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Category Archives: Automation
Searchable PDF annotations: Automating conversion to Skim notes
Many academics now read journal articles on screen, as PDF files. Holdouts—and they are everywhere—print out forest-sized stacks of paper that teeter on crowded desks. Freedom from clutter is just one advantage of digital reading. Another is searchability: a large … Continue reading
Posted in Annotation, Automation, Tags and folders
Tagged AppleScript, Hazel, Kaleidoscope, Papers, PDF Expert, Skim
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Learning from Katie and David
I must admit that everything I know about Mac has either been directly learned or inspired by Macpowerusers (MPU), a podcast I started listening to about 3 years ago. Recently, MPU had their Episode 100 where they talked, among other things, … Continue reading
Linking email to action: reference, calendars, to-do and reading lists
My email organizing sounds so surprisingly simple because I do not use email for managing any critical information, such as reminders, reading materials, or references. I try to spend as little time as possible working with email and still get … Continue reading