Tools – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Let’s Upgrade to a prior, better version of DEVONthink for Big Sur

2020-11-23 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Upgraded my Mojave Mac to Big Sur ... and still using DEVONthink Pro Office 2.11.3.
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Storing an Apple Pencil

2020-11-23 | Reading time: 1 minute

I found it hard to story my Apple Pencil ... but Velcro solved this very well.
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Your Private Virtual Museum

2020-11-20 | Reading time: 3 minutes

How about a virtual museum with art you like. It's pretty easy to do.
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iPad 5 mini — Ideal reading and note taking everywhere device

2020-11-20 | Reading time: 2 minutes

I tried out an iPad 5 mini, and waow, that tablet has just the right size factor. Finding a case is hell, though.
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Evaluating Human-Computer-Interactions when Using Multiple Devices

2020-10-25 | Reading time: 2 minutes

A comment on what you can do if you have to evaluate an interface when the user has to interact with multiple mobile devices at the same time.
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Digital Lifeboat

2020-09-26 | Reading time: 5 minutes

You know the game of "If there was a fire in your building (apartment/house), what would be the five things you'd take with you?" Now imagine you would not have the time to get anything, because it's either "get out immediately or die". What would you still have with you?
An argument for "Digital Lifeboats".
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What’s a Smart Watch good for?

2020-09-23 | Reading time: 3 minutes

Well, after a couple of months trying out a smart watch ... well, several things.
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Foot Hammock for one’s Desk

2020-09-13 | Reading time: 1 minute

Recently tried out a foot hammock for one's desk — works even better with a high-adjustable desk.
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Great book about doing statistics with R

2020-09-07 | Reading time: 1 minute

Recently stumbled upon a great website/book on doing statistics with R.
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Method to Make Sense of Your Data: Build the Wall

2020-08-25 | Reading time: 1 minute

A frequent problem in analyzing a situation is to make sense of your data, esp. when you have an abundance of information. In these senses it makes sense to build the wall.
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