Previewing Markdown files with Alfred
I use Markdown whenever I’m writing or making notes. Depending on what I’m writing, I use either Sublime Text, Byword or nvAlt as the text editor. In most ca...
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productivity
How I reset my OmniFocus and Personal Kanban set-up
I updated my OmniFocus and Personal Kanban setup last week. Whilst writing about it last September (part 1 and part 2), I realised that some aspects were wro...
How I use Personal Kanban to stay in control of my work and get stuff done (part 2)
Welcome to the second post in my series on how I use Personal Kanban. In the first post, I explained how I started using this approach. In this post, I will ...
3 examples of where procrastination leads you
On a merry dance that’s where. I’m very good at procrastination. In fact, I say I’m the world’s foremost practitioner on the subject (the procrastinator’s pr...
Annotating screenshots via Alfred
A quick tip on how to quickly annotate a recently taken screenshot using an Alfred workflow.
Consuming more than I create
I'm wasting my time. I read, listen and watch waaaaay too much 'stuff' instead of doing what I really enjoy. My list of subscribed blogs increased from 3 to ...
The benefits of checking mail once per day
In the last 8 weeks or so, my job has required me to become a deleter of emails rather than someone who gets stuff done. This was a depressing realisation. I...
Goodbye Evernote, Hello nvAlt
So, I've decided to wave a less-than-fond farewell to Evernote. I've been a paid subscriber since 2011 but I no longer use it as much as I did. The software ...
I can’t or I won’t?
Back to Work’s intro to GTD series has been a good recap on the GTD methodology. With only 1 episode remaining (#99), one of the discussions poi nts from the...
The Busy Trap
Tim Kreider’s “The Busy Trap” is one of the best pieces of commentary I’ve read this year. My favourite quote:
Valuable thinking time
I like thinking. So much so it seems that after writing this introductory, 3-word sentence I stopped to think about whether I want to start this post in this...
Keeping your calendar relevant
Very useful advice from Merlin in this week's episode of Back to Work on making sure that your calendar contains stuff that has to occur on that date/time. W...
Using TextExpander to insert different e-mail signatures
Great TextExpander tip from Systematic episode 3 for inserting different e-mail signatures:
Bartender
Hmmm, an app that allows you to hide/organise your Mac menu bar icons? I'll take one copy please and thank you Bartender.
OmniFocus
Automators podcast recommends Search OmniFocus
Nice surprise to hear the presenters of Automators podcast mention my Alfred workflow last week (thanks to Vero from the Alfred team for letting me know).
Searching Omnifocus 3
OmniFocus 3 is out so I’ve updated the Search Omnifocus Alfred workflow so that it works with this new version and continues to work with OmniFocus 2.
Update on Search Omnifocus
I made some updates to the Search Omnifocus Alfred workflow over the last month or so thanks to some user suggestions.
How I reset my OmniFocus and Personal Kanban set-up
I updated my OmniFocus and Personal Kanban setup last week. Whilst writing about it last September (part 1 and part 2), I realised that some aspects were wro...
How I use Personal Kanban to stay in control of my work and get stuff done (part 2)
Welcome to the second post in my series on how I use Personal Kanban. In the first post, I explained how I started using this approach. In this post, I will ...
Updated Alfred workflow to search Omnifocus
There’s a new version of the Search Omnifocus workflow that supports searching & listing contexts and searching nested tasks properly.
How I use Personal Kanban to stay in control of my work and get stuff done (part 1)
I started using Personal Kanban in 2012 to help me gain control of my work. I felt busy but had little sense of making real progress. Using GTD to organise m...
Searching Omnifocus direct from Alfred
I spend too much time searching for stuff in Omnifocus. Whilst I can use ⌘-O to search for projects and folders within Omnifocus itself, searching for tasks ...
OmniFocus itch scratched
Finally, FINALLY, after 18 months of the worst kind of procrastination, I am synchronising my Personal Kanban board with OmniFocus. Cue polite golf clap.
Scratching an itch: visualising OmniFocus actions on a Personal Kanban board
EDIT: OmniFocus to Personal Kanban now works (for me). More details here. I like nearly everything about OmniFocus - simple capturing, syncing between comput...
Exporting OmniFocus data using OmniVisualiser
I pushed an update to the OmniVisualiser project yesterday (see this post for details). You can export OmniFocus data as OPML (as before) or as a JSON string...
Exporting OmniFocus as an OPML file
I joined a OmniFocus/productivity Glassboard group last week. Michael Schechter's request for help (and subsequent blog post) on how to export data from Omni...
Alfred
Automators podcast recommends Search OmniFocus
Nice surprise to hear the presenters of Automators podcast mention my Alfred workflow last week (thanks to Vero from the Alfred team for letting me know).
