The Omni Show

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Today, we welcome our CEO, Ken Case, back on The Omni Show for the first in a two-part special, focused on privacy.  With Apple’s recent changes in iOS privacy handling, Ken and Andrew talk about how it affects Omni apps and what it means for you. In this episode, Ken & Andrew break down what changes are happening in iOS, what extra measures Omni took in programming our apps to protect you, and just how we go about keeping your data…..your data. You can find out more about Omni’s ongoing commitment to your privacy in our brand new privacy page. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Cindy Cohn Electronic Frontier Foundation OmniFocus OmniPlan OmniOutliner

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com How do you improve on a Gantt chart?  What’s the Outline View all about?  Is there a delta between customers' wants and needs?  How about universal purchases? Today on the Omni Show, we answer these questions and more with an exclusive peek behind the curtain of OmniPlan 4’s development process. Ainsley Bourque Olson (Product Manager) & Andrew Abernathy (User Experience Designer) share details of the dance that is developing product experiences along with our customers. Join Andrew, Ainsley, and Andrew as they chat about the design process, which results in the perfect UX fit for even the pickiest project managers. You can find Ainsley @ainslaw on Twitter. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Product Management Apple Project Management OmniGraffle OmniFocus Getting Things Done (GTD) Gantt Chart Network diagram Project Levelling WebDAV

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Gabrielle is an expat who’s moved from the UK to Madrid and utilizes OmniFocus to handle her daily tasks. In this episode, Gabrielle and Andrew talk about how OmniFocus assists Gabrielle in managing all the details of her busy life.  Whether she’s renovating an apartment, learning Spanish, working with coaches, writing, or just wrangling her priorities - OmniFocus helps ground and solidify her perspective. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Remarkable Tablet OmniGraffle OmniFocus OmniPlan OmniOutliner The Coach Space - Priority Exercise

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com On today's Omni Show, we welcome cybersecurity lawyer, Jake Bernstein. Jake is the former regulator for the Washington state attorney general, and currently practices with Focal Law. His work includes advice & counsel on everything from data breach and GDPR to the California Consumer Privacy Act. In this episode, we chat through Jake's journey to discovering Apple and The Omni Group. We also talk about his use of OmniOutliner and OmniFocus to keep his practice and caseload running smoothly. Jake also shares some tips that have helped him along the way. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Browserwrap Clickwrap DevonThink Federal Trade Commission Act Focal Law iThoughts Jake's Twitter Account Kourosh Dini MacSparky Mailmate Obsidian Omni Automation OmniFocus OmniOutliner OneNote Scrivener The Cyber Risk Management Podcast VMWare

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com On January 21 we published the Omni Roadmap 2021, where we looked back at 2020 and look forward to all the items planned for this year. Ken Case, CEO of the Omni Group — and author of the roadmap — joins the show to go into further detail. 2020 - What a year! From migrating our entire suite to run natively on Apple's new M1-powered Macs to integrating a streamlined way to handle licensing and subscriptions - Omni Group accomplished a lot. We recap all the progress from 2020, and Andrew tries his hardest to get Ken to spill the beans on upcoming application features. And, like every year, we expect that Apple will announce new features at WWDC, and we will have surprise work to do. Which we don’t mind — it’s part of the fun of making apps! (We love those new features as much as you do.) You can find Ken on Twitter @kcase and on our Slack group. You can also find @omnigroup on Twitter and on Micro.blog. Previous roadmap blog posts: 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Jason Atwood is COO and one of the founders of Arkus, Inc., a Salesforce consulting partner. He returns on this episode to provide some tips and tricks for the new year...direct from his OmniFocus system. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Arkus Blog - 8 tips after 800 weekly reviews Arkus Blog - Weekly Review Tuneup for the new year Arkus Cloud Focus Weekly Podcast Change Your Game with GTD® Podcast by Next Action Associates GTD For Teens GTDNordic Podcast It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work JasonMAtwood on Twitter Karios Cognition Kinkless GTD OmniFocus Rework Salesforce Slack Start with Why The Dip by Seth Godin The Omni Show - Episode 54 (Jason's Part 1) The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com 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) LibreOffice Obsidian OmniFocus Oogie's GitLab page Python SQLite Zotero Scrivener

Sal Soghoian, user automation expert, discusses the advantages and potential of automation, his role at Apple, the future of voice control, getting started with automation, Apple's secret enterprise strategy, and the power of automation in enhancing productivity and transforming lives.

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com 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) Toggl Timing App for Mac Hook App Keyboard Maestro Relay.fm Podcast Network Mac Power Users Automators Focused

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com 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 More2 OmniOutliner OmniFocus OmniGraffle Alfred Launchbar Lean Methods Cal Newport iPAd The Future of Text gStudy & nStudy SharpBrains Ulysses App MySleepButton Discontinuities, Love, Art, Mind The Hyperlink Manifesto