Podcast appearances and mentions of tim stringer

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/166 http://relay.fm/automators/166 Foundations of Automations with Tim Stringer 166 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Tim Stringer to look at his automations and discuss the core principles of automating. In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Tim Stringer to look at his automations and discuss the core principles of automating. clean 3977 In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Tim Stringer to look at his automations and discuss the core principles of automating. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Notion: Try the powerful, easy-to-use Notion AI today. LinkedIn Jobs: Find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free today. Guest Starring: Tim Stringer Links and Show Notes: Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Submit Feedback Keyboard Maestro 11.0.3: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Hazel – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software Shortcuts User Guide – Apple Support Hookmark – Links beat searching Hookmark on Setapp | Link files, webpages, PDFs Notion Universal Links – Hookmark Hookmark—Documentation Link-friendly Mac Apps – Hookmark Principles That Determine the URL Scheme Returned by `Copy Link` for a Given App – Hookmark OpenIn | Loshadki Apps Arc from The Browser Company Air Traffic Control: Automate Your Link Routing – Arc Help Center Choosy: A smarter default browser for macOS OpenIn on Setapp | Open files and links faster BetterTouchTool | folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac! Trigger Conditions & Conditional Activation Groups · BetterTouchTool Control Action Sequence Flow · BetterTouchToolUsing ifs, loops, and more. Automate without limits | Zapier KeyCue using shortcuts made easy Alfred Alfred - Conductor for Keyboard Maestro | ThoughtAsylum PopClip for Mac PopClip on Setapp | Use instant text actions PopClip Extensions Directory PopClip - Documentation Snippets — PopClip DeveloperWriting a small block of text as a PopClip Extension Activate with a keyboard shortcut — PopClip

Fri, 18 Oct 2024 17:15:00 GMT http://relay.fm/automators/166 http://relay.fm/automators/166 David Sparks and Rosemary Orchard In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Tim Stringer to look at his automations and discuss the core principles of automating. In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Tim Stringer to look at his automations and discuss the core principles of automating. clean 3977 In this episode, David and Rosemary are joined by Tim Stringer to look at his automations and discuss the core principles of automating. This episode of Automators is sponsored by: Notion: Try the powerful, easy-to-use Notion AI today. LinkedIn Jobs: Find the qualified candidates you want to talk to, faster. Post your job for free today. Guest Starring: Tim Stringer Links and Show Notes: Get Automators Max: a longer, ad-free version of the show Submit Feedback Keyboard Maestro 11.0.3: Work Faster with Macros for macOS Hazel – Noodlesoft – Simply Useful Software Shortcuts User Guide – Apple Support Hookmark – Links beat searching Hookmark on Setapp | Link files, webpages, PDFs Notion Universal Links – Hookmark Hookmark—Documentation Link-friendly Mac Apps – Hookmark Principles That Determine the URL Scheme Returned by `Copy Link` for a Given App – Hookmark OpenIn | Loshadki Apps Arc from The Browser Company Air Traffic Control: Automate Your Link Routing – Arc Help Center Choosy: A smarter default browser for macOS OpenIn on Setapp | Open files and links faster BetterTouchTool | folivora.ai - Great Tools for your Mac! Trigger Conditions & Conditional Activation Groups · BetterTouchTool Control Action Sequence Flow · BetterTouchToolUsing ifs, loops, and more. Automate without limits | Zapier KeyCue using shortcuts made easy Alfred Alfred - Conductor for Keyboard Maestro | ThoughtAsylum PopClip for Mac PopClip on Setapp | Use instant text actions PopClip Extensions Directory PopClip - Documentation Snippets — PopClip DeveloperWriting a small block of text as a PopClip Extension Activate with a keyboard shortcut — PopClip

In this episode of The Omni Show, we reconnect with Tim Stringer, the fo...

Tim Stringer joins us to talk about mortality, reinvention, and the fight to live a focused life.

Tim Stringer joins us to talk about mortality, reinvention, and the fight to live a focused life.

OmniFocus expert Tim Stringer drops by the show to catch David and Stephen up on his businesses, his use of multiple Macs and how OmniFocus 4 is shaping up while in beta.

OmniFocus expert Tim Stringer drops by the show to catch David and Stephen up on his businesses, his use of multiple Macs and how OmniFocus 4 is shaping up while in beta.

Tim Stringer has been providing OmniFocus coaching, consulting and train...

Tim Stringer: Technically Simple Tim Stringer is a coach, consultant, and trainer and the founder of Technically Simple. He provides productivity, technology and workflow coaching, consulting and training to people and organizations, large and small, all over the planet. His technology specializations include Asana, Daylite, OmniFocus, and Trello. He supports many people in productivity though his website LearnOmniFocus.com -- and also through the Holistic Productitvity approach that he developed after coming face-to-face with cancer back in 2008. Tim consults to leaders and organizations on how to use Zoom effectively and recently launched a new course: Leading Effective Zoom Events. In this conversation, Tim and I overview some of the common mistakes of online events, how online can produce even better results than in-person, and ways to engage people quickly. Plus, we review some of the key technology that will support your organization’s outreach efforts. Key Points It’s often a mistake to assume that you’ll be able to lead online events with the same planning and design for in-person events. Opening a meeting early and using the five-minute rule to begin with icebreakers, breakouts, polls, or reactions will help engage people in the event quickly. For events with many people or higher visibility for your organization, have a dedicated technology co-pilot so that hosts and speakers can stay focused on being present. Virtual lounges (with a dedicated host), spotlight and multi-spotlight, practice sessions, and preassigned breakouts can all help the technology disappear and the human connections to take center stage. Some organizations are discovering they are more successful with online events than past in-person ones. Many have had such a positive experience that they plan to continue leveraging virtual events after the pandemic. Resources Mentioned Leading Effective Zoom Events by Tim Stringer Recommended Practices for Engaging Online Events (PDF download) Related Episodes Serve Others Through Marketing, with Seth Godin (episode 381) How to Create Meaningful Gatherings, with Priya Parker (episode 395) How to Run an Online Meeting, with Bonni Stachowiak (episode 472) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Tim Stringer: Technically Simple Tim Stringer is a coach, consultant, and trainer and the founder of Technically Simple. He provides productivity, technology and workflow coaching, consulting and training to people and organizations, large and small, all over the planet. His technology specializations include Asana, Daylite, OmniFocus, and Trello. He supports many people in productivity though his website LearnOmniFocus.com -- and also through the Holistic Productivity approach that he developed after coming face-to-face with cancer back in 2008. Tim consults to leaders and organizations on how to use Zoom effectively and recently launched a new course: Leading Effective Zoom Events. In this conversation, Tim and I overview some of the common mistakes of online events, how online can produce even better results than in-person, and ways to engage people quickly. Plus, we review some of the key technology that will support your organization’s outreach efforts. Key Points It’s often a mistake to assume that you’ll be able to lead online events with the same planning and design for in-person events. Opening a meeting early and using the five-minute rule to begin with icebreakers, breakouts, polls, or reactions will help engage people in the event quickly. For events with many people or higher visibility for your organization, have a dedicated technology co-pilot so that hosts and speakers can stay focused on being present. Virtual lounges (with a dedicated host), spotlight and multi-spotlight, practice sessions, and preassigned breakouts can all help the technology disappear and the human connections to take center stage. Some organizations are discovering they are more successful with online events than past in-person ones. Many have had such a positive experience that they plan to continue leveraging virtual events after the pandemic. Resources Mentioned Leading Effective Zoom Events by Tim Stringer Recommended Practices for Engaging Online Events (PDF download) Related Episodes Serve Others Through Marketing, with Seth Godin (episode 381) How to Create Meaningful Gatherings, with Priya Parker (episode 395) How to Run an Online Meeting, with Bonni Stachowiak (episode 472) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Tim Stringer is the founder of LearnOmniFocus.com. Tim founded his consulting company, Technically Simple in 2003 and currently works with individuals and organizations to become more efficient and productive. This includes working with clients to develop organizational strategies and workflows, providing advise on productivity software and teaching people to use technology effectively.Bonus content and early episodes are available by supporting the podcast at www.patreon.com/ipadpros. Show notes are available at www.iPadPros.net. Feedback is welcomed at iPadProsPodcast@gmail.com. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In this episode, I am super excited to introduce Tim Stringer to the Productivity Show. Tim is a professionally-trained coach, productivity expert, and an accomplished yoga and meditation teacher. He’s the founder of Technically Simple and LearnOmniFocus. As you can imagine, we cover a wide range of topics like how to best use a task […]

Joining me on the show today is Tim Stringer, founder of Technically Simple. For 16 years Tim has worked to coach, teach and consult with businesses to find their organizational purpose, and to help them thrive with modern technology. We talk about a shared passion, the Getting Things Done method - a system that clears your head and clarifies your commitments. We also talk about useful productivity tools for teams in the workplace, and how to go about implementing them effectively.

