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OmniFocus Template for Final Cut Pro X

Omnifocus and final cut pro

I’ve recently gotten back into video editing, using Final Cut Pro X on my Mac. I was having a hard time keeping my workflow straight when I had several edits going on at once. Had I remembered to add a title? Had I rendered the Master File? Had I archived the library? Was it safe to delete the files? Over the past few weeks, I’ve been refining my workflow into an OmniFocus template that I use as a checklist when I edit video.

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Disable iMessage Before Switching Away From an iPhone . . . Or Else

A former Lifehacker editor noticed a big problem after switching from iOS to Android:

I recently switched from an iPhone to Android, and discovered shortly thereafter that my phone number was still associated with iMessage, meaning that any time someone with an iPhone tried texting me, I’d receive nothing, and they’d get a “Delivered” receipt in their Messages app as though everything were working as expected.

iMessage purgatory | Adam Pash

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OmniFocus on Android

It’s not an official client, but the screenshots make this look promising. If this works, and if it had been around 18 months ago, I might have stayed with Android. But probably not.

OmniFocus Android Client | SimplicityBliss


1Password’s Best New Feature

1Password update

1Password’s 4.5 update for iOS introduced several improvements, including a new coat of paint to bring it more in line with the look of iOS 7. The AgileBits blog recently contained a post setting forth all of the improvements of the update, yet the update that was most important to me wasn’t listed.

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App.net Lays Off All Full Time Employees

App dot net

I guess I’m part of the problem. I liked the idea of App.net when it launched – a Twitter-like service where the users were customers, not the product being sold. The service raised over $600,000 before launch from potential users, with the idea being that the service wouldn’t contain advertising, but instead would be based on a subscription model. Just a few months into the project, App.net announced a freemium plan. Now I have my doubts about how long the service will survive.

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