Author Archives: Jessica Jewell

About Jessica Jewell

Jessica Jewell is a Research Assistant at the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis.

Don’t let your Keynote animations compete with you

Posted on 2013/02/13

One of the best things about using a Mac is getting to use Keynote. It is a powerful and beautiful alternative to working with power point. Keynote has flexible and easy-to-use animations (called “Builds”) and transitions between slides which can … Continue reading →

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Simple tables on Mac

Posted on 2012/12/01

After our entry on figures someone asked for tips on dealing with tables. I write academic articles and my needs are pretty basic, so I have a simple workflow for tables. Design shack has a great entry on designing nice tables … Continue reading →

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What software to use for figures on Mac

Posted on 2012/10/27

Recently I was sitting next to someone at a conference and he was working on figures for a paper during a session. So far sounds pretty normal. Trouble was he was using microsoft powerpoint…on a Mac. I realized that we … Continue reading →

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Never end your email with “Thanks in advance”

Posted on 2011/06/08

There is a new trend in email writing to send someone a request and then sign it with “Thanks in advance.” or even worse “Thanks in advance!!!“. I find this trend bordering on offensive.

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Writing philosophy and software

Posted on 2011/03/15

Recently I received an email from a lawyer friend who has to prepare a journal article at work. She quickly announced to me that she now realizes she HATES writing academic papers. She asked me how I write and wanted … Continue reading →

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