Turns out Windows already gives you all the tools you need to block distracting apps and websites—you just have to put them ...

One of the great things about OS X is that it’s like the real world. You store your files in folders; when you don’t want something, you put it in the Trash. But on your Mac, a folder isn’t really ...

If you have every used the Command Line, or CMD, interface in Windows, you probably have some idea of the powerful things it can do. Creating your own CMD scripts, you can do even more, but faster. A ...

AutoHotkey is a free and open-source tool for all your automation needs on Windows. It’s the closest thing to Automator, which is a personal automation tool available on the Mac. AutoHotkey relies on ...

Folder Actions are one of many hidden gems in macOS. You can set an action to occur whenever the contents of a folder are changed. This can be a simple action drawn from a list that Apple provides ...

I use OmniFocus on a daily basis to keep track of important tasks. On a few occasions, I've entered tasks and assigned notes to them, only to decide later that I'd rather use the note as the task name ...

In an Active Directory environment, you can create a logon script that can be applied to user accounts that automatically goes to work once a user logs in. Logon scripts can be used to assign tasks ...