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OmniFocus and iCal for Realistic Tasks-for-Today Planning

2020-07-03 | Reading time: 6 minutes

OmniFocus is pretty useful, but it lacks in support for a realistic planning of what you can accomplish during one day. However, iCal can help here.
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Mac: Using file icons to facilitate quick access to folders via the Dock

2018-07-11 | Reading time: 1 minute

Just a short tip about changing the design of folders you can drag onto the Mac OS X dock.
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Mac Tip: Moving and auto-hiding the Dock if you work with different screen setups

2017-08-13 | 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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First Impression: Apple’s Control Strip for MacBook Pro (late 2016)

2016-12-17 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Yeah, it's overpriced, but the control strip over the keyboard might actually have something.
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Quickly Taking Screenshots on the Mac

2014-01-29 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Screenshots are incredibly useful. Here are some suggestions for the Mac -- three key presses at the same time and you get an image file on your desktop.
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