Tim Stringer from LearnOmniFocus.com joins the Automators to talk about his Mac, iOS, and web-based automation.

Learning you have cancer can be one of the most devastating things in a person’s life. In this episode, Tim Stringer shares his struggles in battling cancer and the realization that led him to Holistic Productivity. Tim is the founder of Technically Simple, which is a coaching and consulting company that recognizes that a positive […]

Learning you have cancer can be one of the most devastating things in a person’s life. In this episode, Tim Stringer shares his struggles in battling cancer and the realization that led him to Holistic Productivity. Tim is the founder of Technically Simple, which is a coaching and consulting company that recognizes that a positive shift in one area of life can positively impact all other areas. Their approach to productivity is based on Holistic Productivity and draws wisdom from David Allen’s Getting Things Done methodology. He also launched Learn OmniFocus, a membership site that focuses on articulating and tracking commitments by sharing best practices that have been refined over the years. Love the show? Subscribe, rate, review, and share! Here’s How » Join the Take Back Time community today: TugOfWarWithTime.com Tug of War With Time Facebook Tug of War With Time Twitter Tug of War With Time Pinterest

October 31, 2019 Hello, and welcome to Getting More Done With Evernote, Episode 009: “Mid-Year Review: Our Progress so Far, and How You Can Help” Commentary; and, Integrating OmniFocus and Evernote with Tim Stringer. In this episode: “Mid-Year Review: Our Progress so Far, and How You Can Help” New Evernote Web doesn’t contain some functionality; here’s what you need to know Integrating OmniFocus and Evernote with Evernote Certified Consultant Tim Stringer I’m your host, Ray Sidney-Smith, Evernote user since 2009, Evernote Certified Consultant and Evernote Regional Leader for North America. As you can imagine, I love Evernote. And, with Getting More Done With Evernote, I hope to help everyone love Evernote, or at least enjoy digital note-taking, a little more with each episode. “Mid-Year Review: Our Progress so Far, and How You Can Help” by Evernote CEO Ian Small New Evernote Web doesn’t contain the functionality to open note links in desktop software, add/remove Reminders, and not synchronizing Shortcuts. I hope they return soon! Integrating OmniFocus and Evernote with Evernote Certified Consultant Tim Stringer, Technically Simple, which provides coaching, consulting and training to support people and organizations in using technology in a productive way, and Learn OmniFocus, a membership site to learn how to use OmniFocus, the personal task manager for Mac, iOS and Web. OmniFocus AppleScript Directory Support Note.scpt Follow Tim Stringer on Twitter That’s all for now. To learn more and follow me please visit gettingmoredonewithevernote.com. I’m Ray Sidney-Smith, Evernote Certified Consultant, for Getting More Done With Evernote. Here’s to your productive life. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gettingmoredone/message

“Inspiration connects us to purpose, while it’s opposite, desperation, happens when we are disconnected from purpose.” Tim Stringer is a veteran of the technology industry, a professional coach and a recognized productivity expert. He has an degree in Engineering and has worked as a software engineer, development manager and project manager. Rather than looking externally for great examples of leadership, Tim Stringer advocates looking within to find your unique talents, skills, intentions, motivations and initiative. An integral part of this is to try new things, explore your passions and find your unique purpose to determine how you can use your gifts and benefit both yourself and others. “Many organizations don’t really have a clear sense of purpose. If there is a clear sense of purpose, people will be naturally drawn to work there.” In our modern age we have access to a wealth of technology. In theory this should be making life much easier for us humans, allowing us to focus on the things we love best while computers perform all the tedious tasks. The reality is that technology has earned a bad rap and is too often seen as a source of stress rather than a trusted sidekick. “If there is a company where there is a lack of community and partnership, one of the best places to look is to ask why does this organization exist.” Tim founded Technically Simple in 2003 and works with individuals and organizations to become productive and to make effective use of technology. Technically Simple's mission is simple: to help people and organizations produce powerful results in their lives and businesses while making effective use of technology. “Treat your employees with the same dignity that you treat your clients” Tim advocates a few simple tactics to start releasing your inner leader: 1. Create space in your life to contemplate and find your inner leader 2. Invite connections with people who are 3. Let go of things that are not adding value 4. Use your imagination to picture what things could look like “Inspired Leadership is being connected to a strong sense of Spirit or Purpose, whereas the opposite of that is Desperation, which is disconnected to Spirit” Drawing upon his professional coaching training, Tim helps individuals and organizations reconnect with the big picture of their lives and businesses. With this foundation in place he provides consulting and training services to help them produce inspired results. This includes one-on-one coaching and consulting, workflow and processes analysis, technology consulting and software training, both in person and remotely through the Internet. “Some leaders are spending a lot of time in the Engine Room rather than up on the Bridge” Links: Tim Stringer on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/timstringer/ Tim Stringer on Twitter https://twitter.com/timstringer Tim Stringer on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ramatim Tim Stringer’s Email tim@technicallysimple.com Tim Stringer at Technically Simple https://technicallysimple.com Tim at Explore OmniFocus https://learnomnifocus.com OmniFocus https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus Tim Stringer at Lear Daylite http://learndaylite.com Daylite CRM https://www.marketcircle.com/mac-crm?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=CRM&utm_term=Daylite%20CRM&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj9Kfx6y92gIVwrjACh19dgwTEAAYASAAEgKVI_D_BwE Reflektive www.reflektive.com Terry at Ubiquity www.ubiquity.coach Next Week’s Show: Know The Truth with Gordana Biernat, Oprah’s SuperSoul 100 Teacher

“Inspired Leadership means that we all access our full potential” You’ve got to add a lot of value to go from Captain Kash to Major Kash, but that’s just what our guest this week has done. Major Kash is Käshmeel McKöena, one of the most fearsome litigators and nicest guys you could ever meet. Kashmeel McKöena, also known as “Major Kash”, is a lawyer, a media management consultant and a passionate community development advocate. He attended the International Business and Law program at Queens University Bader International Study Centre in England, UK and graduated with a certificate in International Business and Law (technology law business development). He articled with a major Bay Street law firm in Toronto, Canada where he put considerable emphasis on high technology law and business development transactions. “You have to trust the people who work for you and let them think outside the box” In 2000, Kashmeel was retained as an in-house counsel with Ascom AG – a technology design and development firm in Switzerland, reviewing patents and trademarks to re-organize products & solutions to define specific content and IP related matters for licensing business, devising Ascom’s 3G/UMTS IP business strategy and implementation in anticipation of the European deployment of 3G network operations. He returned to Canada in 2001 and was retained by the Ministry of Finance as Legal Counsel, negotiating and drafting legislation, legal research and commentary related to changes assessment, property tax and municipal law. He joined the Canadian Forces in 2003 as practicing military lawyer with the Office of the Judge Advocate General (JAG) in Ottawa, participating in military law & training assignments and acting as the legal advisor to the Canadian Forces Grievance Authority and offered training in Law Of Armed Conflict. Kash retired from the Forces at the rank of Major and founded McKöena Law Professional Corporation where he continues his legal practice as a passionate advocate for his clients when it matters the most. Skilled in Negotiation, Torts, Arbitration, Dispute Resolution, and Legal Writing and strong experience in entrepreneurship and International Business & Law. He also happens to be one of the nicest people that you could ever meet. Links: Käsh McKöena on LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/käsh-mcköena-46bbb81b Käsh McKöena on Twitter https://twitter.com/imajorkash Käsh McKöena’s Email keepartner@gmail.com McKöena Law Hotline: 613-695-MLAW McKöena Law Website: http://mckoenalaw.com PSTD Canada Website http://ptsdcanada.ca Ubiquity Leadership: UbiquityLeadership.com Next Week’s Show: Embracing Your Inner Leader with Technically Simple’s Founder, Tim Stringer

