Appvent day 20 – Make gorgeous graphics with Canva
Do you look at other people's social media feeds and wish that you could come up with beatuiful inspiring images to post? Or wonder how to make catchy graphics to go into your blog posts? Or a quick flyer for a workshop you are running? Canva can do all this for you...
Appvent Day 19 – Because it’s my birthday, it’s Spotify!
Today is my birthday so I feel justified in going for a fun app. Today I am choosing Spotify which is a music app. It's getting hard to remember what life was like without everything available at the click of a button and Spotify, along with iTunes, have changed the...
Appvent Day 18 – Calendly
Have you ever wanted to have a quick chat with someone, a potential client or someone you met networking, and ended up in a back and forth exchange of emails that seems to go on for ages to arrange a time? Well this can be solved in an instant with a scheduling tool....
Appvent day 17 – Control your self too!
Yesterday I talked about controlling your kids screen time but we all know it's not just the kids that can spend too much time staring at the screen. If you don't feel like you have enough time in the day but aren't quite sure where it's all going then Rescue Time...
Appvent day 16 – One for the parents. Control your kids!
Today's app is not a business one but it's so useful I wanted to share it. It's called Screentime and it allows you to control your kids electronic devices so they don't spend the entire day on their phone or tablet. You can choose which functions on the phone you...
Appvent Day 15 – I can’t leave out Evernote
Well, you knew it was coming. Evernote is one of my 'can't live without' apps. It helps to keep my brain clear of drivel and lets me save lots of useful things I find round the internet in a way that I can find again easily. It's a bit tricky to explain in words so...
Appvent Day 14 – Assert yourself with Just not Sorry!
I was going to apologise for this app being only available on Gmail but actually, Gmail has transformed email and the way I work so I'm not going to! Instead I'm going to highly recommend anyone not using Gmail takes a look at what it has to offer. One of the things...
Appvent Day 13 – An easy way to find a font
Today's app is quite specific but it is also brilliant when you need it. I use it quite often when I'm building websites and thought I'd share so you can become a font addict like me! The app is called Fount (a pity combination of found and font) and it allows you to...
Appvent Day 12! The best To Do list ever
I mentioned Google Keep a few days ago as a list making tool. It's great for keeping track of things you need in lists to refer back to but today's tool is even better... ToDoist is a to do list on steroids. Let me show you how it works. Firstly you create an account...
Appvent Day 11 – Podcasts
A super quickie today as I'm nursing a poorly child. Yesterday I shared Audible as a great way to listen to more books and use up 'dead' time like when I'm washing up or driving. I also spend a few hours a week listening to podcasts. Podcasts are hard to describe if...