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One Big Text File Sure Sounds like OrgMode
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Reading through Ellane’s look at One Big Text File it seems to me that most of her issues could be solved with OrgMode. You can resurface notes on a set schedule with the Agenda feature. Events are simply headings with dates, and tasks get TODO added to the front of a heading. OrgMode is easy…
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OmniFocus 4 is a Very Minor Upgrade
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Just as I put everything back in Things 3 after my look at nvim OrgMode, OmniFocus 4 released which meant I needed to dig in to see if the years long development cycle has yielded any changes that changed my opinion from OmniFocus is legacy software to…you should use this app. For OmniFocus 4 the…
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Quiet Working Stream – Monday Feb 19
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Today I focused on writing my upcoming review of Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abaal. At the end I answer a few questions from those present on the stream. The royalty free study playlist.
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Nostalgia for Less Capable Computers – (Members)
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All About Writing from Production to Consumption – 3 Threads
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This is publication is reader supported. All members get my book notes, and course supporters get all my courses and published books. Plus, members get a fairly regular extra instalment of my writing. Everyone Thinks They Can Write In an interview with Steven Pressfield some interesting ideas came up. First was Pressfield’s assertion that everyone…
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macOS and 27″ 4k Screens
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Matt’s quick tangent on 4k screens is right up my alley. Rewind a few years to when the Studio Display released and there was a very frustrating conversation at the time about what “real Mac users” demand from a display. There were countless podcasts and blog posts about how a 4K 27″ monitor may be…
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Are we Missing the Beauty of the Web? (Members)
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On AI and Writing and the Smugness of Readers
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If you like this writing and want to support it become a member. Members get all my book notes. AI Issues for Creators So Arc search was released recently and it seems to be like much of AI, not good for creators. All these AI tools that summarise websites steal traffic from the source. Sure,…
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Apple is Speed Running Turning into a Trash Company
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I’m sure someone reading this is going to say Apple has been trash for a while. I get it, you don’t like Apple, but I did up until last year. Today I read that Apple is putting another nail in their own coffin as they handicap progressive web apps (PWA) in the EU. The more…
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I Want to Talk About Things I Like
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From Matt: I think one of the unexpected downsides of social media over the past couple decades is how much they have become dunk machines. Yeah, positive stuff can get some traction as well, but if you want to really get people buzzing and boost those engagement numbers, you’re way better off dunking like crazy…