Tim Stringer: Learn OmniFocus Tim Stringer of Technically Simple is one of the world’s leading experts on using task management systems and is the founder of Learn OmniFocus*, the premier site for teaching OmniFocus users how to be as productive as possible. Key Points In general, keep the planning and working tasks separate. By planning first, it’s much easier to be productive when you go into worker mode. Your task management system should collect your whens, your whats, and your ideas. Make your task management system a sacred space. Use due dates only when there is a consequence for not finishing something by that date. Focus on only doing a few important tasks first, then move on to the rest of the tasks. A morning and evening review will help you stay on top of your system. Common mistakes: Putting too much into your task management system, overusing due dates, and tasks that aren’t immediately actionable. Resources Mentioned Getting Things Done* by David Allen ToDoist OmniFocus Learn OmniFocus* Evernote Bullet Journal MindNode Related Episodes How To Be More Productive, with Tim Stringer (episode 151) Do This for a Productive Week (episode 180) Getting Things Done, with David Allen (episode 184) The Way to Stop Spinning Your Wheels on Planning (episode 319) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Tim Stringer: Learn OmniFocus Tim Stringer of Technically Simple is one of the world’s leading experts on using task management systems and is the founder of Learn OmniFocus*, the premier site for teaching OmniFocus users how to be as productive as possible. Key Points In general, keep the planning and working tasks separate. By planning first, it’s much easier to be productive when you go into worker mode. Your task management system should collect your whens, your whats, and your ideas. Make your task management system a sacred space. Use due dates only when there is a consequence for not finishing something by that date. Focus on only doing a few important tasks first, then move on to the rest of the tasks. A morning and evening review will help you stay on top of your system. Common mistakes: Putting too much into your task management system, overusing due dates, and tasks that aren’t immediately actionable. Resources Mentioned Getting Things Done* by David Allen ToDoist OmniFocus Learn OmniFocus* Evernote Bullet Journal MindNode Related Episodes How To Be More Productive, with Tim Stringer (episode 151) Do This for a Productive Week (episode 180) Getting Things Done, with David Allen (episode 184) The Way to Stop Spinning Your Wheels on Planning (episode 319) Discover More Activate your free membership for full access to the entire library of interviews since 2011, searchable by topic.

Joshua and Joe discuss goals and time management tricks with Tim Stringer.

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living* by Dale Carnegie is a classic that can help almost immediately. I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened. -Mark Twain 1. Seal Off Your Troubles 2. Find the Silver Living Thank goodness I’m not married to this person. 3. Focus on What’s Next I mentioned Tim Stringer of Technically Simple and his excellent Holistic Productivity* course. There’s only two problems in life. Either you don’t know where you’re going or you don’t know the next step. -David Allen 4. Consider the Worst Case Scenario 5. Eliminate Worry For Good Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 216. Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books, to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. If you, like me, tend to listen to podcasts while you’re on the road or exercising, this will give you an easy way to follow-up later on the links and resources we mention in every show. As a bonus, when you join the weekly leadership guide, you’ll get immediate access to my reader’s guide listing the 10 Leadership Books that Will Help You Get Better Results From Others with brief summaries from me on the value of each book. Download the 11-page reader's guide and 9-minute video of these book recommendations…plus, insight on the 2 books that I rely on weekly! http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe

How to Stop Worrying and Start Living* by Dale Carnegie is a classic that can help almost immediately. I am an old man and have known a great many troubles, but most of them have never happened. -Mark Twain 1. Seal Off Your Troubles 2. Find the Silver Living Thank goodness I’m not married to this person. 3. Focus on What’s Next I mentioned Tim Stringer of Technically Simple and his excellent Holistic Productivity* course. There’s only two problems in life. Either you don’t know where you’re going or you don’t know the next step. -David Allen 4. Consider the Worst Case Scenario 5. Eliminate Worry For Good Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 216. Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books, to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. If you, like me, tend to listen to podcasts while you’re on the road or exercising, this will give you an easy way to follow-up later on the links and resources we mention in every show. As a bonus, when you join the weekly leadership guide, you’ll get immediate access to my reader’s guide listing the 10 Leadership Books that Will Help You Get Better Results From Others with brief summaries from me on the value of each book. Download the 11-page reader's guide and 9-minute video of these book recommendations…plus, insight on the 2 books that I rely on weekly! http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe

My special guest Tim Stringer is a veteran of the technology industry, a professional coach and experienced yoga and mediation teacher. He graduated with a degree in Engineering (1990) and has worked as a software engineer, development manager and project manager. Tim founded Technically Simple in 2003 and works with individuals and organizations to become productive while making more effective use of technology. He developed the Holistic Productivity Methodology inspired by the profound lessons he learned when he came face-to-face with an aggressive form of cancer in 2008 and currently shares this approach through video conferenced online courses and corporate courses. Tim also founded Learn OmniFocus based on years of experience supporting a worldwide client base who use this popular productivity app for Mac and iOS. We talk about GTD (Get Things Done) and productivity in a nutshell with Tim's 4 Concepts (Pillars). Pillar 1-Inner Reflection; Pillar 2 - Acceptance; Pillar 3 Focus and Pillar 4 Inspired Action. Tune in and listen to this very interesting and informative show.

Tim Stringer Technically Simple Tim appeared on two past shows: Episode 151: How to Be More Productive Episode 183: Use Technology To Build and Strengthen Relationships 4 Pillars of Holistic Productivity 1. Inner Reflection Tim recommended The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working* by Tony Schwartz 2. Acceptance “No matter how busy I am, I always have time to talk about how busy I am.” -Tim Stringer (echoing a human truth) “It’s pretty hard to be a victim and be grateful at the same time.” -Tim Stringer 3. Focus 4. Inspired Action Tim mentioned the Day One app. On Thursday, July 30th @ 10am PDT / 1pm EDT, Tim and I will be hosting a How to Step Into Action With Holistic Productivity webinar. You'll get: Identify a strategic area for focus Determine your first actions to create a positive shift Connect and get inspired by other members of the community If you agree to appear on video, reserve your free space at: http://coachingforleaders.com/stepintoaction Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode on the topic of Resources for leaders: http://coachingforleaders.com/resources Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books, to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. If you, like me, tend to listen to podcasts while you’re on the road or exercising, this will give you an easy way to follow-up later on the links and resources we mention in every show. As a bonus, when you join the weekly leadership guide, you’ll get immediate access to my reader’s guide listing the 10 Leadership Books that Will Help You Get Better Results From Others with brief summaries from me on the value of each book. Download the 11-page reader's guide and 9-minute video of these book recommendations…plus, insight on the 2 books that I rely on weekly! http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe Please note that the show will be dark next week -- see you in two weeks for the next Q&A show on August 3, 2015.

