• 6 Obsidian Creators I Follow

    6 Obsidian Creators I Follow

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    Clearly you’re watching my channel so you know about me and I always mention my Discord channel which is getting more and more discussions, but today I want to focus on other excellent creators and resources you should be following if you want to learn more about how to use Obsidian and how to organize…

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  • The Data Detective by Tim Harford

    The Data Detective by Tim Harford

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    We’re bombarded by claims using data every day. In BC during COVID we are currently talking about our vaccination rates in terms of “eligible” people. In some ways this makes sense, but when we talk about vaccination rates for other diseases, do we use the same term? Are “eligible” people the same group in both…

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  • The Allure of a Digital Journal

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    From Jamie Todd Rubin Over the years, for instance, I have made several attempts at keeping my journal in digital form, instead of in notebooks of various kinds. My reasons for doing this always seem pure. I type faster than I handwrite. It My typing is not illegible when I type faster. My hands grow…

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  • Obsidian Tagnotes

    Obsidian Tagnotes

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    One Anthony Baker asked me a question that summarizes questions many people have asked me. I notice you use Obsidian [[links]] instead of #tags or as tags, why? In today’s video we’ll talk about why I don’t use standard tags for my tags and why I think links are a better option. Two Broad Note…

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  • A Programmer’s iPad Setup

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    Nipun Batra shares how he setup his iPad to do development. I like Blink Shell more than a-Shell. I have also found that FTP clients like SecureShell aren’t as nice as using SCP and transferring a zipped file. Moving a zipped file is so much faster and more reliable. I wonder what impact more RAM…

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  • Obsidian datestamps

    Obsidian datestamps

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    In today’s video we’re going to answer a question from a member of the Discord channel. Anthony Baker asked. I know you use date/timestamps in note titles, but to always. Curious about where you’re choosing to apply these and where you are not. To Date or Not to Date If you haven’t seen my previous…

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  • Migrate Craft Notes to Obsidian

    Migrate Craft Notes to Obsidian

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    Many of you will know that I started my research system in Obsidian, but then when it didn’t look like we’d be getting a robust mobile app I left Obsidian for Craft. Well, I moved back and today I’m going to give you some tips about moving from Craft to Obsidian to save you some…

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  • MKBHD on being a YouTuber

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    I like that he acknowledges the ‘luck’ factor in turning Youtube, or anything creative, into a job. It does take the right confluence of events happening at the right time to have it turn into a career.

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  • Questions Connector’s Ask To Make Better Connections

    Questions Connector’s Ask To Make Better Connections

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    I know that no one watching my videos wants to fall into The Collector’s Fallacy, we want to be connectors. No you may not have a YouTube channel, but you want to produce something good out of the reading and research you do. You want to be a better parent or community member, or have…

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  • Why I Move from Craft to Obsidian

    Why I Move from Craft to Obsidian

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    Many of you have asked about why I moved from Craft back to Obsidian, and today is the day I’ll answer that question. I Never Would Have Left Let’s get this point out of the way immediately, if the mobile app for Obsidian was going to be a “full” app I never would have left…

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