#18 - Productivity Boot Camp (Part I): Notes and Tasks, with Dr. Frank Buck

Music Ed Tech Talk

Thanks to my sponsors this month, Flat for Education.

Dr. Frank Buck returns to the show for the kick-off of my mini-series, Productivity Boot Camp! Dr. Frank Buck is a productivity master with a background in band directing and administration. I share my knowledge of Apple products and native third-party apps, and he shares his experience with web-based, cross-platform apps. We bounce back and forth about good digital task and note management and share our favorite apps!

Show Notes:

• SSO stands for "Single Sign-On"
• Dr. Frank Buck's latest appearance on Music Ed Tech Talk (then called Robby Burns + Friends)
• METT #15 - Double the Burns, Double the Fun!... With Amy Burns
• METT #16 - Master Your Virtual Teaching Tech, with David MacDonald
• David Allen - Getting Things Done
• Steven Covey - The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
• Charles Hobbs - Time Power
• Robby's Use of OmniFocus Project Templates, including concert planning
• OmniFocus Workflows with Robby Burns | LearnOmniFocus.com
• My blog post on Staying on Top of Teaching Responsibilities With Omnifocus Perspectives
• Remember the Milk
• Toodledoo
• OmniFocus
• Todoist
• Things
• Evernote
• If This Than That
• Drafts App - Where Text Starts
• DEVONthink
• Flute Resources for Home Practice | Dr. Frank Buck
• OneNote
• TaskClone
• Feedly
• Feedbin
• Reeder
• iOS Widgets
• New Software Updates from Apple: Exploring Widgets! | Music Ed Tech Talk

App of the Week:

Robby - Sticky Widgets

Frank Buck - Feedly

Album of the Week:

Robby - The Lost Art of Longing | BT

Frank Buck - Handel Flute Sonata V - Recording of Dr. Frank Buck Performing

Where to Find Us:

Robby - Twitter | Blog | Book Frank Buck - Twitter | Website

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