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Come see Merlin at Omni's Macworld booth (#760)

by Linda Sharps on February 9, 2010

From the mouth of the Mann himself, folks:

Merlin Mann: Advanced Secrets of the Omnifocus Ninja

Logo for Merlin Mann and The Merlin Show

Thursday through Saturday afternoons from 1:30-2:30pm, Merlin Mann (43 Folders, MacBreak Weekly, You Look Nice Today) will stealthily rappel into the Omni Group's booth (#760) to demonstrate the arcane and deadly methods of the OmniFocus Ninja. Long thought by many to be an elaborate myth or hoax, these ancient productivity moves unlock the hidden power of Omni's award-winning task management app.

  • Working the bookmarklet
    Friction-free task management right from your iPhone
  • Tricking-out your Perspectives
    Slice and dice your work into perfect-sized cubes
  • Novel uses for on-hold projects
    Out of sight means out-of-mind – until you need it
  • Location, Location, Location!
    Using the power of location-awareness in your contexts
  • BONUS: Five more tiny OmniFocus tricks almost nobody knows about
    (seeeeeekr1t!)

Hope to see you there!

Comments

Will this be recorded so that those who can't attend can watch at a future date? Hint… hint… hint. :)

Matthew Bookspan

02.09.10 8:43 AM

That sounds soooo cool!  Merlin's tips and tricks were invaluable to me getting up on GTD, and to hear what he has to say on OmniFocus I think could really take my use to the next level.  But, alas, I can't make it to Macworld!!!!!!!  Any plans to make this available as a VoD?  That would be way cool.

Jerry

02.09.10 9:26 AM

Yes!  Please!  Record it! :)

Jesse

02.09.10 3:09 PM

Another vote for a recording! :)


... or at least a transcription

Elmer Thomas

02.09.10 6:27 PM

Yet another vote for a recording.


Merlin's (and Ethan Schoonover's) early mention of Omnifocus was what got me interested in it in the first place.

Jan

02.09.10 7:06 PM

Absolutely - would be very interested in a recording of this.

Lars

02.10.10 12:07 AM

+1 for recording

rubinator

02.10.10 8:09 AM

oh! yes, I'm glad not alone that want to here these tips. Oh how does Mr. Mann get insane tips/tricks/hacks? tis insane.

Dorian

02.10.10 10:15 AM

Record Record Record

Paul Richards

02.10.10 9:07 PM

RECORD!

Chris

02.11.10 8:05 AM

+1 for recording / screencast / article

Rob

02.11.10 11:16 PM

how did the first one go?

Patrick Graham

02.12.10 1:20 AM

Love to see a recording of this. It would be so useful!

Brad Balfour

02.12.10 5:24 AM

I too wish I could watch a recording, but I'l go one further: Record, put on iTunes and I'll pay a few bucks to watch. Anyone else?

Mark

02.13.10 12:41 AM

I too wish to see Merlin's messianic message online.  I wasn't able to attend in person to see the handsome oracle at Moscone

Pishabh Badmaash

02.13.10 11:46 AM

I also request you to make the video available for the rest of us that did not attend MW Expo.

Fred Sosa

02.13.10 1:09 PM

Video (or at least audio) of this presentation would make my life complete.

Mvd

02.14.10 5:33 AM

Yes - video, audio, or text would be so appreciated!  We want to be proficient on OF - don't bogart the knowledge, lol.


If there's audio available, I'd volunteer to transcribe a portion of it for the common good….

Steven Brown

02.15.10 7:22 AM

video, audio, transcript… were you able to capture any record of the ninja secrets, or were they toooooo secret?

Bill Barnett

02.16.10 1:11 AM

Would also love to hear a recording! Go Merlin! :)

Rob Record

02.17.10 12:48 AM

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02.17.10 11:19 AM

Add me to the chorus of those who couldn't go but want so much to see it. Please let us know if it will be available. Thanks.

Peter

02.18.10 9:05 AM

So, is there a recording of Merlin's talk? Here is one more vote for a video or audio stream!

Hugo

02.20.10 9:53 AM

Anyone? Bueller?


Come on Omni guys, at least post to say that no recording was made or that you don't have artist approval.


OF/GTD enthusiasts would love to see or hear this, and clearly we couldn't all be at Macworld.

Russ

02.22.10 1:32 AM
Team Member

Sorry, but as far as I know no recordings were made.


It's good to know that people were interested, though; maybe next time!

Ken Case

02.22.10 1:36 AM

I planned to record the Saturday session, but my son demanded the use of my iPod (read: my recording device) to play games as the price for his being willing to hang out at the booth instead of wandering the floor. 


Merlin seemed to be targeting people who had little or no prior exposure to OmniFocus, and spent much of the time talking about things like “what is a context”, “what is a project”, etc.  Watching the two ScreenCasts done by Don McAllister available on the OmniFocus product page would give you a comparable experience, IMO.  I thought the most interesting thing he said was that he doesn't put anything into OmniFocus that he isn't planning to do in the next 2 weeks (he didn't say where he kept everything else, probably some text files given his past writings).  Not the way I do it, for sure, but I can see how it might appeal —much easier to be clear that you're making a commitment to doing something when you put it in your system, and the unimaginable bliss that might come from actually completing EVERYTHING, even if only temporarily.


It was an enjoyable talk, and I'm glad I attended, but there was nothing that was said on Saturday that you couldn't have gotten from other sources like the OmniFocus forums, videos, blog posts from Kourosh Dini and John Kendrick, etc.

whpalmer4

02.22.10 5:57 AM

Any plans for a quick list of these tips?

Patrick Graham

02.22.10 7:22 AM

Its too bad, because Omnigroup has not shot any more videos for Advanced Users.  I think they would get more people on board if they continued the video series.  Maybe there is a paid one out there in cyberworld.

Kelly

02.25.10 2:08 AM

I for one would really really like some more advanced videos. I know I am missing so much usefulness from the app

sarah

03.08.10 8:34 PM
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