On your next flight, you could sit next to someone who is paying hundreds of dollars less than you to go to the same place. These tools even the playing field when it comes to finding the best prices for travel. For fun, I put most of these into a quick video. Hopper: Travel Shopping App to Find the Best …
Why You Shouldn’t Use Public Wi-Fi
Let’s start with the opening sentences from a column in USA Today: “I don’t really need to worry about online privacy,” I used to think. “I’ve got nothing to hide. And who would want to know what I’m up to, anyway?” So begins the tale of a technology journalist who wrote an article on a plane then was approached by …
Five Tools to Prep for Thanksgiving Week
Here in the U.S., we’re headed into the most wonderful time of the year… and here’s a list of great apps to help your holiday week be even better. Find the Best Ride: Migo Since your family’s not picking you up at the airport, you need a Lyft (or an Uber). But which rideshare service will come fastest and cost …
Weather Apps for Every Personality
You have plenty of options when it comes to weather apps, so it may be hard to choose. Here are my recommendations based on your personality. Add yours to the list in the comments! For the Instant-Gratification Junkies: Dark Sky Dark Sky describes itself as a “hyperlocal” weather app, specializing in micro-forecasts for the two-foot square that surrounds you and …
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! …
A Travel Tale of Woe… with a Happy Nerdy Ending
So Monday I’m packing nerdy socks for the next event, and I hear CLANK! A phone notification…. My phone clanks all the time, but this one was different. FLIGHT CANCELED! Wha? What was happening?? I was leaving in less than 24 hours, headed for Owensboro, KY, a fairly small town in a state not known for its air travel options. …
Don’t Fear the Laptop Ban: You CAN Work from Your Phone
The laptop ban. Oh how that worries me. I actually treasure the time I spend working on a plane. It’s uninterrupted blocks of time that let me finish up presentations, develop new content, catch up with emails (offline so that I don’t receive immediate replies and I can clear out my inbox) and just have clear thinking time without my …
There’s Gotta Be a Better Way! Health and Fitness Apps
You guys mentioned several new-to-me apps to help us all move more and eat better. Thanks for chiming in! Add some more if you have other ideas. 🙂 Top Answer: MyFitnessPal (with a Couple of Helper Apps) NerdHerder Gianna Caruso loves MyFitnessPal. Janet Dufour says MyFitnessPal is great for recording your calories, adding that, “Fitstar for daily workouts is great …
Nerdy Tech Tools for a Nerdy Road Trip
In 1996 my sister and I spent 6 months working our way around the country (the picture is from Ames, Iowa in May 1996 or thereabouts). Armed with a Rand McNally Road Atlas and a Let’s Go USA travel guide, we visited 26 states without strangling each other. We mapped our route with a highlighter and just crossed our fingers …
Technology Tools for Traveling
Technology and travel go hand in hand, but few of us take full advantage of the free tech tools that can help us plan and organize our travel. Text Your Travel Agent HelloGbye Textable Travel Agent Bot Pana Travel Agent Bot with Human Backup Lola Personal Travel Service for Hotels, Flights and More In the new world order, we’re able …
Tools to Keep Track of the Kiddos: Life360 and Glympse
My wonderful husband is a crazy Ironman triathlete-turned avid camper, and he’s frequently on all-day bike rides or multi-hour hikes. When I haven’t heard from him in a while, my worry gene kicks in. So I use the Find iPhone app to track him down. #creepybuthelpful If you have more people to keep track of, the parents in my sessions …
Nerdwords: Top 10 Office Apps
A guest post from Molly Gardner, Beth Z’s business manager. Working for Beth, a lot of apps and tools come across my desk. The ones you see here are my favorite tools that I use in the office day in and day out. This is the technology that keeps Nerd Headquarters running smoothly and Beth on the road bringing new ideas …
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