Tim Stringer Technically Simple Tim appeared on two past shows: Episode 151: How to Be More Productive Episode 183: Use Technology To Build and Strengthen Relationships 4 Pillars of Holistic Productivity 1. Inner Reflection Tim recommended The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working* by Tony Schwartz 2. Acceptance “No matter how busy I am, I always have time to talk about how busy I am.” -Tim Stringer (echoing a human truth) “It’s pretty hard to be a victim and be grateful at the same time.” -Tim Stringer 3. Focus 4. Inspired Action Tim mentioned the Day One app. On Thursday, July 30th @ 10am PDT / 1pm EDT, Tim and I will be hosting a How to Step Into Action With Holistic Productivity webinar. You'll get: Identify a strategic area for focus Determine your first actions to create a positive shift Connect and get inspired by other members of the community If you agree to appear on video, reserve your free space at: http://coachingforleaders.com/stepintoaction Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode on the topic of Resources for leaders: http://coachingforleaders.com/resources Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books, to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. If you, like me, tend to listen to podcasts while you’re on the road or exercising, this will give you an easy way to follow-up later on the links and resources we mention in every show. As a bonus, when you join the weekly leadership guide, you’ll get immediate access to my reader’s guide listing the 10 Leadership Books that Will Help You Get Better Results From Others with brief summaries from me on the value of each book. Download the 11-page reader's guide and 9-minute video of these book recommendations…plus, insight on the 2 books that I rely on weekly! http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe Please note that the show will be dark next week -- see you in two weeks for the next Q&A show on August 3, 2015.

Mindfulness, focus, and productivity; we all want these values instilled. Tim Stringer describes his journey with the digital world into holistic productivity and the OmniFocus app.

It's hard to put Tim Stringer in a box!  The founder of Technically Simple is a veteran of the computer industry, a professional coach, technology consultant, course leader and yoga teacher.  Tim talks about his love of David Allen's "Getting Things Done" system and shares how he survived an aggressive form of cancer back in 2008.

Tim Stringer Technically Simple and Learn OmniFocus Connect in Person to Strengthen Relationships Tim mentioned the podcast Home Work, a show for people who work at home Dave’s team at Dale Carnegie meets once a month for half a day Tim mentioned his co-working space, HiVE Vancouver Make Intentionally Richer Connections Move your level of communication up a level When possible, seek out the opportunity to connect by video We both recommend Zoom for video conferencing Ways to Stay Connected Participate in a mastermind group Attend a class that utilizes video-conferencing Social Media Tim and Dave both utilize Twitter and follow a limited number of people Ask the second question when interaction online, especially with a first connection Resources Sign-up for a free account with Zoom Tim has an affiliate relationship with Zoom. If your needs require a Zoom Pro account, utilize this link. Tim offers courses on Holistic Productivity that utilize many of the principles and technology we spoke of on this episode Tim recommends ShareDesk, a worldwide directory of co-working and meeting spaces, for those who are outside of Vancouver. Tim also suggests Meetup.com Learn more about Tim’s Holistic Productivity model from his prior appearance on Coaching for Leaders episode 151. Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 187 on the topic of Coaching Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books, to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. If you, like me, tend to listen to podcasts while you’re on the road or exercising, this will give you an easy way to follow-up later on the links and resources we mention in every show. As a bonus, when you join the weekly leadership guide, you’ll get immediate access to my reader’s guide listing the 10 Leadership Books that Will Help You Get Better Results From Others with brief summaries from me on the value of each book. Download the 11-page reader’s guide and 9-minute video of these book recommendations…plus, insight on the 2 books that I rely on weekly! http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe Community Feature Steve Kane from Brisbane in Queensland, Australia Steve mentioned the personal knowledge management system that Bonni and I reviewed in detail on episode 129 Thank You Thank you to Suzchi1 in Switzerland for the kind review on iTunes. If you would like to post review as well, it’s a huge help in the growth of the Coaching for Leaders community. If you use iTunes, just visit http://coachingforleaders.com/itunes and if you use Stitcher, please visit http://coachingforleaders.com/stitcher – and thank you in advance for your support!

Tim Stringer Technically Simple and Learn OmniFocus Connect in Person to Strengthen Relationships Tim mentioned the podcast Home Work, a show for people who work at home Dave’s team at Dale Carnegie meets once a month for half a day Tim mentioned his co-working space, HiVE Vancouver Make Intentionally Richer Connections Move your level of communication up a level When possible, seek out the opportunity to connect by video We both recommend Zoom for video conferencing Ways to Stay Connected Participate in a mastermind group Attend a class that utilizes video-conferencing Social Media Tim and Dave both utilize Twitter and follow a limited number of people Ask the second question when interaction online, especially with a first connection Resources Sign-up for a free account with Zoom Tim has an affiliate relationship with Zoom. If your needs require a Zoom Pro account, utilize this link. Tim offers courses on Holistic Productivity that utilize many of the principles and technology we spoke of on this episode Tim recommends ShareDesk, a worldwide directory of co-working and meeting spaces, for those who are outside of Vancouver. Tim also suggests Meetup.com Learn more about Tim’s Holistic Productivity model from his prior appearance on Coaching for Leaders episode 151. Feedback Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback The next Q&A show is episode 187 on the topic of Coaching Please join my weekly leadership guide. The leadership guide is delivered to your inbox each Wednesday and includes my thoughts and recommendations on the best articles, podcasts, videos, and books, to support your development between shows. It also includes a brief overview and link to the full weekly show notes. If you, like me, tend to listen to podcasts while you’re on the road or exercising, this will give you an easy way to follow-up later on the links and resources we mention in every show. As a bonus, when you join the weekly leadership guide, you’ll get immediate access to my reader’s guide listing the 10 Leadership Books that Will Help You Get Better Results From Others with brief summaries from me on the value of each book. Download the 11-page reader’s guide and 9-minute video of these book recommendations…plus, insight on the 2 books that I rely on weekly! http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe Community Feature Steve Kane from Brisbane in Queensland, Australia Steve mentioned the personal knowledge management system that Bonni and I reviewed in detail on episode 129 Thank You Thank you to Suzchi1 in Switzerland for the kind review on iTunes. If you would like to post review as well, it’s a huge help in the growth of the Coaching for Leaders community. If you use iTunes, just visit http://coachingforleaders.com/itunes and if you use Stitcher, please visit http://coachingforleaders.com/stitcher – and thank you in advance for your support!

Marc Mawhinney: Natural Born Coaches “Coaches are important because they are a second pair of eyes for your business.” -Marc Mawhinney Mark and I discussed my recent article on What to Know When Hiring a Coach. In addition to the recommendation to check out Marc's show, I made three recommendations of coaches I recommend at the end of the episode, all of which are past guests: Tom Henschel, Essential Communications Bill Bliss, Bliss & Associates, Inc. Tim Stringer, Technically Simple Feedback Join the conversation: http://coachingforleaders.com/179 Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback Next Q&A show: episode 182 on presentation skills (Also see episodes 47-59 of Carnegie Coach) Thank you to the following people who joined the weekly leadership guide this past week: Erin Griffin, Kristian Bruins, Jason Jagai, Theresa Cassino, Theresa Phung, Cindy Fan, Darci Heroy, Benita Deregla, J Bretz, Chuck Barker, Julie Knoble, and Thomas Comery As a bonus, when you join the weekly leadership guide, you’ll get immediate access to my guide listing the 10 Leadership Books that Will Help You Get Better Results From Others. Download the 11-page reader's guide and 9-minute video of these leadership book recommendations…plus, insight on the 2 books that I rely on weekly! Visit http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe

