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LifehackerGetting started (or reacquainted) with QuicksilverMerlin Mann | Mar 28 2007Hack Attack: A beginner's guide to Quicksilver - Lifehacker
Adam Pash has written a terrific introduction to Quicksilver that I recommend for folks who are still scratching their heads about what all the fuss is about. Part of the challenge is the "layers of the onion" problem. There's no explanation of what Quicksilver does that's at once brief, accurate, exhaustive, and easy for new users to immediately grok; it really does reveal its delights over time, through repeated usage, and in proportion to your willingness to learn and experiment. Adam does a good job of acquainting new folks with the basic idea and the setup, then he walks through a few of the many bits of fu that have made this app the phenomenon that it is.
Also from our own archives, here are a few popular Quicksilver items from the extended 43 Folders family (including 4 video tutorials). And seriously: if you really still don't see why QS is different, do watch the videos; writing about Quicksilver is like singing about a magic trick. read more »12 Comments
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Crossword-maker Merl Reagle on index cardsMerlin Mann | Dec 19 2006YouTube - The Hipster PDA in Wordplay In the Will Shortz crossword puzzle documentary, Wordplay, Merl Reagle discusses how he uses index cards to collect and track ideas on the go. [ via: The Hipster PDA in Wordplay - Lifehacker ] I love two things in particular about this. read more »POSTED IN:
Gina on not checking your email first-thingMerlin Mann | Jul 18 2006Geek to Live: Control your workday - Lifehacker Gina has a good post on ways to structure your work day and ensure you get your most important stuff accomplished, and she includes a piece of advice I've recently started practicing myself:
I've discovered that a lot of my most unpalatable, low-priority email arrives overnight; it's when most cron jobs and mailing digests run, plus, I suspect, it's when a lot of garden-variety crazies get their second wind (or 12th beer). Waiting an hour or so to collect the overnight haul buys me time to wake up, get some work done, and generally orient myself. By the the time I raise the electronic flood gate, I'm already feeling on top of things and have no problem blowing through all my mail in a few short minutes. Even the crazy ones. The larger issue is a pillar of Inbox Zero: it's your mailbox, and you get to decide when and for how long it draws your attention. I recommend affecting that decision while awake, cogent, and adequately caffeinated. POSTED IN:
Gina: Action-based email setupMerlin Mann | Jun 22 2006Empty your inbox with the Trusted Trio Gina's written up a post on her modified version of the email setup I laid out in my MacWorld Inbox Makeover article. She's stripping down to three email folders (besides the inbox), and seems to be having good results with the action-oriented results: read more »POSTED IN:
Gina: "There is no perfect personal organization system"Merlin Mann | Nov 9 2005Geek to Live: How to find the perfect productivity tools - Lifehacker Gina nails it in her overview of how she evaluates and chooses tools. read more »POSTED IN:
Applescript to "sync" iCal to your Hipster PDAMerlin Mann | Oct 27 2005Mike McCamon offers a clever way to get just his task list from iCal printed onto index cards for his Hipster PDA. Applescript to the rescue: read more »POSTED IN:
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