Tag: tips
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App review: Obsidian
I have been using Obsidian for well over a year now. It is my go-to tool for knowledge building and synthesising information. Five stars. Obsidian is a simple text-based information management system. It uses markdown language (basically a shorthand way of formatting your text) to build and organise personal notes. It also allows you to…
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Try the new BOM weather app.
This app update is for my Aussie amigos. Up until now I have been a big fan of WillyWeather as my go to forecasting app. You can check out all my go-to weather apps here.And all my other fave travel apps here. Anyways, WillyWeather has had all the functionality I need when travelling (or hunkering…
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Searching the web? There is a better way.
Just Google it. These days “just Google it” has become a reflex response to someone asking for information about a topic.But there are better ways than Google (which is tracking your activities, harvesting your personal information and selling it all for profit). I recommend “just DuckDuckGo it” instead.AND to get the absolute most out of…
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Travel tip: pack the nocs.
I remember travelling as a kid and watching with envy if I noticed any adults around me carried a set of binoculars. Black or army surplus green chipped metal. Often carried in rigid leather shoulder satchels. It seemed a far more common occurrence than is generally seen today. These days, it’s all about the photograph.…