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Can you do real work on an iPad?

I recently purchased a new iPad Pro 9.7" with the Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil. Previously I had an iPad Air that was still functional but starting to get a little slow in places. As it works out, the timing couldn’t have been better as my main computer had to go in…

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Using script filters in Alfred Workflows

Workflows in Alfred are really incredible productivity tools. They let you basically build any automation you can think of and can be triggered in a range of ways. In this post I’m going to show you how I’m using script filters in Alfred workflows.

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Using document types in Kentico to build newagestore.com

Back in 1999 we built NewAgeStore.com primarily as an online shop. A hand crafted ecommerce site selling beads and crystals and the site was more a hobby than a business. Today the site receives over 25,000 visitors a day and serves…

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How to build custom post types in WordPress

WordPress is such an amazing tool, and one of the things that makes it amazing is the community. The people that are devoted to building easy, flexible and powerful plugins for WordPress. I bought a license for Toolset (affiliate link) a long time ago…

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How to scan with iPhone

I’ve built a habit over the last few years of scanning just about piece of paper that comes into my life. Receipts, letters, bills, anything and everything! So I thought I’d show you how quickly I do it and how to scan with your iPhone too.

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Top 10 Mac Tips and Tricks for Productivity

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What is Alfred?

I guess it makes sense that I describe what Alfred is if I’m going to telling you about how to write Workflow scripts for it too, right?

In it’s simplest terms, Alfred is an app for your Mac that allows you to launch application quickly. However that really only scratches…

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Backup your WordPress Blog

You don’t need to have too many catastrophes to realise how important backup is. I remember accidentally deleting an entire customer database for early in my career… with no backup. Since then I’ve been paranoid about it, even forcing my family into rigorous backup routines just to…

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OSX Alfred Setup on your Mac

My scripting language of choice for Alfred workflows is ruby, not because I’m an expert but because I enjoy learning new programming languages and ruby seems to have good support online for learning and extending it with modules. Ruby is also supported by Alfred so it makes it…

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Document Types in Kentico

Quick video on how I used document types in Kentico on NewAgeStore.com.

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