Tips and Tricks
The easiest way to initially learn how to use Hook is probably by using its menu bar icon. To link items together, just drag and drop them onto Hook’s menu bar icon: either in one fell swoop (for mesh linking), or one item followed by one or more items. Works with files, web browser addresses, […]
Several Hook users have written forum & blog posts about using Hook with Keyboard Maestro.
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TaskPaper, the plain-text ToDo app for Mac, reminds of me of Hook. It’s extremely nimble, easy to use, and yet amazingly powerful. Because its format is conventional plain text, you can also easily work with TaskPaper files using your favorite editors. But I love PlainText; so > 99% of the time, I use that app
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Alfred by Running with Crayons is a fantastic launcher for macOS. Using the Alfred workflow created by CogSci Apps, you can retrieve all your Hook bookmarks with Alfred.
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One of the many benefits of Hook is that it complements your time-tracking and billing systems. It enables you to include links to documents (and other items) that make your time sheets and invoices more meaningful to your clients, bookkeepers, and yourself. As I’ve long maintained on the CogZest blog, time-tracking is important for productivity.
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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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