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Re: Apple’s next chip architecture transition will be inconvenient, but not the end of the world

Chris Smith — Sat, 10 Nov 2012 12:05:41 -0000

"PC" manufacturers are already "kind of" doing this. Windows 8 supports ARM now (in its RT flavor ). It's going to hurt MS far more than it will hurt Apple though.

Me and my Mac peeps are used to Apple just changing stuff up and not really caring what developers think about it. MS placates to their devs at a fault and have made some big strides with Windows Phone 7 first and now Windows 8 architecture and paradigm changes.

Also, I don't think that it matters if ARM gets to the power of intel. Look at all of the things you can do on iPads and Androids with "just" ARM. They will continue to get faster, more power effecitent while iOS and Android (and RT) continue to become more integrated and efficient.

Re: How to Be So Good They Can’t Ignore You [Book Review]

Chris Smith — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 19:27:03 -0000

Right here, sir :) I just bought my copy today!

http://www.amazon.com/Good-...

Re: My Somewhat Unrealistic and Unlikely Wish List for OmniFocus

Chris Smith — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:23:06 -0000

If there was an Omni Sync Server API, then someone could develop this.

Re: My Somewhat Unrealistic and Unlikely Wish List for OmniFocus

Chris Smith — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 12:22:19 -0000

Michael, what do you exactly want to do with Due and Listary? Be able to create FROM either of those apps and have OmniFocus record the tasks, or create from OmniFocus in a special way and have Due and/or Listary recognize these tasks?

Re: 26 Free Cross-Platform Productivity Apps to Help You Get Things Done

Chris Smith — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 06:47:05 -0000

Ravi, good eye! I replaced it with FileZilla. That's for that.

Re: Designing User Interfaces and Interactions With OmniGraffle

Chris Smith — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 19:23:26 -0000

Hey guys, I would say that Visio is the closest equivalent. Also Balsamiq is a great tool for creating quick and dirty UI designs. That's what I currently use when I'm on Windows.

Re: 5 Gmail Filters to Get You to Inbox Zero

Chris Smith — Tue, 07 Aug 2012 06:38:15 -0000

Matthew, thanks for that. I updated the post.

Re: Lifehack Presents: A Mini-Guide for Weight Loss for Men

Chris Smith — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:34:49 -0000

Are you still going to start this "no sugar" challenge?

Re: Lifehack Presents: A Mini-Guide for Weight Loss for Men

Chris Smith — Thu, 03 May 2012 21:34:13 -0000

Hey, Brian. Awesome that you are following the plan! Actually, I'm about to start up Nerd Fitness with our other editor Mike Vardy pretty soon. That plan is pretty similar to the one that I mentioned above.

I will be doing much more weight training (mostly light weights with higher reps to get the heart pumping) than cardio, like I mentioned above.

Thanks for commenting. Send me an email about your success and struggles with the plan moving forward (I'll share mine too!).

Re: Become a Better Person by Keeping a Journal

Chris Smith — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:40:23 -0000

Thanks, Royale. I tend to only keep one journal and must mix everything in there. I was using plain text files for a really long time, until I fell in love with the iOS (now Mac) app Day One that I mentioned above.

I have been thinking about going back to just plain text files (one for each month) and using a hash system (#) for tagging. Then I can search these files quickly for things like #success or #failure.

Re: How I Started My Paperless New Year

Chris Smith — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:12:48 -0000

I hesitated to use the Livescribe pen for about 2 years -- mostly because of the "special" paper that is needed. I was concerned that one day I wouldn't be able to get the paper and that it was too expensive.

I now realize that was not the case at all. The paper for Livescribe is pretty good and not really that expensive, especially for all the utility you can out of it. I think that it is worth it.

Now about being "natural," I'm not really sure what you mean?

Re: The 12 Days of Giveaways: Day 7 – The David Allen Company

Chris Smith — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:42:03 -0000

Hey everyone. Please, please, please leave your contact email in the comments here. Without contact information, YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO WIN.

Re: The 12 Days of Giveaways: Day 2 – Toodledo for iOS

Chris Smith — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:32:50 -0000

Yep, college sure is stressful if you don't keep track of stuff. Your Toodledo for iOS promo code should help with that though. We will contact you via Facebook.

Re: The 12 Days of Giveaways: Day 2 – Toodledo for iOS

Chris Smith — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:23:34 -0000

I haven't tried working from home with 2 young kids, but, maybe the promo code that I'm about to send you will relieve some stress :D

Re: The 12 Days of Giveaways: Day 2 – Toodledo for iOS

Chris Smith — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:18:38 -0000

Well, that's a great way to use Toodledo for iOS in 2012. We will contact you via Facebook with your promo code!

Re: The 12 Days of Giveaways: Day 2 – Toodledo for iOS

Chris Smith — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:14:16 -0000

Well, I've got this Toodledo for iOS promo code burning a hole in my pocket. Contact via Twitter to get it.

Re: The 12 Days of Giveaways: Day 2 – Toodledo for iOS

Chris Smith — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:10:40 -0000

Hey, Michael. Well, then we can help you help your daughter with your key to Toodledo for iOS! Mike Vardy will be contacting you later today with your promo code. Congrats!

Re: The 12 Days of Giveaways: Day 1 – Knock Knock

Chris Smith — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:03:36 -0000

Hey, everyone, thanks for all the comments! Awesome so far!

Just letting you know what we are shutting down entries right now so anything after this comment won't be included in the contest. We'll let you know the Knock Knock winner when the today's giveaway goes live at 1 pm Eastern.

Re: To Automate or not to Automate Your Personal Productivity System

Chris Smith — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 18:21:16 -0000

I think that being able to balance making emails automated and personal is a hard thing to do, but if you can make it acceptable it can save you a TON of time in the long run.

Re: Why Geeks Love Plain Text (And Why You Should Too)

Chris Smith — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:59:11 -0000

I'm going to give it a try. I don't have a full neckbeard, but I am geeky, so maybe it will fit ;)

Re: Why Geeks Love Plain Text (And Why You Should Too)

Chris Smith — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 09:47:47 -0000

Michael, you are absolutely right about the end of line characters, but for some reason I have never run into any issues.

And, honestly, I have never used Emacs enough to recommend it.

Isn't there a higher learning curve to Emacs than vim?

Re: Why Geeks Love Plain Text (And Why You Should Too)

Chris Smith — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 12:59:13 -0000

Number 2 is important. How do you organize your text files?

Re: How to Cleanup Your Web Reading

Chris Smith — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 09:24:16 -0000

I like that idea of hiding the donate button under the ads, but it makes me wonder if the ads should be there in the first place?

Just like you said, why not just ask for donations up front? If the content is great, readers will probably donate eventually.

Re: 18 Ways to Find Direction Over Your Holiday Break

Chris Smith — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:16:42 -0000

I think that a good "number 19" would be reflection. It's a little different than meditation really. Thinking and remembering what you have done in the past can definitely bring some insight for the present and future. Thanks for reminding me of that.

Re: Lifehack’s iOS 5 Tips and Tricks Guide

Chris Smith — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 20:58:16 -0000

I wouldn't go as far to say that iCloud is "useless" but, I will say that I don't use it at all. I have a pretty strict workflow on iPhone and iPad and I don't really have a use for iCloud yet.

Though, my wife is much less of a geek and uses iCloud email and Photo Stream. She loves it.