Mac in General

Ah, Backups …

April 22, 2018 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Beautiful Sunday when the Macbook does not boot but stops with an error message about a failed update process. Hello safe mode ... and when did I last do a backup?
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Mac: Combining Images to a PDF

March 11, 2018 | Reading time: 1 minute

Sometimes a simple thing like combining images to PDF can be a pain in the ass, until you find that the Automator can do it in a second.
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Quickly opening a your idea collection text file on the Mac via Apple Script

November 25, 2017 | Reading time: 1 minute

It pays to have a text file on your computer to quickly jot down ideas. If you use Apple Script and Spotlight, you can open it quickly, without taking your hands off the keyboard.
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Hey, DEVONthink To Go is actually quite good now

September 16, 2017 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Just a short comment on the mobile version of DEVONthink.
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Mac Tip: Moving and auto-hiding the Dock if you work with different screen setups

August 13, 2017 | Reading time: 2 minutes

If you work with different screen setups (e.g., only the notebook on the road and two external screens in the office) and you prefer a different dock position depending on the situation, you can quickly switch and move the dock with a small Apple Script.
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A Digital Bullet Journal with Apple’s Keynote

April 14, 2017 | Reading time: 6 minutes

Stumbled upon Bullet Journals. Seem nice, but given my handwriting, I go for a digital journal. And yeah, with Apple's presentation tool – Keynote.
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Notebook Skins (Update)

January 4, 2017 | Reading time: 1 minute

Well, the skins arrived and the idea of making a notebook look like a notebook might just work.
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First Impression: Apple’s Control Strip for MacBook Pro (late 2016)

December 17, 2016 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Yeah, it's overpriced, but the control strip over the keyboard might actually have something.
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Notebook Skins

December 11, 2016 | Reading time: 5 minutes

Just some playing around with notebook skin designs. Surprisingly hard to find something that works for a notebook and doesn't look too trashy or unprofessional.
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Having the fonts you need for your Keynote presentations on your iOS device (Calibri, Cambria, MyriadPro, etc.) with AnyFont

October 27, 2016 | Reading time: 2 minutes

It's great that you can use an iPhone as a replacement for your notebook in presentations. It sucks if the Corporate Design template requires you to use fonts which are not natively available on the iOS device. But there's a way to get fonts on the iOS device anyway — with AnyFont.
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ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

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