For the last few years, twice a year I pledge to my family (and myself) not to open once my e-mails for at least two
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Kanban-View for Things 3 – Release V1.0 available (free)!
The following will allow a visual project-level overview of what is on your plate. It is comprised of 3 files: a python script, a CSS file and a PDF README file (a copy of this post). It can be executed from the terminal or as a system service using the macOS Automator app (thus never needing to open a terminal and can be associated to a keyboard short cut).
Automating collection of To Dos from meeting notes using DevonThink, AppleScript and Things
For sometimes now, I went fully digital when attending meetings (one on one, research, scientific congress or even committee meetings). I adopted the iPad for that task
About the e-Office series!
In one place all the posts related to hardware, software and other considerations for setting up a productive scientific digital workflow. I will add to
Zotero on the go!
In the previous post I was describing the free Zotero scientific manuscript management software. Through a comment via this blog and others, I was pointed

Invest in a good manuscript (PDF) management system
If, as starting graduate students, you are following my first key advice of reading on a regular basis scientific manuscripts related to your field of

Digital Office Part V: making it work!
So far, posts in this digital office series this blog have tackled the hardware selection and components, OSX and iOS software, and finally the inputs

Digital Office part IV: Inboxes and various tips
In the previous posts, we went over the hardware requirements and selection, software and finally mobile software. It is now time to address the sources
Don’t forget the basic stuff!
This semester I thought an undergraduate laboratory to last year engineering students. These will be entering the job market (or pursue graduate studies) in a