I'm down with an annoying inner ear infection which makes me nauseous when moving too fast (or looking at a moving screen). Wrtiting this issue of TMD took me about eight attempts with 30 min breaks in between. But I know many of you look forward to this email each week, so I didn't want to let you guys down. Enjoy, while I'm heading back to my bed/couch now... See you next week, hopefully less dizzy.
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The Today clock quietly moves at half the speed of a regular clock, making one full rotation every day, simplifying 24 hours into a gradient of dawn, noon, dusk, and midnight. (Currently on Kickstarter.)
I had to use Shortwhale last week to email someone that (apparrently) gets a lot of email. Shortwhale is a simple form that lets busy people set certain limits and rules for incoming emails. It's as simple as it is brilliant.
Planning a weekend away with friends? Or a new internal project with your team? Canvas is an app that lets you create easily shareable, markdown-supported notes where everyone can edit in real time.
And another clock: the Font Clock is a 21st century take on the British 24 hour clock design icon. Twelve different fonts are printed within the mechanism of the clock providing a random, mixed display of graphic language within a single timepiece.
Mixmax allows you to track, automate, and enhance emails with a range of productivity tools for Gmail and Google Inbox. Not sure how I feel about tracking the opening status of each email, but some of the other features look very useful.
It’s about being a ‘culture add’ NOT a ‘culture fit’.
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