Searching Omnifocus 3
OmniFocus 3 is out so I’ve updated the Search Omnifocus Alfred workflow so that it works with this new version and continues to work with OmniFocus 2.
Update on Search Omnifocus
I made some updates to the Search Omnifocus Alfred workflow over the last month or so thanks to some user suggestions.
Previewing Markdown files with Alfred
I use Markdown whenever I’m writing or making notes. Depending on what I’m writing, I use either Sublime Text, Byword or nvAlt as the text editor. In most ca...
Updated Alfred workflow to search Omnifocus
There’s a new version of the Search Omnifocus workflow that supports searching & listing contexts and searching nested tasks properly.
Searching Omnifocus direct from Alfred
I spend too much time searching for stuff in Omnifocus. Whilst I can use ⌘-O to search for projects and folders within Omnifocus itself, searching for tasks ...
Annotating screenshots via Alfred
A quick tip on how to quickly annotate a recently taken screenshot using an Alfred workflow.
Why Alfred’s workflow feature is a must have for me
Alfred's workflow feature continues to impress me with its usefulness. Current favourites include
workflow
Automators podcast recommends Search OmniFocus
Nice surprise to hear the presenters of Automators podcast mention my Alfred workflow last week (thanks to Vero from the Alfred team for letting me know).
Searching Omnifocus 3
OmniFocus 3 is out so I’ve updated the Search Omnifocus Alfred workflow so that it works with this new version and continues to work with OmniFocus 2.
Update on Search Omnifocus
I made some updates to the Search Omnifocus Alfred workflow over the last month or so thanks to some user suggestions.
Previewing Markdown files with Alfred
I use Markdown whenever I’m writing or making notes. Depending on what I’m writing, I use either Sublime Text, Byword or nvAlt as the text editor. In most ca...
Updated Alfred workflow to search Omnifocus
There’s a new version of the Search Omnifocus workflow that supports searching & listing contexts and searching nested tasks properly.
Searching Omnifocus direct from Alfred
I spend too much time searching for stuff in Omnifocus. Whilst I can use ⌘-O to search for projects and folders within Omnifocus itself, searching for tasks ...
Annotating screenshots via Alfred
A quick tip on how to quickly annotate a recently taken screenshot using an Alfred workflow.
Why Alfred’s workflow feature is a must have for me
Alfred's workflow feature continues to impress me with its usefulness. Current favourites include
music
This is No Time For Caution Release
I released a new entMOOT track called “This is No Time For Caution” on 6 October. I enjoyed making this one, it features an array of synths (including a slig...
Mass Panic EP Release
I set myself a target of releasing some of the music I’ve been working on over the last few months - actually years… - in the first quarter of this year. Aft...
Drag Racer - 80’s sport theme classic
I recorded a version of Drag Racer by the Doug Wood Band for The Socially Distant Sports Bar. They included it as the closing theme on episode 14 - brilliant!
Intermission (instrumental acoustic guitar, 00:32)
Here’s my final-ish take on a ~30s piece of music I wrote about 15 years ago. Slightly faster than the earlier recording posted in Feb. I like it.
First (and only second) update to Soundcloud in 2 years
I’ve recorded something. It’s a work in progress of a finger picked piece I wrote about 15 years ago. It’s a little slower than I’d normally play but, in the...
The Builder’s High
This post from Rands is an uplifting read on a cold and dark commute into work.
personal-kanban
How I reset my OmniFocus and Personal Kanban set-up
I updated my OmniFocus and Personal Kanban setup last week. Whilst writing about it last September (part 1 and part 2), I realised that some aspects were wro...
How I use Personal Kanban to stay in control of my work and get stuff done (part 2)
Welcome to the second post in my series on how I use Personal Kanban. In the first post, I explained how I started using this approach. In this post, I will ...
How I use Personal Kanban to stay in control of my work and get stuff done (part 1)
I started using Personal Kanban in 2012 to help me gain control of my work. I felt busy but had little sense of making real progress. Using GTD to organise m...
OmniFocus itch scratched
Finally, FINALLY, after 18 months of the worst kind of procrastination, I am synchronising my Personal Kanban board with OmniFocus. Cue polite golf clap.
Scratching an itch: visualising OmniFocus actions on a Personal Kanban board
EDIT: OmniFocus to Personal Kanban now works (for me). More details here. I like nearly everything about OmniFocus - simple capturing, syncing between comput...
writing
Why am I not writing?
It’s a good question. Clearly, I am writing now but this isn’t what I should be writing, oh no. What I should be writing is what I’m calling The Book. I shou...
The Builder’s High
This post from Rands is an uplifting read on a cold and dark commute into work.
