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Grading Paper Exams with an iPad

2019-07-28

Turns out you can grade paper exams pretty well with an iPad.
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Stupid Software: Excel

2019-07-16

Apparently Excel likes my students, it changes the scope of formulas without warning, resulting in very different results.
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Affinity Publisher is available

2019-06-20

Affinity has just released it's InDesign Killer — Affinity Publisher. Worth a look.
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The Lure of the Screen in App Development

2019-06-15

If you are developing an app for a smartphone, think less in terms of visuals, and more in terms of other senses.
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Kanboard and DEVONthink

2019-03-16

Yep, that's DEVONthink. One of the few apps that continues to surprise me ... positively. Today: How nice it is to have DEVONthink working together with a (seemingly) equally nice Kanban App.
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Great Introduction to R (esp when you come from SPSS or the like)

2019-02-05

The audio is terrible but Hadley Wickham's presentation gives a very good introduction into R — and why it's better than using a GUI based software like SPSS or Excel.
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A shout-out to a great App: Post-it(R) Plus

2019-02-05

Companies who are famous for their paper products can go digital. A very good example is this app, which allows you to use the best of both worlds: Start with paper (Post-it(R)s) and continue digitally. Cool.
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Keynote Recipe Book Sample Page

2018-12-17

A page from my keynote recipe book.
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Weight Hacking Part III – Pattern Matching

2018-12-04

Guessing playing with my weight is the second favorite game you can play with yourself. It's fun to (possibly) detect pattern.
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Introduction to R presentation (German)

2018-11-09

Just a short posting about a presentation I did on Friday, 9th of November, 2018.
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This is a private blog showing my opinions. If you have an issue with what I write here, either don’t read it or talk to me directly. Don’t waste your time — or mine — dragging my employer into matters where they hold no authority.

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.