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How I use OneNote for my Dissertation

June 20, 2010

The question came up recently about how I am using OneNote for my dissertation note taking.  Sometimes show is easier …

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Integrating a new cell phone into my life

March 16, 2010

At my prior job I had a blackberry, and over the years I became very adept at using it.  My …

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I will not become a statistic….

December 20, 2009

They used to say that only 50% of those who start a doctorate finish.  Updated statistics in the social sciences …

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Review: GTDAgenda.com

October 18, 2009

A few months ago I was contacted by the developer of gtdagenda.com and offered an premium account that I could …

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Kicken’ it old school: paper for some things

September 20, 2009

On the one hand, I really WANT to be able to use an electronic planner, note taking system and organizational …

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Backups are one of your most important tasks…

July 12, 2009

Modern academic work is centered on our computers; data storage and analysis, writing, research, reference libraries, and often collaboration with …

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A new (to me) tool for keeping up with the literature

June 27, 2009

One of the most challenging parts of being an academic is keeping up with all the new literature that comes …

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OneNote vs Evernote, Round Two

June 22, 2009

A couple of weeks ago I posted about my own decision process between OneNote and Evernote;  To skip to the …

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Technology Experiment Updates

June 19, 2009

Over the time I have been writing here I have talked about a number of different technology experiments regarding making …

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Inbox Zero? Not for me….

June 19, 2009

Lifehacker had a pointer to an article from New York Times technology guy David Pogue on how he stays organized.  …

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Stats with Cats: The Domesticated Guide to Statistics, Models, Graphs, and Other Breeds of Data Analysis

Handbook of Educational Data Mining (Chapman & Hall/CRC Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery Series)

The Physick Book of Deliverance Dane (Fiction)

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