Importing documents and structure from Scrivener to MaxQDA
Here’s my triumph of the day: getting Scrivener to export about 400 separate documents into a single file that you can then import into MaxQDA with a code that will then separate…
IT tip: how to stop Guardian links from displaying 404 in Facebook posts
I can’t remember when this started, but for a while now, if you paste a link into Facebook from the Guardian, you get the 404 page above as a thumbnail. If…
How to sync voice memos from your iPhone
The Voice Memos app on the iPhone is one of its most useful features, but for maybe a year, it’s proved impossible to get voice recordings from my iPhone and…
Give yourself a break from multi-tasking
Just try it. Give this podcast from Headspace about the healthy use of technology 15 minutes of your time. Pause to reflect on the way you use technology, and the…
IT tips #25: Use a notebook for the big stuff in life
Use conventional tools if they’re better suited to the job at hand. Notebooks (real notebooks, not the electronic kind) are cheap, robust, durable, don’t need electricity, don’t require any special…
IT tips #24: How to make time-saving templates in Word
A real template in Word is a thing of beauty and magic that can be used to save you a lot of time and make your computer do what it…