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Unclutter
Every now and then I stumble across a life changing app that completely changes the way I interact with my computer. Quicksilver. Devonthink Pro. Jumpcut. Keyboard Maestro. 1Password. Dropbox. Hazel....
View ArticleNotational Velocity sync is broken!
Notational Velocity is my favourite note taking app for little bits of information you’d like to save anywhere then be able to recall later.Notational Velocity sync broke in October 2018 when the sync...
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How to change the icon of an AppleScript in OS X.
In my previous posts I have lead you through how to make an AppleScript that can use to open a particular website URL in a particular browser. You can drag these Apple scripts to your dock to...
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Notational Velocity (NValt) and Catalina
My favourite quick note syncing utility – NValt broke with Catalina. I was getting error that it could not find my notes folder, but when I tried to select another notes folder it did not workI was...
View ArticleMy essential Mac apps
I’ve just purchased a new 2020 13inch MacBook Pro and rather than use migration assistant to copy everything across I’ve started fresh. I have installed my apps one by one. So here’s a list of the...
View ArticleHow to remap any key to any key on your OSX keyboard
This is a somewhat technical post about how to remap keys in OSX using Karabiner Elements. Get karabiner elements (https://karabiner-elements.pqrs.org/)Give it the permissions it needs via System...
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Great productivity tip: create a tmp folder.
I’ve been doing this for years, but I’ve never written an article about it. I have an easily accessible folder, available from anywhere, where I throw anything that is temporary. I can easily find...
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How to find the large files in your photo library.
My Apple photo library was way bigger than it should be. It turned out I had some very large videos in it that I must have dragged into it previously. There’s no way of arranging your photos by size...
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GTD with Apple reminders
I’ve previously used Things by Cultured Code and Todoist, Wunderlist and others. But recently I’ve given Apple Reminders a run and I must say it’s surprisingly good. After 6 months, it’s become my...
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Dragging emails into the OSX reminders app
Here I blogged about how great the Apple Reminders app is for managing tasks in the GTD workflow. What I didn’t mention is that you can drag emails straight into the reminder app and it will link the...
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