Category: Apps
My Data iPadOS and macOS Backup Strategy
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At least a few times a year someone comes to me with a big problem they think I can fix. Their computer died and they want me to help them get it back up because they have some crucial data that exists no where else. They’re always surprised to find out that I have no…
Digital Timeblocking with Things3 and Calendar
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This is a video from my course on Skillshare on Timeblocking. You can get it by visiting [curtismchale.ca/skillshare](https://curtismchale.ca/skillshare). Watch for my video on analogue timeblocking next week.
Issues with Shortcuts and Things 3
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While there is lots to love about Things 3 and it’s capabilities with automation, it’s also got one huge problem if you’re trying to automate it with Shortcuts on iOS. Things 3 offers separate purchases for iOS and iPadOS, which means they’re different applications and get different intents in Shortcuts. The result of this is…
Reindexing your database in DEVONthink To Go
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If you’ve ever had DEVONthink To Go not returning the results you know are there today we’re going to cover how to get it to reindex the database which solves most search issues.
Things 3 Scribble Support on iOS 14
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[Scribble](https://support.apple.com/en-ca/guide/ipad/ipad355ab2a7/ipados) is a new iOS 14 feature that brings the apple pencil new powers for these that love handwriting. Today I’ll only be looking at how [Things 3 supports Scribble](https://culturedcode.com/things/blog/). I don’t think that Scribble will greatly increase my Apple Pencil use, but it’s nice to have for any user that is using their Apple…
Automating My Content Calendar in Things 3
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As I’ve looked around at different task managers and settled on Things 3 as my first option to test out, I realized I was giving up my [TickTick Content Calendar](https://curtismchale.ca/2020/08/03/build-a-content-calendar-with-ticktick). That meant it was time to do some automation to use Drafts, Things 3 and Calendar to get a content calendar that is automated for…
Magic + Button Things 3
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One of the under praised features of Things 3 on iOS is the magic plus button you can use to add tasks to the application. For a long time I only used it by tapping it, but then I realized how much extra power this button has especially on iPad. Today I’ll show you how…
What Made Drafts Work for Me
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While I’ve used [Drafts](https://getdrafts.com) in the past, I just didn’t fit my head properly. Something about workspaces instead of files and folders always seemed like a stumbling block. One of the big reasons this sucked is that there were a few crucial automations that I loved in Drafts. My most used one was to get…
Two Favourite Obsidian Graph Updates
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Early on I fell in love with the graph features in [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md). I mean they look super cool, but the truth is they weren’t all that useful until recently. Today we’re going to take a look at two updates to the graph view in Obsidian that have made it so much more powerful than it…
SetApp Applications I Love
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If you’re not familiar with SetApp, then it’s time to get familiar with it. For one low monthly fee SetApp gives you access to so many Mac apps that there is going to be something around for everyone. There is enough here that when I have any task I think macOS may do well, the…
