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Semi-intelligent Cookbooks with Numbers and Keynote

2018-09-18

Using Numbers (for ingredient calculation) and Keynote (for book creation) work really well for creating semi-intelligent cookbooks.
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The Gwen Novak Method of «Work eMail Interruption Free» Vacation

2018-08-23

I think I might have adapted an old door-bell strategy to sift out unwarranted eMail interruptions during vacations.
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R Stats results with a bit more annotation

2018-06-13

R is still really, really cool. Esp. if you start to write functions for yourself and create your own package. The amount of annotation you can provide is cool and makes you wonder — why doesn't statistic software usually provide this?
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Academic Writing: Seeing the whole text at once

2018-04-19

Yep, there are times when working on paper has its advantages — esp. if you just need a very very large screen. ;-)
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Bed Light Lantern

2018-03-18

I needed a night light for reading next to my bed and with a cheap lamp and some modifications ... yeah, I like it.
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MetaNook Presentation (German): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben im Studium: Oder: Wie schreibe ich das verdammte Teil bloß?

2017-11-17

A 45 minute presentation in German about scientific writing.
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Some remarks on the Kindle Voyager eBook Reader

2017-09-15

I did try out an eBook reader ... at least for my purposes it was ill-suited. And yeah, the interface on these (older) Amazon devices is abysmal.
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A few remarks on Gamification

2017-09-06

Last semester I did a seminar on Gamification. While it was lots of work, it was also very interesting. Not only for the students. A few things that became clearer to me about Gamification, esp. in relation to psychological theories.
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The uncanny valley of the user-tool-fit: Or why an almost perfect tool is worse than a so-so tool

2017-07-16

A short note on why a tool that is far from perfect might be better than an almost perfect tool.
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A Digital Bullet Journal with Apple’s Keynote

2017-04-14

Stumbled upon Bullet Journals. Seem nice, but given my handwriting, I go for a digital journal. And yeah, with Apple's presentation tool – Keynote.
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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.