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Professors, Instructors, and Graduate Students interested in getting things done more easily and quickly. We discuss organization, task management, and tools that helps us to be more productive and not procrastinate. We tend to discuss David Allen's GTD system but not exclusively.
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qualitative text analysis software recommendations?
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Hi, I know there are a lot of conflicting ideas out there about the
best kind of qualitative textual analysis software, but I'd welcome
any recommendations here -- particularly with regard to the pros and
cons of, say, Atlas.ti vs. an open-source alternative like TAMS
Analyzer?
I'm on a Mac but can run Windows XP via Fusion 3.... more »
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Interesting Relevant Post: Just say no to work after 5:30 pm
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Readers may be interested in this post
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written by Cal Newport who is just finishing his postdoc at MIT. His method is to reduce commitments to the minimum so that he can stop his academically-related work at 5:30 pm on weekdays. In my opinion, he underestimates workload for those on the tenure track where after hours commitments are common. Still work reading.... more »
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Task managers for academics
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I have been reconsidering task managers for managing research, writing, and courses. On the Mac, it seems OmniFocus, Things, and The Hit List are most popular. Two questions: 1. Is anyone using the above Mac apps for managing academic workloads? Comments? 2. What are Windows and Linux users using?... more »
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What typing short-cuts do you use?
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I am trying to use more automatic typing short-cuts to respond to student and colleague email. On the Mac this includes TextExpander and Typinator. On Windows (I think) it is AutoHotkey. My question: What processes do you try to automate? For example, my list: syllabi to answer a student question... more »
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If you were interested in Scrivener (Mac only)...
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If you were on the fence of using Scrivener there is now a 20% discount for NaNoWr users and an extended trial (more than 30 days). It is at this page: [link] (Note: I am not affiliated with the company at all and have not purchased it yet but I thought this would be of interest to academics... more »
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Interesting alternative to wikipedia for academics
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You may be interested in this new academic wikipedia for researchers, scholars, and students. It integrates with BibTex and strives to be a knowledge base for more scholarly based studies than Wikipedia. Please try and let us know here what you think. The link below takes you to the FAQ rather than to the home page.... more »
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