A list of Free Image (Stock Photo) Sites

Finally people are starting to understand the issue of copyright on the internet - you can't just use any photo you find on Google.  Here are some sites that offer free Pixabay https://pixabay.com All images and videos on Pixabay are released free of copyrights under Creative Commons CC0. You may download, modify, distribute, and use … Continue reading A list of Free Image (Stock Photo) Sites

RIP Picasa Photos, I'll really miss you. I'm not in love with Google Photos yet.

An official blog post last week advised that Google will be "killing" their Picasa Photo product over the coming months.  Of course that's not the words they used, but I'm rather upset so am being a little overdramatic.  This has been one of my favourite programmes on both my Mac and PC over the last … Continue reading RIP Picasa Photos, I'll really miss you. I'm not in love with Google Photos yet.

5 Valuable Tips for Better Business Communication

Every day, business professionals communicate with everyone from co-workers to managers, business partners, suppliers, employees, customers and others. Communication is critical not only for your personal career, but also for the success of your business as a whole. Whether in person, over the phone, via email or on social media, the way you communicate will … Continue reading 5 Valuable Tips for Better Business Communication

5 Valuable Tips for Better Business Communication

Every day, business professionals communicate with everyone from co-workers to managers, business partners, suppliers, employees, customers and others. Communication is critical not only for your personal career, but also for the success of your business as a whole. Whether in person, over the phone, via email or on social media, the way you communicate will … Continue reading 5 Valuable Tips for Better Business Communication

Trying out Blab for the first time

2025 update: Blab & Bebo shut down around 2017. Keeping this post below live as it's interesting to keep track over the years of (previous) social media/communication apps and the evolution of this.  I've heard a few times now about Blab and recorded this 5 minute screencast of the very first time I took a look. … Continue reading Trying out Blab for the first time

2015 IBMS Startweek

For the academic year of 2015-16, I was involved in "Startweek" - the kick off programme for all IBMS (International Business & Management Studies) students at The Hague Universities of Applied Sciences in the Netherlands. I had the pleasure of hosting a class of 28 students from 10 different countries: the NetherlandsBelarusRussiaEgyptGermanyHungaryChinaUnited States of AmericaKosovoAruba … Continue reading 2015 IBMS Startweek

A list of Photo Editing Tools

Picasa Was my favourite!  Unfortunately no longer available. iPhoto Now called Apple Photos Photoshop From Adobe, I have this and keep trying to learn but find it complicated.  It definitely is at the peak of photo editing though.  Lightroom is a more simple version, more designed to organise photos but can also do some editing. … Continue reading A list of Photo Editing Tools

2015-16 Academic Year Opening The Hague University of Applied Sciences

Each year, there is an official opening event at The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands, where I work part time. The opening of the academic year 2015-16 on 31 August 2015 was attended by His Majesty King Willem-Alexander. He gave the opening address in the AULA, for which I was fortunate to be … Continue reading 2015-16 Academic Year Opening The Hague University of Applied Sciences

A list of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems

This post is part of a series where I am compiling lists of various tools for individuals and business, and sharing some of my experiences and examples for each.  Here are links to all the Zestee lists so far: list of elearning platforms list of social media platforms list of CRM (customer relationship management) systems (this … Continue reading A list of CRM (Customer Relationship Management) systems