Half a 58keys Three Biscuit Guide to Affinity Publisher and into magazine design. A favourite app and a truly favourite topic for me.

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If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.

Affinity’s own introductory tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtqECcZaBjY
Me at PC Direct: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DwHCpxYgKE
NAWE: https://www.nawe.co.uk/

IMAGES:
– PageMaker: https://www.historyofinformation.com/detail.php?id=991
– Quark: https://www.macintoshrepository.org/18186-quarkxpress-2-11
– InDesign: https://www.macintoshrepository.org/28851-adobe-indesign-1-0
– Macintosh IIfx: https://apple-history.com/iifx

A gentle, step by step guide to using the best To Do app there is, OmniFocus.

CHAPTERS:
00:00 Introduction
05:50 Example of daily OmniFocus use
13:15 Processing
17:39 Review
35:14 Tags
42:04 Nearby tag
47:46 Example of adding a new project

LINKS:
Support 58keys on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86274276
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Buy my book on Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3KhF19P
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If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.

OmniFocus: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus
OmniOutliner: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner
Due via Setapp: https://is.gd/Tk5cMD
Due directly from developer: https://www.dueapp.com
David Allen’s Getting Things Done book:
– Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3Ul4jbA
– Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3vS195R

Try this: marking out times in your calendar to write. It’s working for me as I juggle different commitments, let’s see if it’s useful for you.

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Buy my book on Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3KhF19P
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If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra. Same with Setapp.

Numbers: already on your Mac, iPhone and iPad
OmniOutliner: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner
OmniFocus: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus
Hookmark via Setapp: https://is.gd/Tk5cMD
Hookmark direct: https://hookproductivity.com

Canva buying Affinity didn’t look like great news, but there is reason to expect that we and these superb apps may benefit.

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If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra. Same with Setapp.

CANVA: https://www.canva.com
AFFINITY APPS: https://affinity.serif.com/

As Mac utility PopClip leaves the Mac App Store, it’s time to show it some love, to show you where to get it, and to show me anew just exactly what it does that is so useful for us.

LINKS:
Support 58keys on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86274276
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Buy my book on Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3KhF19P
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If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.

PopClip direct: https://www.popclip.app
PopClip via Setapp affiliate link: https://is.gd/Tk5cMD

KTLA TV interview with Ed Zwick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jNISEH0kNFk

Ed Zwick’s book: Hits, Flops and Other Illusions:
Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/49hGB4s
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/4crZhBb

Whether it’s a day, a week, or half a career, getting started again in writing is even harder than beginning for the first time. Here are two or three apps that have helped me.

LINKS:
The Blank Screen: Productivity for Creative Writers:
Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3KhF19P
Or Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IzZm94

If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.

OmniOutliner: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnioutliner
OmniFocus: https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus

Even if you’re a longtime Mac user, you sometimes lose where you’ve just saved something. Apple has the solution — and another solution, and another, and another…

LINKS:
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If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.

Default Folder X: https://www.stclairsoft.com/index.html

Poster background of fish bowl by Sadiq Nafee on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/grayscale-photo-of-glass-fish-bowl-kxAUvWfC7rk?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash

Even if you’re a longtime Mac user, you sometimes lose where you’ve just saved something. Apple has the solution — and another solution, and another, and another…

LINKS:
Support 58keys on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86274276
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Buy my book on Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3KhF19P
Or Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IzZm94

If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.

Default Folder X: https://www.stclairsoft.com/index.html

Poster background of fish bowl by Sadiq Nafee on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/grayscale-photo-of-glass-fish-bowl-kxAUvWfC7rk?utm_content=creditCopyText&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=unsplash

Probably other people will like the M3 MacBook Air, but really it was made for writers. Really.

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Support 58keys on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86274276
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Buy my book on Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3KhF19P
Or Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IzZm94

If you buy through my Amazon links, or a Setapp one, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra.

Apple refurb store US: https://www.apple.com/shop/refurbished
Apple refurb store UK: https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/refurbished

How Setapp brings you 250+ Mac apps — and whether that’s worth it for us as writers.

LINKS:
Support 58keys on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=86274276
Join the Writer’s Mailing list too: http://eepurl.com/gQTqTT
Buy my book on Amazon US: https://amzn.to/3KhF19P
Or Amazon UK: https://amzn.to/3IzZm94

If you buy through my Amazon links, they may chuck me a penny or two. Or they won’t. Either way, it will never cost you anything extra. Same with Setap.

Setapp: https://setapp.sjv.io/c/4838316/34332…

Bartender
$16 or £15.67: https://www.macbartender.com

Mosaic
£29.99 to run on more than one Mac (£14.99 for just one) (No US price): https://www.lightpillar.com/mosaic.html

CleanShot X
$29 (or from $8/month and you get various benefits like unlimited cloud storage): https://cleanshot.com

Downie
£15.99 or $19.99: https://software.charliemonroe.net/do…

OpenIn
£11.99 or $11.99: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/openin-…

HookMark
£67.56 or $69.99 for Pro version (there is a $29.99 one, and even the free version is useful): https://hookproductivity.com

Timing
£9 or $11 per month (one user, two Macs) there is a £7/month or $9/month for one user one Mac): https://timingapp.com/?lang=en

CleanMyMac X
£34.95 (currently on sale for £29.95) for one year [$39.99, sale $34,99]: https://cleanmymac.com
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