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Macworld Article: How to take meeting notes that really work

By jeffrey.taekman On April 29, 2013 · Add Comment · In Publication
My meeting note workflow was published in Macworld.com.  Check it out.
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PopClip for Mac

By jeffrey.taekman On April 27, 2013 · Add Comment · In Mac, Software
During my recent trip to Australia I had some time to catch up on listening / reading. Among the media were two MacPower User episodes. In Show 134, David Sparks and Katie Floyd covered Mac utilities. Although I was familiar with the majority, one utility was new to me: PopClip from Pilotmoon. PopClip appears when you select text with your mouse on your Mac. Using Pilotmoon “Extensions” one can customize [...]
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My Excuse: Australia and Awards!

By jeffrey.taekman On April 27, 2013 · Add Comment · In WipppBlog
It’s been a great few months, I hope after I explain, you’ll understand why I haven’t been posting much. First, I found out I’ll receive the 2013 Innovation in Education Award from the International Anesthesia Research Society—a great honor that recognizes our work in the realm of games-based learning / virtual environments. The award recognizes and funds novel concepts or applications that improve educational programs and advance the practice of [...]
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Capturing Ideas and Thoughts on the Move

By jeffrey.taekman On April 5, 2013 · Add Comment · In Uncategorized
As I mentioned in previous entries. I’m an avid audiobook listener. I have a twenty minute commute between my home and work. Using my forty minutes of commute time in addition to listening when I exercise, I easily go through two audiobooks a month. I listen to wide range of titles: to give you an idea I am currently listening to The Creative Destruction of Medicine by Eric Topol and [...]
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I Got Glass

By jeffrey.taekman On March 29, 2013 · Add Comment · In Hardware
It’s been quite a busy (and fun) month for me. I have not had time to write new WiPPP entries-apologies. I plan to remedy that soon. Anyway, I was busy working through a busy (but normal) Wednesday morning, when I received the following tweet: @jeffreytaekman You’re invited to join our #glassexplorers program. Woohoo! Make sure to follow us – we’ll DM in the coming weeks. Late last month, I applied [...]
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Switching from SimpleNote to Notesy

By jeffrey.taekman On March 2, 2013 · 3 Comments · In iPad, iPhone, Mac, Software, Writing
In past entries I’ve written about how I rely on the combination of SimpleNote and nvALT to capture ideas, meeting notes, and more. I’ve been blissfully ignorant of the syncing issues between the two. I’ve had little problem with this combination, but apparently others have.  When I read that Brett Terpstra (the architect of nvALT) will no longer support SimpleNote, I knew it was time to find an alternative. For me, [...]
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Meeting Workflows: Processing Meeting Notes and Discovering Linkages

By jeffrey.taekman On February 16, 2013 · 2 Comments · In iPad, iPhone, Mac, Writing
It was a great deal of fun to join my friends, David Sparks – MacSparky, Katie Floyd, and Brett Terpstra (hosted by Dan Miller) on stage at MacWorld Live to discuss my Meeting Workflow. The session was webcast live from the MacWorld site. Following the session, I received many questions as to how I process my notes once they’ve been collected. Here is what I do….. As I mentioned, I write [...]
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Soulver for iPad

By jeffrey.taekman On February 8, 2013 · 1 Comment · In iPad, Mac, Software
I’ve written about Soulver for my Mac–a notepad calculator that allows you to mix words and numbers. And now Soulver is available on the iPad. Soulver is my favorite app for budget and grant planning. I can jot down my ideas line-by-line. If I make a mistake, I erase a single line (rather than starting over). Because I can mix numbers, calculations, and words, I am able to reconstruct my thoughts days, [...]
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MacWorld (Meeting Workflow Redux)

By jeffrey.taekman On February 8, 2013 · Add Comment · In Meeting
MacWorldI’ve returned to North Carolina after a fun and rewarding trip to San Francisco. I had several productive days, starting with a MacWorld Panel with David Sparks, Katie Floyd, and Brett Terpstra (hosted by Dan Miller–Editor of Macworld Magazine). David covered how he brainstorms ideas, Katie covered a paperless workflow for bills, Brett covered how he wrangles his email efficiently, and I went over my Meetings Workflow.The session was webcast [...]
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MacWorld, My Heroes, and Me

By jeffrey.taekman On January 22, 2013 · 1 Comment · In WipppBlog
Academic life includes frequent presentations at professional meetings. As fate would have it, early next week I’ll be in Orlando presenting at the 2013 International Meeting on Simulation in Healthcare. But late in the week, I’ll be doing something completely new–joining three of my heroes on stage at MacWorld / iWorld. I was invited by Dan Miller, a MacWorld Host, to present with Brett Terpstra, Katie Floyd, and David Sparks [...]
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Meeting WorkFlows: Efficiently Capturing Meeting Notes

