Other Programs – Page 18 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Moving from Papers to Bookends (update)

2014-04-22

Some thoughts on moving from Papers 2 to Bookends (which seems well loved), and why Sente is not an option (for me).
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Bad News for Time-Travelers, Great News for Historians

2014-04-18

Why time travelers are pretty much screwed if they ever decide to visit our present. (image on the left: from Doctor Who: "The Crimson Horror")
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Laypeople’s access to scientific research when participating in research

2014-04-16

Times have changed in research, esp. in psychological research. Participants can now not only find out what you want to research, but also how you will analyze the data. At least, if you do online surveys.
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Smarter Smart Watches

2014-04-15

A collection of ideas for smart watches that really deserve the name. Perhaps I should get a Pebble and program my own. But still, that leaves the hardware features I would like.
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Minimum Requirements to React to Comments

2014-04-11

How Graham's Hierarchy of Disagreement might be used in a discussion -- to ignore comments below a certain threshold, and to get an idea of the argumentative qualities of the people taking part in the discussion. Also: Viking Ships.
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Using Videos in Presentations

2014-04-08

Especially as an Academic (and even more if you work with videos), the videos in your presentations should work without a hitch. So here are a couple of tips for using videos in presentations.
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The traitor on your skin (Android OS for wearables)

2014-04-05

Wearable technology sure does seem convenient, but is it really on your side? How about the loyalty of the tool you are using? After all, it nestles to your skin and knows you ... intimately.
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Both Purging and Keeping Your Study or Thesis Paper Notes

2014-03-17

An easy and lightweight way to deal with the amount of paper that accumulates during your studies. You can carry it in your pocket when you are finished. Seriously. Even handwritten notes.
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Using HemingwayApp Offline

2014-02-16

Hemingway is a cool website that evaluates how well you write -- okay, at least gives you some feedback. If you do not want to use it online, there is a way to use it offline ... a fairly easy way.
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Write like Hemingway — no, not drunk, but better.

2014-02-13

Hemingway is a cool webapp that evaluates your writing in terms of complexity, used adjectives and adverbs, and more. All it takes is a quick copy & paste.
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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.