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Published inMac O’Clock·1 day agoMember-onlyNew iOS17 features you may not have heard about but will make a big differenceiOS 17 is finally here with a big fanfare being made of its key features such as Interactive widgets and the new Standby Mode. However, the new software update also brings a list of smaller features, which typically don’t get the same levels of attention but are just as exciting…IOS5 min readIOS5 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·2 days agoMember-onlyFive ways to gain focus and get more stuff doneA quick question — are you the kind of person who feels like there often isn’t enough time in the day to get stuff done that you want to? Whether it is at work or personal stuff, I have often found myself with a to-do list as long as my…Focus4 min readFocus4 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·2 days agoMember-onlyHow I work with email across Mac, iPhone, and iPad“When it comes to producing value with your brain, the more you’re able to complete one thing at a time, sticking with a task until done before moving on to the next, the more efficiently and effectively you’ll work.” — Cal Newport When the digital revolution happened, email was right…Productivity6 min readProductivity6 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·3 days agoMember-onlySix free sources of inspiration to nail your content writingThe other day, I was trying to explain to my parents about how I make money by writing online. Their initial response was to ask how I came up with regular topics to write about. So, I thought I’d take the chance to outline four key ways that I come…Writing6 min readWriting6 min read
Published inPKM Playbook·Sep 13Member-onlyA simple process to make your PKM more personalWhen building out our Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) systems, it’s very easy to make them all about the ‘Knowledge’ at the cost of our notes being ‘Personal.’ As we wade through content, more and more notes appear in our app and we can start to fool ourselves into thinking that…Pkm5 min readPkm5 min read
Published inMac O’Clock·Sep 12Member-onlyHow I use Timery across iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch and Mac OSIt’s so easy to fall down a rabbit hole of distractions and side conversations, but the very act of tracking your time makes it less likely for you to fall.” – Sanya Weathers I’m fairly new to time tracking. While I’d heard a lot about the benefits of seeing exactly…Apps7 min readApps7 min read
Published inMac O’Clock·Sep 11Member-onlyThe digital tools that have run my life in 2023As with many of us, I rely on technology heavily in my day-to-day life. Whether that’s to ensure that I’m in the right place at the right time or to remember what needs doing, I have an app on my phone that helps me live my life more easily and…Productivity11 min readProductivity11 min read
Published inILLUMINATION·Sep 7Member-onlyA new keyboard, a set of custom keycaps and the start of an addictionAbout a year ago I started to get into Mechanical keyboards. I wrote an article on how I quickly fell in love with the first keyboard I bought — a Keychron K7. It was a low-profile board that was only 65% of the size of a standard keyboard. As such…Keyboard5 min readKeyboard5 min read
Sep 7Member-onlySonos introduces its latest speaker on pre-orderOver the last year, Sonos has been working to upgrade its line of speakers. So far, that has included making the Era 100 (the natural successor to the Sonos One) and the Era 300 (the successor to the Play 3). The next speaker to be improved is Sonos’ largest portable…Sound3 min readSound3 min read
