The Omni Show

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com In this episode of The Omni Show, Parham Doustdar shares how he's using OmniFocus as the Engineering Manager for product accessibility at Booking.com. As a completely blind user, his system setup allows for a customized implementation and navigation that is uniquely his. Parham and Andrew chat through the current challenges of accessible software design, using OmniFocus for networking, and alternate methods for computer navigation. Some other people, places, and things mentioned in this episode: Booking.com Getting Things Done Book OmniFocus Screen Readers ORG Mode ParhamDoustdar.com twitter.com/PD90

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com In this episode of The Omni Show, we’re excited to chat with Morten Røvik, the GTD Certified Coach and Master trainer for the Nordic region.  Different coaches have different approaches, and Morten’s is definitely by the book — David Allen’s "Getting Things Done" book. Morten and Andrew explore how to avoid common system pitfalls. Morten shares his recommendations for how to pair GTD well with OmniFocus. They also chat about a unique use for tags to simplify client communication. Some other people, places, and things mentioned in this episode: Merlin Mann Leo Laporte This Week in Tech GTD OmniFocus GTD Nordic Podcast Text expander Zoom Morten's LinkedIn Page Morten's Youtube Page

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com In this episode of The Omni Show, Andrew welcomes Colter Reed, a productivity enthusiast who’s day job is turning brilliant ideas into beautiful software. Colter and Andrew communicate the importance of clarity in our commitments, using automation to template tasks, how to use our time wisely, and the early warning signs of faulty system health. Some other people, places, and things mentioned in this episode: Fire Open Source Kinkless GTD OmniOutliner OmniFocus Franklin Planner FullFocus Planner Van Halen Brown M&M's. Gabrielle Collard's OmniFocus Episode Colterreed.com Strides App

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com In this episode of The Omni Show, Wilson Ng shares about putting OmniFocus to work on the island of Guam -- so he still has time to enjoy the view! Wilson uses the power of OmniFocus to manage his many daily tasks related to running his business, helping his family, and maintaining rental properties on the Island. Some other people, places, and things mentioned in this episode: Omni Group's Slack Channel Omni Group's Discourse Forum Guam OmniFocus OmniOutliner Stephen Covey GTD The Checklist Manifesto Zenhabits Learn OmniFocus MacSparky's OF Video Field Guide Creating Flow with OmniFocus OmniFocus Plugins Effective Remote Work

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Jeremy Wheeler is a Staff Consulting Architect at VMware who regularly uses OmniGraffle in his work. With OmniGraffle in his corner, Jeremy can visualize complex virtualization scenarios and easily convey data dense concepts. Click to Enlarge Jeremy's Blog - Virtually caffinieted Jeremy's LinkedIn Profile Citrix Lynda.com's OmniGraffle course Microsoft Hyper-V OmniGraffle Lynda.com's OmniGraffle course The Omni Show's Thomas Vander Wal Episode Virtual Iron Visio VMWare

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com Tim Stringer has been providing OmniFocus coaching, consulting and training to people all over the world since 2010 via LearnOmniFocus.com. On today's show, Tim shares nuggets of wisdom he's garnered along his journey with GTD and OmniFocus. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: LearnOmnifocus.com Holistic Productivity Getting Things Done CulturedCode Things David Sparks Kourosh Dini Merlin Mann Sven Fechner Jason Snell Lee Garrett Mindnode

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com On today’s Omni Show, we welcome information architect, Thomas Vander Wal. He's currently in charge of DevSecOps strategy and planning at a large aerospace company, and utilizes OmniGraffle & OmniOutliner to easily wrangle and visualize complex data quickly. In this episode, Thomas and Andrew chat about how tools like OmniOutliner and OmniGraffle interact to build a more accurate, coherent picture of your data- regardless of the situation. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: DEVONThink Folksonomy iThoughts MindNode Obsidian OmniGraffle OmniOutliner

Full transcript and show notes at theomnishow.omnigroup.com In today’s Omni Show episode, we conclude our two-part privacy special by welcoming the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Executive Director, Cindy Cohn, into the conversation.  Ken, Cindy, and Andrew chat about why you care about your privacy and user agency as it relates to iOS’s recent update (Click here to catch up on part one). We then broaden the conversation to include techniques and tips you can use to better protect your privacy as you surf online. You can find out more about Omni’s ongoing commitment to your privacy in our brand new privacy page. Find out more about the EFF’s amazing efforts at protecting your digital rights here. Some other people, places, and things mentioned: Cindy Cohn Electronic Frontier Foundation OmniFocus OmniPlan OmniOutliner

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