Marc Mawhinney: Natural Born Coaches “Coaches are important because they are a second pair of eyes for your business.” -Marc Mawhinney Mark and I discussed my recent article on What to Know When Hiring a Coach. In addition to the recommendation to check out Marc's show, I made three recommendations of coaches I recommend at the end of the episode, all of which are past guests: Tom Henschel, Essential Communications Bill Bliss, Bliss & Associates, Inc. Tim Stringer, Technically Simple Feedback Join the conversation: http://coachingforleaders.com/179 Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback Next Q&A show: episode 182 on presentation skills (Also see episodes 47-59 of Carnegie Coach) Thank you to the following people who joined the weekly leadership guide this past week: Erin Griffin, Kristian Bruins, Jason Jagai, Theresa Cassino, Theresa Phung, Cindy Fan, Darci Heroy, Benita Deregla, J Bretz, Chuck Barker, Julie Knoble, and Thomas Comery As a bonus, when you join the weekly leadership guide, you’ll get immediate access to my guide listing the 10 Leadership Books that Will Help You Get Better Results From Others. Download the 11-page reader's guide and 9-minute video of these leadership book recommendations…plus, insight on the 2 books that I rely on weekly! Visit http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe

Während dieser ausgedehnten Flugstunde widmet das Trio sich dem Problem der Faulheit beim Bedienen einer Computer-Tastatur. Was käme da gelegener als den hervorragenden und emsigen Herrn TextExpander die Arbeit für sich machen zu lassen. Unsere drei Piloten geben Einsteigertipps und tauschen sich aus über Tipps und Kniffe im Umgang mit der App. Aber zu allem Unglück wäre diese Episode fast das endgültige Ende des Übercasts geworden. Doch am Ende soll ein sportlicher Wettkampf in der nächsten Folge wieder alle Engel auf derselben Wolke tanzen lassen. Lieber Fluggast, wenn dir das Gehörte gefällt oder dir Sorgenfalten auf die edle Stirn fabriziert, dann haben wir etwas für dich: iTunes Bewertungen. Die heutige Episode von Der Übercast wird exklusive unterstützt von: LearnOmniFocus.com – LearnOmniFocus.com bietet ausführliche Artikel, Video-Tutorials und auch live Web-Learning Sessions für OmniFocus 2 auf Mac und iOS. Benutzt den Code “DERUBERCAST” um 20% Rabatt zu bekommen. Überbleibsel Andreas widmet sich noch einmal den akustischen Strömungen und hat sich in der letzten Woche gefragt: “Wie sieht’s eigentlich mit ‘deutscheren’ Alternativen aus?” Sein Bummelzug durchs Internet hat ihn irgendwie zu Grooveshark gebracht, die wiederum verweisen auf Simfy. Dazu fragt sich Andreas noch, ob die Telekom auch irgendwas eigenes in der pinken Hinterhand hat, und, ob Simfy oder Telekom überhaupt was taugen. Sven betrachtet den Service als Anwohner des “dritten Untergeschosses” was Streaming-Dienste angeht. Ob das so stimmt kann keiner wirklich sagen, die Redaktion verweist deshalb einfach mal auf die bestehende Statistik: Simfy gibt an über 20 Millionen Songs im Angebot zu haben, was durchaus an das Liedgut in den Angebotskatalogen der größeren Anbieter rankommt. Apropos Telekom. Sven ist heute ein klitzekleines bisschen in Meckerlaune und verkündet freimundig die “Bankrotterklärung” der deutschen Telekom… zumindest was Streaming-Dienste und Co. angeht, denn der rosa Riese hat gerade über die Hälfte der hauseigenen “Innovations”-Abteilung gekündigt und bekanntgegeben, dass nichts eigenes mehr gemacht wird, sondern verstärkt Kooperationen - wie auch aktuell mit Netflix - eingegangen werden. Überschallneuigkeiten Viel ist passiert. Die Zeit hat wieder ein paar Haare mehr auf den Zähnen bekommen. Einmal verbeugen bitte – die neuen Geräte und Updates sind da Um nicht aus dem Rhythmus zu kommen, was das Meckern und Kleckern angeht, fasst Pilot F. das Thema HASHTAG BENDGATE zusammen (Randnotiz: Wir sind modern beim Übercast, auch wenn die Flugmaschine alt ist, so kennen wir die vier Linien die die Herzen der Generation X höher schlagen lässt. Als Antipol der Alten schreiben wir das aus Protest aus… natürlich per Snippet). Er schüttelt den Kopf über die jugendlichen Bender und die Technikpresse, denn im Grunde sind keine 10 Leute davon betroffen. Die heiße Luft die durch die Presse hätte wohl auch ein Jahr lang gereicht, um die Perückensammlung der Redaktion trocken zu föhnen. Patrick als inoffizieller iPhone 6 Plus Tester verweist noch einmal auf die Seifenoper mit Apple und der Bildzeitung, welche nach ihrem sauber recherchierten Bentgate-Video von Apple keine Testgeräte und Event-Einladungen mehr bekommt. Um alles rund zu machen und zurechtzubiegen wird diese Neuigkeit offiziell von Berlin abgeschlossen, denn zu dem letzten Statement gibt’s auch noch das passende Webcomic aus der Hauptstadt: Link zum Bild: Comic von Vincent Kunert (aka lolnein.com) Ebenso dramatisch: Das iOS 8.0.1 ‘Updategate’, welches von uns zum Glück keiner miterlebt hat. Tipp hier von Sven, immer vor einem Update kurz die Twitter Timeline checken. Datenkraken-Alarm am Keyboard-ExtenSee… “ion” Diese Überschrift ist nicht nur der Platzhalter für die bisher schlechteste Tagline in den Show Notes, sondern auch die Überleitung zur nächsten fechnerischen Gewitterfront auf dem Radar: 3rd Party Keyboards in iOS 8 penetrieren/zerstören/betatschen eure Privatsphäre. Gut… der letzte Satz sollte zu 1/3 nach Bild klingen – mal will ja mit einer gewissen homogenität schreiben (siehe ↑). Zugegeben, ganz so heftig ist es nicht, aber man kann sich seine Gedanken machen und im besten Fall vor der Installation oder dem käuflichen Erwerb ja mal ein wenig nachbohren und recherchieren. So hat Sven sich aufgemacht und ein paar Datenschutzerklärungen der diversen Anbieter durchgelesen. Gerade bei Keyboards die versuchen euer Geschreibsel zu erraten werden oft Keylogger-Techniken angewandt und somit wandern die Daten an fremde Server weitergeben. Sven ist im Übrigen mit seinen Bedenken nicht alleine. Die Redaktion sieht’s jetzt salopp gesagt nicht ganz so drastisch, klar ist Vorsicht geboten, aber wenn das Keyboard der Knüller ist, kommt es auf das iPhone 2 und gut ist’s. Bei kritischen Passwort-Feldern werden die Drittanbieterkeyboards so oder so umgehend deaktiviert. Wer allerdings öfters nach “Kamelen in Netzstrümpfen” sucht, und wem genau das peinlich ist vor den ganzen digital-stalkenden Groß- und Kleinkonzernen, der darf noch einmal vor dem Gebrauch einer Extension fröhlich drauf losmeditieren, also forschen ob’s was zu beanstanden gibt am Objekt der Begierde. ♡♡♡ Unser Lieblings-Feature in iOS 8 ♡♡♡ Andreas sein Herzchen ist die Document Provider Integration für Dropbox, Box und Co. Es gibt zwar bisher kaum Anbieter, welche die Schnittstelle offiziell unterstützen, aber da wo es funktioniert sieht das ganze gut aus und macht Lust auf mehr – zum Beispiel bei Transmit oder bei Readdles Documents und PDF Expert app. Patrick als Ex-iPhone 5 Besitzer ist begeistert vom “Berühr-mich-sanft” Knopf seines neuen mobilen Handtelefons. Noch verzückter ist der Großgrundbesitzer einer 1920x1080 Pixel messenden digitalen Plantage von der neuen Touch ID Schnittstelle. Diese fordert nämlich nun öfters zum (ab)Segnen mit dem Daumen auf, da populäre Apps wie 1Password, Day One, Evernote und Screens (← Anmerkung Patrick: Es war Screens, nicht der Tumblr-Client) sich nun offiziell mit dem Segen von Apple um mehr Tuchfühlung bemühen dürfen. Lifehacker hat sogar noch ein paar Anwendungen mehr in Petto, welche die Geschichte bereits unterstützen. Touch ID und 1Password mögen sich auf Svens iPhone 6 nicht so oft wie er das gerne hätte. Es gibt wohl hier und da mal Probleme… und das trotz korrekter Einstellungen (Master-Passwort auf 30 Tage gesetzt = √). Andreas wittert da als passionierter Kritiker vor dem Herren seine Chance und erwähnt ganz am Rande