Technology
7 Productivity Tools For Business And Life
When you run a business and you’re juggling everything life throws at you, using productivity tools can make a difference. Over the years, I’ve tried out quite a few, but there are a few I keep coming back to. Here are five things I love and am using regularly in both my business and personal…
Read MoreUse AI and Automation to Transform Your Productivity and Simplify Your Life
Before we get taken over by Skynet, I’m enjoying discovering the different ways AI (Artificial Intelligence) is making work easier and saving time. We’re already familiar with Google (other search engines are available) for finding info. Siri and Alexa and the vagaries of predictive text have been around for a while but AI is changing…
Read MoreTop 10 Apps for building good habits and keeping you on track
Building good habits and breaking bad ones isn’t easy. It takes time, patience and persistence. Start by understanding where your habit comes from, what triggers it and what you need to do to change it. Along with motivation and willpower you can use technology to help you. Firstly, set your habit goal and then set up…
Read MoreWhen your mobile phone dies
A few weeks ago my mobile phone died. Dead as a Dodo or a Norwegian Blue (Monty Python reference). Not a flicker, not a glimmer. Nothing would persuade it to come to life. Even after trying all the standard restart options and searching online for recovery tips. Admittedly it had been struggling with memory issues.…
Read MoreHave a technology detox
Could you survive without your smartphone for more than 24hrs? Are you paying more attention to your smartphone than to the people around you? Set sensible boundaries to manage your smartphone use: Avoid using technology after a set time at night – let your mind switch off, ready for sleep. Don’t take your smartphone to…
Read MoreA Perfect Technology Storm
More people are now working from home and rely more and more on technology to enable them to do so. We expect broadband, phone and mobile to be available so we can stay connected, make and receive calls, upload and download files, send and receive email, connect with our cloud apps and everything that enables…
Read More12 Apps to save time and boost productivity
With so much going on in our lives these days – there are ways to use technology and the internet to help you make better use of your time rather than the time drain it so often becomes. Here are just a few that I use or recommend that you can install on your computer…
Read MoreStep Away From The Smartphone
Yes, they’re a great tool but they can end up controlling our lives. I was reading a series of tweets last week about people who are woken from their slumber by their Blackberry, which then downloads emails and social media and before they’ve even got up, they’re immediately online and working. It’s not unusual –…
Read MoreComputer Phone Scam – A Cautionary Tale
Now the chances are that if you’re reading this blog you’re reasonably tech-savvy or you’ve come here because you’ve experienced a similar problem. Every day, unsuspecting people are still getting caught out by the computer phone scam that’s been running for years. A person calls you up and claims they’ve had a report your PC…
Read MoreAcceptable Use Of A Mobile Phone?
A coffee shop in Norwich is refusing to serve customers who are on their mobile phone, because they’re not paying attention when ordering. Quite right too. To me it’s just downright rude to be holding a conversation on your phone but pretty much ignoring the person standing or sitting in front of you. Are we…
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