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How Oogie McGuire Uses OmniFocus Dec 21, 2020

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Oogie McGuire is a shepherdess to a flock of Black Welsh Mountain sheep at her farm in Colorado. When she's not farming, she can be found digitally archiving community photos, curating her Animal Tracker database, or thoughtfully planning and processing her business's next steps.

Oogie leverages OmniFocus to handle the details, rhythm, and unpredictability level that raising sheep on her family farm provides. Whether it's pulling up her "calls list" during a quiet moment or elegantly addressing the multiple needs that a new season brings - Oogie and OmniFocus pull it off together.

Some other people, places, and things mentioned:

Android

Apple Pencil

Desert Weyr (Oogie's Farm)

DevonThink

FoxBASE

Getting Things Done book

GoodNotes

Animal Tracker (Previously Lamb Tracker)

Sal Soghoian, Automation Advocate Dec 07, 2020

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Sal Soghoian knows a thing or two about automation. He's a user automation expert, software developer, author and musician. He joined Apple Inc. in January 1997 to serve as the Product Manager of Automation Technologies. Those technologies included AppleScript, Services, the Terminal, Apple Configurator and Automator, among others. He then joined forces with The Omni Group to work on their ambitious Omni Automation Framework that shows up throughout their product suite.

Sal's passion is to help communities take steps toward automating various aspects of their workflow. He utilizes omni software and scripting to allow users to accomplish things that weren't possible previously.

Some other people, places, and things mentioned:

1writer

Apple Provisioning Utility

Automator

Bear

jamf Conference

Sal's Talk - An Insider’s Look at Mobile Device Automation | JNUC 2019

MDM

Omni's Discourse Forum

How David Sparks uses OmniFocus Nov 23, 2020

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David Sparks is an Orange County, California business attorney and a geek. David is also a podcaster, blogger, and author who writes about finding the best tools, hardware, and workflows for using Apple products to get work done. David also writes for Macworld magazine and speaks about technology.

OmniFocus is how David successfully runs his law practice, blogging, podcasts, and personal life. His system expresses both structure and fluidity as he utilizes URL linking to maximize his focus.

Some other people, places, and things mentioned:

OmniFocus

OmniOutliner

Mac Sparky

OmniFocus Field Guide ("HoorayOmniGroup" for 5$ off)

Relay.fm Podcast Network

Mac Power Users

Automators

Focused

How Luc Beaudoin uses OmniOutliner Nov 10, 2020

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Luc Beaudoin is the Head of CogZest, Author of Cognitive Productivity books, and creator of the Hook App for MacOS. He's an adjunct professor of Cognitive Science & of Education at Simon Fraser University. He's generously offered listeners of The Omni Show 30% off the Hook App with Coupon "OMNI-SHOW" on checkout.

Luc utilizes OmniOutliner templates as mental scaffolding for his deep reading, note taking, and cognitive research.

Some other people, places, and things mentioned:

Cognitive Productivity with MacOS (40% Off Coupon Link)

Cognitive Productivity (40% Off Coupon Link)

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

Discontinuities, Love, Art, Mind

The Hyperlink Manifesto

How Kourosh Dini uses OmniFocus Oct 27, 2020

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Kourosh Dini, MD is a psychiatrist, productivity expert, author, and musician. He's the author of Creating Flow with OmniFocus. On weekends, he can be heard streaming music from his website.

Kourosh crafts his days using OmniFocus. His value of productivity as play is expressed within the routine structure that OmniFocus provides him.

Some other people, places, and things mentioned:

Getting Things Done by David Allen

kGTD with Kourosh Dini on Inside OmniFocus

Kourosh Dini on Learn OmniFocus

How Allen Pike uses OmniFocus to run Steamclock Oct 13, 2020

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Allen Pike runs Steamclock, where he helps design and develop polished apps in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. His work ranges from strategy and product management to coordinating design and development. Previously, he was a Software Engineer at Apple. On weekends, he hosts a podcast about silly facts.

Allen leverages OmniFocus to capture and prioritize the best ideas when working at SteamClock. His unique blend of perspectives and workflow afford him the feedback he needs to make mission-critical decisions quickly.

Some other people, places, and things mentioned:

High Output Management

Getting Things done

Allen's Inside OmniFocus Article

Super Mario Bros 3

Super Soaker Water Guns

How Aaron Hockley Uses OmniFocus To Run His Photography Business Sep 29, 2020

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Aaron Hockley of TechPhotoGuy.com is a Master Photographer and Photographic Craftsman (M.Photog.Cr.), as recognized by the Professional Photographers of America. In 2014, he was recognized for third place in the Commercial/Illustrative category at PPA’s Grand Imaging Awards, and went on to represent the United States as a finalist at the World Photographic Cup. He was also the 2017 & 2020 President of the Oregon Professional Photographers Association.

Aaron employs [OmniFocus] (https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/) as an essential component of his business workflow. From templating reminders for his gear setup and prep, to automating his pre-and-post blogging checklists, Aaron has integrated Omni’s software to successfully manage attention even as commitments grow.

Some other people, places, and things mentioned:

TechPhotoGuy OmniFocus Blog Post

How Harvard Professor Alyssa Goodman uses OmniGraffle Sep 15, 2020

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Alyssa Goodman is the Robert Wheeler Willson Professor of Applied Astronomy at Harvard, co-Director for Science at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution.

Alyssa utilized OmniGraffle to create the brilliantly informative and aesthetically beautiful Path-to Newton project which visualizes the prevailing thought patterns and discoveries leading up to Sir Isaac Newton's discovery.

You can find Alyssa on the web at her Harvard page.

Some other people, places, and things mentioned:

The Prediction Project

Writer William Gallagher On How OmniFocus Streamlines His Workflow Aug 25, 2020

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William Gallagher is the deputy chair of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain. From his Youtube channel, 58keys to writing Doctor Who radio dramas and feature articles for AppleInsider - William shares his experiences appropriating OMNI's software to get it all done.

Having authored over 19 non-fiction books, William's passion for writing a well-turned phrase utilizing the best software is self-evident. This conversation ranges from information organization to utilizing OMNI's apps in unorthodox ways.

You can find William on the web at williamgallagher.com.

Some other people, places, and things mentioned:

Dr. Who Radio Dramas

The Beiderbecke Affair (BFI TV Classics)

Omni Roadmap, July 2020 Aug 11, 2020

Show notes

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Our world is constantly changing, and each year we have to be prepared to adjust our plans based on what we encounter along the way. On July 8 we published an update to our 2020 Omni Roadmap, and in this episode of the Omni Show we talk with Ken Case about some of this year's twists and turns and how we've adapted.

We've shipped Omni Automation in all our apps. A great resource for learning more about Omni Automation is omni-automation.com.

Here are links to some of the referenced news from Apple, announced during WWDC:

You can find Ken on Twitter @kcase and on our Slack group. You can also find @omnigroup on Twitter.