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First Impressions: Yojimbo for iPad
I was thrilled to find an email in my inbox Tuesday about Yojimbo for iPad (iTunes) and Yojimbo 3.0. I didn’t have any expectations for it, and it was a nice surprise. As I wrote about a few weeks ago, … Continue reading
Capturing Ideas Revisited – Text Files
As I described in the intro to this series, I have split my ideas bucket into two separate systems. It was a decision I didn’t take lightly as it violated my principle that one app is better than two for … Continue reading
Posted in tips and tricks Tagged capture everything, dropbox, ideas, notational velocity, simplenote, text files
Capturing Ideas Revisited — Intro
I kicked off this blog over two years ago with a series called Capture Everything. It was influenced by David Allen’s GTD system merged with my desire to have a reliable digital workflow to not lose a single task or … Continue reading
Posted in tools Tagged capture everything, dropbox, ideas, notational velocity, reference, simplenote, yojimbo
Book Review: Making Ideas Happen
With a title like Making Ideas Happen, I expected Scott Belsky’s first book would be of great interest to me, and many other Creativityist regulars as well. Belsky is the founder of Behance and the 99%, a conference built around … Continue reading
Posted in ponderings Tagged books, ideas, making ideas happen, scott belsky
podcasts: engaging ideas
I don’t spend much time in my car these days. But when I am behind the wheel, my iPhone is usually pumping out a podcast. Here are some of my favorite podcasts that revolve around engaging with or expressing ideas: … Continue reading
scratch when you don't itch [the creative habit]
This post is part of an ongoing series of reflections on The Creative Habit, by Twyla Tharp. It is a guest post by my friend Blaine Hogan. Blaine is an actor, a visual artist. He’s great at making stuff, and … Continue reading
Posted in creativity Tagged blaine hogan, creativity, ideas, scractching, the creative habit, twyla tharp
review: curio by zengobi software
This is a guest post by Tom Borowski. Tom is the owner of macsteps, where you can find tutorials, reviews and tips for Mac OS X and Mac software. You can also follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/macsteps. There’s something … Continue reading
reading journal
I’m an avid reader. I set a goal each year to read an average of a book a week. I enjoy reading, but it is also a discipline of creative work. Ideas rarely initiate out of nowhere. Some of my … Continue reading
evaluating evernote
I’ve been evaluating Evernote for the last few weeks. I like it. A lot. So much that I’m tempted to change over from Yojimbo. But not yet. Here’s what I like: Without a doubt, my favorite feature is Evernote’s ability … Continue reading
capture everything revisited: jott
This is part six of a five(!) part series on capturing everything. Previous entries: capture everything: buckets capture everything: tasks capture everything: ideas capture everything: out and about capture everything: the incubator Jott is a handy little service that lets … Continue reading
Posted in tips and tricks Tagged capture everything, evernote, GTD, ideas, jott, lifehacker, omnifocus, workflow, writing, yojimbo
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