podcast
- How I’m using the Homepage plugin in Obsidian (2025)
- Mastering my To-Do’s (Obsidian Tasks—Part 1)
- How to delete done tasks automatically (Obsidian Tasks—Part 2)
- What’s new to my Obsidian Tasks system and other updates
- Auto Template Trigger plugin (how-to)
- Obsidian Publish (Permalinks)
- How to Auto-Date Your Obsidian Notes (how-to)
- Obsidian Map View Plugin (how-to)
ep.4 - How I save Obsidian notes for the future
There are situations where we need to save information for the future and have no exact idea when we’ll need it. In today’s episode, I’m sharing a strategy I used this past weekend.
3 o’clock podcast
Practical tips and real-life examples of the Timeline System. Learn how to use Action, Static, and Timeline containers to improve your workflow. Subscribe on iTunes, PocketCasts, Spotify, YouTube, or RSS.
ep.3 - My preferred method of notification is proactivity
When it comes to tasks in Obsidian or elsewhere, I prefer a more proactive approach rather than relying on notifications. As with everything else in the Timeline System, I’m looking for direction; the specifics of what and when I’ll do it depend on the situation at hand.
Resources and References
3 o’clock podcast
Practical tips and real-life examples of the Timeline System. Learn how to use Action, Static, and Timeline containers to improve your workflow. Subscribe on iTunes, PocketCasts, Spotify, YouTube, or RSS.
ep.2 - My Obsidian Templates—going beyond basic notes to stay organized
I love that Obsidian notes are just text files, but this can sometimes make organizing things a bit difficult. It took me a while, but I now have a group of Templates with the right Properties that are really helping me sort through all the information I have in the app. Will this change in the future. Maybe, but I’m okay for now.
Resources and References
3 o’clock podcast
Practical tips and real-life examples of the Timeline System. Learn how to use Action, Static, and Timeline containers to improve your workflow. Subscribe on iTunes, PocketCasts, Spotify, YouTube, or RSS.
ep.1 - If you are doing, it should be an Action Container
One thing that was constantly on my mind when I was developing the Timeline System was that it needed to be intuitive. In simpler terms, it should not generate any friction; otherwise, people would abandon it.
3 o’clock podcast
Practical tips and real-life examples of the Timeline System. Learn how to use Action, Static, and Timeline containers to improve your workflow. Subscribe on iTunes, PocketCasts, Spotify, YouTube, or RSS.
ep.0 - Hi there 👋
I’m at a point in my Timeline System where I’m starting to get more and more questions about it. The idea for this podcast it to produce short episodes inspired by the conversations I have with clients, friends, and you guys about the system.
For now, I don’t have plans for the frequency, so you can expect episodes whenever I have something to share.
That’s it for this one. Talk to you soon. Very soon.
3 o’clock podcast
Practical tips and real-life examples of the Timeline System. Learn how to use Action, Static, and Timeline containers to improve your workflow. Subscribe on iTunes, PocketCasts, Spotify, YouTube, or RSS.
Digital archeology.
After a lot of digital archeology using the Way Back Machine, I found the first episode of my first podcast, published on May 10, 2005 😮. It was my first episode ever, so it’s obviously not good at all. But, honestly, it is not as terrible as I expected 😊.
Goodbye, Maccast
The news is from December 2023, but I’m still processing it. It is, honestly, more likely that I am in denial.
The Maccast was the very first podcast I discovered when I started listening to them in 2005, and it was the only one I never unsubscribed from. But the streak of 18 years has ended.
Even though I’m still a subscriber, Adam told us that the December show marked the end of the Maccast.
Community
The Maccast was more than a mere podcast; it was a genuine community. Adam’s expertise, knowledge, and unwavering dedication to research and learning were evident throughout every episode. But if he didn’t know how to do something or answer a listener’s question, he would ask the community for help to share the feedback on the next show.
For example, [[vladcampos.com/Timeline/Blog/2000s/2007/2007-03-18 The intricate task of replacing the iBook G4 hard disk|after replacing my iBook G4 hard drive in 2007]], I emailed him about a mistake I made. As usual, he shared it with the community in one of the subsequent episodes. I was in the middle of a run listening to the show, and suddenly, there he was talking about my email. I’m pretty sure the information helped someone out there.
The feedback loop made us feel like we were all part of a group of people who were constantly helping each other. It was as if we met on a weekly basis by listening to Adam, the conductor of the orchestra. It was amazing how passionate he was about the community.
Inspiration
It’s 2005, and I’m halfway into a big change in my life. If you read my recent article, this was when I was working for the ‘booming telecommunications industry’ after my failure as an entrepreneur.
The iPod Shuffle was released in the same year, and I decided to finally try Apple’s new gadget. Because of this, I had to use iTunes all the time and found the Maccast, a podcast produced by Adam Christianson.
I was so blown away by what he was doing that I picked up a cheap microphone, learned how to edit audio, and how to write the RSS feed to get the podcast on iTunes. If I am not mistaken, it was hosted in an evolution of GeoCities, which was at that time owned by Yahoo.
Back then I was unhappy with my day job, and producing my podcast brought me a lot of joy. All my research would happen during the week, sometimes during lunch, and I’d record and edit the podcast on the weekends.
At that moment, I was already a blogger, but my podcast, inspired by Adam, marked a significant shift in the medium I began using to share content. It led to the creation of my first YouTube channel in Portuguese in 2016 and, more recently, the one in English. In hindsight, it is possible that the sharing and teaching format of the Maccast may have influenced the tutorial format of my podcast and YouTube channels.
Companion
At the same time I discovered the Maccast, I developed the habit of running. The Maccast then kept me going as I ran my first 15K. I took the Maccast with me on numerous flights to remarkable destinations across the globe. It was also a companion in less interesting places, such as traffic jams. But that’s what friendship is supposed to be like, right?
My friend traveled with me on trains and boats. Subways. Buses. We took the Caltrain together to visit 1 Infinite Loop, Evernote, and Flipboard. It followed me when I moved from Brazil to the USA, then Chile, and finally Portugal.
For the past 18 years, it has been a significant presence, and it has had a profoundly positive impact on my life. I’ll eventually come to terms with the fact that my buddy is no longer with me, but I can’t unsubscribe from the Maccast just yet. It’s so hard to let it go.
But I’m also happy for Adam. He’s starting a new chapter in his life, and I wish him all the best!
Thank you, Adam!