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Macworld Article: How to take meeting notes that really work

jeffrey.taekman — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 04:01:26 +0000

My meeting note workflow was published in Macworld.com. Check it out.

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PopClip for Mac

jeffrey.taekman — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:13:23 +0000

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!

jeffrey.taekman — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:32:08 +0000

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

jeffrey.taekman — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 20:36:35 +0000

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

jeffrey.taekman — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 01:12:45 +0000

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

jeffrey.taekman — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 15:02:24 +0000

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

jeffrey.taekman — Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:47:30 +0000

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

jeffrey.taekman — Sat, 09 Feb 2013 03:28:34 +0000

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)

jeffrey.taekman — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 05:47:45 +0000

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

jeffrey.taekman — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 04:11:38 +0000

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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