Now this is an awesome [tag]blogging[/tag] [tag]hack[/tag]. It's not that flexible. I can't choose categories or add excerpts but the novelty of it is just plain cool. Plus, I tend to be more of an article writer and not so much of an off-the-cuff … [Read more...]
Update Twitter With A Finder Dialog Plus A Timed Repeat Function
Here's a cool little AppleScript that allows you to update Twitter using a Finder dialog. Click here to open the script in Script Editor. Change the username and password and hit run. A dialog will open asking, "What are you doing?" Type your update … [Read more...]
Automating The Quality Of Your Attention
I've been thinking more and more about focus. So much competes for my attention second by second (that's you, Twitter and BlackBerry) that it's never been more important to practice sustaining focus. The quality of my consciousness and the quality of … [Read more...]
Automation As Part Of An Integral Life Practice
Most repetitive tasks are energy sucks. Opening the same web pages every day, clicking our way around the cybersphere, answering the same questions to our customers, all of these tasks are relatively low-value and cumulatively add up to a large chunk … [Read more...]
IM Status: Update Your Skype, iChat, Or Adium Status With Quicksilver
I got really tired of updating my online status on Skype and iChat every time I had to step away from my computer. I thought to myself, wouldn't it be cool if I could update all my instant message apps at once with a few keystrokes using … [Read more...]
GTD: What Are You Doing Right Now Redux
My previous attempt at a time-tracking script worked well for a while. But I wanted something that was self-contained so I could share it with my friends and coworkers. I also wanted to cut down on key strokes. Since my internet connection has … [Read more...]
GTD: Automator Wants To Know What You Are Doing Right Now
I'm into systems. I love figuring out how to get from point A to point B and then optimizing the process as efficiently as possible. Better yet, I love being able to turn a system on and not have to think about it again. This is one of those … [Read more...]
iQuickTwitter – My Quicksilver + Twitter + iChat + Growl Hack
When I read that you could use Quicksilver with Twitter, I felt as excited as Jack Bauer in an interrogation room full of terror suspects. It all started with Twitter Fan Wiki. And then I lost myself in hours of troubleshooting as I tried to force … [Read more...]
Top 10 Twitter DOs and DON’Ts
You've got a blog. You've got email, SMS, and IM. These are great tools for communication. Email and text messaging are two-way conversations. Blogging is mostly a one-to-many conversation. But what about something in-between? Twitter is part … [Read more...]
Join Me On Twitter!
Are you on Twitter yet? Join me, won't you? If you don't know what Twitter is, it's basically a social micro-blog to update your friends on what you're doing right now. What makes it different from a blog you might already publish is the use of … [Read more...]
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