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Book review: Evernote. Wow! I Didn’t Know It Could Do That

As a huge fan of Evernote, I am always on the search to find out how I can squeeze more out of this great program. That is why I was  pleased to find this book, Evernote. Wow! I Didn’t Know It Could Do That.: How-To Tips with Pics* by Garth Scaysbrook. He was able to introduce me to new ways of leveraging Evernote that I had not seen before. Well done! Read the rest of this entry

Book Review: How to Use Evernote for Writing & Research

Whenever I see a book on Evernote, I get pretty excited; I am always looking for new ways to leverage this powerful tool. I just recently picked up a book called How to Use Evernote for Writing and Research* by Nancy Hendrickson. In this book. Hendrickson talked about how to leverage Evernote to organize all her research and writing projects. She explained Evernote was her go to online service for collecting everything, and I wholeheartedly agree. Read the rest of this entry

Let IFTTT Pull Together Your Daily Reading List

Let IFTTT Pull Together Your Daily Reading ListLast week, I was listening to an Entrepreneur on Fire episode where the speaker indicated that he use IFTTT to pull everything happening in the world of importance into Slack for his team to use. In this post, I am going to show you how to use IFTTT as a learning tool. We are going to pull together content together from your favorite learning sites into Evernote. You can then review this content in a daily read file. Read the rest of this entry

Shedding some light on my new toy

Painting with Colored Lights
Actually, my new toy is light. Specifically, it is the Philips Hue Personal Wireless Lighting. I have to say, I really like it. With the Philips Hue lights and a mobile app, I can paint with light. I can change the mode of a room with the click of a picture.  Read the rest of this entry