Warning: Longer post than I anticipated. Here are the sections: Clubhouse Fast Facts What I Love/Hate Tips from Smart People Getting Started Creating a Room Don’t Make My Mistakes By now you may have heard the buzz around the newest social media phenomenon: Clubhouse. It’s totally different than all the other social media platforms you’ve seen. The Clubhouse app calls …
Home Office Tips
It’s a new year and a new feature! Every week we’ll be releasing DailyNerd updates with cool tools you can use the next week. We kick off the series with tips for your home office. Apps and Resources mentioned in the video: Loona NordVPN and ExpressVPN Krisp Zoom Logitech Webcams Blue Ice Snowball Guest Speaker Colette Carlson Website: https://colettecarlson.com/
Best Apps of 2020
Both Google Play and Apple App Store released their best apps lists this week, and it’s not a shock that big props went to several apps that focus on self care. Also not a shock… both companies chose Zoom. Google’s Pick: Loóna: Bedtime Calm & Relax Google Play named a sleep guidance app the Best App of 2020. Loóna (Google …
Stop Background Noise with Krisp
Have you ever been on a videoconference living in fear that you’ll get that Amazon delivery and the dog will go nuts when the doorbell rings? The solution is here! Krisp is a PC download and a Chrome plugin that uses artificial intelligence to filter out background noises. I tried it out with everything from pounding on my desk while …
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: 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! …
Four Dumb Things I Did While Setting Up My Smart Home
This past month I’ve been keeping the Amazon delivery drivers in business with numerous purchases to set my home up as “smart.” I wanted to go through the process to be able to tell you guys about the wonder of the new world of home automation. But, umm, well, I don’t think I’m the advocate the smart home industry was …
Hardware Review Extravaganza! Amazon Echo, Amazon Fire, Logitech Solar Keyboard
Today I gathered up some recent gadgets I’ve been wanting to share with you. Here are some short and almost-short reviews of three devices that you have been asking about. Shortest Video: Logitech Solar Keyboard (less than two minutes) Medium-Length Video: Amazon Fire HD (just over five minutes) Longest Video: Amazon Echo (one second over seven minutes)
Tunity: An app even my husband will love
I’ve been seeing signs for Tunity in bars (airport bars as I’m walking through — I’m not hanging out in bars these days #nerdlife), and an attendee told me about it last week. At first I assumed it was just for people who are hard of hearing, but as soon as I tried it, I knew you guys would love …
Whiteboards: Vyew and Twiddla
Let’s say you’re designing a new website with a committee, and you guys need to work together to find the right look. Twiddla is the perfect tool. Without registering or downloading anything, you can push a button, share a link and immediately be on the same page with as many people as you want. You can mark up a document …
Speek: A cool way to teleconference
Whuda thunk that technology startups would seek to make teleconferencing more fun? The new options for meeting people via phone are very cool indeed. Instead of the traditional phone number and PIN code, the new systems connect with the web, smart devices and your computer with just a click of a button rather than a series of pound signs …
The Best Fiverr Project Ever!
Watch this 40-second video to see… How $10 and an hour with iMovie can help you create a marketing masterpiece, and Why you should hire Your Nerdy Best Friend for your next event!
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