Other Tools – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Reading Shelf Lectern Combination

2022-02-27 | Reading time: 4 minutes

One of the more complicated construction projects. But hey, it turned out pretty well (for someone who cannot cut in straight lines): a reading shelf lectern combination.
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Home Office Desk

2022-02-19 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Given that home office goes on, I did invest and build some desk equipment.
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Mind the cable you use for backups

2021-12-26 | Reading time: 1 minute

Not sure whether I have identified the problem correctly, but it would make sense — and explain how a backup can take 20 hours longer than it needs to take.
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Digital Bullet Journal 2022

2021-12-26 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Not a fan of pen and paper bullet journals, but the digital version worked very well in 2021, and the new version hopefully will in 2022.
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Pop Music without Lyrics to down out annoying distractions

2021-12-15 | Reading time: Less than a minute

Hmm, it's not only epic music on YouTube that allows you to listen to something while working.
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Removing auditory distractions

2021-12-02 | Reading time: 1 minute

Working at home — stupid regulations — I am once again remembered of a really useful invention: earplugs.
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Creating quick teleprompter slides (mirrored slides or text)

2021-11-05 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Yeah, finally, after all those Corona-tainted fucked-up postings, one posting with a clear use case. Yeah. If only how to quickly use a Keynote presentation to build a teleprompter-like display.

Image: Amazon.de
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Presentation about Technology as Tool or Trap (in German)

2021-10-11 | Reading time: 1 minute

I recently did a presentation on whether technology is a tool or a trap. It covers Attention Economy, Gamification, Persuasive Technology, Nudging, and Dark Patterns. Unfortunately it's in German, but perhaps it's interesting as well.
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Establishing a working infrastructure/meetings/etc vs Entropy

2021-09-19 | Reading time: 2 minutes

Why do so many attempts to improve organization fail? In part because continuous energy is needed.

Image from a cartoon about better not teaching children about entropy.
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Downloading YouTube Videos (August 2021 Update)

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

Hmmm, I thought the YouTube Download Site y2mate.com was broken (got an out of business message), so I look for a working way to download YouTube Videos. Seems it works, but given that I found another way, here it is.
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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.