academhack

Earlier I listed my top ten apps, that I use for academic purposes. Somehow this got taken as top ten applications for students. Actually that post was MY top ten list, not a universal top ten, or what I would recommend for everyone.
So. . .
Here is what I would recommend as applications for [...]

One of the sites I regularly read is if:book a project for the future of the book. In the past they have launched some exciting projects like GAM3R 7H30RY. Today they announced the launching of a new project, MediaCommons. I won’t go into it here, you can read the whole thing at [...]

I was reading over on Digg about the extended debate people seem to be having about the importance of MSWord, and wondering why it isn’t on my list. Let me start by admitting that this list is heavily Mac biased (an invite to PC users to follow, stick in here for a moment). [...]

How to prepare a digital presentation and not worry about it working.
Making a digital presentation can be a big pain, especially since it seems that given the radically different technical capabilities you are apt to encounter, you can’t guarantee it will work. One of the biggest concerns I see is that people bring their [...]

If I could only have ten applications for my computer these would be the ones I would want. Well not the only ten, but the ten I would most want for my academic work. . .in order. . .sort of. (I didn’t include apps. like The Gimp which I use all the time, but [...]

The del.icio.us hack:
Del.icio.us is a social bookmarking web site. (For those who are familiar skip this paragraph and go to the next) What del.icio.us allows you to do is bookmark web sites, but make these bookmarked web sites viewable over the internet (this is all free). This means you can take them [...]

Using Devon:
I have been touting the uses of Devon Think for a while now to friends who use Macs, especially those who are writing. But if I were in the position of taking comphrensive exams for the PhD I think this would be the most useful application out there. What Devon allows you [...]