mal die mangelnde Verschlüsselung beim zuvor von Sven hochgelobten Day One. Das alles hält Patrick nicht davon ab trotzdem Happy zu sein mit der Integration an sich. Das Parken von Email Entwürfen am unteren Bildschirmrand ist Svens ungeschlagener Favorit. Andreas gibt noch einen Tipp zum alten iOS zum besten, welchen sonst keiner hier kannte: Lange auf den “Neue Email” Knopf drücken und man bekommt automatisch seinen letzten Entwurf angezeigt. Die Redaktion hält sich da komplett raus, denn wer lieber Mail.app statt Dispatch nutzt, mit dem redet man ja am besten gar nicht…. Der Tipp von Andreas war so unbekannt, dass Sven nachschiebt, dass man eigentlich bei jeder neuen iOS Version mehr Sachen ausprobieren muss (fünffach tap, 10 Stunden halten, etc.), um so auch alle neuen Kniffe zu entdecken, die das nigelnagelneue OS so kann. Die Redaktion nimmt das zum Anlass, hiermit für die nächste Folge TEIL 2 unserer Lieblingsfeatures anzukündigen. Da das nun offiziell und unsterblich “auf der Linie” steht (sprich Online… den heute ist Tag der tollen Wortspiele), kann sich darum auch kein Pilot mehr drücken. Tschaka-Boom. NIXIE – Das Tor zur Hölle Patrick stöbert ja immer gerne nach Gadgets die es noch nicht gibt oder die neue Ideen zu Tage fördern. Heute im Programm, so unnötig es ist: Das erste tragbare Kamera die fliegen kann. NIXIE YouTube: Make It Wearable Finalists Wie schon angekündigt, hat Sven heute ein saures Hirse-Bonbon im Mund und mutmaßt, dass der Name wohl Programm ist. Und das hier fällt ihm auch noch aus der Lippe: Was ein grandioser SCHEIßDRECK! Sven Fechner Was der Hörer nicht weiß, an dieser Stelle wurde die Aufnahme unterbrochen, denn wüste Beleidigungen wurden aufgerufen und beide Piloten drohen dem jeweils Anderen an, aus dem Cockpit zu springen (ohne Fallschirm) und einen Podcast namens der ‘Uber-Ubercast’ beziehungsweise ‘Noch-Besser-Als-Der-Uber-Ubercast’ ins Leben zu rufen. Beide neuen Podcast sollen natürlich ebenfalls mit Andreas als Co-Pilot gesendet werden. Wutentbrannt wird gemeinsam die Entscheidung gefällt, das Projekt Ubercast umgehend einzustellen und nur noch diese Episode so halbwegs zu Ende zu bringen. Doch selbst dazu kommt es nicht, als Andreas einwirft, dass die Drone ja wenigsten thematisch zum Übercast passt, platzt Sven endgültig der Kragen. Er wirft Patrick an den Kopf, dass er seine Fluglizenz wohl im Lotto gewonnen hat und verlässt das Studio. Weit nach Mitternacht klingelt es in Berlin an Patricks Haustür und ein tränenüberströmter Andreas steht vor der Tür, welcher Patrick überzeugt, dass der Klügere nachzugeben hat, eben genau so wie es schon die Deutsche Nationalelf damals tat, als Nutella zum zwanzigsten Mal eine Sponsoringanfrage gestartet hat. Gemeinsam mit genügend Erdnussbutter und Schrippen ausgestattet schwingen sich beide auf das Tandem von Andreas und machen sich auf zurück ins Schwabenländle. Es ist mittlerweile 3:33 Uhr in der Früh und in der Villa Fechner wird Sturm geklopft an den Rollläden. Mit dicken aufgequollenen roten Augen, einer leeren Flasche Rotwein in der Linken, sowie einer fast leeren Flasche Port in der rechten Hand macht ihnen Sven auf. Alle drei Fallen sich um den Hals und beschließen das Der Übercast wieder fliegen muss. Happy End. … denkste… den an einem der Folgenden Tage postet Patrick unschuldig auf Twitter ein weiteres Fundstück, welches er sich als interessantes Automatisierungsutensil vorstellen könnte (… gerade auch als Bluetooth-Kopfhörer-Besitzer). Das ganze endet in folgendem Schlagabtausch: [View the story "Kollisionskurs – Teil 2"] Die Geweihe wurde also wieder gestoßen, am Ende hat man sich dann offline bei einem 8-stündigen Telefonat noch einmal ausgesprochen und wieder wiedervertragen², denn… am Folgetag soll die reguläre zuvor so harsch unterbrochene Aufnahme weitergeführt werden. Man einigt sich zähneknirschend, dass man ja Andreas nicht enttäuschen wolle. Muh! Fast eine Woche später darf Andreas also die letzte Neuigkeit des Fluges verkünden, und zwar dass der Markdown Editor Mou nun offen für Crowdfunding ist und so die Version 1.0 erreichen will. Da er so lange Zeit hatte sich eine grandiose Überleitung zu überlegen, ist diese auch entsprechend gut geworden. Respekt dafür (siehe Titel dieser Sektion). Wohin? Giveaway Na dahin: Lars (apfelartig) on App.net Andreas Harms (@harmsi79) @funtomic Herzlichen Glückwunsch ihr drei. TE SPACE SPACE => TextExpander »Schatz, wir müssen expandieren!« Nachdem Sven erklärt hat, was das Objekt der heutigen Begierde - TextExpander von Smile Software - so grundlegend macht, nämlich Textschnipsel die man eingibt zu manipulieren, korrigieren oder zu wahren Skriptfeuerwerken umgestalten, steigen wir mit einer kurzen Historie zu TextExpander und seinen deutschen (beziehungsweise schwäbischen) Wurzeln ein. Andreas verrät uns, dass “Textpander” ursprünglich von einem unserer Lieblingstüftler unter den Entwicklern stammt, und zwar Peter Maurer von ManyTricks. Wer lieber erst einmal direkte Hands-on time mit TextExpander verbringen will, der drückt nun auf Pause und klickt den Link oben an, lädt sich die Trial-Version runter und danach geht es bitte wieder zurück zum Übercast. Hit Play. Einstieg – Party auf der Snippetconvention [SNIP-CON] So, nun aber los (Timecode 00:24:00). Zum Einstieg auserkoren wurde die allseits beliebte Diskussion um die Snippet-Konventionen. Wie also starten wir unsere Snippets, ist es der doppelte Anfangsbuchstabe, ein Punkt, Komma, Semikolon oder gar der Vorname vom eigenen Opa? Andreas nutzt gerne .. am Ende als Auslöser. Das soll besonders bei Abkürzungen wie z.B. und bsp. sehr angenehm von der Hand rollen, da man lediglich noch einen Punkt zusätzlich nachschieben muss. Patrick holt weiter aus. Früher waren es bei ihm die Doppelbuchstaben am Anfang die alles regiert haben von eemail für die eigene Emailadresse über ddiv, um ein DIV-Element in HTML (…Krimskrams…) schneller zu erstellen. Für CSS und HTML hat er dann Punkt und Komma verwenden. Ab irgendeinem Punkt in seiner TextExpanderlaufbahn hat Patrick dann der App den Rücken zugekehrt und hat alles mit diesem Skript nach Keyboard Maestro exportiert. Da er das für die Show Notes vorab noch einmal recherchiert hat, dachte er Andreas wollte es ihm gleich tun (siehe Kommentarsektion im vorangegangenen Link), was aber wohl nicht der Fall war wie Andreas in der Show souverän erklärt. Das Experiment mit Keyboard Maestro fand jedoch ein jähes Ende, da der Maestro einfach nicht so zuverlässig expandieren kann wie TextExpander. Nichtsdestotrotz wird TextExpander hier und da noch in Einklang mit Keyboard Maestro benutzt… und mittlerweile wohl auch wieder in der Standalone Version. Seit Patricks Rückkehr zur App wurde an TextExpander geschraubt. Und das nicht zu knapp; nun geht auch sein Lieblings-Trigger SPACE SPACE am Ende des Snippets – das ging wohl vorher nicht… aber halt in Keyboard Maestro. Freude pur. Glückshormone wie beim Inhalieren von Kamillientee werden ausgeschüttet. Des weiteren sind bei den Piloten sinngemäße Abkürzungen geschätzt, zum Beispiel: uc SPACE SPACE für “Der Übercast” km SPACE SPACE für Keyboard Maestro of SPACE SPACE für OmniFocus me@ für die eigene Email Adresse hello@ für die Email Adresse von Patrick’s Blog site SPACE SPACE öffnet eine Fill-In-Popup List mit Patricks Webseiten, sozialen Accounts und Open-ID wwtumb für Andreas sein Tumblelog zett@zc für Andreas Firmenemailadresse lb.. für LaunchBar og.. für “Omni Group” und dann noch ähnliches für die sämtlichen anderen Produkte dieser klasse Firma Wenn wir schon beim Thema Email sind, so denkt sich Sven, kann er die Wogen des vorangegangenen Eklats glätten, indem er auf Patricks ”@@” Shortcut als Text Expander für Emails hinweist. Der funktioniert zwar nur mit Apples eigenem Texterweiterer, dafür aber auch überall ohne Keyboardextensions