Organize Your Life: A Nexus 7 Review

Hi friends! I’m so excited to share my favorite new planning tools with you today – the NEW Nexus 7 Tablet and Moleskine Notebooks from Staples! What are your favorite tools to keep organized? I use a variety, from paper and pen to digital, on my laptop and now on the Nexus 7!

Moleskine Professional Notebook from Staples

By day I’m a project manager, so that means that I like to keep lists. And though I do this digitally, there’s also something about writing it down! A great notebook/planner is a MUST! Whether you’re planning out your family’s schedule, keeping track of things at work, or even planning out blog posts and making notes of blog to-do’s, Moleskine products have you covered!

Nexus 7 Tablet from Staples

Now on to the Nexus 7 review! I really like it! I was very interested in reviewing this product for a number of reasons. We have smart phones and larger tablets, but I have been on the market for a smaller, hand-held tablet that was more comfortable for reading and for portability. I’m just not going to toss our large tablets in my bag for on the go. And I was right about the Nexus 7! The 7-inch tablet was just what I was looking for. I have had it for the last couple of weeks and already I’m two books in (the blogging may suffer), and I’ve been able to take it with me everywhere. Which means, this is the PERFECT tool to keep organized!

So how do I use the Nexus 7 to stay organized? Well first off, it has all the social tools that I need to keep on top of the blog: Pinterest, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and more. But there are also other apps that I’ve found that are already helping me to get more organized this Fall! Some of them are so great that I’ve put together a list, in case you’re on the hunt for Android organization apps!

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Google Keep (Free) – Quickly capture what’s on your mind and be reminded at the right place or time. Create a checklist, enter a voice note or snap a photo and annotate it. Everything you add is instantly available on all your devices – desktop and mobile. Or if you’re already an Evernote fan and user, you can also use that instead!

Dropbox (Free) – Dropbox is a free service that lets you bring all your photos, docs, and videos anywhere. After you install Dropbox on your computer, any file you save to your Dropbox will automatically save to all your computers, your Android device, and even the Dropbox website! With the Dropbox app, you can take everything that matters to you on the go.Jorte

Chrome (Free) – Browse fast with the Chrome web browser on your Android phone and tablet. Sign in to sync your Chrome browser experience from your computer to bring it with you anywhere you go.

Robin (Free) – Need quick answers on the go, hands-free? Robin is your voice assistant for local information, GPS navigation, communication and fun! And she’ll help keep your eyes on the road and off your phone. Voice in, voice out.

Any.DO (Free) – Millions use Any.do every day to remember all the tasks they want to-do and make sure they get them done. Key benefits: Seamless cloud sync, Speech recognition, Alerts, Any.do Moment, Snooze tasks, Google Task Sync, Notes, Sub tasks, Amazing Widgets, Repeating / Recurring Tasks, Missed call, Auto complete, In app actions, Gesture support & much more!

CloudOn (Office for Free) – Unleash your productivity. The CloudOn workspace makes Microsoft Office® (Word, Excel and PowerPoint) files more accessible and useful on your Android tablet or smartphone letting you edit documents, spreadsheets and presentations from anywhere with full functionality. You can also connect to your Box, Dropbox, Google Drive and SkyDrive account(s), and share files with colleagues and contacts via email directly from the app.

Google Drive (Free) – With Google Drive, you can store all your files in one place, so you can access them from anywhere and share them with others.

CamScanner (Free) – Turn any Smartphone into a Scanner with CamScanner for Intelligent Document Management. CamScanner is an intelligent document management solution for individuals, small businesses, organizations, governments and schools. It is the perfect fit for those who want to scan, sync, edit, share and manage various contents on all devices.

Friday: Automated Journal (Free) – Friday is just like your brain. It captures events happening around you. The people you talk to, the places you visit, the images you capture, and the songs you listen to, etc. And like your brain, it initiates thoughts and ideas for you, it helps you remember information, it tries to anticipate actions.

Jorte Calendar (Free) – Jorte is one of the most popular calendar/organizer applications. They spent all their time and effort into making the application look as close to a real personal organizer as possible. Enjoy this highly customizable app, you cannot find an application which has as many functions as Jorte.

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22 KitchenAid Stand Mixer Tips & Troubleshooting Help

I love my KitchenAid and although I haven’t had any problems with it yet (knock on wood), I decided to put together a page full of tips and tricks that I’ve bookmarked from around the web so I have them on hand “just in case”. 

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So far there are basic maintenance solutions and fixes but I’ve also found a few neat ideas to try (such as shredding chicken, pulled pork, making homemade butter, etc.).

If you’re a lucky duck who has an old workhorse mixer that just won’t quit (pre-1986) and it’s getting a bit beat up, you’ll find a tutorial for how to take it apart and repaint it so it looks shiny new again.

Is there a goody I missed? Please feel free to share your experience in the comments section below. I’ll be adding more helpful ideas to this page as I find them so you may want to bookmark it for reference.

PS: Don’t miss the appliance cover tutorials I have listed on this page, these will help keep the machine dust-free.

How To Grease It: Here’s a well done tutorial with plenty of pictures showing how to take it apart and grease it (for maintenance).

Leaking Grease Fix: (video) This can happen if it sits too long between uses.

Converting Bread Machine Recipes: Especially useful for recipes that call for the bread machine’s dough cycle.

Shredding Cooked Chicken: Uses the cookie paddle attachment and takes just a few seconds!

How To Adjust The Beater: (video) Shows how to make small adjustments to the screw, testing is done with a dime in the bowl so you can tell when the tweaking is ideal.

Use The Dough Hook For Meatloaf: (can also use the paddle) The result is a finer textured meatloaf that holds its shape well.

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Drape A Towel Over The Bowl: (when mixing) This helps protect from a cloud of flour kicking up.

Dump In All Dry Ingredients At Once: (instead of incrementally) No more fussing with trying to add scoops of flour!

Head Wiggles: You’ll need to do a simple hinge pin adjustment. This quick video will show you how.

Brown Ooze Around The Drip Ring: (alternative fix to leaking grease mentioned above) Turn on Speed 10 for 2 minutes then wipe up any oil.

How To Paint It: If you have an old one that’s getting pretty shabby, here’s how to re-paint it and add vinyl decals.

Roll It On Marbles: (comment from January 7, 2009) Remove the 5 rubber feet at the bottom and replace them with marbles. Rest on a dry sponge to avoid it sliding off counter.

Make It Easy To Slide: By setting it on top of a dishcloth or small towel (the page has more tips too).

DIY Fixes: Covers a few issues such as oil leaking, overheating, working with non-KitchenAid recipes and overkneading.

Make Butter: Two quarts of cream will make a pound, whip at high speed, rinse well, wrap and freeze.

Kneading Advice For Various Flours: The time difference between white flour; part white flour; whole grain flours.

Pin “Won’t Push In” Fix: Wipe spring with a hot wet cloth then apply a drop of vegetable oil and wipe again. Work the spring by hand a few times before trying attachment again.

Easy Pulled Pork: Cut meat into 2 pound pieces (removing excess fat & the bone first) and use the dough hook for 20-30 seconds at a time.

How To Cream Butter & Sugar: Some great advice in this thread including: Make sure to use the paddle, beat butter first then add sugar (and more).

Hand Painted Designs Gallery: No tutorials here but wow! these are too beautiful not to share. Lots of inspiration if you’re planning a makeover.

DIY Splash Guard: Cheap & easy to make by cutting a hole in a plastic lid.

Make Your Own Flour: Requires the grain mill attachment, Chef Adam Kaye states that recipes will take on a whole new dimension.