Derek Powazek:
I propose that blocking people on sites like Twitter or Flickr should not be interpreted as an insult. I propose that it’s simply taking yourself out of someone else’s attention stream.
This (beta) feature is currently available in the Dropbox clients 0.8 or higher, which are only distributed via the forums linked here. Those clients will also give you the ability to only sync a portion of your Dropbox to a given client. (A MacBook with SSD not having enough room for your entire music collection, for example.)
Recent happenings will make for some interesting times for the remainder of 2010 and beyond.
(Also available as an iPad background.)
The Economist reviews a few apps which are meant to help you focus. I’ve tried some of these but they never really stuck. But you know what the best anti-distraction piece of software I’ve ever used is? My iPad’s OS.~ Shawn Blanc
This is another great Safari extension and the one feature from Saft I missed when I stopped using it. It allows you to just type part of any text in a hyperlink on the current page and hit enter to navigate to that link. You can even bounce between multiple matches on a single page via ⌘G.
(Once again via Safari Extensions.)
ElasticThreads’ user-scripts that restyle the indispensable Instapaper for both form and function have now been converted into an Extension for the brand new Safari 5.
(Via Safari Extensions.)