Mac in General – Page 8 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Customized Screen Backgrounds

2013-06-30

Sure, nice images as backgrounds are ... uh, nice. But you can customize them a little to find that special place for your frequently used icons.
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Workshop: Scientific Work — Ideas

2013-06-03

Scientific work needs ideas, but you cannot force them. Instead, prepare for them. Some suggestions, including when you have an idea but it does not fit.
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Application Links Browser Start Page

2013-04-24

You can easily use the start page in your browser to quickly open the applications you need.
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Another academic workflow visualization

2013-04-17

Visualized my current workflow when it comes to dealing with academic work. Includes references to apps and postings.
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Remote access to your Mac or PC from an iPad or iPhone

2012-08-23

Sometimes a mobile device is not enough -- you need your notebook. If you have an iPad/iPhone and a Mac, this App allows you to control your notebook from anywhere in the world. You actually see the screen and can control mouse and keyboard.
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Re-Installing Lion (Clean Install)

2012-07-06

A few tips on re-installing an OS, prior to a clean install, doing it, and afterwards.
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Removing Dock Items

2011-06-27

The dock of your notebook is like a tool-belt worn around your hip. Make sure you carry what you need.
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Give yourself more work space with Spaces

2010-06-28

You can easily vastly extend your screen real estate with spaces (Mac OS X). Very, very useful, esp. on small notebooks.
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There’s a Worm in Apple

2010-04-25

An Apple rant. And a suggestion for feedback.
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Gaming Mouse for Efficiency

2009-05-31

Using the buttons of a gaming mouse to facilitate working with a computer (note: double-click should also be a separate button).
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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.