The absolute best tool I’ve found so far is….. Notebook from Circus Ponies.
I should mention first that this is only available for Macs, so for those of you using PCs….maybe a Mac would be your #1 tool.
So, Notebook is an ‘information management” application. I use it mostly to take notes – both in class, and [...]
Entries from September 2008
September 23, 2008
Top 5 Tools for GradMoms (#2)
I’ve written about this before, but I just can’t say enough about it!
This is what I wrote last fall…
“Zotero is a FREE web browse application that is part of Firefox, and it’s like Christmas! You will never again have to type out your bibliography ! You will not have to have create a separate folder [...]
September 16, 2008
Top 5 Tools for Grad School Moms (#3)
I’m counting down the top five tools that I have found most helpful…and the more I think about it, the more I’m thinking I should have made it a top 10. There are so many things that I’ve found that have been helpful!
#3 on the list is an application called Assignment Planner.
Assignment Planner is like [...]
September 15, 2008
Top 5 Tools for Grad School Moms (#4)
Counting down the top 5 tools to help keep moms in grad school sane!
#4 – Netvibes
Netvibes is an RSS aggregator – a fancy sounding tool (that’s really easy to use) and that keeps track of all of your information.
You’ve probably seen similar applications – such as MyYahoo or MyGoogle – you ‘personalize’ your page with [...]
September 13, 2008
Top 5 Tools for Grad School Moms (#5)
As I settle into my second year of graduate school, I’ve been re-evaluating some of the tools I used in my first year to make things so smoothly. And in doing so, I’ve come up with five things that have been SO helpful, that I couldn’t imagine life without them.
So, over the next few days, [...]
September 8, 2008
Free at Last!
Well, kinda- I’ve finally regained control over my account at the school. Because of a confusion with financial aid, there was a past due balance on my account, and so a “stop” was placed on my account. That meant I couldn’t add any courses (or drop any either) and it cost me a spot in [...]
September 2, 2008
First day of kindergarten…
This morning I put my baby on the bus for kindergarten. Wow- was I unprepared for the emotions that came with that! She was nervous at first, but excited. And with absolute trust, she got on and rode away. Likewise, with absolute trust, I put her on and watched as she rode away!
The hours that [...]
