Category Archives: Workflows

Mind-Mapping on Mac and iOS: MindNode and iCloud

Posted on December 12, 2012 by Jeff Pooley

For a few discrete tasks—short bursts of writing, for example, or annotating PDFs—it makes sense to loop iOS devices into a Mac-based workflow. Finally we can add mind-mapping to the list, now that MindNode syncs through iCloud. MindNode Pro, the … Continue reading →

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It’s not Macs vs. PCs. It’s people vs. powerpoints

Posted on December 8, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

A meeting of an academic board. Ten people. Eight Macs. One PC. The PC is projecting PowerPoint bullet lists about academic excellence, technological innovation, and social transformation. The presenter reads to the audience what is displayed on the screen, line … Continue reading →

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Update on the Macademic Ninja kit

Posted on November 3, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

The Macademic Ninja kit posted a while ago  included TextExpander, LaunchBar, Hazel, 1Password and Dropbox. I still love and constantly use all of these small apps. But in the last 1.5 years five other apps have also become critical for freeing … Continue reading →

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Three stages of the academic workflow and Mac software

Posted on April 22, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

The’academic workflow’ is a representation of scholarship as a series of stages or steps connected to each other without gaps or duplication. Although simplified, the idea of the workflow helps to structure, develop, and communicate tools, knowledge and experience across … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Word: 5 misuses and 7 alternatives

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

If you work on a Windows PC your life most likely revolves around Microsoft Word. It does not need to be so on a Mac. I still need MS Word to exchange files with Windows-based colleagues and also because it … Continue reading →

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Academic writing, task management, and OmniFocus

Posted on April 11, 2012 by Aleh Cherp

Task management systems, invented to increase focus and productivity, may become a source of distraction and procrastination. I certainly learned that when I tried to integrate my academic writing with OmniFocus. OmniFocus provides reminders, information, and space to decide what should … Continue reading →

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A Hippie Control Freak with a Reality Distortion Field

Posted on December 17, 2011 by Csaba Pusztai

Let me post a recent BBC video here about the late Steve Jobs and Apple. You may consider it a little off-topic, but I think it is worth watching for people who do have a soft spot for both the … Continue reading →

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Arranging the flowers: why Mac?

Posted on April 14, 2011 by Aleh Cherp

Why is this blog about Mac? What does a type of computer have to do with your focus, creativity and productivity? Isn’t it just a tool to store and transmit information? My answer is in the Zen saying I recently found … Continue reading →

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