Gmail and Google Chat will let you choose which contacts can nudge you through iOS Focus Mode  and the Productivity News This Week

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In this Cast | Gmail and Google Chat will let you choose which contacts can nudge you through iOS Focus Mode

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Augusto Pinaud

Headlines & Show Notes | Gmail and Google Chat will let you choose which contacts can nudge you through iOS Focus Mode

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How to Use Block Scheduling to Revamp Your Workflow

Your boss thinks you have no long-term future at your job if your camera or mic are off during Zoom meetings – Fortune

To Keep Workers, Flexibility Is More Important Than Money | Time

You can now try 1Password’s customizable redesign on your iPhone and iPad - The Verge

Microsoft brings Autofill support to Authenticator to help you create strong passwords

Todoist + Akiflow

You can now open Google Drive images directly in Picsart for web-based photo editing

Google Workspace customers will now be able to create Dynamic Groups

Outlook Tasks vs. Microsoft To Do: Which Is Better?

Business & Finance Segment

Memex went closed source while it figures out funding

Productivity Resource of the Week

Google Finally Announces the Switch to Android App

Cellular Data vs HotSpot discussion (Boox Nova Mention)

Featured Story of the Week

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Microsoft’s pen-first notetaking app  Journal and the Productivity News This Week

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In this Cast | Microsoft’s pen-first notetaking app  Journal

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Headlines & Show Notes | Microsoft’s pen-first notetaking app  Journal

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Snakes and Ladders

How Managers Can Use Time Tracking Data to Improve Their Teams Productivity

Clearing Out Mental Clutter

We’ve added a customizable swipe action on mobile that’ll make Spring cleaning your to-dos even easier . Select complete, schedule, and now…delete !

Apples newest subscription service is an IT management package for small businesses

Youll soon be able to use Google Meet directly in Docs Sheets and Slides for face-to-face editing

Google delays when legacy G Suite users have to pay - 9to5Google

Productivity Resource of the Week

Oku

GoodNotes

GoodNotes is free to try on the App Store! Your first 3 notebooks in GoodNotes are now free. 

Featured Story of the Week

Microsoft’s pen-first notetaking app Journal graduates from a Garage project into a fully supported app - The Verge

Microsoft Journal

Microsoft Journal Blog Post

Announcements

Apple officially announces all-online WWDC 2022 for June 6; iOS 16 and more e...

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Chrome 100 Arrives and the Productivity News This Week

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In this Cast | Chrome 100 Arrives

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Headlines & Show Notes | Chrome 100 Arrives

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Remote work vs back to the office? It's more complicated than you realise

Work-Life Balance Vs. Work-Life IntegrationWhich Holds More Benefits?

The Pyramid of Leisure

# Google Docs is getting more Markdown support

Overcast Redesign Enhances Podcast Navigation with an Emphasis on Playlists and Recent Episodes 

What to expect from Microsofts Windows 11 hybrid work event

Modos Paper Laptop will be the first laptop with an E Ink display

Featured Story of the Week

Chrome OS 100 brings new Launcher design to Chromebooks - The Verge

Chrome OS version 100 rolls out today with a redesigned app launcher | Engadget

Google Releases Chrome 100 for iOS and Desktop With Updated Icon - MacRumors

Chrome version 100 arrives with refreshed logo in tow - The Verge

What’s New in Chrome 100, Available Now

Google announces ChromeOS 100

Announcements

Apple Releases Universal Control and the Productivity News This Week

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In this Cast | Apple Releases Universal Control

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Headlines & Show Notes | Apple Releases Universal Control

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This CEO's Remote Work Policy Is Only 10 Words. It May Be the Best I've Ever Heard

Why Am I Too Tired To Sleep (And What To Do)?

Ambition is Overrated. Slow productivity isn’t enough. It’s… | by Karla Starr | Feb, 2022 | Forge

How two years of working from home changed workers around the world

Two years later, remote work has changed millions of careers

Google Docs update lets you draft emails and send them to Gmail with a click

Create externally friendly booking pages with appointment scheduling in Google Calendar 

Microsoft updates Outlook Teams and PowerPoint to be hybrid work ready

Why the iPad Pro Isn't Worth the Extra Money

Kobo Libra 2 e-reader on sale in the United States

Amazon opens first Whole Foods equipped with cashierless technology

FDA clears the first iPhone app for delivering insulin, rollout starts this spring 

Business & Finance Segment

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Apple Announces New Devices, Anything but Idle’s 100 Episode and the Productivity News This Week

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In this Cast | Apple Announces New Devices, Anything but Idle’s 100 Episode

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Dr. Frank BuckJulie BestryTrevor LohrbeerArt GelwicksFrancis WadeFriends of the podcast who joined us on our 100th episode! Thanks for your support!

Headlines & Show Notes | Apple Announces New Devices, Anything but Idle’s 100 Episode

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How to Practice Self-Care as a Busy Entrepreneur

Brave Talk

New Microsoft Defender preview now available for Windows Android and iOS

Microsoft Google and Mozilla to Work Together on Better Browsers

Clipchamp is Microsofts new video editing app for Windows 11

Onyx Boox improves PDF Rendering Speed

Business & Finance Segment

Asana incurs Q4 loss

Productivity Resource of the Week

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Telegram

Peptoc – 707-998-8410 (Yep, an analog resource for motivation, as part of the idea of practicing self-care. It’s a phone hotline of sage, upbeat advice from kindergarteners.)

