Tag Archives: OmniFocus

Three more tips on using TextExpander

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Aleh Cherp

Over five years of using TextExpander I’ve saved myself typing whooping 400,000 characters (a medium-size PhD dissertation). Yet, there are always new ways to use this amazing software. Here are three recent examples I’ve introduced into my workflows: 1. Names with accented characters … Continue reading →

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What software do I really need for academic work on Mac?

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Aleh Cherp

A reader has just challenged me to re-think the software I use for academic work on Mac. Well, there are over 250 items in my Applications folder, but how many do I need to remain productive? So imagine that I have a completely new Mac with no … Continue reading →

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An update on a previous entry: three things I would like to see in OmniFocus2

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Aleh Cherp

Since posting the three things I would like to see in OmniFocus,  I have learned that clipping from email is a bug which is going to be fixed fixed (issue 1) and that it is possible to adjust focus in Review, but it has … Continue reading →

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Three things I would like to see in OmniFocus 2

Posted on April 26, 2014 by Aleh Cherp

I have recently started trying OmniFocus 2, the new version of my favorite task management software from OmniGroup, scheduled to be released in June. While all in all I like the changes in the new version, I think three important features … Continue reading →

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OmniFocus 2 and OmniOutliner 4 on their way … at last!

Posted on December 22, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

The OmniGroup announced its plans to release OmniFocus 2 and OmniOutliner 4 in the first quarter of 2013. Both are very welcome and some would say long overdue. In the last couple of years the group focused on developing the … Continue reading →

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Overcoming OmniFocus’ myopia: OmniOutliner and the yet-to-be-discovered academic planning software

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

One of the five things that should be kept out of OmniFocus are project plans. There are several good reasons for that. OmniFocus is designed to provide an unambiguous list of concrete things that both should and can be done … Continue reading →

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MailTags and OmniFocus Projects

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

MailTags is a great way to organize your Mail. It allows to tag each message with specific Keywords or assign it to one or several Projects as well as create reminders and notes associated with an email. The good news … Continue reading →

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When there is no time for OmniFocus: TaskPaper

Posted on September 8, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

If you have ever worked on finalizing a paper you’re familiar with a long list of little (and not-so-little) things to do (e.g. ‘convert Figure 2 to black-and-white’ or ‘cite a particular individual more extensively’). Instead, of keeping such lists … Continue reading →

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OmniFocus Statistics

Posted on April 19, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

It may feel depressing to open OmniFocus for a review after a week of hard work only to find out that its Inbox is overflowing and the pile of unfinished tasks is the same as a week ago. My anti-depressant … Continue reading →

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How often is weekly: a reflection on OmniFocus reviews

Posted on April 14, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

How often should we press the Review button on the OmniFocus toolbar? The GTD system recommends weekly reviews. By default OmniFocus creates a weekly review schedule for each project (although you can change it through the Project Inspector). This is logical … Continue reading →

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