The Agenda By Andrew Meyers The Agenda is my collection of gadgets, gear, and more. 88 subscribers 76 issues Subscribe to my list This thingy has to be empti pwieshh
The Agenda #75 — learn 1Password, upgrade your journal, and cruise the California coastline #75 Aug 24, 2018
#73 Jul 20, 2018 The Agenda #73 — Hey, I wrote a book! – Wow, big week!On Tuesday I launched Better With Basecamp, the ebook I wrote to teach folks how to use
#72 Jun 29, 2018 The Agenda #72 — a different kind of vacation day, Seinfeld, and the NES Classic returns – This week I did something kinda fun! I took the day off on Wednesday so I could spend it on my own at
#71 Jun 22, 2018 The Agenda #71 — more Mr. Rogers, a book update and some charging gear – Faculty Writing Camp is over, and so I’m tasked with the challenge of maintaining momentum with my Be
#70 Jun 15, 2018 The Agenda #70 — my book, sweet TV tech and making the case for a dumber phone – Hello, friends! This week I had the unique opportunity to participate in the Faculty Writing Camp at
#69 Jun 8, 2018 The Agenda #69 — #WWDC18, Jim Gaffigan’s new special & plenty o’ trivia – Happy WWDC week! 🍎As Apple’s annual developer conference comes to a close, I’ve been catching up on a
#68 May 25, 2018 The Agenda #68 — 4000 miles on the road and a visit to one of my favorite startups – This past week I was on the road representing Hope on the Colleges That Change Lives East Coast tour
#67 May 18, 2018 The Agenda #67 — finding focus and a whole lotta linkage – Hello, friends! I hope you had a good week. These past few days I’ve been diving into two courses fro
#66 May 11, 2018 The Agenda #66 — Tulip Time, a fantastic portable scanner and a new special from Jim Gaffigan – This week’s list of links and vids is a bit of a smorgasbord, but that’s okay, because I’ve been eati
#65 Apr 27, 2018 The Agenda #65 — all you need to know about the iPhone, a minimal bike computer and Double Dare returns – Happy Friday! In Michigan we’ve enjoyed a week of true spring weather, and it’s been the bees’ knees.
#64 Apr 13, 2018 The Agenda #64 — a smart light switch, a minimalist pen, and a great deal from Spotify & Hulu – Happy Friday! We’re in the midst of two huge visit days here at Hope, so things are busy, busy, busy.
#63 Mar 23, 2018 The Agenda #63 — the new book from Basecamp, fresh Apple wallpapers and more Mr. Rogers – Okay, I know what you’re thinking: man, this guy sure loves Mister Rogers… he talks about him all the
#62 Mar 9, 2018 The Agenda #62 — a hit game’s sequel, daily tech news and hand drawn typography – This week, a confession: I’ve started watching reruns of Cheers on Netflix. Hey, the show may be almo
#61 Mar 2, 2018 The Agenda #61 — Disney on business and a casual podcast player – Not a huge email this week, but some good stuff to share, including my first guest post on the Upside
#60 Feb 23, 2018 The Agenda #60 — an odd story from the Winter Olympics and all the (other) things – Work. Fam. Olympics. Sleep. Repeat.That’s pretty much how I’d describe these last two weeks. I love t
#59 Feb 2, 2018 The Agenda #59 — a superb owl and remembering Mr. Rogers – Like most kids born in the 1980s, I grew up watching Mr. Rogers Neighborhood on PBS. I can remember K
#58 Jan 26, 2018 The Agenda #58 — my mug has Bluetooth, an oblong notebook and gift cards for business travel – Hello, and happy Friday, friend! Great to be back with a new issue for you. And this week I’m sharing
#57 Jan 12, 2018 The Agenda #57 — resources for the New Year, Letterman is back, and how Warren Buffett begins his day – Happy New Year, everyone! 🎉 I hope your 2018 is off to a terrific start. My schedule’s a bit hectic
#56 Dec 8, 2017 The Agenda #56 — some stocking stuffer ideas & this week’s links of note – Hello, friends! I wasn’t able to post on the site since the last issue, but I did want to share a few
#55 Dec 1, 2017 The Agenda #55 — a new document scanner, a train game for kids, and a new app for tracking deliveries – Hello, everyone! I hope you had a good week. Tomorrow we’re welcoming 200+ families to Hope College f
#54 Nov 24, 2017 The Agenda #54 — a smart coffee mug, an app for your thoughts, and remembering the original Apple TV – It’s Black Friday, and while I have fun keeping an eye out for all the deals, today I’m far more awar
#53 Nov 17, 2017 The Agenda #53 — a smart water bottle, [another] new way to watch TV, and a rhinestone cowboy – Hello, dear readers! This week I delivered another product review; this time for the Hidrate Spark 2.
