Configuring Scrivener (Make Scrivener grey — and get that icon back) May 22, 2018 | Reading time: 3 minutes A few tips to configure the best writing software I have ever worked with — Scrivener.[show the article]
Academic Writing: Seeing the whole text at once April 19, 2018 | Reading time: 1 minute Yep, there are times when working on paper has its advantages — esp. if you just need a very very large screen. ;-)[show the article]
Making sense of the stuff you have collected during the initial stages of your PhD thesis December 4, 2017 | Reading time: 4 minutes A couple of people I know are currently in a similar stage in their PhD — they have done some studies/development/research, but they don't know what they have or where the trip is going. Some suggestions.[show the article]
Quickly opening a your idea collection text file on the Mac via Apple Script November 25, 2017 | Reading time: 1 minute It pays to have a text file on your computer to quickly jot down ideas. If you use Apple Script and Spotlight, you can open it quickly, without taking your hands off the keyboard.[show the article]
MetaNook Presentation (German): Wissenschaftliches Schreiben im Studium: Oder: Wie schreibe ich das verdammte Teil bloß? November 17, 2017 | Reading time: Less than a minute A 45 minute presentation in German about scientific writing.[show the article]
Online Presentation [Broken English]: Scientific Writing October 14, 2017 | Reading time: 1 minute An online version of a presentation I did a while ago — this version is in broken English. Probably doing another take with less accent, more clarity.[show the article]
Online Presentation [German]: Wissenschaftliches Schreiben October 14, 2017 | Reading time: 1 minute An online version of a presentation I did a while ago — this one is in German.[show the article]
GoodNotes for iOS allows for good note-taking on an iPad Pro (with an Apple Pencil) October 13, 2017 | Reading time: 1 minute I was looking for a good notetaking app and, yup, GoodNotes works.[show the article]
Reading digitally with the iPad Pro, the Apple Pencil, GoodReader and the Apple Notes App September 16, 2017 | Reading time: 2 minutes I tried out the iPad Pro and the Apple Pencil ... and so far, the experience is really great. Especially for reading and note taking.[show the article]
In Scientific Writing Mind the Arrows September 11, 2017 | Reading time: 2 minutes One thing many students struggle with is showing a clear argumentation for their work. The diagram here might help.[show the article]
