Author: Diane Jakacki

  • Priorities

    I consider myself to be relatively well organized when it comes to work. I keep lists (I use Things synced between my Mac, iPad and iPhone to organize just about everything in my life), and I use DevonThink Pro Office to keep track of all research and most of my teaching resources. While my desktop…

  • What does that mean?

    I have heard several origins for the phrase “Que sais-je?” but all roads seem to lead to the medieval French philosopher Michel de Montaigne. The phrase can be translated as “What do I know?” It reflects my feeling that the farther along I move on the path of academic enlightenment, the greater the chasm between…