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LazyWeb: Library Book RSS Feed?

How about an RSS feed of my public library account? Books out, books overdue, and books on request.

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Actiontastic adds iCal and .Mac sync

Actiontastic 0.9 gets iCal sync support

Tim at Hawk Wings points out that Actiontastic .9 now supports Sync Services, making it easy to move your stuff to iCal, .Mac, as well as (previously added) your iPod.

I haven't spent a whole lot of time with Actiontastic, but I admire its lean approach to task work (arguably a bit too lean for some folks). Still, I always feel like the less you have to fiddle with, the more likely you may be to actually do the stuff on your list.

Also, making sync seamless and reliable is clearly something Mac users are coming to expect in most every app where it's practical. Plus, of course, it works with Quicksilver, and there's nothing wrong with that.

More on Actiontastic here.

My del.icio.us inbox

Gank away.

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TOPICS: Admin, Elsewhere, Tips

Tinderbox Weekend talk: Slides and links posted

Tinderbox Weekend 2005

I've posted the slides from my talk today at Tinderbox Weekend along with links to some of the posts and cool applications I mentioned.

Thanks to all the participants for great questions and conversations.

Mail.app smart mailboxes

After being turned on to Merlin's Inbox Zero presentation I've been rethinking my email workflow. I have been using Mail.app for a year or two now but am now just unlocking its power with regards to Smart Mailboxes. I've run into a couple of quick (hopefully) technical glitches which I'd love to have feedback on.

  1. In trying to construct a Smart Mailbox containing messages for which I've recently viewed I've set up the following: MESSAGES that match ALL of the following: DATE LAST VIEWED is IN THE LAST 2 Days.
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TOPICS: Ask 43f

43 Folders @ OS X Con

Danny O'Brien and I will be presenting at O'Reilly's OS X Con in Santa Clara this month. “Life Hacks” and “43 Folders” taste great together.

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Blacktree 'account suspended'...anyone know about this?

A friend of mine just performed a clean install of leopard, and then went to get Quicksilver...but Blacktree is down....

http://quicksilver.blacktree.com

suspended acct. is the reason...does anyone know anything about this? thanks for the help.

Hipster PDA Hack

How often do you find yourself at an office door, wishing you could leave a note to describe you've been there? There are many situations where having a post-it handy would be, well, awfully handy. With a simple hack of your hipster PDA, you can have this power at all times!

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TOPICS: Lofi, Hipster PDA

Pzizz nap app: On sale today only

Chris Messina points out that Pzizz, our favorite napping helper application, is on sale for today only at MacUpdate.

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Bit the bullet... ordered a Levenger Circa Jr.

Bit the bullet... ordered a Levenger Circa Jr.

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TOPICS: Lofi
 
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