![]() At the end of the day, I can see that it took me much longer to complete a certain task than it should have, and I can analyze why. That sounds insane, but it helps me identify when I’m efficient and when I’m slacking. This is free scratch space for me to work out problems, write down reference information (“Width on those images = 720” for example), etc.įinally, I write my “hours of operation” in the right hand column and track exactly what I’m doing, hour by hour, in 15 minute increments. Any “stuff” that comes at me during the day that can’t be quickly copied and pasted into OmniFocus (like phone calls, requests from real, live people, etc.) goes there. Next, I write “Inbox” at the top of the notes section. First, I list the tasks that must be completed by the end of the day. Every morning, I grab a fresh Emergent Task Planner and do three things. They’re not software, but they are absolutely essential to my daily routine. I would not want to work without David Seah’s Printable CEO forms. Also, the iPad and iPhone apps are stellar. I’ve got a hotkey combination set up to produce the quick entry window and I use it all day long. I’m one of those annoying GTD guys, and OmniFocus is the project management app that best suits my interpretation of David Allen’s methods. OmniFocus keeps my “stakes in the ground” as David Allen would say. I certainly use Twitter for fun, but it’s also become an essential part of my professional life. Conversely, when I get a push notification from Twitter, I know it’s a direct message that I ought to attend to. Email and IM offer the same “bloop” no matter how urgent or silly a message is. I’ve set things up so that direct messages are pushed to my iPhone, so I’m notified right away, even if I’m off doing something else. When a breaking story hits that we want published right away, the fastest way for the team to communicate is IRC first and then Twitter. It’s completely replaced instant messaging for me and nearly replaced email. It’s amazing how frequently I communicate through Twitter. I use Tweetie on the Mac and Twitterrific on the iPad and iPhone to interact with it. Twitter is also a necessary part of my work day. It’s very Mac-like in its UI and looks great on the iOS devices. I’ve got it running on my Mac, iPhone 4 and iPad. My TUAW colleagues and I communicate via IRC all day, and Colloquy is my preferred client. I spend most of my day writing for TUAW, which I do directly through our CMS, Blogsmith.Ĭolloquy is another constant for me. I’ve tried nearly every browser I could and always came back to Safari. What software do you use and for what do you use it?įirst and foremost is Safari. I typically keep Colloquy open on the left and a browser open on the right. I added the 2nd display years ago when I was spending a lot of time with Dreamweaver, and now I dislike working with one display. Sure, it’d be awesome to own a 17″ MacBook Pro with an i7, but it’s not necessary. People balk when they see my computer, but I see an old friend. As I mentioned, it works beautifully despite the years of use and abuse, and that’s a testament to the high-quaility products that Apple produces. Just like my father with is 1989 Buick LaSabre, I feel a keen sense of pride in keeping it running. When I bought this MacBook Pro nearly five years ago, I was darn proud of it. ![]() It’s part nostalgia, part reliability and part being satisfied with what I have. Finally, a 2nd LaCie drive holds “archive” material in cold storage.įinally, a G5 iMac acts as a media server, storing iTunes purchases and feeding our Apple TV. I back it up each Saturday and send it back to the classroom each Monday. I also use SuperDuper! to create a bootable backup to a LaCie drive which lives in my wife’s classroom Monday – Friday, and comes home on weekends. I back up to an external Western Digital drive via Time Machine. When it’s on my desk, it rests in a Radtech Omnistand and connects to a 17″ Viewsonic display, a Mighty Mouse and an old Apple Extended Keyboard II with the help of a Griffin iMate. I’ll continue to use it until it dies or refuses to run essential software, whichever comes first. It’s also the most reliable workhorse I’ve ever owned. This machine has been in 5 US states and three countries it’s missing three keys and the bottom is badly scratched. My main computer is a well-worn, 2GHz Intel Core Duo MacBook Pro with a 15″ display. I work as an editor and writer at The Unofficial Apple Weblog. I’m Dave Caolo, a married father of two, a New Englander and a drummer.
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