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Buying things is fun. The Internet makes it ever more fun and, often unfortunately for one's wallet, maybe too easy. Gabe and Jeff explore the different ways the buy things from vendors on the Internet while sipping a strangely-named beer sent in from a listener -- Helluva Caucasian by Living The Dream Brewing.

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Gabe and Jeff do an epic, in-depth look at DEVONthink Pro Office and discuss how they use the tool that has become such a big part of their digital lives. Mosaic Promise by Founders provided the perfect sip-worthy backdrop for the discussion.

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DEVONthink Pro Office
DEVONthink To Go

Macdrifter Review of DEVONthink To Go 2

Gabe and Jeff discuss the usefulness of Apple's stock iOS apps. Which ones get daily use and which ones are better left in a folder somewhere? It turns out, Apple makes some good, but not perfect software and it takes a lot of discussion and sipping on a slightly-stale Amazing She-Monster by Spring House Brewing Company to hash things out.

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Backblaze
Busymac
DarkSky
Due app
Fantastical 2
DS-Photo
WeatherNerd
Navigon
OmniFocus
Rego
Sleepcycle
Synology
Taskpaper
Tomtom
VSCO Cam
Waze
Wunderground
Storm
DevonThink to GO (wait for beta to be released)

Gabe asks a lot of questions about Jeff's budget experiment where he tries to live on a small amount of money for six months. They talk about what he found on the journey to live with less. Diversions include a discussion about what seems important versus what really is important and how to approach big problems like an adult (as unfun as that sounds).

They kept the conversation smooth and lively while sipping a Nitro Coffee Stout by Boston Beer Company.

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YNAB
Envelope budget method
Extreme saving - Mr MoneyMustache

Although they complain like cranky old men about a lot of stuff, Gabe and Jeff do like things. This podcast is proof as they discuss things they like ranging from physical objects to people, theories, places and ideas. Sipping on a Thunder Foam by Harpoon Brewery

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Favorite Bands - Hot Water Music / Guided By Voices / Radiohead
Favorite Fun Stuff - Making Beer
Favorite Beer - Dawson's Finest Sip of Sunshine
Favorite Tech - Macbook Air 13 / iPhone SE
Favorite/Most Interesting People - Chogyam Trungpa, David Foster Wallace

Salt server

Knife sharpener

Favorite iOS Apps
Slack
Editorial
Drafts
2Do
iThoughts

Tim's posts about 2Do and Drafts

Favorite old things
Harman Kardon Speakers
ScanSnap
MacBook Pro

Book of lists

Cieplak Effect

Vic Secret Space Cake
Backwoods Bastard

Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
The Cure
Radiohead
Nirvana

R.B. Woodward

Gabe and Jeff depart from their talk of task managers to delve into Louis CK's latest offering, Horace & Pete. It is an incredible show but it can be brutal in parts. They needed a calm, gentle IPA to guide them through it. The beer came in the form of a G-Bot by New England Brewing Company sent by an excellent listener.

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NBC News
Horace and Pete - Wikipedia
WTFPod with Louis CK

Jeff and Gabe talk about where our systems break down, rough edges and friction. Not just the uber-nerdy task management stuff but also what needs to be fixed with travel, apps, photo management, banking, and life in general.

These problems all fade into the background when imbibing a nicely balanced Sea Hag by New England Brewery sent from a good friend of the show, Terry. Thanks, Terry.

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Tesla Autopilot accident
Waze poisoning
BusyContacts
BusyCal
Interact for iOS
OmniFocus Twitter Collaboration for Tasks
Evernote price increase

Gabe and Jeff subject themselves to perhaps the worst beer ever brewed but then switched gears to an excellent brew from Wicked Weed (although it is a sour so Gabe wasn't happy about it anyway). They talk about how their devices shape their lives by helping them find things, communicate and catalog their beer experiences.

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Good habits, bad habits, habits of mind — we all have habits. Gabe and Jeff discuss the value of habits and their downsides while sipping on an excellent beer by Tröeg's Brewing Company called Nugget Nectar.

They both wanted to make a habit of drinking this beer. It was excellent.

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Catawba
Oskar Blues
Sierra Nevada
Burial
Wicked Weed
Green Man

Gabe and Jeff talk about how they get text into their respective outboard memories.

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Dropbox post about layoffs and spending
Screens for iOS and Mac
Devonthink for Mac
Devonthink iOS beta
DEVONthink on Mac Power Users
Evernote
Evernote CEO
Rego
Apple Notes
TapCellar
Scanbot
Scanner Pro by Readdle
Everpix
Hazel
Knox
1Password
2Do
OmniFocus