und “Bäumchen wechsel’ dich” Spiele auf der Tastatur. Ganz heißer Tipp. Auch Sven ist in seiner Lebenszeit durch etliche Kürzelklassen gegangen, da war alles dabei von Punkt, Komm, Strich bis hin zum ausgeschriebenen π. Doch neulich ist er dann über einen einfachen, fast schon viel zu offensichtlichen und doch gerade deshalb genialen Ansatz von Zach Holmquist gestoßen, welcher seine TextExpander Snippets wie “Klassen” wie in einigen Programmiersprachen üblich strukturiert, z.B. me.email me.adress char.apple char.command emoji.poop Zachs Ansatz dürfte selbst Gedächtnis-Grobmotorikern wie Patrick gefallen. Da er aber im Zwist mit Sven liegt, merkt er an, dass genau dieser Ansatz bei Entwicklern ein wenig für Aufruhr sorgte, da es dann zu unbeabsichtigten Ergebnissen beim Coding kommt. Gerade wenn man die Stabilität eines 30-stöckigen Wolkenkratzers einprogrammiert, sollte man die zachinspirierten Snippets deaktivieren. Andreas spielt wieder den Vermittler und weißt darauf hin, dass TextExpander per Hotkey auch eine Suche für Snippets aufrufen kann. Bei ihm ist der Shortcut ⌥F12, bei Sven ⌘⌥⌃+T und bei Patrick ⌘⌥⇧+T. Weitere Hotkeys nutzt keiner der drei Piloten. Allgemeines: Seine Snippets kann man syncen per Dropbox und man kann ebenfalls einstellen, ob man Snippet-Gruppen nur für eine bestimmte Anwendung aktivieren will, in einigen Apps nicht, doch lieber in allen oder oder oder…. Also einfach mal in die Einstellungen schauen und beispielsweise Coding Snippets nur im Code-Editor der Wahl zulassen, OmniFocus Snippets auch wirklich nur in OmniFocus und so weiter – alles je nach Bedarf und eigenem Gusto. Tipp: Zu diesem Thema empfehlen wir auch gerne den hauseigenen Blog von Smile Software, welcher sich diesem Thema auch schon gewidmet hat. Ebenso empfehlenswert ist der Newsletter, welcher im Vergleich zu anderen Firmen echt guten Inhalt/gute Tipps mitbringt. Des weiteren sollen die sehr guten und umfangreichen Hilfeseiten von Smile für TextExpander (in Englisch) nicht unerwähnt bleiben. Kritik auf Abwegen Es ist nicht alles Gold was glänzt. Bevor es nun ans Eingemachte geht - also die Laudatio anklingt - möchte Patrick noch einmal Kritikpunkte ansprechen, welche ihm bitterlichst aufstoßen. Ihm gefallen die vorhandenen Organisationsmöglichkeiten gar nicht gut. Sprich, ihm sind es zu wenige. Er könnte sich vorstellen, dass in dieser App Tags und Smart Folder Sinn machen könnten. Dadurch könnten Snippets auch in mehreren Gruppen zu Hause sein. Alternativ kämen für ihn noch Unterordner in Betracht, um mittels Überkategorien mehr Ordnung reinzubringen. Andreas stimmt zu, dass die UI nur eine bessere Listenansicht ist, dass war’s aber auch schon zum Thema Kritik, denn ihm ist da noch ein super Feature eingefallen, welches bisher noch keine Erwähnung fand und welches im speziellen für die Arbeit in Teams taugt: Snippet-Gruppen sind teilbar. Importiert werden diese gesharten Gruppen dann wie gewohnt, aber (z.B.) von der eigenen Dropbox-URL (also im Finder die Snippetgruppe anwählen und im Kontext sich einen Dropbox-Link generieren lassen. Diesen Link dann in TextExpander importieren). Somit kann dann ein Verwalter für das komplette Team die Snippetgruppe bereitstellen und jederzeit updaten. Da Patrick in der Show nicht die Sau rauslassen wollte, kommt hier noch etwas Senf auf den Keks. Anbei seine weiteren Kritikpunkte in einer formschönen Liste: Auf iOS: Textexpansion hat in anderen Anwendungen Apps immer gut funktioniert, aber in der eigenen TextExpander App war der Wechsel zwischen dem Notizblock und der Snippetverwaltung immer buggy/langsam – egal ob iPhone oder iPad. Es hat ewig gedauert bis gewisse Neuerungen kamen, z.B. die deutsche Autokorrektur, die “ignore on iOS” Funktion, das SPACE SPACE Kürzel am Ende von Snippets. Größter Kritikpunkt überhaupt, da es das beste Feature nach Patrick ist: Fill-in Popup Menu’s. Bei diesen kann leider kein Titel für Listeneinträge vergeben werden wie es unter Anderem bei Launch Center Pro möglich ist. Dort sieht man die vergebenen Name in einer Liste. Die App nutzt dabei folgende Syntax von der sich Smile gerne eine Scheibe abschneiden darf: [list:Telefon|Sven=110|Zettt=112|Ottmar=01906666] Die Verwaltung von Snippets wurde schon erwähnt, aber es wäre auch nett, wenn eine einfachere Deaktivierung von Snippet-Gruppen für einen schnellen Moduswechsel vorhanden wäre (z.B. von Schreiben auf Coden, auf Übersetzten, auf Matheformeln, etc.). Was würde besser in die Kritikersektion passen, als ein Konkurrenzprodukt zu TextExpander. Nichts. Deshalb sei an dieser Stelle der Typinator von Ergonis erwähnt (für den es leider keine iOS App mit der entsprechend ausgereiften API gibt). Basic-Snippets Zu aller erst einmal die “einfachen” TextExpander Snippets (Timecode 00:40:00). Dazu verlinken wir auch sofort auf dem direktesten Weg zu einer sehr übersichtlichen Einführung in eben diese Gefilde von Enrico Schlag (@iEnno_de). Weitere Anwendungsbeispiele bei denen wir immer wieder gerne auf TextExpander zurückgreifen: Email Adressen, Telefonnummern, … Web-Formulare ausfüllen (Wir raten dringend davon ab TextExpander Snippets zum ausfüllen von Logins, bzw. Passwörtern zu nutzen! Kauft euch 1Password dafür.) Sonderzeichen Datum- und Uhrzeiten Korrekturen, bzw. Ausschreibung von klassischen Abkürzungen wie “bzw.” Programmiersprachen-Snippets und Auto-Closing von Klammerpaaren oder Anführungszeichen Sven erinnert sich bei den Abkürzungen von Produktnamen an Shawn Blancs “A Quick Guide to Common Miscapitalizations of Tech Names” und Patrick empfiehlt ebenfalls den Download, sowie seine kleine Sammlung, die mit vielen anderen Goodies in unserer Downloadsammelung am Ende dieses Posts eine Heimat gefunden hat. Außerdem hat Sven noch sein eigenen Set für Email Signaturen: Email Signature pro Account Interne/Externe, bzw. formelle & informelle Signaturen Gruß Formeln (MfG) Des weiteren nutzt er TextExpander wie der Rest der Crew für Namen und andere peinliche Tippfehler, so auch um lange Fachausdrücke und andere Abkürzungen einmal komplett auszuschreiben. Tipp: Das ganze lässt sich auch gut temporär (Snippet-Gruppe ‘Temp’) nutzen, wenn man aktuell an einem Projekt arbeiten in dem diverse komplexe und lange Formulierungen genutzt werden. TextExpander und OmniFocus Selbstredend muss Sven auch oft genug delegierte Aufgaben nachverfolgen. Das macht er natürlich mit OmniFocus und TextExpander, denn simplicity is bliss. In einem seiner älteren, aber immer noch gültigem Screencasts zeigt er, wie man mit ein paar einfachen TextExpander Snippets die Aufgaben-Nachverfolgung in OmniFocus (oder anderen Task Management Tools) vereinfacht: Using TextExpander and OmniFocus from SimplicityBliss on Vimeo. Seine wesentlichen Snippets: wf` ==> Waiting for tcb` ==> to come back re ,rem` ==> Reminder sent %snippet:,hdate% Andreas Version davon: co..` ==> check out lu..` ==> lookup upd..` ==> update Patrick reiht sich dort nahtlos ein und nutzt folgendes: ..co ==> Check out -- (zwei Punkte nur wegen iOS) .ao ==> Act on -- .cr ==> Conduct research -- .pp ==> Plan new project to .sd ==> (see details) [aka schau dir die OmniFocus Notizen an] .ta ==> Think about -- .wf ==> Waiting for -- Von wem er diese Snippets geklaut hat, das weiß er nicht mehr. Deshalb hier die drei Hauptverdächtigen inklusive Links zu den TextExpander-Suchergebnissen auf deren Webseite: David Sparks, Eddie Smith oder Sven selbst. Kourosh Dini und Tim Stringer sind im übrigen auch noch zwei die OmniFocus und TextExpander am liebsten miteinander verheiraten würden. Weitere Einfachheiten Sven verwendet beim bloggen für Anweisungen wie zum Beispiel Pfade zu OmniFocus Menüeinträgen TextExpander: ofview ==> “(Menu > View > Show View Bar or Command-Shift-T)”. Auch Andreas nutzt sowas und hat *→ für “File → Edit” vergeben (oder auch *tea → für “