By jeffrey.taekman On January 12, 2013 · 2 Comments · In iPad, iPhone, Mac, Software
In academics, like every other corporate entity, meetings are a necessary evil. I’ve tried all sorts of solutions for capturing notes and action items from my meetings. For many years, I would haul my MacBook Pro into the room, relying on a slew of software invoked through Launchbar. Next, I transitioned to the cool LiveScribe Echo. The Achilles Heel of Smart Pen Technology for me, true to the physician stereotype, [...]
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Workflow: Capturing Ideas

By jeffrey.taekman On December 11, 2012 · 7 Comments · In iPad, iPhone, Mac, Software, Uncategorized
Ideas are my lifeblood. Whether ideas for writing projects, grants, or to-dos, I need a simple method to get the ideas out of my head and into my system. An idea might come to me during a meeting, in the car, or on a walk. My system has to be fast, ubiquitous, and flexible. The less thought I have to put into capturing my ideas, the better. Over time, my [...]
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In the News: Digital Photography

By jeffrey.taekman On December 9, 2012 · Add Comment · In Hardware, iPad, Software
Many professional photographers increasingly eschew their chemical-based darkrooms in favor of digital solutions. Amateurs too! The New York Times published a brief article on the use of an iPad as a digital photo-lab. The article is worth a quick read.
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Core Software for the Mac: Default Folder X

By jeffrey.taekman On November 25, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Core, Mac, Software
I use my computer and iPad many hours a day. There are a few core programs that have become so integral to my workflow, I’m lost without them. One of these programs is Default Folder X. Despite the mysterious name, it has become an essential part of my Mac-based workflows. Default Folder X combines folder navigation, OpenMeta tagging, and host of other features into a single, easy-to-use interface that interdigitates [...]
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Query the Nerds

By jeffrey.taekman On November 18, 2012 · Add Comment · In iPad, iPhone, Mac, Web
I was surfing through some of my favorite sites this morning and found a new search tool called NerdQuery. This tool searches the postings of a select group of programming and productivity gurus. You’ll find it interesting if you want to dig deeper into specific topics I cover in WiPPP.
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Core Software for the Mac: LaunchBar

By jeffrey.taekman On November 17, 2012 · Add Comment · In Core, Mac, Software
Over the years, I’ve adopted several pieces of software that have completely altered the way I use my Mac. One of these is LaunchBar. LaunchBar is a “launch application” for Mac OS X, providing access to my applications, folders, and files by merely typing the first few letters of their name.   For me, LaunchBar serves multiple purposes: a clipboard manager, an iTunes controller, a search tool, and a calculator [...]
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Writing Workflows: Processing Annotations (All Roads Lead to Skim)

By jeffrey.taekman On November 11, 2012 · 12 Comments · In iPad, Mac, Software, Writing
One of the great things about the internet is its ability to enable collaboration–workflows are never static, each of us builds on the work of others to enhance our own productivity. After my last post, Writing Workflows: Capturing Annotations to Enhance Scientific Writing and Knowledge Retrieval, I received a boat-load of comments, suggestions, and links. Thanks! I suggest you take a look at an entry in Aleh Cherp’s excellent Macademic [...]
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Writing Workflows: Capturing Annotations to Enhance Scientific Writing and Knowledge Retrieval

By jeffrey.taekman On October 19, 2012 · 11 Comments · In iPad, Mac, Software, Writing
As I mentioned in a previous post, reading and writing are central to my academic career. I am a voracious reader. I not only have to keep current in my clinical specialty, Anesthesiology, but also in my research areas, Simulation and Games Based Learning. Because of this, I’ve developed multiple workflows that make reading and annotating more enjoyable, efficient, and useful. I’ve mentioned my preference for Papers2 app to keep [...]
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Scapple – Scrivener’s little brother now in beta

By jeffrey.taekman On October 17, 2012 · Add Comment · In Mac, Software, Writing
I am a frequent reader of David Sparks blog MacSparky. I found a link to a new piece of software by the folks at Literature and Latte (developers of Scrivener). Scrivener is a fantastic piece of software for writing and an essential  tool in my writing productivity arsenal–I’ll write about how I use it soon.   Scrivener’s new little brother is Scapple–a brainstorming application now in beta. Scapple allows you [...]
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RSS feed fixed

By jeffrey.taekman On August 29, 2012 · Add Comment · In WipppBlog
An alert reader let me know my RSS feed wasn’t working. It’s taken me a few days to figure it out, but it’s now active. Thanks WordPress.org Community!
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