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I recently upgraded to a Macbook 13″ Retina. It felt long overdue, having spent +80 hours per week for the past 3 years on my old Macbook Pro. I was initially considering a Macbook Air. They’re so sleek. But one look at the retina screen in 13 inches ruined me. It’s a joy, and there’s no going back. Over the past 3 years I’d collected a frightening stack of applications; a symptom of my willingness to try any new tool or product. The obvious downside was massive bloat in my Applications folder. It hadn’t had a spring clean in years. ...

What’s this about: Sharing a simple approach (and live example) to manage tasks and projects, using Trello. I’m a sucker for productivity hacks. It started with paper, back in the corporate world. Every week I’d take a fresh A4 sheet, and split it into 8 squares. Each square was a workstream, or project. I’d add all my tasks, then take great pleasure in crossing them off when complete. This sheet of paper would go with me everywhere, in the back of my notebook. ...