Eleanor's bookshelf: tech en-US Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:43:51 -0700 60 Eleanor's bookshelf: tech 144 41 /images/layout/goodreads_logo_144.jpg <![CDATA[Procreate for Beginners 2023: A Step-by-Step Guide with Illustrative Images to Master How to Create Stunning Artwork with Procreate]]> 146520540 Some of the topics covered in this book
Are you an experienced artist looking to take your skills to the next level? This book is the perfect guide for you too! With advanced techniques and tips for professional-level work, you’ll learn how to push the boundaries of your art and create genuinely breathtaking pieces. You’ll be able to add depth, dimension and emotion to your art like never before. Don’t let your artistic dreams be held back by a lack of knowledge. Order your copy today and start your journey to becoming the artist you were meant to be. Click the BUY NOW button to begin your creative journey!]]>
140 Bryan C. Sams Eleanor 0 to-read, how-to, tech 0.0 Procreate for Beginners 2023: A Step-by-Step Guide with Illustrative Images to Master How to Create Stunning Artwork with Procreate
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<![CDATA[Nerd Know-How: The 27+ Best Apps for Work...: & How to Use 'Em!]]> 25656678
Beth Z is a technology expert and proud nerd who shares the best apps, tech tools, widgets and gadgets to thousands of people a year. The author of three books, Beth keeps up with the latest technology so you don't have to.

Nerd Know-How brings you into the nerdy world of Beth Z while you discover apps to help you organize your work and life, collaborate with others, share your knowledge, design anything creative, create images and videos, travel the world, outsource your busy work and Google smarter.

When you read this book, keep these thoughts in mind:

These Tools Are a Starting Point

For the most part, each tool is just one option in a very crowded and competitive category. I included alternatives to each, but that list is just a starting place for a plethora of competitors.

These Tools Are Awesome

I chose these particular tools for their dependability, multi-platform availability, popularity and ease of use. If you've attended any of my presentations, this book serves as the missing manual for many of the tools I talk about.

This Book Is a Starting Point

For each tool, you'll find insight, tips and ideas, but the sections are by no means exhaustive. If I covered all the functionality, each chapter would be a book by itself. The goal is to provide you some key techniques for making the most of the tool.]]>
300 Beth Ziesenis 0692453369 Eleanor 3 tech 4.10 2015 Nerd Know-How: The 27+ Best Apps for Work...: & How to Use 'Em!
author: Beth Ziesenis
name: Eleanor
average rating: 4.10
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2016/02/01
date added: 2016/02/02
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<![CDATA[Hammocks and Hard Drives: The Tech Guide for Digital Nomads]]> 21865105
If you travel and work online, you’re dependent on technology. Love it or hate it, it’s part of your daily life � without it, you won’t get paid � and yet it’s something that’s barely mentioned when people talk about this lifestyle.

Working from the road comes with a unique set of challenges. The systems, equipment and processes that are perfect in a traditional office environment rarely work well outside of it. Unreliable Internet and no dedicated workplace make productivity a challenge, and the need to fit everything in your luggage severely limits your equipment choices.

Security is a major problem, yet one that’s largely ignored until it’s too late. There’s a big difference between sitting in a cubicle protected by access cards and security guards, and wandering around the streets of a foreign city trying to find a cafe to work in. In the euphoria of finding a wireless network that actually functions, it’s rare to stop and think about the passwords and confidential information that you’re sending across it � and who else might be looking at them.

The risk of equipment failure is much higher on the streets of South East Asia than in an air-conditioned Manhattan office, yet there’s no tech support person backing up your data or ready to come around with a new laptop when yours breaks.

You can’t just walk around to a colleague’s desk when they’re ten thousand miles and nine time zones away. Working together with a business partner or client is much harder when you're on the road, especially if you’re trying to do everything by email.

If you’re like most digital nomads, you’re not a tech guru nor do you want to be. Instead, you’re an expert in your own field � an artist, photographer, writer, engineer or something else entirely. Every hour that’s wasted trying to fix a computer problem is an hour you’d much rather spend doing anything else. You just need things to work, using the right tools for the job and having enough knowledge to get everything done safely, securely and with a minimum of hassle. Technology is simply a means to an end.

I’ve written this book for you.

Whether you’re already a digital nomad or are planning to be, this book provides you with the straightforward, practical tech advice you need to work safely and effectively from anywhere.

I’ll give you the knowledge to choose exactly which equipment you need � and be certain about what you don't. Whether it’s a laptop, phone, hard drive or anything else, you’ll be able to focus on the features that matter on the road, and go beyond the sales people and specifications to make truly informed decisions.

I’ll help you and your data stay secure in highly-insecure environments (including some you probably haven’t thought about). You’ll have the right tools and gear to get faster, cheaper and more reliable Internet connections anywhere in the world � and will know what to do when those connections inevitably stop working.

You’ll save money on phone and data bills, and be able to collaborate effectively with others whether they’re on the other side of the table or the other side of the world. You’ll know exactly how to prevent a tech disaster from destroying your business, and which websites and apps are worth your time and money.

In short, I completely demystify the technology behind life as a digital nomad. By the end of this book, you’ll be armed with the technical knowledge, skills, equipment and tools to run your business from wherever in the world you happen to be.]]>
88 Dave Dean Eleanor 4 tech, travel 3.38 2014 Hammocks and Hard Drives: The Tech Guide for Digital Nomads
author: Dave Dean
name: Eleanor
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2014
rating: 4
read at: 2015/09/26
date added: 2015/11/22
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