About this blog
This is my personal blog which I started in 2003. At first it was called Communigations, a variation on Communicative Investigations. The blog transformed itself more into a personal investigation than being a blog on communication and therefore needed a new name.As a fencer, the name of this blog reflects how I write my thoughts into coherent stories, fence them off from all the sidepaths and rapidly go back and forth, covering various topics that interest me.
Read more about me or about my work at elminewijnia.eu
Tag Archives: tools
Scrivener rocks! (59)
I have been using Scrivener for a while now. It’s a tool for writers and since I do quite a bit of writing it comes in very handy.
Some of the features I like and use often:
- different views on the same content;
- full screen mode (no other windows visible);
- import .pdf in a project.
And [...]
Planning magnetically (8)
Last week I ordered a whole new toolset for planning: a magnetic board and magnets.
I wanted something to schedule my week in blocks of various activities: reading, writing, video-editing, sports, chores, etc. (see my notes on what the colours mean)
I wanted something that I can’t ignore by closing the laptop and pretend there is nothing [...]
The way (communication) technology shapes my life
It’s a challenging thing to think about. The way technology changes my life. To a large extend I only function through technology, even when just thinking of the table and chair I’m sitting at/on, in the cafe with its airconditioning/heating system and lovely easy listening jazz in the background.
More complex as a technology is my [...]
Yammering without a company