iOS 5 Reminders – Don Southard

I can see myself happily using Siri and Reminders for more of those one off reminders that always felt frivolous and out of place in my OmniFocus “Single Actions List”. Tasks like specific items I needed from the grocery store were horrible to manage in OmniFocus and I could not easily share them with my [...]

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Ties – Richard Stallman

I think the tie means, “I will be so subservient as an employee that I will do even totally senseless things just because you tell me to.” Another reason to avoid wearing a tie for a job interview is to show you’re not interested in employers that want such subservience. Well, yea. This. Mr. Stallman [...]

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Defaults

By default, both Windows and Android annoy the shit out of you. That is their default, out of the box state. When you buy a Windows computer, there are many things you must do to make it serviceable. When you buy an Android powered phone, you must go through a similar process.1 This is the [...]

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Repeating Tasks

Repeating tasks are a core feature of any GTD type system. There are some tasks that repeat on a regular basis – things like taking out the garbage, paying taxes, backing up your computer. Some of these tasks are done daily, some weekly, some monthly, and some quarterly. Being able to schedule a repeating task [...]

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Instapaper 4.0 – Marco.org

This is a great update. Download it now. Understatement of the year. I don’t even know what it costs these days. Buy it anyway.

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When Do You Upgrade? – Curious Rat

It’s easy to know when to upgrade your computer because, for most people, it happens after 3-4 years when things start to slow down, hard drives fail and batteries lose the ability to hold a charge. Phones are even easier – tuck the old model in a drawer, purchase a new model, rinse, repeat every [...]

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