If you are an existing user of the Simpleology Browser Add-On for Chrome, click here to download the new version.  (Simpleology Pro account or higher required.)

If you want to learn more about the other procrastination-busting features it comes toting (e.g. block time wasting websites when you’re focusing, Dream Catcher anywhere, etc) click here to read all about it.

And here is a quick how-to video showing you how to activate and use it.

(total viewing time: 2 minutes 21 seconds)

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This little cartoon panel shows just one way to use Engines that is probably not readily apparent to most … Can you think of others? (comment below)

And here’s a quick video showing you exactly how to do that when you log in …

(total viewing time: 1 minutes 45 seconds)

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Alas, such a task is outside the reach of our engineers (for now!), but Engines are still very cool …

This short video explains the concept.  If you don’t have the patience for video, read on …

(total viewing time: 9 minutes 10 seconds)

The big idea:  create an unlimited number of automation tasks based on an increasing number of possible conditions.

In English …

1.  You can now create Engines based on the following three parameters:

When this happens …

Do this …

To this …

For example, maybe you’d like to create a little robot servant engine that will do this for you automatically:

“When I add an item to the Dream Catcher that starts with “BTR” move the entry to my Mental Lock Box under the category books to read.”

Engines can do that, and a lot more.

2.  Over time we’ll add new “conditions” for you to program, making it increasingly powerful as the weeks pass.

3.  To start, we’ve included the ability to “do things” when you enter stuff into your Dream Catcher.  For example, sometimes you may want to add stuff to a list quickly (like a “books I want to read” list).  Or maybe you want something to go straight to your Mental Lock Box.  Or, maybe … (let your imagination run wild)

Example of an engine in action …

Because I programmed the shortcut phrase “BTR” in Engines to mean “move the entry to the Mental Lock Box under category books to read,” any time I enter something into the Dream Catcher that starts with BTR it bypasses the Dream Catcher so I don’t have to process it when I do Start My Day.

Here’s how I programmed it …

Does that make sense?

Probably not … So scroll up and watch the video!

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All three are awesome, but the third is by far my new favorite.   I can’t imagine myself surfing again without it.

(total viewing time: 4 minutes 45 seconds)

First, why Chrome?  Well, even though this may offend some with differing opinions, Chrome is just better.  It’s faster, leaner, more stable …  And as of last month it is now the most popular browser on the planet.  And I think for good reason.  So, we’re going to continue to improve the browser add-on for Chrome until we feel it’s as close to perfect as can be.  Then we’ll examine the marketplace and see if it’s worth continuing to improve the add-on for other browsers.

Meanwhile, if you don’t use Chrome:  make the switch!

OK, so what does the new add-on do?  Well, in addition to all of the earlier features, it now includes …

New Feature:  Browser Bodyguard

It’s back!  After mothballing the earlier version of this tool we created several years ago, it’s back even better than before.

The idea is simple:  if there are any sites you find particularly distracting, you identify them and Browser Bodyguard will politely redirect you to your Daily Targets when you try to reach the site.

We’ve packed in a number of features to make this feature totally customizable and convenient (like the ability to set up “profiles” to allow you to block some sites while you’re working and not when you’re supposed to be goofing off), but you get the idea.

So, if you enable this feature, goofing off on facebook or youtube is physically impossible.

New Feature:  Surf Disruptor

It’s just like the Browser Bodyguard except instead of blocking the site in its entirety, it just annoys you when you try to visit sites on your block list.

And of course both of these features are fully customizable and you can set up as many profiles as you like.

New Feature:  Focus Enforcer! (Pro account or higher required)

So, what if you’re on your browser doing real work?  You’re not goofing off on facebook …  You’re not checking out “just one more youtube video …”  You’re doing honest-to-goodness real work.  But then … one shiny link on the wrong page and … poof!  Before you know it you’ve killed three hours surfing and haven’t gotten a single bit of real work done.

Enter Focus Enforcer …  Now at the top of your browser you can always see your current Daily Target.

We’ll even have it blink every x minutes (you decide the interval) to remind you to stay on track.

OK, there you have it.  We expect an unconditional surrender from procrastination any day now.

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This is part 3 of a 5 part series.  Read part 1 and Part 2.

Yesterday I mentioned there were some really cool unexpected things you can do with the new Simpleology Browser Add-On.  This 2 minute 37 second video shows three of them.

Hint:  the last trick makes your mouse (almost) obsolete.

(Best viewed in full-screen mode.  Viewing time:   2 minutes 37 seconds.)

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