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Any notes or transcribing I need to do offline just goes into TextEdit. Outside of Chrome, again, I try to keep things simple, so I use Voila ($29.99) for grabbing any screenshots or video I need to include. So generally I just open up Blogsmith in Chrome, open up any other related links in tabs (including any source information, backlinks, or other research), and then put the post together as I go. I like manipulating the text and HTML directly, and I appreciate seeing the post in preview form as I write it. Mike Schramm, Games Editorĭespite Steve and Megan's warnings, I try to streamline as much as possible, so most of my posts go directly into Blogsmith as I write them (and I've learned to save often and double check constantly). While I don't write any articles by hand, it's great for taking notes and keeping track of to-do lists.

I also have a fondness for traditional paper and pen, and my arsenal of choice there is a standard Moleskine notebook and Lamy Safari fountain pen. I only use my iPhone if I need to jot down a really quick note, and for that I use Evernote, which also helps me move reference files from one computer to the next. I don't do a lot of TUAW writing on my iPad mini, but I wouldn't dream of typing on it without using a keyboard, in this case I'm still using the Logitech Ultrathin that I reviewed in March. I haven't invested in Daedalus Touch yet, because I had just purchased Byword for iOS and really liked it, so I didn't want to replace it just yet. Because of my day job, I'm switching among a MacBook Pro, MacBook Air and an iMac, so using Ulysses allows me to have my work anywhere. But any long post is written in Markdown on Ulysses III. If there's something that needs to be written extremely fast, I'll use our CMS, Blogsmith. I'm planning on blogging from a long trip I'm taking this summer using nothing but an iPad and one of the billion iPad keyboard cases I've reviewed this spring. Ulysses III, Daedalus Touch, Drafts, and Markdown (oh, and Byword.) are all I need to get my work done wherever I may be. I'm also a fan of Drafts when I know I'm going straight from the iPad to Markdown and then into our CMS, and that doggone Megan has me trying out Byword now. Many times I've started a post on my iPad or iPad mini, fleshed it out on my iMac, done last-minute editing on my iPhone while eating breakfast, and then posted the final document to Blogsmith from my MacBook Pro.

Ulysses also connects to an iOS product from The Soulmen, Daedalus Touch, syncing documents through iCloud (or Dropbox). I have Ulysses storing all of my work, both in progress and completed, in iCloud. I love the way that Ulysses keeps everything saved all the time, so even if I were to unplug my 27-inch iMac accidentally, I'd lose virtually none of my work.

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On either device, I have a relatively big screen that makes having several windows open quite easy - perfect for doing research in a browser window and typing away in Ulysses in another. That's why I started writing all of my posts in Markdown using Ulysses III on my iMac or MacBook Pro. You can disable notifications at any time in your settings menu.
