software
The Future of Files is Self Organizing
It's 2022, and we are still placing digital files inside an endless hierarchy of digital manila folders. It's time for a new kind of Dropbox that relies on tagging and smart search.
software
It's 2022, and we are still placing digital files inside an endless hierarchy of digital manila folders. It's time for a new kind of Dropbox that relies on tagging and smart search.
productivity
My general rule of thumb is that texting is not for work. Unless there's an emergency, work communication should happen over email, in a team chat app, or on the phone.
productivity
How I Make My Phone as Boring as Possible Most of us realize we spend too much time looking at our phones. Or, not even looking; picking up, tapping, mindlessly scrolling, pulling down to refresh - something, anything. Our phones are designed to entice us. Like freshly baked cookies sitting
software
As powerful, extensible, and customizable as email clients are in 2022, very few, if any, have dedicated settings that help users manage when senders can reach their inboxes.
updates
Doist is still tinkering with Twist. But we're hoping they have grander ambitions for this excellent product.
software
Tools both giveth and taketh away. Compromise is inevitable and unavoidable. Which is why the search for the ideal tool will never truly end.
updates
Too busy to keep up with the news? Here's what you may have missed in apps and productivity this week.
behind-the-scenes
As a creator, I desire for other humans to enjoy and appreciate my work. But I’m wary of any schemes to “hack” growth.
updates
Basecamp's apps have, and continue to be, incredibly mouse dependent.
updates
This one's a bit meta. Ghost, the blogging and newsletter platform that powers our site, launched native commenting today: Today we're introducing native commenting in Ghost, so you can invite your members to participate in community discussions directly on your publication. After Search, this was one
software
Task managers haven’t evolved much in the last half decade. They are still, essentially, a list of tasks. But the next generation should aim bigger.
productivity
The problem with managing tasks in digital form is that they never leave you. They only seem to multiply the more you use and rely on the task manager.