http://endlessscholar.com [Education] + [Technology]^[Gadget] = [Us] Sun, 04 Jan 2009 07:04:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Happy 2009! I've been playing with Evernote some and it has definitely improved since I last toyed with it. I'm thinking, now that I'm in a different environment, that it just might work for me. Here are my requirements: Must be able to use it for work on a laptop that I can't ... http://endlessscholar.com/2009/01/evernote_ok_ill_give_it_a_go.html I'm bad with letting things get cluttered, but that's why I'm taking action. I'm on chapter 4 of Getting Things Done and I'm inspired to finally get my gmail inbox clean. It feels like I had my inbox clean only a month or two ago, but I'm looking at 500+ ... http://endlessscholar.com/2008/12/cleaning_out_my_gmail_inbox.html Well, I'm finally in an office of my very own. I have a name plate outside the door and I can look out a pretty window and see cars below. I got myself some business cards and I'm now attending meetings. But boy, did those high oil prices (and ever-changing technology) ... http://endlessscholar.com/2008/12/oye_office_life_is_different.html As Robert continues on his 50 Novels in a Year Challenge, I watch in envy as he checks each interesting book from his list. My love of a good challenge and a good book, and my new Sony PRS-505 Reader purchase, finally made me decide to jump in and join him. I miss reading for fun, as I was ... http://endlessscholar.com/2008/10/joining_the_50_book_challenge.html That's right! I gave in and decided I really, really wanted one of these e-book reader things, and the last commenter who mentioned that Target had the Sony PRS-505 was the final straw that just broke my will power! I didn't want to wait for the new Kindle ... http://endlessscholar.com/2008/10/guess_what_i_have_hint_its_a_sony_reader_prs-505.html While browsing John Guin's blog, I found this cute (yes, I said, "cute") tip on how he keeps notes on his meetings with coworkers. I have meetings with all the people on my team regularly, and have a separate section for each.  But that is boring.  I asked everyone to give ... http://endlessscholar.com/2008/10/cute_onenote_tip_for_notes_on_people.html Maybe if you're using OneNote on a powerful laptop or a new, ultra-configured tablet, you may not have noticed any slow-down. Or if you like to keep neat little notes that only use a letter-sized page of writing/text at a time, this likely has never occurred. But if ... http://endlessscholar.com/2008/10/are_long_onenote_pages_bogging_you_down.html Has anyone ever tried a ModBook, the third party Mac tablet that is a slate made from a normal MacBook? I'm thinking a Mac would be cool for my next computer, or a small Tablet PC slate, but maybe this would be cool. A 13.3" widescreen, glass slate with a ... http://endlessscholar.com/2008/10/does_anyone_have_a_modbook_or_tried_one.html So, I've been toying with the idea of getting an Amazon Kindle. Yes, a little pricey, but cheaper than getting a slate Tablet or most UMPCs (not that I was planning on getting either of those anytime soon, however). I thought it could only read Amazon downloaded books and Amazon ... http://endlessscholar.com/2008/10/seriously_considering_an_amazon_kindle.html I created a new page on this site called "Open Discussion" that's an experimental method of chatting about what's on your mind that's learning or technology related. Whatever you want. Let it out. Let's hear it. If it starts getting confusing or starts branching out, I'll organize it into subcategories, but ... http://endlessscholar.com/2008/10/a_place_for_your_input_open_discussions.html