CleverClogs

Welcome! I’m Marjolein Hoekstra from The Netherlands. Thank you for checking out my profile.

I don’t publish that frequently anymore, unfortunately, due to a persistent lack of focus and concentration. When I do write, however, it’s usually from a technical point of view about stuff that makes life easier, or more fun. I tend to do lots of research before I write things down and I very much like sharing what I’ve discovered.

Please feel free to have a look around and tell me what you think.

Contact info

I’m very open to constructive feedback and I very kindly welcome discussion.

You can reach me

• by email at feedbackwelcome [ at ] cleverclogs.org
• on Twitter: my handle is @CleverClogs
• on Skype: cleverclogs.org
• on Google+

Interests

My interests are actually quite diverse, but do boil down to these main categories:

• Learning to speak foreign languages in effective ways (Leitner flashcards)
• Content curation, news filtering (RSS tools), mashing up technologies
• Browser add-ons, scripts and the productivity they bring
• MS OneNote 2010 – the wonderful digital notebook  that makes all of my research notes easily accessible, many thousands of them. It even allows cross-linking between notes, a crucial feature for me.
• Community management
• Communication skills, more in particular with regard to raising and educating children
• Social media and tech news
• iPhone push notifications, jailbreaking, iPad, the wonders of eBooks and exploring cool apps;
• Gadgets, electronics, binary clocks, smartphones
• Listening to music and making music myself – using ICT to enhance the experience (think music theory software, digital sheet music, Sibelius, virtual-piano modelling software); one day I hope to own a Yamaha AvantGrand N3 digital grand piano.
• QR codes and their underestimated potential
• Exploring far-away places, both in real life and virtually
• Learning new skills
• Making new friends and exchanging ideas
• Health: scientific research into the effect of food supplements and into the diseases that are caused by nutrient deficiencies
• Electric mobility, green technology, energy preservation
• Other little things. Ask me.