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David Sparks (aka MacSparky) returned to Learn OmniFocus LIVE to share his updated OmniFocus 3 setup and workflows. David talked about how his use of OmniFocus has evolved over the years and how he’s taking advantage of new features that were introduced in OmniFocus 3, including multiple tags an ...

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RT @LearnOmniFocus: FREE Video: #OmniFocus 3 Workflows with David Sparks The one-and-only @MacSparky took us on a tour of his OmniFocu…

Custom perspectives provide you with a quick and convenient way to tap into your OmniFocus database. Below you'll find examples showing some of the many ways that custom perspectives can be used to quickly and conveniently access the most relevant information from OmniFocus and help ensure ...

I have a Magic Trackpad and I know I could be using it better if were to use BetterTouchTool (as David has talked about so often in MPU), but I’m overwhelmed by the options. So I want to know how people use BTT on macOS,…

Hi. I would be very grateful for some help. When a file is added to a certain folder I need Hazel to add a task (named the same as the file) to my ‘Accounts’ project in Omnifocus with 5 tags (2 - ‘High Priority’, ‘Anywh…

Last week Pixelmator Pro released a new version, 1.2 , including full support for macOS Mojave. As a pro app, Pixelmator Pro has always had a dark mode. So with macOS Mojave, they've tweaked the dark appearance and released a new light appearance. That way whether you're running your Mac in d

There are so many reasons behind my decision to stay with OmniFocus as my second brain tool, it would take far too long for you to read them all here. I would, however like to write about one of the main features that is all too easy to ignore when you are looking at developing your productivity wor

If you’re the kind of Mac user who never likes taking their hands off of the keyboard, an app launcher utility like Alfred can be your best friend.

I'm happy to announce the release of the third edition of the OmniFocus Field Guide . This is a video course that takes you, soup to nuts, through the Omni Group's supremely bad-ass task manager. My goal is to make you no less than a task-managing ninja. T his course includes 69 videos totaling ov

OmniFocus 3 for Mac has arrived, and with many new features. In version 3 we now have multiple tags, extra powerful perspectives, better repeats, and a new look

Learn how to make productive use of tags alongside projects, single action lists, and folders. OmniFocus 3 introduces the concept of “tags”. In a nutshell, tags can be used to group related projects and actions; they add another layer of information that can be very helpful for homing in on your ...

I’m an admissions counselor at a university and I receive an email everyday telling me to retrieve transcripts from a document delivery service if transcripts were sent the day before. I’ve had a mail rule AppleScript ru…

Allen writes about taking a fresh look at your workflow and using the new features in OmniFocus Pro 3.

David writes about falling in love with tags, and he suggests some good ideas for tags you might use.

With version 3.1, OmniFocus for iOS brings iOS 12 and Siri Shortcuts support, along with a few other improvements.

Drafts 5 was recently updated to version 5.4, which brings a host of new features. While there is support for iOS 12’s Siri shortcuts and all that they have to offer, there are also other important features that have improved the app’s capabilities significantly. Siri & Shortcuts Support Drafts now supports integration with the Shortcuts

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In this episode of Automators David and Rose get nerdy with project templates. They start out with what a project template is and how it can help you, and go through using basic project templates all the way up to more complex options.

Last week AgileTortoise released the latest in my ongoing screencast series on Drafts . This one is all about managing actions.

This evening, we sent out 10,000+ more invitations to help us test OmniFocus 3 for Mac, which should include everyo…

A few weeks ago, I posted about my new two-screen setup. I explained that I have started using the second monitor as a "reference" monitor to the right of my iMac screen. I’ve received emails and questions in the forums about how I manage windows between the screens. I explained in the po

A blog about x-callback-url and url actions to automatize your life with your iOS devices.

Note: The following is a complete update of our original Launch Center Pro guide published in April 2014. It has been rewritten and updated for the latest 2.3 and 2.3.1 versions of Launch Center Pro with new sections, actions, videos, and more. Released in December of 2011, Launch Center (the predecessor to Launch Center Pro)

I have a Magic Trackpad and I know I could be using it better if were to use BetterTouchTool (as David has talked about so often in MPU), but I’m overwhelmed by the options. So I want to know how people use BTT on macOS,…

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Here are a couple of Workflow scripts to fill out Curt Clifton’s project templates on iOS.

Hi All - Wondering if anyone uses Post Haste anymore? I do… weekly… as it creates my folders template structure and docs for the 2 weekly podcasts that I produce. After listening to latest Automaters podcast about emai…

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