In a Nutshell
other blog: fabulously broke in the city
minimalist since: 2007 -- why minimalism?
talk to me: contact me here!
current location: canada/usa
home: hotel room
owns: 3 suitcases 2 carryons of stuff
# of items: more than 100!
furniture: 1 japanese futon
works: business consultant
gadgets: macbook pro, ipod touch (pda)
drinks: earl grey cream tea
practices: rebel yoga and de-cluttering
loves: minimalism, $$ management, traveling
quirk: must prep my food before eating
Technology Archive
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Downsizing your music collection
Posted on 2 July , 2012 | 17 CommentsI don’t own CDs nor do I own cassettes. What I do own, are two hard drives full of music @ 200GB worth. That’s thousands upon thousands of songs, and... -
Technology on the move: How to be mobile, minimalist & connected
Posted on 14 May , 2012 | 3 CommentsA little history As someone who has moved apartments at least once a year (sometimes two or three times in a year) for the past 8 years, on top of... -
Essential Technology for a Minimalist
Posted on 21 March , 2012 | 10 CommentsI am a huge fan of gadgets but not all technology is useful. A lot of gadgets don’t mean your life will be better and less uncluttered. But not having... -
Kids and Old Technology
Posted on 24 February , 2012 | 4 CommentsI feel very old right now. I didn’t recognize some of the items like the HP mouse (I thought it was a remote control.. *blush*), but I did have a... -
Who are the Millennials?
Posted on 11 January , 2012 | 4 CommentsI’m in this age group: 18-28, so I find it fascinating that a lot of what they say (except for the texting bit, I hate texting) is very true. BF... -
The Bend Desk: A very cool conceptual design
Posted on 18 November , 2011 | 4 CommentsI really love the design of this desk! Can you imagine? You work on it on the desk and then you shift it up on your “board”. Or you have... -
Ruining TV for Us – Using Green Screens in Hollywood
Posted on 16 February , 2011 | 11 CommentsOkay so I already knew the magic of using a green screen, but this makes it even clearer to me how much they use it! What I find even more... -
Gadget Flip Concept Phone
Posted on 10 February , 2011 | 2 CommentsWhat is being creative? from Kristian Ulrich Larsen on Vimeo. It looks a bit awkward at first, but the three screens are an interesting idea. Or that you just hold... -
Minimalists Speak Up & How to Translate Feeds in Google Reader
Posted on 13 November , 2010 | 8 CommentsMINIMALIST INSPIRATION Please head over to Mind the Beginner for some incredible inspiration. I was lucky enough to be chosen by Christiaan to give my thoughts on the benefits of being... -
Backing up your work: The reasoning & the process
Posted on 15 March , 2010 | 9 CommentsFor those of you who know me (either online or offline), you will probably hear at one point or another how much I LOVE external hard drives. Why I back... -
Don’t just shred your paper, turn it into toilet paper with this machine!
Posted on 2 February , 2010 | 3 CommentsInvented in Japan of course — a country well aware of what can and cannot be recycled due to its history (war-ridden, perpetually high population packed into a small urban... -
Saturday Project: Minimalism on a Desktop
Posted on 14 November , 2009 | No CommentsLast week, I talked about modifications to your Firefox browser to just let it show favicons. This week, it’ll be modifying your Windows Vista (or XP) desktop to be clean... -
Saturday Project: Minimalist Internet Browser Menu Bar
Posted on 7 November , 2009 | 2 CommentsToday’s Saturday Project will take you maybe 15 minutes, maximum. We’re going to get your Toolbar menu in your browser to be sleek and .. well, minimalist! It’s going to...