Posts tagged digital life

The Wall Street Journal collects a list of apps that turn your tablet into a sketchpad as well as offering some options for styli to use with your tablet.

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At the start of every year, I try to determine if I am working most efficiently and what, if any tools, exist to make my job easier. Cloud is such an app. When installed on your Mac, it automatically uploads screenshots to your web storage. This is great if you are working on client work or collaborating and want a way to share images with people quickly, without cluttering up your email. But there’s more to Cloud than that. Its got the kind of functionality that makes it fast and easy to upload music tracks, videos and links (with shortened URLs) quickly with the Raindrop plug-ins in the preferences. Give it a try and let me know what you think.

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Four months ago, I mentioned a new app discovery called Alfred. I thought I would follow-up to let you know, I cannot live without it now. The simple act of clicking Option+Spacebar and keying in the first few letters of anything has shaved so many seconds of clicking around on my computer that I think I’ve added at least a day of productivity to my life. Really.

Add to the free app with the PowerPack (£15 or $24) and you can do even more than just locate files, calculate, spell and shutdown (favorite feature!). With the PowerPack, once you’ve located an image or file, you can immediately email it or open it with a specific application. There is an iTunes mini player controller, ability to find a contact in your Address Book quickly and access clipboard hisories. There are opportunities for even more functionality with scripts and more but that’s outside my realm of expertise.

So, try out the app and see if you find it useful. If you do find it useful, try out the PowerPack and really blow your mind! My fingers hardly ever leave the keyboard now.

Swanky 15” laptop sleeve by Evan Hecox for the Arkitip series by InCase. Other artist/designer laptop sleeves, iPad cases and phone cases available as well as coordinating digital wallpapers (which are free downloads). $59.95 for laptop case.

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I’m coming clean here, if you haven’t noticed… I got a new iPhone 4s for the holidays so I’ve been on the hunt for cases, covers, skins and digital decor to embellish it. Typenuts is a good site for typographically-inspired wallpapers. Poolga is also a good option for more illustration and photo-based wallpapers. Go forth and decorate your phone.

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Have I told you about The Donut Project? In their wallpaper category are some of my favorite options for computer wallpaper. For the New Year, freshen up that desktop view. Enjoy!

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The Envelope iPad Case is available in four dignified colors including this delectable mustard that reminds me so much of a sunny manila envelope. You might want to add this to your Christmas wishlist just in case you get that new iPad you’ve been dreaming about. $48

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Love the idea of typing on a vintage typewriter but can’t imagine giving up the convenience of a computer? Then maybe the USB converter Underwood is the solution. This vintage typewriter has been modified to work as a USB keyboard for Mac, PC or iPad. $799 and other models are available.

(via USB Typewriter on Etsy)

For serious back-up and data recovery, I recommend SuperDuper!. It has actually saved my bacon in the past so I can say with certainty that it works. In layman’s terms, SuperDuper! quickly and easily creates back-ups and clones of your harddrive in case of emergency. This is not  Time Machine, that stores iterations of files and versions but a straight-up back-up of your data, home folder or clone of your drive. SuperDuper! does claim it is a perfect complement to Time Machine though.

I had not yet gotten around to installing the most recent version of SuperDuper! on my laptop before it got stolen last week so trust me when I say $27.95 is a small price to pay for the lost work-hours, family photos and treasured memories.

(via SuperDuper!)