I have a confession to make. Although I fuss at you guys to avoid public WiFi, I’m guilty of resorting to it every once in a while when my hotspot is spotty or if I’m just being lazy. It’s just so easy to connect to the free network and start surfing, right? But I feel guilty about it every time, …
Apps that Save Me Money
I feel like I’ve been hitting it out of the park with apps that help me save money lately. It’s like I have people coming up to me and saying, “Shut up and take my money!” These apps do more than save money, but I’ve focused on that feature for this post. HEY! Because I saved so much money recently, …
Monday.com: A very thorough review
Happy Friday! I am Taylor Hageman, mother, Army wife, and a proud member of the nerdy team at Your Nerdy Best Friend. Because I work with such an amazing and tech savvy team, I also try to stay up to date on systems and programs to help everyday workflow. Also, I am pretty nerdy myself and have a slight obsession …
My Big Mistake: Skipping the privacy setting on a new site
It’s been years since I set up a website from scratch with a new URL. But when my husband needed a new email address for our new life in Nashville, I volunteered to put a little something together on the fly. Here’s what happened. D.J. needed a new address. He and I brainstormed a new URL: addressyourstudentloans.com, and I popped …
How to Get Noticed in Email
In our house-buying/house-selling processes, there’s lots to keep up with. D.J. and I have missed a couple of important tasks that the agents had to remind us about. This is part of a series of tools via @BethBuysAHouse . We’ve acted on the first requests most of the time and didn’t need to be reminded of anything more than once. …
Using Canva for Brochures
Continuing on the theme of #BethBuysAHouse, here’s a quick and easy way to create a brochure that looks like it was professionally designed. My favorite graphic design tool, Canva, has thousands of templates you can use with a click. Their magazine templates are wonderful for creating rich brochures. I wrote and designed our “house story” within a couple of hours …
Using Magisto and Animoto for Quick Videos
Two of my favorite video tools are Magisto and Animoto, and I use them all the time to stitch together images and video clips to create share-worthy short videos. Both are available on both smartphones and the web, and both have pretty good versions starting at $60 a year. This is part of the series called #BethBuysAHouse. The posts all …
Photo Apps for Special Editing Needs
As smartphone prices sneak higher and higher, the biggest beneficiary is the camera. Snapping a quick pic with your phone can produce a beautiful shot for even the most untalented photographers. But sometimes you still need a little extra editing to make a photo pop. Here are some great apps for very specific looks. NOTE: Add to my list! Which …
Breakout Breakdown: Closed Captioning
Note: This is part of a 3-Post series on the tools I used to create one of my best presentations ever. Check out the Video Magic and the Design posts as well. The American Society of Association Executives is the association of associations… in other words, the people who attend this event are the people who hire people like me! …
Breakout Breakdown: Design Tools
Note: This is part of a 3-Post series on the tools I used to create one of my best presentations ever. Check out the Video Magic and the Closed Captioning posts as well. The American Society of Association Executives is the association of associations… in other words, the people who attend this event are the people who hire people like …
Breakout Breakdown: Video Magic
Note: This is part of a 3-Post series on the tools I used to create one of my best presentations ever. Check out the Design Tools and the Closed Captioning as well. The American Society of Association Executives is the association of associations… in other words, the people who attend this event are the people who hire people like me! …
Your Best Focus Tools
You guys are brilliant! Monday I asked some of you what your best tools were for staying focused, and more than 100 people chimed in. Here are three top categories of focus tools you’re using. I’ll be covering more in upcoming NerdWords. ADD YOURS BELOW! Let’s keep the conversation going. Music Tools Many folks mentioned they use music to block out …
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