Acorn – our review
A few weeks ago a friend Andrea mentioned that she was trying out the savings and investment app from Acorns. The mechanics of the app is interesting and I was...
A few weeks ago a friend Andrea mentioned that she was trying out the savings and investment app from Acorns. The mechanics of the app is interesting and I was...
So after travelling for ten weeks as a family I feel life can and probably should be simpler, now we consciously need to put the effort in to working on...
EDITORIAL. In the search for ideas on how to simplify life, I decided to do some reading. My chosen research method is simple: a Google search and I would only...
EDITORIAL: How often do you think: “I wish my life was simpler”. At various times in my life I have had this feeling and feel a few people around me...
Our education system, even with the best of intentions, is slow to change. In recent times, updating the new curriculum in Australia was first spoken about in 1980 and only...
Sometimes tech seems like the biggest time sucker, hours lost wandering around the internet. But there are some technology tools that can help you manage and use your time more...
Although many people still prefer an old fashioned paper book, the convenience of devices is winning out. So much lighter to hold, no light required. Then there is the ability...
What a brilliant age we live in. Now we can create magic – bring a virtual design on our screen alive right in front of us. What’s more, there is...
We have just booked our holiday for the end of the year – an epic 10 week trip round the world…with a 5yo. Luckily I have been fine-tuning my favourite...
Love the idea of having a blog, your own place set up on the internet for your musings, photos and storytelling…but blogs are needy, they need constant feeding. Before you go...
EDITORIAL: Since the summer of 1989 and Marty McFly’s epic ride, children of all ages (who are now adults) have been screaming for the invention of a practical and access...
EDITORIAL: I have to admit I had some unexplained hesitation about jumping on the UBER bandwagon. Something held me back but now I am firmly converted. I tried it out...
The best way to explain the sharing economy or collaborative consumption is to look at well-known examples such as Airbnb. If you are yet to discover Airbnb, it’s a marketplace where...
What’s the difference between the Web and the Internet? The terms are often used interchangeably, and sometimes amusingly mashed together as The Interweb. But they are distinct, though complementary, things. The...
How big is the Internet? Big. Very big. So very big in fact, that it is running out† of the 4 billion originally possible addresses that can be assigned to connected...
You are browsing on a website, you check out a few items and then they seem to follow you around – on your social media, Google …everywhere! It happens because...
How good is the touch screen? It’s hard to remember a time without it. Touch screen works because your finger holds electrical current and creates an electrical conduit. So, it’s nothing...
Knowing how to code is definitely a skill for the future, as important is understanding logic and context. Try and avoid the stereotypical ‘Learn to code in 24hr” and think...
This is a new phenomenon where you race drones against each other or against the clock. The drone operator wears googles which gives them a first person view (FPV) and...
It might surprise you how much time we spend on apps. 85% of our total smartphone time is spent on apps and 74% of that time is spent on social...
Makers are people who create and make stuff. If you think about Men’s Sheds, they were makers. The Maker Movement is about makers working together through sharing with peers and...
Yes, most elite universities now offer MOOCs (Massive open online courses) which allow you to complete course material online for free. The downside? There is no tutoring, so the success...
Yes, there are ways in which your phone can simplify your life. IFTTT (if this then that) is a mobile app which allows you to create ‘recipes’ of what you would...