Fear of the blank page
I'm pretty confident that I know what I should - and shouldn't - be doing at a given time. I keep my OmniFocus setup clean, carry out daily reviews (some goo...
kanban
How to visualise your team’s data
I wrote a 4-part series for Equal Experts on how to start visualising a software development team’s flow metrics. It’s a step-by-step guide to get you start...
Results from a Kanban learning game
I work with 6 experienced teams helping a UK government department build their new website. Some of the teams are moving moving from using Scrum to using Kan...
Notes from London Lean Kanban day
I attended the London Lean Kanban Day on 28th April this year. I enjoyed the talks from people such as Chris Young, Liz Keogh and Chris McDermott.
work
Is your problem a 5 minute or a 5 day problem?
I still benefit today from advice given to me more than 20 years ago on how to deal with problems.
Autonomy without purpose is a bad mix
Micromanagement is a sign that your product development approach has gone horribly, horribly wrong. Unchecked, it leads to problems in culture, vexed people ...
The Real Problem to Fix
My experiences over the last 20+ years have helped define my perspective on what successful product development means and I often think about how these are r...
logicpro
This is No Time For Caution Release
I released a new entMOOT track called “This is No Time For Caution” on 6 October. I enjoyed making this one, it features an array of synths (including a slig...
Mass Panic EP Release
I set myself a target of releasing some of the music I’ve been working on over the last few months - actually years… - in the first quarter of this year. Aft...
Logic Pro to the rescue
I made an audio recording of a Zoom conversation using Rogue Amoeba’s superlative Audio Hijack recently. I rushed into it and didn’t check how Audio Hijack p...
macbook
New MacBook Pro? Why, thank you sir…
I picked up my new MacBook Pro yesterday. It's the 15-inch, 2.5GHz with Retina display with the storage bumped up to 1TB. It is nice and shiny.
Making the switch to an SSD
My early 2011 15" MacBook Pro has been somewhat sluggish of late. Apps such as iTunes, Mail and Office take 10+ seconds to open and the whole system feels a ...
agile
Autonomy without purpose is a bad mix
Micromanagement is a sign that your product development approach has gone horribly, horribly wrong. Unchecked, it leads to problems in culture, vexed people ...
The Real Problem to Fix
My experiences over the last 20+ years have helped define my perspective on what successful product development means and I often think about how these are r...
softwaredevelopment
Autonomy without purpose is a bad mix
Micromanagement is a sign that your product development approach has gone horribly, horribly wrong. Unchecked, it leads to problems in culture, vexed people ...
The Real Problem to Fix
My experiences over the last 20+ years have helped define my perspective on what successful product development means and I often think about how these are r...
podcast
Introducing Rethinking Work & Life with Rhyd Lewis
I’ve started my own podcast which launches tomorrow! It aims to uncover the critical and defining moments in life that make people pause, reflect and rethink...
Logic Pro to the rescue
I made an audio recording of a Zoom conversation using Rogue Amoeba’s superlative Audio Hijack recently. I rushed into it and didn’t check how Audio Hijack p...
backup
Goodbye LiveDrive, Hello BackBlaze
I cancelled my LiveDrive account today (well, tried to). In theory, they talk a good talk (unlimited storage, excellent customer support) but, in practice, t...
creativity
The Builder’s High
This post from Rands is an uplifting read on a cold and dark commute into work.
photos
Preserving dates when exporting photos and videos from iPhoto
I'm preparing my photo library ready for the release of Photos for Mac or some, as yet unnamed, replacement for the alarmingly slow iPhoto. Hat tip to Gabe M...
equalexperts
How to visualise your team’s data
I wrote a 4-part series for Equal Experts on how to start visualising a software development team’s flow metrics. It’s a step-by-step guide to get you start...
iphone
How I stopped my iPhone using up all of my data allowance
I ran into an odd bug with my iPhone and iCloud account last month. My phone comes with a 9GB monthly data limit which I rarely exceed. Last month, I discove...
slack
8 reasons why Slack can help your company achieve more
I gave a talk about the benefits of Slack at a Sullivan & Stanley internal event in July. Here’s a blogified version - enjoy!
talk
8 reasons why Slack can help your company achieve more
I gave a talk about the benefits of Slack at a Sullivan & Stanley internal event in July. Here’s a blogified version - enjoy!
macos
My macOS set up
In apropos of — well — nothing, I’ve written about my current macOS set up. This is a 1 pager that explains what apps I use and, in most cases, why. It’s a b...
audiohijack
Logic Pro to the rescue
I made an audio recording of a Zoom conversation using Rogue Amoeba’s superlative Audio Hijack recently. I rushed into it and didn’t check how Audio Hijack p...
problem
Is your problem a 5 minute or a 5 day problem?
I still benefit today from advice given to me more than 20 years ago on how to deal with problems.
life
Is your problem a 5 minute or a 5 day problem?
I still benefit today from advice given to me more than 20 years ago on how to deal with problems.