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).
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!).… Get the scoop...
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.… Get the scoop...
The Best Free Image Sites
Find Royalty-Free Images and Multimedia
Way back in the day, when small-business folks like me needed a nice image for our blogs, marketing or other stuff, we were forced to either, umm, “borrow” an image we found on the web (which was often low-resolution, thus bad for printing) or pony up hundreds for royalty-free stock photography from high-end sites such as Getty Images.… Get the scoop...
Canva for Videos: Typito
Everyone loves the drag-and-drop, template-rich graphic tool called Canva. But it handles images, not video.
Yesterday I discovered a new video editor that has the same types of tools, and you’re gonna (mostly) love it.
You know all those cool recipe and news videos you see all over social media?… Get the scoop...
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….… Get the scoop...
Fantastic Font Tools: DaFont, Font Squirrel, Google Web Fonts and Wordmark.it
If you’re one of those people who spends 30 minutes finding the perfect font for a flyer, you’ll love these tools! Changing the font in a document or online resource can change the personality, and it’s easy to find free fonts to download and use.… Get the scoop...
Our New Year Gift to You: NerdWords 2017
Happy New Year, Friends!
Each year we put together every single app we talked about for the previous year into one handy guide. This year’s edition is the longest one yet. Flip through it. Download it. Print it out. Keep it handy.… Get the scoop...
Your Favorite Apps!
This week I used Zoom.us to virtually meet with dozens of our nerdy community. I asked several people to share their favorite apps and tech tools — and I merged them all into one fun video! Thanks to everyone who participated.… Get the scoop...
Introducing Prisma for Video
Speaking of Prisma (a fantastic art filter app for photos), I just discovered a video app that does the same-ish thing: impose an artsy filter over short videos.
Artisto (iOS and Android) lets you make a very short clip and apply a filter.… Get the scoop...
Everybody Loves Prisma
Ok. I have a really good reason for posting pictures of me in my nightie.
My Ironman husband just bought the bike of his dreams. He said he loved the bike almost as much as he loves me, so I decided to take a picture of his two favorite things.… Get the scoop...
How I Write the Book
I’m hidden in my office this summer working on book #4! This one will have more apps than ever before.
I made a quick video to explain how I do my research and evaluate thousands and thousands of apps… one by one by one.… Get the scoop...
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