On today's episode I speak with Tim Stringer of Technically Simple. How can we be productive and stay sane?

Many of us struggle with being more productive. Here are four steps we can all take to get better results. Guest: Tim Stringer Holistic Productivity Online Courses LearnOmniFocus.com “There’s only two problems in life. Either you don’t know where you’re going or you don’t know the next step.” -Tim Stringer, paraphrasing David Allen Tim recommended Tony Schwartz's book Be Excellent At Anything* Step 1 - Reflection Tim recommends journaling to separate the noise from what’s most important The Day One app* is an excellent resource for this Step 2 - Accepting life as is Step 3 - Focus on one thing A positive shift in one area of life will influence many other areas It’s a lot easier to get early wins by starting with one area first Step 4 - Inspired action Work on a specific action for a 90-day period Think a strategize about your action like it’s already occurred Strategies Name projects the define the objective Due dates only when things are actually due Resources OmniFocus for the Mac* and iPhone* LearnOmniFocus.com Holistic Productivity Courses Holistic Productivity from The Omni Group on Vimeo. Practical action Try journaling for a week Feedback Join the conversation: http://coachingforleaders.com/151 Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback Next Q&A show is episode #152 (next week) and the topic is Career Direction Thank you to Tammy Jackson, Chris Fletcher, Matt Terry, Mike Sadlock, Daniel Acosta, Bruno Mauro, Mark Troxel, Kian Yong Soon, Sophie Hsu, Karlo Nocero, Mike Knipstein, Richard McDermott, Rebecca Johnson, and Michelle Bomberger for subscribing to the weekly update. Receive the 10 Leadership Books That Will Help You Get Better Results From Others, including 2 books that I rely on weekly. You can subscribe at http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe Thank you to Joshua Rivers for the kind review on iTunes. Check out Creative Studio Academy if you are an online content creator. If you'd like to leave a review for this show, please do so on iTunes or Stitcher.

Many of us struggle with being more productive. Here are four steps we can all take to get better results. Guest: Tim Stringer Holistic Productivity Online Courses LearnOmniFocus.com “There’s only two problems in life. Either you don’t know where you’re going or you don’t know the next step.” -Tim Stringer, paraphrasing David Allen Tim recommended Tony Schwartz's book Be Excellent At Anything* Step 1 - Reflection Tim recommends journaling to separate the noise from what’s most important The Day One app* is an excellent resource for this Step 2 - Accepting life as is Step 3 - Focus on one thing A positive shift in one area of life will influence many other areas It’s a lot easier to get early wins by starting with one area first Step 4 - Inspired action Work on a specific action for a 90-day period Think a strategize about your action like it’s already occurred Strategies Name projects the define the objective Due dates only when things are actually due Resources OmniFocus for the Mac* and iPhone* LearnOmniFocus.com Holistic Productivity Courses Holistic Productivity from The Omni Group on Vimeo. Practical action Try journaling for a week Feedback Join the conversation: http://coachingforleaders.com/151 Comments, questions, or feedback for future Q&A shows: http://coachingforleaders.com/feedback Next Q&A show is episode #152 (next week) and the topic is Career Direction Thank you to Tammy Jackson, Chris Fletcher, Matt Terry, Mike Sadlock, Daniel Acosta, Bruno Mauro, Mark Troxel, Kian Yong Soon, Sophie Hsu, Karlo Nocero, Mike Knipstein, Richard McDermott, Rebecca Johnson, and Michelle Bomberger for subscribing to the weekly update. Receive the 10 Leadership Books That Will Help You Get Better Results From Others, including 2 books that I rely on weekly. You can subscribe at http://coachingforleaders.com/subscribe Thank you to Joshua Rivers for the kind review on iTunes. Check out Creative Studio Academy if you are an online content creator. If you'd like to leave a review for this show, please do so on iTunes or Stitcher.

David and Katie talk with Tim Stringer of Technically Simple about his approach to Holistic Productivity. We also discuss Tim's extensive use of apps like OmniFocus, Evernote, Daylight and more. Thanks to MPU listener Jigar Talati for assistance with the shownotes this week!