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Making computers work FOR you (and not the other way around!) EAST TROY COMPUTER CLUB Wednesday, October 16th, 02013

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Making computers work FOR you (and not the other way around!)

EAST TROY COMPUTER CLUBWednesday, October 16th, 02013

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keep a diary

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• Links

• Code snippets

• Scratch space

• Snapshots of terminal output

• Write down solutions, lessons learned

• Todo / Irritant Lists

• Girl’s phone numbers

YOUR DIARY FILE = EXTERNAL BRAIN

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nvALT

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• Each ‘note’ is a text file on your system.

• Searching and Creating notes = same action.

• You can link notes using wiki-style markup.

• Accessible from anywhere. Just text files.

• Markdown support.

• Find things much much faster.

nvALT is an awesome diary app

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Quantified Self(tracking yourself through meta data)

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Wearables

• How many steps I take.• How much sleep I get.• How *well* I sleep.• How much I weigh.

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How many steps I’ve taken in 02013

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How much sleep I don’t get

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HOW ABOUT COMPUTER USAGE?(tracking your digital life)

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WHAT CAN MAKE ME MORE EFFICIENT?

• Capture / Retrieve from your Diary File.

• Use an Application / File Launcher.

• Track yourself both on and offline.

• Automate wherever appropriate.

• Calendars and Task management.

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App/File Launchers

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Locate a file without touching the mouse.

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Same interface can also search your Contacts.

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As well as a Calculator, Dictionary, Calendar...

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You can search your diary file, too.

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Anything you want, really.

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WHAT ABOUT AUTOMATION?(getting the robots to work FOR you.)

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IFTTT = If This Then That.

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Filesystem Automation

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Text Automation

You type “ttm” and TextExpander replaced this with ™

bpkdd turns into http://bpk.deepdream.com/

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Text Automation

llorem = Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit, sed do eiusmodtempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna aliqua. Ut enim ad minim veniam,quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodoconsequat. Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit essecillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur. Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat nonproident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

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It all comes back to people.

The work you do, you do for people.

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Scheduling

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http://www.easttroywi.org/

http://www.easttroy-wi.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/East-Troy-Wisconsin/

http://www.townofeasttroy.com/

http://www.easttroy.k12.wi.us/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/East-Troy-Community-School-District/

http://etahs.org/

http://www.easttroyfamily.webs.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ETFCRC

http://www.easttroy.lib.wi.us/easttroy/

http://aprilhenningfeld.wix.com/ete-pto-website

http://www.easttroyrr.org/

http://easttroybluegrass.com/drupal/

http://east-troy.wi.us/

http://www.etrcf.com/

http://www.airnav.com/airport/57C

http://easttroylions.org/

http://www.easttroylioness.org/

http://etacf.org/

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http://www.easttroywi.org/

http://www.easttroy-wi.com/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/East-Troy-Wisconsin/

http://www.townofeasttroy.com/

http://www.easttroy.k12.wi.us/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/East-Troy-Community-School-District/

http://etahs.org/

http://www.easttroyfamily.webs.com/

https://www.facebook.com/ETFCRC

http://www.easttroy.lib.wi.us/easttroy/

http://aprilhenningfeld.wix.com/ete-pto-website

http://www.easttroyrr.org/

http://easttroybluegrass.com/drupal/

http://east-troy.wi.us/

http://www.etrcf.com/

http://www.airnav.com/airport/57C

http://easttroylions.org/

http://www.easttroylioness.org/

http://etacf.org/

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easttroy.org