Merlin Mann
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| Merlin Dean Mann III | |
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| Born | November 26, 1966 Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A. |
| Nationality |  United States |
Merlin Dean Mann III (born November 26, 1966 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a writer, and the editor and primary contributor for the website 43 Folders. He received a B.A. from New College of Florida.[1] He currently resides in San Francisco, California with his wife, Madeline Mann, and his daughter, Eleanor Flannery Mann.
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[edit] Journalism and programming
In addition to 43 Folders, Mann has written articles for Macworld, Make and Popular Science magazines. He is also known for his work with Quicksilver, a program used for quickly executing actions from the keyboard in Mac OS X, along with The Omni Group's OmniFocus. He is a proponent of David Allen's Getting Things Done productivity methodology and frequently writes about productivity issues. Mann's writing is seasoned with references to pop culture.
[edit] Podcasts
Mann is one of the hosts on the MacBreak video podcast and a core host on the MacBreak Weekly audio podcast. He has been a long-time member of the MacBreak Weekly cast dating back to the third episode, "So New It Doesn't Exist." He also authors a podcast covering productivity tips for 43 Folders and a video podcast referred to as "That Phone Guy." The Merlin Show, a video podcast, premiered on February 26, 2007. Mann also runs 5ives, a website dedicated to lists of five things, and Kung Fu Grippe, a tumblelog of his Internet travels. He updates his Twitter account, hotdogsladies, much more frequently (the username a line from his favorite book, John Kennedy Toole's A Confederacy of Dunces). He recently started an audio podcast entitled "You Look Nice Today" with Adam Lisagor and Scott Simpson. Mann is a regular contributor to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation radio show/podcast Spark.
[edit] Other work
Mann is the namer and popularizer of the Hipster PDA, a paper-based, DIY personal organizer that uses design cues found in David Allen's Getting Things Done.
Mann was in a rock band called "Bacon Ray" from 1994 to 1999 in Tallahassee, Florida.[2] Additionally, he started a cover song project of Will Oldham's song "I Am a Cinematographer."[3]
[edit] References
- Lifehacker Interview: 43Folders' Merlin Mann
- Business Networking Advice interview with Merlin Mann
- I am a Cinematographer Power Pop Cover Project
