• Joe Released Working With OmniFocus

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    My friend Joe has released his updated working with OmniFocus course. While I don’t use OmniFocus I’ll be going through it because there are always methods that you can use in your system, be it digital or analogue. A small tweak that improves the effectiveness of the work you get done can yield huge returns.

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  • 10 Cool Tips for Using Your Ipad More Bettah

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    I don’t share many of the YouTube videos I watch, and I don’t even use the default Apple Mail on iOS but that cool tip is what got me to share this video from Chris Lawley. Short video and if you’re on iPad I bet you’ll find at least one you didn’t know about and

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  • Three Types of iPad Pro EDC

    Three Types of iPad Pro EDC

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    My last video was all about my clean ergonomic iPad centric desk setup. Today we’re going to talk about what I take with me when I head out of the house with my iPad Pro for the day. I’ll mostly leave my bag out of it for now because it’s in flux, and depending on

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  • Maybe Not Work-Life Balance

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    Tracy Bower for Fast Company on not looking for work-life balance When you separate work and life, it’s a little bit harder to make that connection. But when you think of work as part of a full life and a holistic experience, it becomes easier to see that success in one aspect often supports another.

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  • Friday Notes 079 – November 15 2019

    Friday Notes 079 – November 15 2019

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    This week was great, and then a kid got sick which makes things tougher. It’s harder to find time for work because we need to keep the kid home instead of having someone over to play with them. Usually kids being sick means I loose 4 hours of work at a minimum. When that happens,

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  • Make a $40 Video Key Light

    Make a $40 Video Key Light

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    Have you ever wanted to improve your lighting for YouTube but balked at the price of “entry” level lights? Today I’m going to show you what you can achieve with about $40 to build a light. Links Bowl: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B003A4JFUE/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20 LED strip: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07CVRVPRM/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20 Neewer diffusion fabric: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XS1PWG8/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20 Small Rig Clamps: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PHNRS3N/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20 Small Rig Arm: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B076KDDBW5/?tag=blogcurtismchale-20 My

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  • Tired of Finding Lego on the Stairs

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    Shawn Blanc about finding Lego at the top of the stairs after the kids are in bed: One day, my boys will be grown and they will move out to live on their own. And my wife and I will finally live in a clean and quiet house. And we will miss the days, like

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  • Friday Notes 078 – November 8 2019

    Friday Notes 078 – November 8 2019

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    This week I watched an interesting video about how much a small YouTube channel can earn. It has me thinking about putting out extra YouTube content for the next number of months, say two videos a week, to see if I can really earn something there. I’m not talking earning enough to stop doing anything

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  • My Clean Ergonomic iPad Pro Desk

    My Clean Ergonomic iPad Pro Desk

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    I’ve been getting some questions recently about my iPad Pro desk setup because people think it’s really clean. Well today is the day I show the latest iteration of my clean desk. This is also not one of those “ultimate” desk setups where I tell you what I’ve chosen in some dream desk, this is

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  • Understanding iPadOS Multitasking

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    I’ve been using my iPad as my primary device for…getting close to 2-years. I was on the iPadOS beta and still with that extra experience there were parts of the iPadOS multi-tasking interface I just didn’t get. If you’re in the same boat, Tech Craft has a great video on understanding iPad multi-tasking you should

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