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How to setup reminders on OS X
I just wanted to quickly setup a reminder on my mac (in this case that Star Trek was on in ten minutes - I know, I'm a geek!). It dawned on me that I didn't know a way to do this off the top of my head.
After a little Googling and trial and error, I found that the awesome Quicksilver could execute timed events!
It's a little convoluted, however here is the process...
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