Author name: Luc Beaudoin

Luc P. Beaudoin Co-founder, CogSci Apps Corp. My Cognitive Productivity books.

On Backing up and Restoring Hook Data, and Using Hook with Multiple Macs

We’ve just released new documentation about backing up, restoring and migrating Hook data: How to Backup and Restore Hook Data – Hook, and Using Hook on Multiple Macs – Hook. Regarding the second document: Hook does not yet provide a syncing mechanism. However, there are ways to use Hook on multiple machines for technology enthusiasts. […]

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Hook’s New URL Schemes for Links of Certain Apps

This post is a bit technical. All that most users need to know is that if you have used a version of Hook before June 13, and created links in Bear, Drafts, Evernote, nvALT, Fantastical or Ulysses, then you should run Hook public beta build #2498 at least once. Summary Hook Public Beta build #2468,

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Why People Take Fewer Notes Than They Should, and What They Can Do About It

It is often necessary to take notes about a document in order to understand, recall and act on it. Unfortunately, people face several difficulties in taking notes. Most people are not aware of the source of the difficulties. I dedicated a good part of my book, Cognitive Productivity: Using Knowledge to Become Profoundly Effective, to

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Simplification of Hook’s Software Update Functions

Build 2222 Hook of Version 1.0-beta (2019-04-10) simplifies Hook’s software update user interface. Not only does Hook contain scripts for communicating with other apps, it exposes those scripts to Pro users in a Script Editor. Moreover, Hook can automatically update its scripts by communicating with the Hook Integration Script Server. Whenever we add support for

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Clarifying the Benefits of Using Hook

I posted the information below on my LinkedIn page. Are you wondering what the Hook productivity app for macOS can do for you? Just in case you have been :), I’ve been clarifying the benefits of Hook: https://lnkd.in/dZpgPnf . If you’re a Mac user, cognitive productivity enthusiast, or general marketing enthusiast who’d like to provide

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