#52 Nov 10, 2017 The Agenda #52 – an iPhone & Apple Watch dock, Star Wars meets Christmas, and KFC commissions a painting – Hello, dear reader, and happy Friday! Great to be back with you as we head into the holiday season —
#51 Sep 22, 2017 The Agenda #51 – a blast from your gaming past, iOS 11 drops and an app that’ll make you cry – Hello, dear reader!The Apple train keeps chugging along this week. iOS 11 + watchOS 4 both came out o
#50 Sep 15, 2017 The Agenda #50 – all the Apple news, a pro image editing app, and a cooler made from plastic bottles – Big week.On Tuesday held its annual September event to announce new products, and all in all, I’d say
#49 Sep 8, 2017 The Agenda #49 – big stuff coming from Apple next week, old school arcade-ing, and Huey Lewis, of course! – It’s here! Next Tuesday is Apple’s big fall media event, and we expect iPhone to be the headliner onc
#48 Aug 18, 2017 The Agenda #48 – a sweet suitcase, good stuff for $3, and new music from a fine band – Hello, dear reader! I’m sorry I was MIA last week. We were on a combination go-to-a-conference/family
#47 Aug 4, 2017 The Agenda #47 – your coffee assistant, a new way to get around Disney World, and board games at your doorstep – Just a quick note as I’m a little pressed for time this week! I’m chugging along with new items for t
#46 Jul 28, 2017 The Agenda #46 – all the items that are fit to publish – It’s been a couple of weeks, so today I wanted to feature all of the items that I’ve published since
#45 Jun 30, 2017 The Agenda #45 – the iPhone ten years later, web design for kids and something new (that’s old) from Nintendo – Ten years ago yesterday, I stood in line at a random Cingular (now AT&T) store in Fort Wayne, Ind
#44 Jun 23, 2017 The Agenda #44 – manage your team, laugh with Jim and get ready for more Star Wars – Want to work with me at Hope College?You’re in luck. We have an opening for an admissions rep on our
#43 Jun 16, 2017 The Agenda #43 – let’s go camping! – It’s camping time! We’re gearing up for our first trip of the season, and although I do my very best
#42 Jun 9, 2017 The Agenda #42 – the face of Cars 3, safeguarding your family memories and the lawn game you should be playing this summer – Hello! I’m back after a fun week of family vacation in northern Michigan (plus a few missed issues pr
#41 May 12, 2017 The Agenda #41 – more Tulip Time, a product review, and something new from Amazon – Last week I spoke of our annual Tulip Time festival here in Holland, Michigan, and this year’s event
#40 May 5, 2017 The Agenda #40 – stretch your legs, keep your head up & stop to smell the tulips 🌷 – So I’m pumped about tomorrow, and for two reasons:It marks the start of our annual Tulip Time Festiva
#39 Apr 28, 2017 The Agenda #39 – techify your car, connect four with your kids, go to print with your digital journal – Hello, dear reader! I have a request for you this week. I’d love to know what you think of The Agenda
#38 Apr 21, 2017 The Agenda #38 – nugget ice, my favorite Kindle, and coffee you can chew – Well, hello there! I hope you’ve had a good week. Here at Hope College we’re gearing up for two big d
#37 Mar 31, 2017 The Agenda #37 – a smart coffee mug, the newest from Nintendo, and a fine mattress for your dog – I’m back! Sorry for the hiatus, everyone. The month of March was, as the young kids say, cray. But I’
#36 Feb 17, 2017 🗒 The Agenda for Friday, February 17, 2017 – This week I’m back in the swing of things after finishing up my work with The Daily App. I had a grea
#35 Feb 3, 2017 🗒 The Agenda for Friday, February 3, 2017 – Confession: The release of the Nintendo NES Classic Edition has me on a major retro gaming kick. I ca
#34 Jan 27, 2017 🗒 The Agenda for Friday, January 27, 2017 – Hello, friends! It’s great to be back with you on another Friday. This week I’ve picked back up with
#33 Jan 20, 2017 🗒 The Agenda for Friday, January 20, 2017 – Happy Friday, people! Nothing too big to report this week. I have a huge running list of items to pub
#32 Jan 13, 2017 🗒 The Agenda for Friday, January 13, 2017 – Happy cold & flu season, everyone! It’s been a viral vortex around the ol’ Meyers homestead since
#31 Jan 6, 2017 🗒 The Agenda for Friday, January 6, 2017 – Hey there, and welcome to the first issue of 2017. 🎉As we settle into the new year, I’ve finally been
#30 Dec 30, 2016 🗒 The Agenda for Friday, December 30, 2016 – On Monday my wife and I got to go out and see Rogue One with her siblings and their spouses (as well
#29 Dec 23, 2016 🎄 The Agenda for Friday, December 23, 2016 – Hello! As this email goes out, we’re just two days away from the Christmas holiday. I hope you enjoy
#28 Dec 16, 2016 🗒 The Agenda for Friday, December 16, 2016 – Just 9 days until Christmas! This week I’ve been clicking along with new additions to the site, but I
