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Literature Management with DEVONthink

2011-07-01

DEVONthink is extremely suited to deal with literature, esp. those you are not sure you need. Also powerful for quickly creating backups of webpages you want to keep.
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From DokuWiki to DEVONthink

2011-06-30

How to switch from a DokuWiki to DEVONthink. Done in a couple of minutes and well worth it. At least, if you are the only person who would have used your wiki. Why do it and some tips.
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DEVONthink

2011-06-29

An overview of DEVONthink -- and why it managed to seduce me away from DokuWiki. And what it can do for you.
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Removing Dock Items

2011-06-27

The dock of your notebook is like a tool-belt worn around your hip. Make sure you carry what you need.
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Creating your own Tools

2011-06-26

Improving one's tools can lead to great performance boost and is something you might want to look into.
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Autodesk SketchBook Mobile

2011-06-21

Short review of a brilliant sketching app for iOS.
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Literature Management with Papers on Mac

2011-06-17

Papers is a beautiful app and shows great promise for managing literature, but ... well, read on.
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What are you gonna to photograph, worthy of me …?

2011-05-22

Equipment isn't everything and sometimes I can interfere with creative expression.
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flickr vs. deviantART

2011-05-15

flickr is probably more well-known, but there's a better service out there to make your works public. Much better. And way more artistic. So here's a comparison of flickr and deviantART.
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Constraints of Tools

2011-02-18

Tools shape -- including your solutions. An example to serve as a reminder to make sure you want to say what the tools say for you.
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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.