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Reading eBooks on a Tablet Comfortably in Bed (also: watching movies)

2014-01-11

I tried out the -- so far -- most relaxing way of reading books (and watching movies) -- lying on the back in bed with the screen hovering a few inches above you. Simple and very, very practical.
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Quickly Open a Text File to Jot Down Creative Ideas with Spotlight and Automator

2013-12-22

You can use a keyboard shortcut to quickly open a specific file to jot down your ideas. Here's how.
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Surprise and Delight from Smartphones

2013-12-17

An idea what could bring the surprise and delight back in smartphones -- despite them being commonplace.
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Paper!

2013-11-26

Is it better to work with, esp. to learn and to create, than digital media? Some possible differences.
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Rethinking Presentation Software (non-Prezi Style)

2013-11-17

Presentations have a very long tradition (see image left), but there is little creativity. And I don't mean using effects where you need barf bags. So, how about thinking of doing things differently?
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27 Really Useful iOS Apps on the iPhone

2013-11-07

An overview of 27 apps I frequently use.
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Finding passages that are the same in two documents with Microsoft Word

2013-11-01

A simple trick to quickly see which passages in two documents are the same -- with Word (not which have changed which is what you usually get with the compare documents function).
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DEVONthink To Go – Advantages and Risks

2013-10-31

A look at DEVONthink To Go -- very useful to have your data with you, but there are some serious caveats.
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DEVONthink To Go — A Second Look

2013-10-27

Some tips on using DEVONthink To Go. There are some things you should keep in mind. Oh, and the library of Alexandria.
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Luhmann’s Zettelkasten with DEVONthink

2013-09-29

How Luhmann's Zettelkasten can be realized with DEVONthink.
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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.