Tools – Page 30 – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Apple Script for OmniOutliner and Keynote

2016-02-25

Always great to learn something new -- this time what Apple Script can do for OmniOutliner and Keynote. For example, exporting Keynote notes or changing the content of a column in OmniOutliner.
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Circus Ponies Notebook Alternative – OmniOutliner

2016-01-24

Given that Circus Ponies Notebook is no longer available, it's high time to look for an alternative. So far, OmniOutliner seems to be a suiting replacement. So here's a first look at OmniOutliner, how it compares to Circus Ponies Notebook, and a preliminary way to migrate content from CPN to OmniOutliner.
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One eMail-Rule to Misrule Them All

2016-01-21

It's bad when something you depend upon, something which works perfectly, suddenly has hiccups. It's even worse when you've created the issue yourself. Hello vanishing eMails and eMail-rules.
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RIP, Circus Ponies Notebook

2016-01-08

Comment on the end of Circus Ponies Notebook.
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Looking back at the postings of 2015

2015-12-26

Postings of 2015 ... somewhat sorted for a quick overview/recap.
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Digital Journal with Apple’s Keynote as New Year’s Resolution

2015-12-22

Revisited an idea to use an Apple Keynote presentation as a journal/diary. Sounds strange, but might work.
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Custom Page Notebooks

2015-12-21

A look at another Kickstarter project -- this time one to customize notebook pages.
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Calendar Stamps

2015-12-02

An interesting idea -- stamp a daily calendar, or rather a daily calendar clock.
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Keep Good Study Notes and Digitize Them

2015-11-22

Recently I had to have a look at things I did learn during my studies at the university -- more than a decade ago. Eeeh, digging through old notes? Well, no problem, it's all digital.
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Laws for Robots

2015-11-20

A short comment on Asimov's Laws of Robotics, well, the zeroth one mainly. Summed up in three words: "No, hell no!"

Image from "I, Robot"
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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.