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I realize I am a Devon Think groupie, but the news that a new version is in the work for this year has me anxiously awaiting the release. In my opinion it is the best, “brain in a box” software out there. My largest complaint with Devon is the interface (it is rather dated an […]

Here is this week’s collection of things you might want to check out if you are interested in academia, technology, or perhaps just looking for something to read while you wait for that download to finish.

Scholarly Research Excahgne: Someone I follow twittered this earlier in the week (sorry not sure who so I can’t give […]

While I was checking out Evernote (see post below) I got enamored with the idea of having my database accessible over the web (read iPhone). Evernote makes this really easy. But ultimately Evernote was no where near powerful enough to entice me into switching (in fact I have been ramping up my Devon use lately […]

On and off for the past week I have been playing around with Evernote (still in Beta), now that the program will be available for the Mac. Like other versions of the keep your brain organized programs (Devon, Yojimbo, OneNote), Evernote promises to let you “remember everything,” indeed its icon is an “elephant” (personally I […]

Here are some things readers of Academhack might find interesting.

One of the difficulties in teaching and researching on the web, is preserving the paths of exploration, not only for one’s own purposes but so that others can traverse the same path. In this regard I have mentioned Diigo before, which allows you to bookmark, highlight, […]

I am working on a follow up post to my recent scribe on using Twitter in Academia (for whatever reason this garnered a great deal of interest and I have received many questions which I am trying to address in one long post). At any rate in the meantime here are some places around the […]

One of the more frequent questions I get asked as an academic is what program do you use to manage all the information/articles you come across. In fact, even academics with more luddite tendencies want a program to manage all of the journal articles or papers that are stored on their computers. For me I […]

If you are new to the world of Web 2.0 and are looking for a good introduction you might want to check out Mark Marino’s talk. Mark recently did a presentation at USC which covered a range of internet tools that one might consider for teaching and research. The link is to his write up […]

If you have been thinking about buying Devon, today might be the day. Today, and today only it is half price if you purchase it through macZot. Devon is one of those programs that would make it impossible for me to ever stop using a Mac, a priceless storer, and sorter of information.

Just yesterday I was talking with a fellow academic, who frustrated by Endnotes was wondering what other options exist for managing references. My no think response was Zotero. Which caused me to think about doing another plug for Zotero here on Academhack, but fortunately for me, another scholar has already done this work. Scott McLemee […]