August 2011 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Traffic Plus

2011-08-24

Interesting what happens when you make a pop reference and get cited on a company blog.
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A different perspective

2011-08-22

xkcd goes for a perspective change -- a huge one. One day I want to try this out.
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Computer Games — Inspiration vs Shifting Bits and Bytes

2011-08-18

Some comments on playing Computer Games -- it's a complicated issue.
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The simple app at the end of the photography process

2011-08-16

It's incredible what happens when you use a cheap app for high quality photos.
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Typewriter Scrolling in Scrivener

2011-08-11

How to disable the typewriter scrolling in Scrivener -- on the normal view and the fullscreen composition view. No problem, you're welcome.
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GroupZap — Online Shared Whiteboard

2011-08-09

Developing ideas with others, e.g., during a Skype conference, can be difficult. This app allows you to quickly set up a shared whiteboard.
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Sente — Reference Manager for Mac and iPad

2011-08-03

An overview of Sente, an interesting reference manager that has its strengths when it comes to creating annotations.
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Interesting Discussion going on about Thesis Writing

2011-08-01

Have a look at the discussion on this site, it might be interesting.
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This is a private blog showing my opinions. If you have an issue with what I write here, either don’t read it or talk to me directly. Don’t waste your time — or mine — dragging my employer into matters where they hold no authority.

The institution I work for, or rather the people officially representing it, have already distanced themselves from this blog. I find this unnecessary, as I’ve clearly stated in the «About this Blog» section that this is a personal blog.

Frankly, I have nothing but contempt for those who lack the backbone to address their concerns directly and instead resort to passive-aggressive tattling to others. Such behavior strikes me as not only cowardly, but also spineless, gutless, and wholly unprincipled. Moreover, these efforts are as pathetic as they are futile.

That said, I might listen if you present compelling arguments and evidence, as constructive feedback is always welcome. Who knows? We might even both gain something valuable from the interaction.

A comment for those seeking to use this site for personal gain: Given the increase in requests, let me be clear. I write on this blog because I want to. It’s my hobby, my playground. Sometimes people point me to interesting products/services and I write about them. But any request regarding ads or sponsored placements ends up the trash without a reply. And if you think something would be of interest, differentiate yourself from the spammers by referring to a posting — in an intelligent way. (I get enough auto-generated mails to identify them immediately.)

BTW, posts can get updated after I published them if I spot spelling errors (not a native speaker) or think a different wording might improve precision and clarity.

This blog is not focused on a single topic, or method. As long as it is relevant to improving creativity (or allowing it in the first place), it's fair game.
Some postings on this blog deal with freedom, as I think that we need freedom of thought, of speech, of association, etc. pp. to solve mankind's problems. Thus, some postings may seem a bit remote when it comes to organizing creativity. Freedom is, however, the bedrock of creativity.
The heterogeneity of the postings can make reading this blog a bit cumbersome, at least if you are only interested in one topic. You can either use the search function (above), or use the categories or the tags to narrow down the postings you see.

ORGANIZING CREATIVITY