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NVivo is as good as it gets? or, The qualitative analysis software blues.

I am currently about to hurl because NVivo, the qualitative analysis software I’ve started using and one of the premiere apps on the market, is so cumbersome and ugly. Granted, it’s designed for the PC and I have to run it on Windows (that’s explains part of the pain) - but is this really the [...]

Excellent free time tracking app for the Mac

Lately I’ve been using the very handy Time Tracker to record how much time I spend on various projects. Here’s the description from the website:
“Track the time you spend on projects with this simple and easy-to-use application. Divide your work into projects, and split each into individual tasks. Stay honest, and not count those coffee [...]

When you’re in grad school, every millimeter counts.

Thanks to my sister Laura for sending me The Onion’s article about Mead’s new Grad-School-Ruled Notebook, an innovation that squeezes even more lines on the page.
On a more serious note (no pun intended): I really wish I had stuck with taking lecture and discussion notes using pen and paper rather than going digital (laptop, handheld) [...]

How to reduce the space Parallels uses on your Mac

If you’re using Parallels to run Windows on your Mac, you may have realized that the program takes up more space on your hard drive the longer you use it. More specifically, the file titled “winxp.hdd” balloons over time whether you’re storing files within Windows or not.*
Good news. Parallels has a built-in tool that allows [...]

That Seinfeld hack really works: 42 days and counting

On January 1 I said I was going to use the Seinfeld method to help me meet my goals, and so far I’ve been successful. My primary goal was to write at least 850 words each day, and I also wanted to wake up at 6 AM every day in January, including Saturdays and Sundays.
Done [...]

Bundle of Mac apps for cheap at MacHeist

I swear I’m going to post about my research soon, but I wanted to point out that MacHeist’s deal on a bundle of some cool Mac apps ends today. Here’s what Lifehacker has to say:

Web site MacHeist’s second annual shareware bundle sale, which offers nearly $500 worth of software for the relatively low price of [...]

Why luggage locks are completely useless - Ballpoint Pen: 2, Security: 0

First we saw how a simple ballpoint pen could unlock those expensive Kryptonite bike locks, now pens are wrecking havoc on your locked luggage.  This quick video shows how easy it is to break into a locked suitcase by simply poking a ballpoint pen through the zipper.  The worst part is that you won’t know [...]

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