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...
Favorite apps and sites from The Webby Awards
Every year I adore going through the nominees and honorable mentions for The Webby Awards, which recognizes sites and apps for outstanding awesomeness.
Here are a few of my favorites from this year (and last year). Warning: many are highly addicting.… Get the scoop...
Ad Blocker for Browsers
Just by installing a quick plugin for your browser, you can speed up web pages and stop annoying ads from cluttering up your screen. I’m AMAZED at how fast pages load without the ads.
Adblock Plus is an open-source product that works on a whole bunch of different browsers, and starting this week you can download the browser as an app for both Android and iOS.… Get the scoop...
Google Photos: It’s All That (and a little worrisome)
A couple of weeks ago Google offered a great gift to the Internet universe: free, unlimited photo storage for all.
Free.
Unlimited.
100%.
Free.
People keep asking me, “Does that mean I can upload…?” Yep. Everything. All the old family photos, everything on your mobile device, any images you have stored on other cloud services.… Get the scoop...
treev: Search your cloud services
If you’re like me, you have several cloud storage accounts where you store this file and that photo. Maybe it’s because you’re taking advantage of the free storage allowances. Or maybe you enjoy the convenience of storing certain files where you tend to use them, such as keeping the docs you collaborate on in Google where you can edit together.… Get the scoop...
The 2015 Webby Awards: My favorite nominees
The Webby Awards recognize the best and most innovative sites, campaigns, apps and more. The nominees for 2015 are in, and here’s my take on some of the most interesting new finds.
Mobile and Online Tools
- Product Hunt
My very favorite site for finding new apps received a well-deserved nomination.
Expense Management and Accounting: Expensify, Shoeboxed and Wave Accounting
(This post goes really well with this one!)
OK, ’fess up. Do you have a pile of wrinkled, stained, faded receipts sitting around your office that you’re supposed to do something with? It’s time to take control with these receipt management tools.… Get the scoop...
Noisli: Beautiful background music and colors to work by
When I’m trying to push through a project (like my upcoming book), I need to focus. I mean REALLY FOCUS. I need to stop jamming out to Pandora’s awesome music feeds and replace them with soothing sounds like a babbling brook or a far-away thunderstorm.… Get the scoop...
How Net Neutrality Affects You
This week a federal appeals court said the FCC couldn’t make a rule that regulates what they call “net neutrality,” which is the idea that all internet traffic is the same. That assures that the streaming of a movie on Netflix will be delivered at the same speed as when you surf the internet.… Get the scoop...
NerdWords Yearbook: My holiday gift to you
My dear readers,
People I meet during my presentations tell me that they treasure their copies of NerdWords, my weekly newsletter with tech tools and tips. Many say they save them for reference, which gave me a brilliant idea for a gift to you, my fellow nerds.… Get the scoop...
Canva: Drag-and-drop graphic creator
Update for 2017: Canva has had infographic templates for a couple of years, but they’ve been pretty static. Last month Canva announced charts and graphs that you can base on data! Plus, now you can save a presentation to make it look like a webpage, and you can embed your Canva images rather than downloading the graphic then uploading.… Get the scoop...
JotForm: Full-bodied form builder
Google Forms is a quick-and-easy way to embed a form on your site for free, but it doesn’t have much pizazz. JotForm takes all types of online forms to new levels, both with formatting and functionality.
JotForm (which also spells its name “Jotform,” driving a former English teacher like me crazy!) has a cool integration with Dropbox that deposits submissions directly into your cloud storage.… Get the scoop...
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