#27 Dec 9, 2016 🗒 The Agenda for Friday, December 9, 2016 – This is the second week of our new format here on the email edition of The Agenda, and I’d love to he
#26 Dec 2, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, December 2, 2016 – Hello, everyone! As you can see, I’m starting something new. I launched the website edition of The Ag
#25 Nov 18, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, November 18, 2016 – This week I decided to simplify my weekly format by doing away with categories. Instead I’ll be featu
#24 Nov 4, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, November 4, 2016 – If my Facebook feed was any indicator, you’d think the entirety of Michigan had annexed itself as par
#23 Oct 28, 2016 The Agenda - Issue #23 – Another week has flown by, and here we are again! I can’t believe November and the holiday season are
#22 Oct 21, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, October 21, 2016 – It’s late October, and just like that, I’m wrapping up my fall travel season, having spread the good
#21 Oct 14, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, October 14, 2016 – Hey gang! I’ll be honest – I don’t have a ton to say this week, but I do have plenty of quality linka
#20 Oct 7, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, October 7, 2016 – Welcome, new subscribers! This week I was thrilled to be featured in Vessie from Revue’s latest diges
#19 Sep 30, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, September 30, 2016 – This week I’ve been digging into Michael Hyatt’s Total Productivity Makeover – particularly the first
#18 Sep 16, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, September 16, 2016 – Well, Happy all-the-new-Apple-things Day! Yes, the iPhone 7, Apple Watch Series 2, and – ahem – AirPo
#17 Sep 9, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, September 9, 2016 – Big week. Apple on Tuesday held its big fall event at the Bill Graham Civic Center in San Francisco.
#16 Sep 2, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, September 2, 2016 – This week I’m thinking a lot about margin.Not borders on a page, mind you, but the margin in my life
#15 Aug 26, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, August 26, 2016 – It’s Move-In Day here at Hope College! Today we welcome the Class of 2020 as they begin this wonderfu
#14 Aug 12, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, August 12, 2016 – Happy Olympics, everybody! I don’t know about you, but Jules & I have been tuning into NBC’s prim
#13 Jul 22, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, July 22, 2016 – A 1988 Starcraft Starmaster. My wife grew up camping in one of these nifty pop-ups, and two hand-me-d
#12 Jul 1, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, July 1, 2016 – Most times specific topics come to mind as I sit down to write this section of The Agenda, but that’s
#11 Jun 24, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, June 24, 2016 – As you may know, this past Sunday was Father’s Day, and as I told Julie, it was an amazing day becaus
#10 Jun 10, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, June 10, 2016 – Hey there, friends! Long time no see. Actually, it’s only been two weeks, but I’ve still missed you.L
#9 May 27, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, May 27, 2016 – Earlier this week our team spent a couple days at Barothy Lodge in Northern Michigan for our annual s
#8 May 20, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, May 20, 2016 – Hello, and happy Friday! I’ve spent the last 8 days traveling up and down the East Coast for the Coll
#7 May 14, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, May 13, 2016 (one day late! my bad.) – Welp, it’s Tulip Time here in Holland, Michigan, and as I write this from my office desk, I can hear
#6 May 6, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, May 6, 2016 – My birthday may have been back in January, but my present arrived this week! Julie took me to see Alt
#5 Apr 29, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, April 29, 2016 – We’re nearing the finish line in the race to recruit the Hope College Class of 2020. It’s been a fun
#4 Apr 22, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, April 22, 2016 – Big week! Jules and I celebrated our 8th anniversary, which is awesome.—Andrew
#3 Apr 15, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, April 15, 2016 – This middle week in April is a big one for my office here at Hope College, as each year we welcome 20
#2 Apr 8, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, April 8, 2016 – Welp, it’s Masters Week, and I’ll be honest – I’m having a tough time getting excited without Tiger i
#1 Apr 1, 2016 The Agenda for Friday, April 1, 2016 – Hello, and welcome to the first edition of The Agenda!Just yesterday I had the tremendous opportunity
