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Apple TV Tip: Take Advantage of Your YouTube Playlists

YouTube Playlists on Your Apple TV

Recently we’ve discovered how handy YouTube playlists are on our Apple TV. Whenever we find content that we want to watch in succession, I add it to a playlist on my YouTube account for later viewing. The reason why this is so handy is because Apple TV will play all items in a YouTube playlist without interruption. The utility of this becomes apparent once you consider a couple of examples: [Continue reading]

Two Tips for Increased Email Efficiency

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Last week I wrote about the Sparrow Mail App and how it has increased my email efficiency. Just yesterday I learned that the app is going to be mothballed because the company that makes it has been acquired by Google. However, despite Sparrow's … [Continue reading]

Sparrow Mail App – “Quick Reply” is my favorite feature

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UPDATE (07/24/2012): Google has bought Sparrow. The Sparrow Mail app will no longer be developed. Oh well, it was fun while it lasted. Further details from TUAW: Sparrow acquired by Google, team to work on "new projects" Fellow app developers … [Continue reading]

My Kindle’s Place in an iPad World

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I've often said that my iPad is my favorite electronic device ever. I love its utility, portability, and ease of use. Its app-centric focus and sleek design lets you forget you're using an iPad and focus on your task at hand. Given how much I enjoy … [Continue reading]

Links of Interest: 99% Invisible Podcast

99% Invisible - A Tiny Radio Show About Design with Roman Mars

If you're into design and architecture (even if you're not and you just enjoy good story telling) and you're not subscribed to the 99% Invisible podcast, you should be. If you are, why haven't you told me about it?! Having just listened to a … [Continue reading]

Kickstarter.com – Some of my favorites

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If you've never heard of Kickstarter, please allow me to make an introduction. Kickstarter.com is a website where inventors, artists, entrepreneurs, etc. can post their project ideas and solicit funds while offering various incentives for those who … [Continue reading]

Spotify: Oh, now I “get it”

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Amid a wave of publicity, online music service Spotify launched in the US nearly one year ago. Since that time, if you're on Facebook, you've probably seen ads for the service and status updates from your friends which show what they've been … [Continue reading]

Links of Interest: On the job Tools and Techniques that I’ve used lately

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I've been so busy with work lately that I've seriously neglected posting here. So I thought I'd share links to some of the tools that have been helping me get things done. … [Continue reading]

Shop Once a Month for Groceries and Get Back 12 Hours Per Month

Paprika Cloudsync

Early in our marriage, my wife and I realized our weekly and sometimes daily grocery shopping was a major source of frustration and tension between us. We were both busy with our jobs, and we didn't have time at the end of the work day to figure out … [Continue reading]