Lots of juicy organizational tips in this one. Some of it even over my head. Lots of great tool recommendations, incorporating iPad into a productive work routine, and more.

After they talk for over 2 hours about all of the Mac and productivity geekery, Merlin has some really great things to say about life priorities, the ignorance of youth, and fearlessness during a recession. (around 2:08:30).

I’ve been following Merlin Mann for years, because he is a great combination of sarcastic humour, mac geekery, productivity, and insight about what really matters.

Speaking of which, here’s a great post that sums up his overall attitude. A classic read: First, Care

I was sending a Facebook reply to someone at 2:09 in the morning (don’t judge my sleep habits – I just woke up a few hours ago), and the below screenshot is what I saw.

The logic behind this hurts my brain… maybe I need to go watch Back To The Future again and take notes.

A few weeks ago, I tried a trial of a Mac program called Hazel.

I was tired of looking at a desktop full of random downloaded files, and other pieces of information that I thought I might need, but have no place to file it.

Hazel lets me automatically move files from one folder to another, according to my custom conditions. I set one up that moves all Desktop files that are 24hrs old, to another folder out of sight, called “Desktop Files,” predictably enough.

You can also have it sort files according to file type, which I use for archiving my TV shows after I have watched them.

After the 30 day trial expired, I remember it being pretty cheap to buy – between $15 and $20 (don’t quote me on it). They are obviously a small software company, so it feels good to be supporting them, rather than the big, expensive developers who charge outragous amounts of money (Adobe, cough cough!).

I prefer Mac, but at Joel’s blog, we’re non-OS-denominational, so I’ll Google around for some non-Mac alternatives:

Linux: Ok, I take it back – there aren’t any obvious Linux programs, other than getting geeky with scripting. If anyone with Linux can help (hi Steffi), let me know. Update: Check out Plasma Dashboard, for a solution to keeping your Kubuntu desktop clean. See Steff’s blog post for this, along with additional linux geekery.

Windows: Apparently there’s a built-in desktop cleaner. But if Windows holds true to their reputation, it could be irritating. Try watching this video.

The article was about how hundreds of geeks sent flowers to the wife of a witness defending the PirateBay.org. The image below shows the bit of cleverness that showed up in the comments. You have to understand BitTorrent culture to get it.