5 steps to managing your digital photos – Storage & Backup + Giveaway

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Giveaway Closed Winner: Taing Cheng Winning entry here Quite some time ago I embarked on the mammoth task of organising my digital files, spurred on by the Crash Test Community who were having issues with the huge numbers of photos on their computers. I’ve now covered the first 3 steps in my 5 step challenge [...]

5 tips for making the most of your time online

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{image source} This month I have taken up Brooke’s challenge (Slow Your Home) to go tech-lite. That means using the internet and being connected only as required, and looking to use your time in more creative and useful offline pursuits. Here’s some tips from my experience so far. 1. Don’t become a slave to your [...]

Tech-Lite Challenge Update

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Hello from New York City! So, I bet you're all wondering how I'm going? Was it possible for me to be tech-lite whilst at BlogHer? Well for starters, I wrote most of this post before I even left Melbourne, just so all that I had to do once here was to give you a quick [...]

Crash Challenge: Can you go Tech-Lite for a month?

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This is a challenge that I need to do – badly.  I’ve been meaning to do something to help loosen the grip that social media has on my productivity, but the grip was so strong I haven’t managed it yet! Well, now I have no excuse.  The gauntlet has been thrown, a challenge set by [...]

Blogging on the go with iPad, Blogsy and Evernote

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My latest crash test is taking place right now. I’m writing this post using Blogsy, an app designed to blog on the iPad. It works with a number of blogging platforms. I’m using it for my WordPress blog because frankly, the WordPress app bites. I’ve had all sorts of problems from it freezing and losing [...]

The soup that stole my heart . . . and a kiss

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It was early days. “Do you want to come over and watch a movie?” I asked nervously. “Sure, I’ll take care of dinner” was his casual reply. :: I opened the door to the tall, dark, handsome boy who had once doubled me home from the pub on his handle bars.  I smiled at the [...]

How NOT to sell your baby stuff at a market

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CrashHubby’s sister told us she had booked a spot at the Camberwell Markets here in Melbourne, so we decided to tag along with a bunch of baby equipment we no longer need. When I say we, I mean, CrashHubby.  I looked after the kids.  No way I’m getting up at 5am on a winter morning [...]

Why I’m scared of the taxman

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If you drive a car, I’ll tax the street, If you try to sit, I’ll tax your seat. If you get too cold I’ll tax the heat, If you take a walk, I’ll tax your feet. Don’t ask me what I want it for If you don’t want to pay some more ‘Cause I’m the [...]

5 ways Evernote is making my life easier

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  A couple of weeks ago I set off to crash test Evernote, to see if it could change my life.  Well, it has!  I have Evernote downloaded on my desktop, my iPad and my iPhone – they are all synced via my online Evernote account.  It is all working rather nicely for me and [...]

Getting sorted with technology: Evernote Crash Test

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This month I’ve been exploring how I can use technology to keep me organised. After a call for some ideas and suggestions for apps and software used by the Crash Test Community, Vanessa from 26yearsandcounting told me how much she loves to use Evernote. In fact, she wrote a post about how she uses evernote [...]