Category Archives: Software

Resources for Organizing with Evernote

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Bruce Keener

I recently mentioned how useful Evernote is for collecting, organizing, and managing information. Today I want to mention three resources that go into great depth on how to organize information in Evernote. These resources are: My friend Ruud Hein’s writeup … Continue reading →

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Text Editors and Document Scanners for iPhone, iPad

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Bruce Keener

There are so many Text Editors for iPhone/iPad now that can be really hard to choose one to suit your tastes and needs. But, thanks to Brett Terpstra’s site, and a team of thorough reviewers, there is a superb iOS … Continue reading →

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How Evernote Won Me Over

Posted on April 25, 2012 by Bruce Keener

Last June I wrote an article about how I switched from Yojimbo to Evernote, then back to Yojimbo, for my information-collection/management tool. Bottom line: Evernote didn’t work on iOS 5 at that time, I didn’t like the Evernote interface as … Continue reading →

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Helpful ebook for BBEdit Users [Mac]

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Bruce Keener

For a limited time (through April 9, 2012), you can get the ebook Take Control of BBEdit. Even the normal price of $10 is a good deal. I’ve learned a good from it and I’m only 50 pages into it. … Continue reading →

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Can Your Mac Run OSX Mountain Lion? [OSX 10.8]

Posted on February 22, 2012 by Bruce Keener

When Apple released the Developer Preview of its next Mac operating system upgrade, to be called OSX Mountain Lion, I tried to install it on my 5 year-old iMac, to no avail. After searching on the web, I discovered that … Continue reading →

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Run Windows on Your iPad

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Bruce Keener

With Apples Pages and Numbers and Keynote supporting iCloud, iPad users could feel that there is no longer any need to use any Microsoft Office products. But, you may occasionally wonder “wouldn’t it be nice if I could open this … Continue reading →

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Apple Cofounder Wozniak Likes Android

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Bruce Keener

Although Woz still prefers an iPhone for most of his smartphone use, he also likes Android, and even says that Android is ahead of iOS in some areas. I keep postponing getting a new phone. For one thing, even if … Continue reading →

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Harsh Words for Android and Google

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Bruce Keener

I pay close attention to what Danny Sullivan and Paris Lemon have to say. So when both recently spoke very critically of Android, I put off any intention I had of getting an Android phone. Danny’s article mocks the supposed … Continue reading →

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Instapaper: My Favorite App

Posted on January 20, 2012 by Bruce Keener

Because I have so many interests, I read a lot. A huge chunk of this reading is of web pages that have been formatted by Instapaper. Basically, whenever I come across an article that I want to read later, I click on … Continue reading →

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From Yojimbo to Evernote to Yojimbo to … (Mac)

Posted on June 10, 2011 by Bruce Keener

In my recent reading of some of Michael Hyatt’s articles on Evernote, it occurred to me that maybe I should give Evernote another try. I signed up for premium access to it when it first came out, but then got … Continue reading →

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