
The world of task managers, todo lists, and list makers is always crowded with really good choices. It’s hard to make the right choice, especially for someone else, and it all depends on what you need out of your task manager. I’ve detailed some of the things I’d like my task manager to do,...
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Filed under: iPadWe've mentioned GTD app Nozbe a few times before, but not since the release of their iPad app. If you're looking for a complete, easy-to-use task management app for your iPad and haven't checked it out, here's your kick in the pants to...
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Writing apps on the iPad have become a Holy Grail for me. I've tried them all. Serious Writing on the iPad, I felt, needed Serious Tools. All the apps did most of the things I felt were necessary. But that one true app eluded me.
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Any large project I'm working on, general reference notes, or stuff I just might normally bookmark ends up in Evernote. Over time, I've formed a few habits to help me get the most out of Evernote and I thought I'd share them with you. 
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Tags: Apps, evernote, getting stuff done, how-to, productivity
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Biodiversity is the result of a marriage between randomness and productivity, according to a study recently published in Science. A researcher placed different levels of nutrient supplements in artificial...
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It's been a little over a month since I've introduced the iPad to my digital workflow and I'm now convinced that I had an iPad-sized hole in my life. The iPad is a device I rarely leave the house without. 
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I'm by no means a power GTD user, but like a lot of you I am juggling different projects and need to find a way to organize them. When I was younger, I carried around a paper planner,...
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Filed under: Beta Beat
Apps like Things and OmniFocus are (still) the big contenders for your task-management dollars, but there are plenty of fresh ideas popping up from "smaller" developers. For example, ThinkingCode just released an exciting public beta: version...
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When I got my iPad, I gave myself a mandate: don't lug a 5-pound MacBook around instead, try to make do with the iPad. For the most part, I've been successful.
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Humans are capable of pursuing multiple goals at once—for example, I am pursuing writing an article and eating a bowl of Froot Loops—but how those activities get divided by the brain is still somewhat of a mystery. A new study, published in Science this week, imaged human brains and watched...
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