tool – ORGANIZING CREATIVITY

Audiobooks (esp. for commute)

2021-08-03 | Reading time: 1 minute

Never got into audiobooks, but a recent Quillette article made a few interesting points about them. They might be something if you ever are in the unfortunate position of having to commute a lot by car.
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Let’s avoid digital stupidity

2021-04-24 | Reading time: 1 minute

Digital devices can help us immensely, but they shouldn't replace our intelligence and skills.
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When it comes to outliners (and other tools), be tool agnostic

2021-04-24 | Reading time: 1 minute

Tools are great, but do not tie yourself to a specific tool.
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Recommendation: The Missing Semester of Your CS Education

2021-01-31 | Reading time: 1 minute

Something that many computer science students lack — command of the basic tools. This MIT course teaches the basics.
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External SSD for Quick Backups

2021-01-07 | Reading time: 1 minute

Backups, Backups, Backups. Early & Often. External. Good advice, but they can take some time. A reason to get an SSD for (some) backups.
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A Notability-based Digital Bullet Journal on a Tablet — Best of Both Worlds?

2021-01-06 | Reading time: 14 minutes

If you like to use a bullet journal, but do not like the disadvantages of paper — why not use a tablet and keep a digital handwritten journal. Essentially the best of both worlds. (An idea in progress.)
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Selective iOS Calendar Widget

2021-01-06 | Reading time: 1 minute

You can configure which calendars you see in the iOS up next widget, for example, if you have duplicate calendars on different platforms to increase resilience and want to see each appointment only once.
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Reading Setup Update

2020-12-09 | Reading time: 3 minutes

An update on my reading setup, due to a question of what I would suggest.
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Storing an Apple Pencil

2020-11-23 | Reading time: 1 minute

I found it hard to story my Apple Pencil ... but Velcro solved this very well.
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iPad 5 mini — Ideal reading and note taking everywhere device

2020-11-20 | Reading time: 2 minutes

I tried out an iPad 5 mini, and waow, that tablet has just the right size factor. Finding a case is hell, though.
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