Plugged in, not charging “issue” on Lenovo (in my case the Helix)

Plugged in, not charging “issue” on Lenovo (in my case the Helix)
If you’ve ever encountered this issue where you have your indicator saying that your batteries are plugged in, not charging and you have a Lenovo device, it may very well be not a bug, but a feature.  When i noticed this on my Helix, I googled and found a few solutions suggesting to uninstall, reinstall ...

Facebook is starting to become like the overly attached girlfriend…

Facebook is starting to become like the overly attached girlfriend…

Oh Google+, why did you take away my simple chat… 1

Oh Google+, why did you take away my simple chat…
A few weeks ago, google released a new google+ interface. I was kicking and screaming at first but I decided to hold my opinions to see if it grew on me. I wouldn’t say I’m active on the network, the only real reason I have for having the google+ page up is because my husband ...

On Apps and Sketchnoting

Going to try to blog at least once a day if i can. We’ll see how long i last. Some newly discovered apps today Papyrus seems to be a great app for sketchnoting. Its vector based and the UI is simple enough to switch between tools and colors quickly. It is alsk free with an ...

Sketchbook mobile on a Galaxy Note 8.0

In between taking notes, i switched apps to browser and twitter. Much to my frustration, just when i had a full page of sketchnotes, after switching back from the browser i lost the entire page! There was no indication that the app crashed, all the content just vanished. I at first thought i had done ...

Turning Data Into Insights Workshop by HyperIsland

Turning Data Into Insights Workshop by HyperIsland
Joined a workshop by HyperIsland yesterday. The focus was turning data into insight by Jonathan Briggs (@jonathanbriggs), one of the founders of HyperIsland in Sweden. In summary: 1. Have a theory 2. Test against the data 3. Look for simple changes and explore the impact of making those changes 4. Learn to tell stories with ...

Setting yourself up for Phishing Scams 1

Setting yourself up for Phishing Scams
If I were an unscrupulous phishing scammer, I would replicate this email, replacing it with my own phishing email address and proceed with my phishing scams. I’m no expert or anything but I don’t think this is the proper way to roll out an email address change to your database. Cebu pacific is basically setting ...

New Facebook Profile Page Layout

New Facebook Profile Page Layout
Just reloaded facebook and seeing this roll out anyone else seeing this now? more info on facebook’s news room http://newsroom.fb.com/News/584/Improvements-to-Timeline

On Facebook Privacy and Digital Etiquette

On Facebook Privacy and Digital Etiquette
A recent incident has Mark Zuckerberg’s own sister upset about how her family photo intended for her friends, ended up on the news (on twitter), though funnily enough, it’s her twitter ranting that eventually DID get it on the news. She posted a picture and set the visibility to friends only, but then she tagged ...

Socl: Pinterest for the rest of us

Socl: Pinterest for the rest of us
I saw this article on ZDNet this morning and signed up. I think the success of a social network is inversely proportional to the time it takes you to figure out what you can use it for. I had this challenge with pinterest. I signed up, went back a few times, but I just couldn’t ...