• 60% or 40% keyboards?

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    I have the Anne Pro 2 60% that he has and I’ve looked at the Plank which he’s showing off. I’m at least thinking about a 40% or the [Moonlander](https://www.zsa.io/moonlander/). Yup, very different keyboards an I could see getting both eventually but they’re expensive. I do love the “tap” arrow keys and rarely find they…

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  • Shortcuts Catalog by Matthew Cassinelli

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    If you’ve been looking for a single spot with lots of Shortcuts from one of the masters of Shortcuts, you’ll be happy to know that Matthew prevailed through is WordPrees woes and got his [Shortcuts Catalog](https://www.matthewcassinelli.com/shortcuts-catalog-ios-14/) up and running. Take a trip over there and see all the cool stuff he’s built.

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  • Keep It Quick Look – Best iPad Note App?

    Keep It Quick Look – Best iPad Note App?

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    [Keep It](https://reinventedsoftware.com/keepit/ios/) by Reinvented Software is a great iPadOS/iOS and macOS note taking application. One of it’s excellent features is that it’s a native app on all platforms and they have feature parity. If you’re looking for a research app on your iPad, this is an excellent choice.

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  • Ben Vallack – Ortholinear vs Staggered Keyboards

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    If you’ve ever wondered about staggered vs ortholinear keyboards, this is a good video. The Moonlander I want is not staggered and I’m even more eager to try it now.

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  • Chris Lawley’s Tips for Using Drafts

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    Chris Lawley has a good short walkthrough to show you some of the power that Drafts has. I took some of his suggestions and an [action to help change workspaces faster](https://actions.getdrafts.com/g/1HZ) and I’ll be using Drafts for the next number of weeks to see if it’s better than iA Writer. I already have to drop…

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  • Exporting vCards from your iPad

    Exporting vCards from your iPad

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    While iOS makes it easy to share your contact information with other iOS users, it doesn’t make it easy to export a universal format that you can send to anyone regardless of the device they’ll receive your contact information on. Today we’ll look at a way to export a vCard from your iOS device without…

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  • I think this is my next keyboard – Moonlander

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    It’s expensive, but I’ve always loved ergonomic keyboards and this one looks excellent.

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  • Part 3 of Chris Lawley’s iPad Workflow

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    Every time I see Chris talk about Drafts I think I shoud use it, but then I use it and it feels like too much friction. Specifically the “folders” as workspaces pradigm doesn’t fit with my mindset on storing documents. Maybe I just need to commit to Drafts and dig in deep to grok it.

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  • The Focus of Famous People is Merely Aspirational

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    [Cal Newport](https://www.calnewport.com/blog/2020/09/11/michael-connelly-starts-writing-before-the-sun-comes-up/) on Michael Connelly’s writing practice: > For the rest of us, drowning in our inboxes and Zoom invites, this should be more than a source of aspirational escape. It represents a reminder that getting the most out of the messy jumble of neurons known as the human brain requires sacrifices. To instead orient…

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  • Clickup Quick Look and First Impressions

    Clickup Quick Look and First Impressions

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    In my video on my ideal timeblocking project management system a bunch of people recommended ClickUp. Today I’m going to take a look at the application for the first time. All I’ve done is create my account and watched some videos on what others are doing with ClickUp. [Try ClickUp](https://curtismchale.ca/clickup)

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