Tag Archive | technology

LOVE IT? PIN IT!

Jul22

When I was a teen I used to store all the things I treasured in decorated binders. Any meaningful piece of paper, beautiful picture, magazine article, DIY ideas, quotes, song lyrics…. anything I loved and wanted to preserve.

I would insert them in different sheet protectors, label the clear sheets according to generic group categories, and put these into a folder embellished with stickers or beautiful pictures with clear contact paper on top 🙂

My teen pins

In my view, Pinterest© is a modern version of an old habit, and they managed to take it beyond!

Let’s define a couple of terms you may not yet know:
“Pinterest” is an online pin board to collect and share what inspires you.
“Pins” are individual images considered worthy of sharing with others or saved for future references.
“Boards” are collections of pins organized around a common theme defined by the user. YES, you define your own boards with the names you like… you can be creative, it’s yours!  Continue reading →

Dropbox™ me a Pic!

Apr5

In this blog I want to speak about a website/tool that I really love! It’s fantastic, and useful, and very easy to use… and free!

The whole idea behind this site is to share files. You upload files of any kind to share with you 🙂 or with somebody else.

Yes… it’s not a mistake! What I mean with you sharing files with yourself is that they are stored in a place where you can retrieve them from, using any computer. For example, you upload pictures that are in your hard drive and then show them to your friends and family using any computer or a device with the APP.

But even better  … you can share your folders with others so that they see what you uploaded in their own devices! And of course, they can upload files themselves to share them with you.

For example, my brother had a baby and I live abroad. I really “need” to get pictures to see how he is growing up!

My brother creates albums (folders) and uploads pictures, and I can see them all by just logging in to the website… and not only that, I can show off my nephew’s pictures using the Dropbox APP installed in my phone!!! And believe me… I do 🙂 Continue reading →