Auto Screen Capture

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Progressive Web Apps Are Taking Over and the Productivity News This Week

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In this Cast | Progressive Web Apps Are Taking Over

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Headlines & Show Notes | Progressive Web Apps Are Taking Over

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How the Stoplight Review Method Helped Me Cut Dozens of Meetings, and Made My Team Very Happy | Inc.com

Secret of highly productive people

Google Maps Apple Maps and smartphones are at the forefront of modern war

Five Signs That Youre Ready for a Coach

How to get work done when you're not feeling it

Nomad Base One review: The most premium MagSafe charger around

Embed linked Google Forms charts into Google Docs Google Slides and Google Drawings

Huawei MatePad Paper with 10.3 inch screen and HarmonyOS is out soon

Introducing New Tools and Features in the Happier App.

Business & Finance Segment

* Zero Systems gets $12M Series A to bring automation to professional services* Apple dominated the tablet market in 2021, despite iPad shortages amid supply constraints

Productivity Resource of the Week

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Lumen

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Google Drive Gets Search Chips, and the Productivity News This Week

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In this Cast | Google Drive Gets Search Chips

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Headlines & Show Notes | Google Drive Gets Search Chips

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What I Learned During My Three Days Offline

Want to Be Happier, Healthier, and Wealthier? Science Says Start Seeing 'Future You' the Right Way | Inc.com

Procrastination is Not Your Enemy

The death of offices and the rise of remote work could mean someone with your title makes 20x more than you

Struggling To Get Things Done? Paper Dolls Advice & The Task Management & Time Blocking Virtual Summit 2022

Google wants Chrome to become your preferred password manager

Chrome could soon give you greater control over bothersome compromised password warnings

Barnes and Noble is bringing audiobook support to their Nook App

Barnes and Noble will releasing a new e-Reader soon

Bring More Work Together In Trello: New Workspace Calendar, Saved Views, And Dashcards

Productivity Resource of the Week

Ex-Googlers resurrect Google Inbox interface as “Shortwave” email – Ars Technica

Fantastical BUSY/FREE

Featured Story of the Week

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Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs, and the Productivity News This Week

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In this Cast | Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs

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Headlines & Show Notes | Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs

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This CEO Lets His Employees Work Whenever They Want—From Wherever They Want

Why the Rise in 'Polywork' Is a Desperate Reflection of the Job Market

Belonging Not Burnout

New! Comments: Start Distraction-Free Conversations on Shared Documents 

Google just surrendered its update authority to Samsung

Google auto-enabled 2SV for over 150M people leading to 50% decrease in compromised accounts

Pixel tablet renders  too ambitious or realistic?

Google Calendar simplifies managing tasks you never got around to

Microsoft OneDrive now available on the Remarkable

Productivity Resource of the Week

Daylite

Mind42

Featured Story of the Week

The Verge: Google is bringing Chrome OS to PCs and Macs.

Chrome OS Flex versus CloudReady: here are the main differences

Announcements

Google One VPN is now compatible with the iPhone and iPad, and the Productivity News This Week

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In this Cast | Google One VPN is now compatible with the iPhone and iPad

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Headlines & Show Notes | Google One VPN is now compatible with the iPhone and iPad

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Top 50 Writing Tools: The Ultimate List

Morning Routine for Entrepreneurs: How to Kick Off Your Day Feeling Driven

How I Manage 3 Jobs 5 Pseudonyms 7 Dogs & A High Publishing Rate

Organizing Is Easier After Minimizing

Why You Should Stop ‘Gamifying’ Your Health and Fitness

Finally, Android Users Can Turn iMessage Reactions Into Emoji 

* Google's solution to the green bubble iMessage problem is insanely great | Macworld

Google says Android tablets are the future, starts staffing up new division | Ars Technica

Google Just Gave 3 Billion Users A Reason To Keep Chrome

What Is Google Currents?

Apple Releases watchOS 8.4.1 With Bug Fixes for Apple Watch Series 4 and Later

* watchOS 8.4.1 is out with Apple Watch bug fixes

Developers can now offer iOS apps that are hidden from App Store search

Each week, Ray Sidney-Smith and Augusto Pinaud review and provide commentary on the week's news in the world of personal productivity and related technologies. This week, our featured story was an article, What Beats a Four-Day Workweek?, that took a (European) twist on work schedules with a 10-month work calendar, and Ray and Augusto discuss the practicalities of it.

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In this Cast | What Beats a Four-Day Workweek?

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Headlines & Show Notes | What Beats a Four-Day Workweek?

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* From the Great Resignation to the Great Renovation * 6 Personal Factors That Impact Productivity * Why You Should Think of Relaxing As a Skill, Not a Reward * Fear of Success Anonymous * 7 Reasons Returning to the Office is a Good Idea * How to Boost Productivity at Work by 73 Percent: Ban Meetings 3 Days a Week* How to Reinstall Windows 11 Without Deleting Any Apps * iOS 15.3 now available to iPhone users, here’s what’s new * Google Assistant will now cease talking if you simply say 'stop'* Filter query generator by Doist * Apple Fixed iCloud Bug Causing Syncing Issues for Third-Party Apps * Apple tells developers it’s rolling out a fix for iCloud syncing issues impacting third-party apps * Google Docs users can now insert text or image watermarks to protect their work* macOS Monterey: SharePlay, Universal Control and other new features

Business & Finance Segment

* Apple Reports Q1 2022 Results*