Other Tools – Page 13 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Scanning Books

2014-04-23

The scanner and PDF settings you use then you digitize books matter -- a lot. Not only in quality, but also in file size. Some settings I use. (image on left shows both applications icons)
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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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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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I can see and hear you now

2014-04-04

Chances are, people can easily monitor you via your webcam -- without the nice little light turning on. But there is a quick and easy solution that does not involve going rustic, or taking out the soldering gun.
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Is Prosumer Virtual Reality Finally Here?

2014-03-22

The video of Virtuix Omni and the Occulus Rift looks ... impressive. Virtual reality might finally become real.
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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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If you cut off the spine of a book to digitize it, keep your legs out of the way

2014-02-28

Mishaps are like knives, that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle. James Russell Lowell Personally, […]

Rooting for Google Glass DIYs

2014-02-05

Some comments on Google Glass, esp. the privacy and discretion issues around it. High potentials and high risks of false information go hand in hand.
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An App for Everything and Everything in its Place

2013-11-01

Using a mobile phone or tablet to carry the equivalent of the contents of the library of Alexandra with you. Recommended apps.
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Ask not what the program can do for you, ask for support to a concrete problem

2013-09-26

Your needs should determine which technology to use, not vice versa. A few needful comments, esp. on a site like this.
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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.