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iTunes customization; Back-channel artist payments

Gabe's amazing iTunes scripts put Rube Goldberg to shame; I also make a plea for bands (and maybe labels?) to always offer a tip jar via PayPal.

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Typewriter

Typewriter

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TOPICS: Lofi

Software that works well with GTD

New to the site. I like it.

I wonder if there is software that is very simple, but useful in helping use the GTD methodology.

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S Morton

omnifocus syncing across multiple computers

Hi all,

After about a week of fiddling I've uploaded instructions for syncing OmniFocus (and OmniPlan, DevonThink, or any other non-syncing app you wish to add to the stack) across multiple computers.

http://forums.omnigroup.com/showthread.php?t=6189&page=5

It takes about 10 minutes of terminal fun, but when you're done you'll have: - OmniFocus syncing to and from a central server ever 30 minutes - Growl notifications indicating sync success - manual command-line utilities for forcing sync

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Minimalist Wallet Carriers: What do you carry?

Minimalist Wallet Carriers: What do you carry?

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Advice pls for 'going through my stuff' 1st time

Advice pls for "going through my stuff" 1st time

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Bamboo Shoots under Fingernails? No, too good for this guy.

Bamboo Shoots under Fingernails? No, too good for this guy.

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TOPICS: Grabass

Reminder: Web 1.0 Summit; Wednesday 10/5; House of Shields, SF

Upcoming.org: Web 1.0 Summit at House of Shields (Wednesday, October 5, 2005)

We are confirmed for tomorrow night at House of Shields from 7-9pm.

Damn. Got a feeling there’s going to be a lot of people there. I hope their Geek Insurance is paid up. So looking forward to this.

Be sure to checkout the updated Upcoming page on the Summit for extra details (esp. with regard to our janky A/V capabilities). See you there!

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Giles Turnbull on Macs & GTD

Giles was able to use some bits from email exchanges we had in his very good intro to using Macs for GTD. I especially like the tools overview.

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