Telling time

Nelson Mandela: http://ti.me/2liBhXG  Some stories have a strong element of time to them: someone’s life, a series of events. A timeline...

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Working up a sweat in 7

This week has been a bit hard-going for various reasons but I had managed to make it to the gym on Sunday and go for a run on Monday after...

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A bit random

I recently started a new challenge for my style blog, The Style File , and wanted to randomise a set of values to create unusual combination...

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Let's replay

One of my other blogs is a style and lifestyle blog. Given the subject matter there are literally thousands of photos. For the most part the...

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Teleprompter solution

As I've been creating more video content for many of my blogs, including Gadget Girl Files and The Style File , I looked at options for...

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Midweek Q&A

Today I'm covering one very consumer question and the other work-related... Q: I'm interested in buying a movie off iTunes - how m...

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Filing options

Today I was asked on the Facebook page : "Gadget Girl, I have a couple of questions, one around best practice. I'm stripping two la...

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Mid-week Q&A

It's been a few weeks since the last Q&A. I've had a number of questions in the meanwhile but in anticipation of a dry spell I...

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Midweek Q&A

Maybe it's the long weekend in New Zealand, or maybe it's because I've been holed up working at home all week but no-one's a...

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Midweek Q&A

My goodness, hasn't the week flown by! I am working on a number of articles in the background but they're not quite ready so I'm...

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Midweek Q&A

I get asked a number of tech and gadget-related questions quite frequently. Instead of waiting to write up a full article to share the answe...

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Stepping back in time

I've been writing an article for one of my other blogs and I needed to check the original price for a dress. Unfortunately, it was from ...

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Activate the Windows 8.1 upgrade

If you have a Windows 8 notebook or tablet, you may have been wanting to upgrade to Windows 8.1 and haven't been prompted by the Windows...

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Feeling zippy

I've been working on getting back to my usual weight range and generally improving my level of fitness. Whereas my attempt to gain weigh...

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Get into the habit

We're midway through January and I wouldn't be surprised if a few of us haven't struggled with those New Year resolutions. I...

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Disconnected mapping

If you're travelling and have data roaming turned off or have a wifi only device and are out of range it can be a bit painful when you ...

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The 'droids you are looking for

If you're like me, you'll often be hunting for your phone or tablet. For me, it's often leaving a device in the car or under a p...

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Get your social media on... optimising Instagram

I expect that you or your web developer spend time every month reviewing your website performance, likely using Google Analytics. And, if yo...

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Straighten up with Instagram

Version 4.1 of Instagram for iPhone (and iPod Touch, iPad) came out on 7 August and now you're able to straighten photos. It's a ha...

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Take your pic... Android

Yesterday, I covered how to use Remote Shutter Pro to remote control the camera on an iOS device from another . Today, let's talk about ...

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