A couple of years ago I fell in love with a tool called x.ai, which uses artificial intelligence to act as a scheduling assistant. If you want to find a time to meet with someone, you just copy a “person” named Amy (or Andrew), and the artificial intelligence tool goes back and forth with your colleague or colleagues to find …
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 …
Your Questions… Answered at Last!
Oh you guys… I have to apologize. We get questions about apps all the time, and here’s what happens: I see the question. I ponder the question. I start looking up the answer to the question (click here to see how crazy that process is). Life happens… The presentation starts The cat jumps on my lap The plane starts boarding …
Win an Amazon Fire Tablet!
I love these little tablets (see the review here), and I bought an extra one that I guess I don’t need because I haven’t even taken it out of the package. So I’m sharing with you guys! Loading…
Win a Rocketbook Color!
Hey, guys! I’m giving away the Rocketbook Color notebook that I tried out, along with the whiteboard crayons I purchased to use with it. If you entered last week, you can enter again for two chances to win! Loading…
A Gift for the New Year
Dear friends, Every year, we like to give you a great list of apps to print out and keep at your desk as a quick reference. I’m particularly proud of this year’s edition because it’s a highlight of the 450 tools from The Big Book of Apps (which you TOTALLY need, people!). So without further delay, here’s the Quick Reference …
A Case Study in an Email Hack: Please watch
We all receive spam, and occasionally we see and skip a suspicious email, but what if it comes from a trusted colleague? This morning I received an email from a reader of NerdWords. It was short and sweet — way too short and sweet — and my alert system kicked in. It also had a suspicious attachment that presented itself …
Five Fun Fiverr Projects
Fiverr is my secret weapon for creating unique projects and products. Here are five of my favorite projects and the artists behind them. ONE: Explain Artificial Intelligence with Old Man Steve I’m doing a new session on AI, and I wanted a way to explain the concept without having me just blab away about it. So I wrote a script …
One Session’s Top Ten Apps
After a presentation this week, the group asked me to write a summary of the best apps from the session since we had covered so many so quickly. Here’s my take on the top ten apps from a short program by Your Nerdy Best Friend…. Best Audience App: RunPee Tee hee… I love this app. Download it before you go to …
The Equifax Data Breach Is Bad. Really.
Sometimes data breach news is kinda overhyped. The notice that credit-reporting company Equifax had a breach that affects up to 143 million consumers is not #fakenews. This is serious stuff, folks. (Click here for closed-captioned video) Here’s What’s Happening Hackers broke into Equifax and stole personal information from up to 143 million consumers — the vast majority in the U.S. …
The NerdHerd Chimes in! Great Apps from the New Book
Yesterday I finished integrating more than 130 app ideas and endorsements into The Big Book of Apps manuscript. The contributors added dozens of new apps to my list, and I love how they gave many alternatives to the apps I love. Check out my faves and the NerdHerd alternatives! Expense Tracking I say… Shoeboxed Expense Manager for Paper and Digital …
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