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Don't Gross Out Your Facebook Followers!
A note to Facebook Page Admins who may be about to attach a seemingly relevant photo of ticks to your article on ticks:In spite of general best practices suggestions, not ALL articles you share on...
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My Downtown Pecha Kucha Night #15 —#PortsmouthLOVE edition! #pkn03801
Tomorrow night is the night! Wednesday, July 24th, 2013, at 7:00pm, we Portsmouth Enthusiasts will be gathering upstairs at the Gaslight to talk about Portsmouth—coincidentally my very favorite...
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My Downtown — PechaKucha Night Portsmouth #15, #PortsmouthLOVE edition!
PechaKucha Night Portsmouth #15 — My DowntownLast night's "My Downtown" PechaKucha Night Portsmouth was fantastic! Lots of great ideas and interesting and though-provoking perspectives were shared.If...
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iPhone Facebook App Slide-to-Shrink Message Feature
The Facebook iPhone app has a slide-to-shrink message feature.What fun accidentally discovered features are! This one in particular seems to have no actual benefit beyond just being cool, but the user...
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It's all About the Journey: A Tale from My Day Off
It would've been an impressive bit of foreshadowing, had I the omniscience to recognize it as such at the time, that I thought to myself as I left my house for the beach, "I might actually take an...
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Using Evernote to Remember Everything
Have I told you about Evernote?If not, click through this slide deck from my Social Media Breakfast New Hampshire presentation this morning:I give a brief overview of Evernote, what it can be used for,...
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Sunset Sail on the gundalow Piscataqua—with David "Lou" Ferland
If there's one place you should see a sunset in Portsmouth, it's over the Piscataqua River from the historic gundalow, aptly named Piscataqua. When I went out on the gundalow for their speaker sail...
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Music & Ambient Sounds for Work Focus & Productivity
A few months ago, I learned about Coffitivity. It is a tool based around the notion that some people work better with the ambient noise of a bustling coffeeshop around them. I like Coffitivity a lot. I...
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Eat Something, You'll Feel Better.
This quote has been up at my desk in some iteration at the last 3 desk jobs I've had:And now, an addition from Austin Kleon (you might have heard me mention him before—he's my favorite contemporary...
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Tips for NaNoWriMo 2013 from Esteemed Portsmouth Writers and Authors
On the cusp of NaNoWriMo 2013, approximately 20 people gathered at the Portsmouth Public Library this evening to get advice and inspiration from published authors and past NaNoWriMo participants. This...
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Local Elections Showcase Great Design in Portsmouth, NH
It's voting day tomorrow here in Portsmouth (and many surrounding cities), and in addition to updating my Local Politics info page, I thought I'd give a shoutout to our creative city's sign designs.The...
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Does My Vote Count? In Portsmouth, NH: YES!
At a forum tonight organized by local parking garage advocate group Portsmouth Parking Problems, Mayor Eric Spear took a moment to point out a powerful statistic.Portsmouth Mayor Eric Spear reinforces...
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Bidding Farewell to A Furry Friend: A Tribute to Carlos
Give sorrow words; the grief that does not speak knits up the o'er wrought heart and bids it break.— William Shakespeare, MacbethIt's tough to "give sorrow words." I've tried several times over the...
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Hyphens, En Dashes, and Em Dashes — What's the Difference?
Ever wonder why there are three lengths of dashes, and if they each have a specific intended use (spoiler alert: they do!)? Or, mayhaps you hadn't even noticed that there ARE varying lengths of dashes!...
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Surviving NaNoWriMo 2014: Share Your Tips!
Before the kickoff of NaNoWriMo 2014, I wrote this guest article over on tanyagold.com:How To Survive NaNoWriMo: An Author PerspectiveRead article here.I outlined the things that I wished that I knew...
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Using A Single Note As A Table Of Contents: Linking Within Notes in Evernote
Once you have amassed a bajillion notes in your Evernote account, you may find it cumbersome to locate frequently-used reference notes. There are plenty of tactics for solving this—sidebar links, tags,...
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How To Instagram Filter Your Photos Without Posting Publicly to Instagram
Ever want to get an Instagram filter on a photo without sharing it publicly on Instagram?Sweet Instagram of autumn afternoon in Vital Alley.Austin Kleon tweeted this brilliant hack awhile ago, and I'd...
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Using Keyboard Shortcuts for Productivity: Never Type Out Your Email on Your...
Productivity tip of the day: take advantage of keyboard shortcuts on your iPhone and never type your email address again!If you do a lot of mobile browsing, you've likely mistyped out your email...
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Twitter 101: Getting Started with Twitter Lists
If you are looking for a way to wrangle your unruly Twitter feed, Twitter Lists are for you.Twitter Lists are a great way to make your Twitter feed manageable, segment your followers, gain new...
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Better Than Bookmarks: Using EverClip to Save Web Pages & Articles in Evernote
Evernote Web Clipper saves content better than bookmarks.Is your browser packed with bookmarks to read later? Do you use a service like Pocket (formerly Read it Later) or Bitly as a way to save links...
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How To Copy a Note Link in Less Than 1 Second—Quick Evernote Tip/Shortcut
With this simple shortcut, you can instantaneously copy a note link in Evernote to your clipboard, ready to paste into an email, Facebook post, or tweet.Ready? ⌘ + /That's it! While in the note you...
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Productivity is in the Eye of the Beholder
I had a phenomenal week off. Check out this sunrise! Sigh. #PortsmouthLOVE!I ate some great food with friends, enjoyed a lovely Christmas with besties, learned a lot about myself, saw family, *and* did...
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Baby, it's really, really cold outside.
I walked home from work swaddled in two hats, two scarves, two coats, two pairs of gloves, and two very toasty, sturdy boots. Foolishly, I only had on only one pair of pants.Living a 9-minute walk to...
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Evernote & Beyond! Productivity Tools To Save Time and Make Your Life Easier
One week ago this evening, I was lucky enough to present Evernote & Beyond! Tools To Save Time and Make Your Life Easier to the Seacoast Women's Network (SWN) for their monthly dinner program at...
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Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor at The Music Hall
“I read your book already,” said Virginia Prescott, addressing the questions of whether Justice Sonia Sotomayor would still be coming to The Music Hall in spite of a blizzard, “so I knew, ‘This woman...
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