For a long time, the well-known literature management tool Citavi was only available for Windows. …
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Papierlos studieren & forschen | Paperless study & research
Now also in English (at least partly..)
Studieren und forschen hat sich durch die Digitalisierung gravierend verändert. Niemand muss mehr Papierberge wälzen oder permanent in die Bibliothek gehen. Alles ist mittlerweile digital möglich: von der Mitschrift in der Vorlesung, über das Anfertigen einer Hausarbeit bis zum Halten von Präsentationen. Ich selbst habe in den Jahren meines Studiums extrem viel Hard- und Software ausprobiert, um meinem Ziel des papierlosen Studiums näher zu kommen.
Mittlerweile bin ich in der Wissenschaft angekommen. Das papierlose, wissenschaftliche Arbeiten ist geblieben. Davon möchte ich auf diesem Blog berichten.
My 8 favourite Obsidian plugins (1)
Obsidian is also so great because you can extend it almost at will with plugins. In this two-parter, I present my 8 favorite plugins and show how I make Obsidian my perfect writing environment!
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Finally! A first look at Citavi Web
For a long time, the well-known literature management tool Citavi was only available for Windows. Recently, the beta version of Citavi Web has become available. A first look is convincing. But there is also a real drawback.
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An iPad buying guide for 2021
One of the most important questions that arises for paperless studies is that of note-taking. Tablets are generally a good solution for this. This article takes a specific look at Apple’s offering. An iPad buying guide for 2021. I first wrote this article in May …
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DuckDuckGo – the better search engine?
If you search for something on the Internet, you do it through Google. But aren’t there perhaps privacy-friendly alternatives? Yes! DuckDuckGo. If you’re looking for something on the Internet, you do it – of course – through Google. But aren’t there perhaps alternatives that don’t …
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Organize notes in Obsidian – my workflow
Organizing notes in Obsidian is certainly possible thanks to folders and hashtags. However, I wanted to take a different approach and rely on a mixture of tables of contents (or maps of content), tag pages, and very classic folders. A detailed overview of my file …
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Czur Aura – A book scanner for your home
A book scanner for your home? Wouldn’t one of the many scanning apps do? It depends! The Czur Aura is an exciting piece of hardware. I’ve had it for a few weeks and scanned an entire book with it in less than 15 minutes. A …
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Readwise – My new Information Hub?
Digital texts can be floating around in all kinds of apps. Getting interesting passages out of there to write notes with them, for example, can be quite annoying and fragmented. Readwise wants to be the missing piece in the middle here, bundling highlights from Kindle …
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Apple’s M1 MacBook – THE laptop for university?
The new MacBook powered by Apple’s own ARM-based chip were met with an enthusiastic or at least interested professional community at the end of 2020. The many advantages were praised in blogs, on YouTube and on news sites; thus, the new laptops appeared to be …
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How to write a paper? Part 1: Markdown, Zettelkasten, Principles
Writing scientific papers involves many different tasks: Reading text, taking notes, organizing, filing, and retrieving knowledge, and of course, the writing itself. This series of articles shows how I write papers. Included: Markdown, Notebox, Obsidian, Zotero and more…
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How to backup your GoodNotes files
GoodNotes has a built-in backup function. This article gives a short tutorial on how to use it.
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