May 2011 – Page 6 – Silence and Voice

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-05-11

My intense allergy episode has morphed into something worse, and I now feel utterly exhausted and under the weather. #
Unnerved by the #Metopera #039;s Ride of the Valkyries scene; the Machine was moving so much it distracted from Wagner's soaring score. Shameful. #
Disappointed with the #MetOpera #039;s new Die Walkure. Production was dull, Levine did not control the orchestra, and the set was distracting. #
RT @cnnbrk: Microsoft to buy Skype in $8.5 billion deal. http://on.cnn.com/lTyH4z // So, how will Microsoft ruin Skype now? #phdchat #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-05-10

Just had so-so coffee and a most excellent cookie during the second intermission. #
Finished second act at the #MetOpera this is a truly uninspiring production. Levine just does not have the energy tonight. Wagner, save us! #
I love Wagner. Who else can break most social mores and carry the entire audience with it as high culture? #
At the#MetOpera for our last opera of the season, Wagner's Die Walkure. #
My allergies are acting up today to the extent that I am having trouble working. #

Track the Literature Review Process in a Method of Inquiry Table

Have you ever worked on a literature review, going from database to database, repeating some searches while forgetting to try additional keywords in some of them when you think of them at a later point in your review? This is the reason I recently Tweeted about a Method of Inquiry Table. This tool, which can be adjusted as needed based on the research, is a simple table that allows you to track databases, keywords, and results. To help remain focused, it has a space for the research purpose and questions.

Seems like such a simple tool, though before I started using one, I always duplicated my efforts while forgetting things along the way.

I uploaded the tool I use here for anybody who may want to use or improve upon it.

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-05-09

My abstract was accepted for the British Educational Research Association BERA Conference http://bit.ly/jeD02b Anybody else going? #phdchat #
Perhaps I have such a learning curve with Mac apps because they are so simple to use compared to the years of Windows abuse I have endured? #
Just organized my current photos in iPhoto. Not sure why it took me so long, but could not figure out how to use the app. #

Jeffrey’s Twitter Updates for 2011-05-08

Appetizers will go in the oven at 5:00 for the Derby party, which is next door this year. #
Cleaning up some references in #Papers2 that were never in good condition anywhere before #papersapp #phdchat #
Suddenly raining very hard outside. Glad I finished my outdoor work a while ago. Unfortunately, I caught a chill while working on the lawn. #
Confident with #Papers2 references in #Scrivener that I just imported all my pdfs from #Mendeley to really try it #phdchat #papersapp #
Just mowed the lawn for the first time this year, though half is still too wet. Mulched the gardens in the front as well. Enough for today. #