apps fo academics

2019-12-13

Academic workflows part 2

Not far from two years ago, preparing for my dissertation defense, I wrote about the academic software I used to write the doctoral dissertation. Now that I have been working in academia for about one and a half years, I thought to revisit the subject and write a little about the tools I use today. Why, you might be asking yourself, why oh sweet lord why? Because I am obsessed about finding the best software to use, and I am tormented by the thought of millions of people writing their articles on MS word. I think that we should appreciate…

2018-04-15

AA = Apps for Academics

As I am nearing the defense of my dissertation, I thought to glance back at some of the software I have been using to write my dissertation and other academic stuff (book chapters, blog posts, abstracts, applications, etc.). First, I must confess I spend far too much time on evaluating and trying out different apps that might get me to be more productive. I also acknowledge that I obsess far too much over the design of the software. I admit this. Obviously, it is part of my excellence in procrastination. Anyway, I think there are three essential apps one should…