The Omni Show

Jason Atwood is COO and one of the founders of Arkus, Inc., a Salesforce consulting partner. He returns on this episode to provide some tips and tricks for the new year...direct from his OmniFocus system.

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Oogie McGuire is a shepherdess to a flock of Black Welsh Mountain sheep at her farm in Colorado. When she's not farming, she can be found digitally archiving community photos, curating her Animal Tracker database, or thoughtfully planning and processing her business's next steps.

Oogie leverages OmniFocus to handle the details, rhythm, and unpredictability level that raising sheep on her family farm provides. Whether it's pulling up her "calls list" during a quiet moment or elegantly addressing the multiple needs that a new season brings - Oogie and OmniFocus pull it off together.

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Sal Soghoian knows a thing or two about automation. He's a user automation expert, software developer, author and musician. He joined Apple Inc. in January 1997 to serve as the Product Manager of Automation Technologies. Those technologies included AppleScript, Services, the Terminal, Apple Configurator and Automator, among others. He then joined forces with The Omni Group to work on their ambitious Omni Automation Framework that shows up throughout their product suite.

Sal's passion is to help communities take steps toward automating various aspects of their workflow. He utilizes omni software and scripting to allow users to accomplish things that weren't possible previously.

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David Sparks is an Orange County, California business attorney and a geek. David is also a podcaster, blogger, and author who writes about finding the best tools, hardware, and workflows for using Apple products to get work done. David also writes for Macworld magazine and speaks about technology.

OmniFocus is how David successfully runs his law practice, blogging, podcasts, and personal life. His system expresses both structure and fluidity as he utilizes URL linking to maximize his focus.

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Luc Beaudoin is the Head of CogZest, Author of Cognitive Productivity books, and creator of the Hook App for MacOS. He's an adjunct professor of Cognitive Science & of Education at Simon Fraser University. He's generously offered listeners of The Omni Show 30% off the Hook App with Coupon "OMNI-SHOW" on checkout.

Luc utilizes OmniOutliner templates as mental scaffolding for his deep reading, note taking, and cognitive research.

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Kourosh Dini, MD is a psychiatrist, productivity expert, author, and musician. He's the author of Creating Flow with OmniFocus. On weekends, he can be heard streaming music from his website.

Kourosh crafts his days using OmniFocus. His value of productivity as play is expressed within the routine structure that OmniFocus provides him.

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Allen Pike runs Steamclock, where he helps design and develop polished apps in beautiful Vancouver, Canada. His work ranges from strategy and product management to coordinating design and development. Previously, he was a Software Engineer at Apple. On weekends, he hosts a podcast about silly facts.

Allen leverages OmniFocus to capture and prioritize the best ideas when working at SteamClock. His unique blend of perspectives and workflow afford him the feedback he needs to make mission-critical decisions quickly.

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Aaron Hockley of TechPhotoGuy.com is a Master Photographer and Photographic Craftsman (M.Photog.Cr.), as recognized by the Professional Photographers of America. In 2014, he was recognized for third place in the Commercial/Illustrative category at PPA’s Grand Imaging Awards, and went on to represent the United States as a finalist at the World Photographic Cup. He was also the 2017 & 2020 President of the Oregon Professional Photographers Association.

Aaron employs [OmniFocus] (https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/) as an essential component of his business workflow. From templating reminders for his gear setup and prep, to automating his pre-and-post blogging checklists, Aaron has integrated Omni’s software to successfully manage attention even as commitments grow.

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Alyssa Goodman is the Robert Wheeler Willson Professor of Applied Astronomy at Harvard, co-Director for Science at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, and Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution.

Alyssa utilized OmniGraffle to create the brilliantly informative and aesthetically beautiful Path-to Newton project which visualizes the prevailing thought patterns and discoveries leading up to Sir Isaac Newton's discovery.

You can find Alyssa on the web at her Harvard page.

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William Gallagher is the deputy chair of the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain. From his Youtube channel, 58keys to writing Doctor Who radio dramas and feature articles for AppleInsider - William shares his experiences appropriating OMNI's software to get it all done.

Having authored over 19 non-fiction books, William's passion for writing a well-turned phrase utilizing the best software is self-evident. This conversation ranges from information organization to utilizing OMNI's apps in unorthodox ways.

You can find William on the web at williamgallagher.com.

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