Issue #60 (The Fogg Behaviour Model for Procrastination) 04/06/20
Chrome recently added a feature to its browser called Scroll To Text Fragment, which allows a user or author to link to a specific portion of a page using a text snippet in the URL. For example, you could do the following:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quokka#:~:text=Like%20most%20macropods
If you click that link in Chrome it will take you to the Wikipedia entry on Quokkas and the page will scroll to the part of the page with the specified text, like a regular in-page anchor, but with the text highlighted:
Scroll To Text Fragment in Chrome
This is a nice feature but if you're worried about it for some reason, Jeff Starr explains how to disable it (it's on by default now) in Chrome or other Chromium browser that supports it.
Now on to this week's hand-picked productivity links!
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Document Node - Lightweight, fast writing and instant publishing tool. No vendor lock-in, no coding.
Saved.io - The simplest bookmarking tool ever. Just type saved.io/ in front of any URL to save a bookmark to the cloud, no extension needed.
Freedom - App and website blocker for Mac, Windows, Android, iOS, and Chrome, to block distracting websites and apps.
Beastnotes - Browser extension. A notebook for online courses that lets you efficiently capture notes while watching video lectures. Mainly aimed at students, but might be useful for others too.
TLDR This - Web app + browser extension that can take a long piece of text and sum it up into five key bullet points.
Working From Home? Try Team.Video - Team.video makes it easier and faster for remote teams to work together by offering user friendly video meetings with agendas, collaborative notes, and emoji responses. No download required and it’s free to use. promoted
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Have a suggestion for a productivity-related tool, article, or other resource? Send me a direct message via X (@LouisLazaris) and I’ll consider including it in a future issue.
Stay productive!
Louis
techproductivity.co
@LouisLazaris
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