Category: Digital Life
My thoughts, ramblings and learnings on current tech news, social media, various digital apps, software, tools and Microsoft Windows.
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How I reduce morning anxiety with a morning routine
The stress hormone cortisol can be at its highest when we first wake up, so it’s not unusual to feel anxious in the morning. If you are anxious in the morning, with a racing heart or upset stomach, you’re not the only one. Many people feel anxious when they wake up because their cortisol levels… Continue reading
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Beyond email: Microsoft time management exec and Satya Nadella mentee on the future of Outlook
Outlook is one of Microsoft’s oldest products — at nearly 22 years old, it is the same age as some of the fresh-faced interns that arrive on the company’s Redmond campus every summer. But it just keeps humming along, outlasting many programs and initiatives that have been conceived, released and discarded during its lifetime. Microsoft… Continue reading
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Don’t Hold Back Your Emojis – It’s a text world
We lose so much emotion in our text messages and emails—the tone of voice, gestures, facial expressions, body language, that quiver of excitement. This poem called Indirect by BABYRUTHBEER caught my attention today: To sigh after a long story,or to gasp when you hear something silly;Two of the wonders you can’t doif online chat is… Continue reading
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Cheeky Microsoft Windows & Surface vs iPad Adverts
It’s great to see Microsoft being bold with their Windows and Surface adverts/commercials! Check out the cheeky comparison below, this is long overdue! Continue reading
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One Experience. On every device. For everything in your life.
There are considerable benefits in investing in one platform for all your devices – the same mobile phone platform, the same platform for your tablet, your work notebook, and your gaming console. I have chosen Microsoft as my platform, and I will tell you why. In a previous life, I had an Android smartphone, an… Continue reading
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Facebook Unfriend
I have been looking at the word “Friend” for so long that the spelling is starting to look strange. F.R.I.E.N.D. Weird. I have been doing a clean-up of friends on Facebook – unfriending people that I actually don’t know… and even a few that I don’t want to know anymore too! It’s not to be… Continue reading