Tiny Tutorial Thursday: Pushbullet Awesomeness

Welcome to another Tiny Tutorial Thursday! We love so many apps and tools here in “The Garden.” There aren’t many that we use every single day. Pushbullet, however, has become an indespensible app. We use it to send quick links to ourselves and each other, for getting cell phone notifications when our phone is in […]

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Bring the (Ambient) Noise

There are some folks that like to work to the tune of absolute silence. Steph is not one of them. She loves to work to the sound of just about everything. When she discovered ambient noise apps, they immediately became a staple in her day. Check out our demo of each below! YouTube A Soft […]

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Tiny Tutorial Thursday Goes Into Overdrive! 

Hello, Thursday Nerds! Today, we’re starting out our post with an announcement. After careful consideration, we’re going to be cutting our posts down to one day a week on Thursdays. There are a couple of reasons for that. First off, we’ve got a ton of ideas planned for all of you. More videos, more classes, […]

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By Request: A Review Of NextCloud Apps

Happy Thursday, Nerds, and Nerdettes! We’ve had several emails and comments about the apps that are available for NextCloud. Why aren’t we using them? What made us stick with solutions like Cozi and Google Calendar or Evernote and Notes instead of the NextCloud app family. When Aaron first installed NextCloud, he played around with some […]

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Stream It Like You Mean It!

Let’s be honest. How many of you remember the days of mix tapes or mix CDs? We sure do. You’d wait all day by the stereo, awaiting the moment when your favorite station would play your jam. Or, you’d run down to the Record store—hands up if you remember National Record Mart—only to discover they were […]

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My 5 Favorite Text Editors

Hello. My name is Aaron and I have a confession…I use text editors. Don’t judge. You don’t understand. I mean I use them for almost everything. I use them when it doesn’t make sense to use them. Do I write notes in Word or LibreOffice? No! I use a text editor. I wrote the first draft of […]

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5 Android Apps For A Very Nerdy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving, fellow Nerds! Today, is that great,American tradition. The one where we sit around, watch football, and stuff ourselves silly. And it all happens in the company of our closest friends and relatives. Keeping in the tradition of all things nerdy here in The Garden, we’d like to offer up a shortlist of 5 […]

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20 Super-Useful Apps We Just Can’t Live Without!

It’s Monday! We hope you have a hella-good one. One of the things we’ve chatted about this past weekend in the garden are our favorite apps and we thoughts we’d share them with all of you. So, without further ado, here are 20 super-useful apps for a mix of platforms and devices. Music Audacity: When […]

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