Now hiring: Java Developer looking to get into Rails and Cocoa

Note: this is a contract to hire position

Brain Murmurs, Inc, a guerilla software development team nested in the hills of Queen Anne is seeking a talented Java developer for a Contract-to-Hire position. Java code experience is desirable for this position. If you looking to get into Ruby on Rails or Cocoa development, this is also […]

iPhone and iPod support

My dear brother and sister Mac enthusiasts,
We’ve got the Mentat iPhone browser back online and now you can browse Mentat with that interface using an iPod touch as well! We’ve touched up the interface a bit and improved load speeds where we can. For now things are a bit spartan, as we are primarily just […]

Mentat BlackBerry Update: SMS to task

We just deployed an updated version of the Mentat BlackBerry client to both download links on our site: http://gomentat.com
Here are the fixes:
* Itallics should be working correctly now for both 4.1 and 4.2 users. If you are in a project viewing tasks, the ones in your agenda will be itallicized until you highlight them 9to […]

Xcode Tip: Developer Documentation

Xcode has a very, very good set of searchable documentation that you can access from within Xcode by going to Help->Documentation. It comes with a set of bookmarks including:

Interface Builder User Guide
AppKit Reference
Foundation Reference
Web Kit Reference

For a long time I used the browser-based documentation located under on the hard drive under /Developer/Documentation. Unfortunately, […]

Mentat BlackBerry Client 1.2 is Live!

We’ve just launched the latest build of the Mentat BlackBerry Client with some nice new features:
* Email to Task option:
As promised, provided you are using the Mentat BlackBerry Client OS 4.2 download, you can now convert emails to tasks. To try it out, first download the latest build then:
1. Log in to Mentat
2. Press […]

3,2,1

The Mentat BlackBerry Email to Task feature will be up in tomorrow’s new build release. GTD fans, prepare for some awesome.

Email to Task feature making progress

We’re in the midst of finishing the much requested Mentat BlackBerry Client feature to let users open their BlackBerry’s email manager and convert actionable emails to Mentat tasks at their whim. Keeping a clear inbox by filtering (the important) emails into actions has been a topic on several GTD sites and everyone seems to be […]

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Email to Task Integration: What’s your take?

We’re currently working on a way to generate Mentat Tasks from emails you receive on the BlackBerry. (This will come into play for other Mentat clients as well).
As Mentat users, how would you like to see this work? Share your ideas or examples and we’ll check in with you here and at the forums as […]

Going to MacWorld!

We won’t have a booth at MacWorld this year, but I will be there next week, representing for the Brainiacs. Anyone interested in hooking up with me can either D message me on twitter (dlpasco) or email me at daniel AT brainmurmurs DOT com.
See you next week!
-Daniel