August 2016 – Andréa Livi Smith

After Evernote

August 29, 2016 by admin

Old and new note taking interface side by side. Don't you just love that white space? I do.

The news about Evernote had been bad for a while, but when they raised their prices this summer, that was it for me. I don’t mind paying for services, but $70 a year is too steep. Plus, I’ve always had a problem with having my data scattered among lots of different platforms. Ideally, I’d like … Read moreAfter Evernote

Explaining professoring to foreign parents

August 6, 2016August 6, 2016 by admin

Recently my dad came to visit, and he asked me questions about my job that made it clear he doesn’t really know what profs do. This isn’t exactly a surprise: my dad is a Frenchman who never finished high school (or more exactly, he never passed the baccalauréat). Really, why would he be familiar with … Read moreExplaining professoring to foreign parents