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Here at the Omni Group we have a long, rich history of having products ready to ship on day one for Apple’s new platforms. We are pleased to share that the first Omni app on visionOS for the new Apple Vision Pro platform will be OmniPlan, our tool for powerful project management. With OmniPlan for Apple Vision Pro, your Gantt charts are no longer limited by the size of a physical display screen. How cool is that? We’re excited for the future of visionOS—the first spatial computing platform.

In this special episode of The Omni Show, we celebrate the launch of OmniFocus 4 with Omni Group CEO, Ken Case, and Product Manager, Ainsley Bourque Olson. We delve into the exciting new features and improvements of OmniFocus 4, with its more approachable interface for new users while retaining the powerful capabilities our existing customers love.

In this episode of The Omni Show, we chat with Carson Whitsett, a multifaceted software developer and the brain behind MacBrickout, the famous ball and paddle game. Carson, who runs Ditty Labs, shares from his vast experience in software and firmware programming plus hardware engineering, including work on medical devices, printers, machine vision technology and mobile app development.

Discover the incredible world of automation with Gabriel, a productivity guru and automation developer. With his expertise in programming languages like Haskell, JavaScript, and Python, Gabriel has revolutionized the way he manages his life and work using OmniFocus. By custom programming and automating tasks, Gabriel has unlocked a new level of efficiency, precision, and time-saving.

Today we chat with Erik Hedin, a seasoned sound designer and composer from Sweden, now residing in Norway. We delve into Erik's fascinating journey from a curious child enchanted by sounds to a respected theater sound designer for over 100 shows.

Today is the day macOS Sonoma launches, and we're happy to report that our team has tested and updated OmniFocus, OmniGraffle, OmniOutliner, and OmniPlan for compatibility with macOS Sonoma. (We've even verified that OmniDiskSweeper, OmniPresence, and OmniWeb are all behaving well.) Omni Automation also continues to work smoothly on macOS Sonoma—so all of your scripts and plug-ins should continue working without any issues. And the new interactive widgets in the OmniFocus 4 TestFlight are now available on the Mac!

In this eye-opening episode of "The Omni Show,” we sit down with Zen, a multifaceted Pixel Artist and Designer from the gaming industry. Diving deep into Zen's fascinating journey, we explore OmniFocus and the art of digital productivity.

We know that many of our customers are as excited to upgrade to Apple's latest technologies as we are, so each year we make it a priority to have all of our apps ready for new systems on the day they become available. We're pleased to share with you today that we've tested (and updated as needed) all of our currently shipping apps for compatibility with iOS 17, iPadOS 17, and watchOS 10—so if you're eager to use the new operating systems, our apps are ready.

Today we chat with Mike Burke. Mike leads a software engineering group focused on customer privacy at Amazon with teams in Austin and Seattle, using all of Omni’s products in the process. He lives in Austin with his family but is originally from Sydney, Australia and has also lived and worked out of Seattle and Dublin, Ireland along the way.

Looking to boost your productivity and broaden your horizons? Don't miss this enlightening episode with Bryan Roseveare, accomplished pilot, ATO Manager at SIMAERO, and host of the Bryan Air podcast. In a conversation filled with practical insights, Bryan shares how he's mastered OmniFocus to enhance his productivity and minimize anxiety. He translates his aviation experience into life lessons, providing a unique perspective that guides him toward personal and professional success.

This time on The Omni Show, we converse with Mike Roberts, co-founder of Symphonia and co-author of Programming AWS Lambda. Mike's approach stresses the importance of a reliable system, be it simple or complex, and underscores how OmniFocus has been instrumental in organizing tasks of every size.

In this fascinating episode of The Omni Show, we invite cognitive neuroscientist Dr. Matthew Kmiecik to discuss his career, his workflow, and how he uses OmniGraffle to make data more accessible and engaging. We dive into Dr. Kmiecik's background, his evolution from neuroscience to data science at 23andMe, and the impact of his published academic research.