I […]
Productivity
Tried and Failed… Apple Notes vs. Evernote
I was trying to see if I could switch from Evernote to Notes. Don’t get me wrong, I love Evernote, but with all the hubbub lately around Evernote, I thought it was safe to explore options outside of my walled garden of Evernote. I figured by trying Apple Notes, I […]
Omnifocus – The GTD Tickler Files
I have been meaning to post this for a while, but it’s the reason I keep coming back to Omnifocus. I am perpetually torn with Omnifocus being over complex, yet feeling like home to me for tracking my tasks. When things go into Omnifocus, I have always felt like they […]
Wunderlist Vs. Omnifocus – How I struggle with the choice
I may be a bit of a productivity junky. I am that person who spends more time learning about being productive than being productive sometimes. I have definitely forced myself to stick to my guns when it comes to making progress on tasks for work however I am perpetually tweaking my tools. […]
iCloud Drive – Apple needs to fix this product
I am not sure why Apple feels the need to restrict the way I use iCloud Drive. They believe they are helping users by trying to take the file system away from the user so they don’t have to think about it. I can’t speak for everyone, but this is […]
Detailed Routine Using Evernote for Tasks and Tracking
This post covers an update of how I am using Evernote as my task manager, and in my daily routine. I had covered some of this in my Using Evernote for Tasks post, but I have refined it since then, so I wanted to update. What was important to […]
Why Evernote tasks works for me
Current Software I use I am a Mac guy. Having been a former Windows user, switching to Mac was as much about the aesthetic design of apps as it was the UX. I tend to lean on apps that work, but look great too. Evernote Google Docs Omnigraffle Day One […]
My reasons for using Evernote to track tasks
I know there are a ton of great task management tools out there. The challenge I have always had with them probably comes down to my own diligence in using them. I never got in the habit of using one particular program over another. I love RememberTheMilk for a […]
How I am using Evernote for Presentations now
OK, when I say now..I mean from now on. I think this is my new found time saver. How may times are you taking notes and working in Evernote, just to turn around and format those notes in Keynote or Powerpoint just to show them to somebody else? […]
Working on my productivity habits for 2014
I’ve decided that I have been pretty slack in my tracking of goals, tasks and well.. overall efficiency. Sometimes I feel as if I am spending too much time trying to be productive and less time ACTUALLY being productive. (if that makes sense). I have a bit of OCD when […]