Archives for the 'Mac' Category

another mac software bundle [Creativityist]

An ad in the latest MacWorld magazine is promoting another MacUpdate bundle. Starting April 16, MacUpdate will have a new software package available. I mention it here, because at $64.99, it will include both Leap and Hazel. These are the two key software pieces I used to organize my documents folder, which I mentioned last [...]

8 April 2008 | Mac, Software, hazel, leap, mupromo, tools | No Comments

spring cleaning the documents folder [Creativityist]

This is part of an ongoing series called Blinders where I explore some of the ways I streamline my computer workflows to minimize distractions.
Spring seems to be reluctant to make it’s way to the Pacific Northwest this year. I decided to coax it along with a good spring cleaning in my documents folder.
Documents folders [...]

28 March 2008 | Mac, Organization, blinders, documents, hazel, leap, spring cleaning, tags, tips and tricks | No Comments

Ignorez le vacarme ambiant et restez concentré grâce à Chatter Blocker [C'éclair!]

Dans l’article “12 astuces pratiques pour venir à bout de vos tâches difficiles“, je citais les logiciels générateurs d’ambiance comme un bon moyen de se concentrer sur son travail. Et le commentaire de Mehdi m’a rappelé qu’il existe un logiciel réputé dans le genre : ChatterBlocker. Je l’ai donc essayé et voici mes impressions…
Chatter Blocker [...]

26 March 2008 | GTD, Getting Things Done, Mac, Windows, ambiance, concentration, logiciel, productivité, relaxation, zen | No Comments

taskpaper at maczot [Creativityist]

If you are a Mac user who is looking for a simple, GTD styled task manager, take a look at TaskPaper.
Today, you can get it for only $12 over at MacZot!
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25 February 2008 | Mac, Software, maczot, taskpaper, tools | No Comments

Great news - Newsgator is now free [Shawn's Thoughts » Productivity/GTD]

I switched from FeedDemon to Google Reader a while ago because it ran on Windows, OSX, and Windows Mobile.  and it was free.  I always loved FeedDemon (and NetNewsWire on OSX), and paying for something on each platform that didn’t sync (at the time) with each other was not attractive.
I was very happy to see [...]

9 January 2008 | Mac, Productivity/GTD, computers | No Comments

Gardez le contrôle de vos tâches récurrentes avec Sciral Consistency [C'éclair!]

Sciral Consistency est une todo-list sous Mac/Windows spécialement conçue pour gérer les tâches que vous voulez effectuer régulièrement . Par exemple faire de l’exercice, les tâches ménagères, aller chez le coiffeur, rendre visite à la famille, …
Il se présente sous la forme d’une matrice où vous cochez chaque jour les tâches quotidiennes réalisées :

Lorsque vous [...]

28 November 2007 | GTD, Mac, Windows, productivité personnelle, recurrent task, todo list, tâches récurrentes | No Comments

One Mom’s Thoughts on iLife ‘08 [Productivity @ Home]

Every Tuesday, I share my thoughts on Family Life.
Can a good piece of software make your family happier?  If your family is as geeky as mine is, the answer is a resounding "yes".  That’s why we’re the proud new owners of a family version of Apple iLife ‘08.  Prior to viewing the product firsthand at [...]

14 August 2007 | Family Life, GTD, Mac, Organizing, Productivity, Technology, iLife | No Comments

Help [[Productivity Workflows]]

I think I have done something incredibly stupid.
As for a strange reason I was running out of space on my Mac Powerbook G4, I have been happily deleting files.  Coming accross a file which might have been called .imageparsepascalvenier or something like this, which was 20gb, I deleted it to see what would happen.
Now when [...]

25 July 2007 | Mac | No Comments