Evernote has become a staple in my everyday personal and professional life both as an archive for documents to maintaining dynamic lists. I have archived documents such as manuals for my electronic equipment, recipes, work documents, meeting notes, notes about health and travel and notes about practices and games for the U8 Girls Soccer Team… Continue reading Maintain Recurring Task Lists in Evernote
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Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2014 has started
Amazon is leading the pack with Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for bargain hunters including entire sections of the store on sale from Toys & Games to Electronics. Here are a couple of Amazon’s most popular deals: Breaking Bad Complete Series for $149.99 (50% off) Seagate Backup Plus 5TB External for $139.88 (46% off)… Continue reading Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2014 has started
5 Ways to Reduce Roaming Costs
Sponsored Post Mobile usage costs are something many of us don’t think too much about when we’re home, but when we go on holiday, we often discover that it’s something we should have considered. Usually we can connect just fine, but hostel and hotel Wi-Fi is usually horrible, or ridiculously overpriced. Likewise, roaming fees can… Continue reading 5 Ways to Reduce Roaming Costs
Infographic: Real Spy Gadgets you first saw in the Movies
Despite being neck deep in the industry, it never ceases to amaze me how quickly technology progresses. Take ‘spy’ gadgets for example. Once upon a time, these were only to be seen in James Bond movies as mere fantasy. Fast-forward to today, and not only are many of those figments now real, they are extremely… Continue reading Infographic: Real Spy Gadgets you first saw in the Movies
Hilarious Adobe ad shows what happens when you don’t track your marketing!
Here’s a hilarious video put together to advertise Adobe’s Marketing Cloud offering that highlights what happens to online marketers when they don’t know where their traffic is really coming from or what it’s doing. Stay tuned to the end of the video to get the whole joke! Yup, definitely one of a company’s worst nightmares… Continue reading Hilarious Adobe ad shows what happens when you don’t track your marketing!
Infographic: How to Start Your Own Country!
Here’s a timely infographic that explains the bigger points on how to start your very own country! Yes, it’ll most likely need to be out at sea somewhere, but although this may seem a bit tongue-in-cheek, it’s at least partly do-able, Sealand being a real example. Click the image to see the full graphic. … Continue reading Infographic: How to Start Your Own Country!
11Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Geeks
Christmas is just around the corner and the gifts have been (hopefully) purchased, wrapped and under the tree. But don’t forget about the stockings hanging over the fireplace! Filling that stocking is part of the fun because you can squeeze in lots of little gifts and treats. Here are 11 ideas to stock your geek’s… Continue reading 11Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Geeks
TomTom’s video makes fun of viral videos
This made me chuckle. TomTom put together a video to promo their latest competition, (although you wouldn’t know it from watching most of the video), and it makes light fun of many other recent viral videos. Think flash mobs dancing, the Old Spice guy, ‘will it blend?’ and more. Take a look: Disclaimer: This is… Continue reading TomTom’s video makes fun of viral videos
Review: Altego 17″ Coated Canvas Cyan Laptop Bag
I had a chance to take a laptop bag by Altego™ for a spin and found a lot to like. The Altego brand launched a couple of new bag lines: the Coated Canvas Cyan series and the Channel Stitched Ruby series. There are backpacks, messenger bags, slipcases and sleeves across both style lines. Altego was… Continue reading Review: Altego 17″ Coated Canvas Cyan Laptop Bag
Review: Geek pens: Tombow AirPress and Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto 5 Color Multi Pen
Specialty online store JetPens sent me a couple of their products to check out. Yes, pens, but they import many of their products from Japan and Germany, so you’ll be hard-pressed to find most of these stateside. And yes, even when it comes to something as mundane as writing, the Japanese and Europeans have some… Continue reading Review: Geek pens: Tombow AirPress and Pilot Hi-Tec-C Coleto 5 Color Multi Pen