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My Experience as a Digital Nomad
Tags: Digital Nomads, Experience, Digital Nomad Lifestyle, Travel Blog And Diary, Content Writing

My Experience as a Digital Nomad

*Jobs fill your pockets, adventure fills your soul.*

I am what is called a digital nomad. Life as a digital nomad has been an incredibly enriching experience as I have worked from the most beautiful places in the world. My job requires world tour which has been my dream since childhood. I have been working like this from the past four years and those years have been the best of my life, during which I have experienced the soaring high sand the deepest lows. It is no doubt that I am irrevocably in love with my job as travelling is my deepest passion and sharing that joy with my parents is my biggest achievement. In fact, the best part of my job is that I take my home,my world i.e., my parents with me wherever I go.

My lust for wandering has led me to work from the lofty Hollywood hills of Los Angeles to the amazing historical museums of The Garden State, New Jersey. One day I did my work while sipping coffee in New Zealand while the other day I was sitting working in the cool breezes of Colosseum in Rome. In the morning, I would be meditating in Bali whereas in the evening, I would be working on a boat in Venice ,Italy.

I have seen the world's most exquisite pieces of wonder and experience the oldest and most enriching cultures. I have admired the wax art of Nainital, India and have been awestruck by the silk work of China. I have licked my fingers off the delicacies of Thailand and have had the loveliest brunches in England.
On the Threshold of Intimacy
By: Emily Rose Schmidt
Tags: Intimacy, Relationships, Vulnerability, Digital Nomads, Love

I’m really good at being open- to a certain extent. I can give honest answers to what’s going on in my life and share my personal experiences online without breaking a sweat. I can share intimate moments with strangers and I can love people freely. But when things get real (and real being someone who wants to love me, or someone I want to love), I clam up. Apparently being open isn’t a direct correlation to openness with vulnerability.

When a relationship gets too intimate my brain starts making me feel things- and not the pleasant, hormone-induced kind. It’s more like a barricade is placed around my heart with walls so thick very little love is able to be given and even less is received.

The level of discomfort is heightened and I begin to pull away from my prospective partner. I start to listen to the uneasy feeling in my chest. I can’t feel the love anymore and what’s left is uncertainty. Uncertainty if I should really let this person in. If whatever this relationship is, or could be, is really ‘right’. This manifests as a feeling that there’s something wrong with them because they’re causing me discomfort. It can’t be a ‘right’ relationship if I’m uncomfortable.

The funny thing is they haven’t changed. They’re the same person they were- kind, supportive, loving- before we realized there might be something ‘more’. Something with longer potential. Something that has the possibility to hurt me at the end.

Once we cross the imaginary line of my comfort level I’m the one who’s changing. Who’s putting up barriers, sabotaging my relationships, and letting fear dominate my decisions.
3 Things I Struggle With As A Blogger
By: Chelsea Martin
Tags: Content Creation, Blogging, Digital Nomads

I’ve been running the Cultural Wildchild full-time for almost a year and I still haven’t found myself following a strict routine. When you try to search for how to run a successful blog, post often and consistently has found its way to the top of most lists.

I can honestly say that I was one of those people who was trying to find the hidden formula to success but I also had to take a hard look in the mirror and realize that I’m not perfect and I put a lot of pressure on myself to make sure that this site is the best that it can possibly be.

This morning, I sat down and identified what I would say are my three biggest factors that I find myself struggling with more often than not.

Time Management

There’s a reason why I’ve branded myself as a cultural wild child. Sometimes I joke with people that I have the attention span of the dog in Up!

I can have the best intentions in the world of sitting myself down and creating new posts for you guys to enjoy but like any human, there are distractions.

My biggest vice: Social Media.

Scrolling on Twitter, watching left or right on Tinder/Bumble and playing iPhone games can take my process of writing/editing new content from the traditional 1.5 hours to well over 3 or 4. Sometimes, I find myself on my phone until the sun goes down and when I look at my computer, I only have two sentences typed.

Using apps such as Toggl have really kept me on track in the past with notifications when they see that I’m idle for too long and not typing on my laptop. Talk about an accountability coach!

Motivation

If you’ve been paying close attention to my updates and publishing schedule, or lack thereof, you might have noticed that I have posted anything since October of last year!

I’ve been candid in the past about my struggles with depression and anxiety and I chalk my hiatus up as a casualty of that ongoing battle.

I wasn’t finding myself where I wanted to be financially, career-wise or in terms of my blog so I decided to take a step back to try and enjoy the holidays with my family and work my primary job. Holiday hours in retail are no joke, especially when you’re the one behind the register.

Nowadays, whenever I have an idea for new content, I write it down immediately. Whether it be in a journal or my notes app on my phone, I always make sure that it’s not just a fleeting idea. I’m getting better so bear with me.

Coming up with consistent fresh content

As much as I would love to say that coming up with topics to write about is a breeze, I would be lying. One of the only advantages that I’d say that I have is the fact that I tackle a bunch of different topics.

Now that I’m launching my YouTube channel, it’s only going to get more challenging but when have I ever shied away from a challenge? Since most of you don’t know me very well, I’ll answer for you: NEVER.

I’m optimistic about what’s to come in the future and it will only go up from here!

If you’re a blogger or content creator, drop some of the things that you struggle with in the comments below! Don’t worry, this is a safe space.
The best cities for digital nomads. Part II
By: Gm Coaching
Tags: Digital Nomad Lifestyle, Gm Consulting, Digital Nomadism, Digital Nomads

The best cities for digital nomads. Part II

Budapest, Hungary

Budapest is a good destination for digital nomads. In fact, together with Berlin, they are the destinations most frequented by professionals who work remotely.

The attractions are its low prices and good standard of living, it is a peaceful destination, with good temperatures if you cannot stand the heat of Southeast Asia, the internet is fabulous as well as the health services. In addition, the nightlife in Budapest is known throughout Europe.

Berlin Germany

Berlin is the cosmopolitan city par excellence in Europe. City of art, urban culture and music. Despite being the capital of Germany, Berlin is not one of the most expensive cities in the country, quite the contrary. If you add the quality of life, services, health, places with internet in the city, nightlife, and even the number of startups in this destination, Berlin is one of the cities to consider if you are a digital nomad. .

London England

Unlike the destinations mentioned above, the cost of living in this city is the highest, which does not mean that it is a good city for digital nomads.

In this city you have coworking and spaces with Wi-Fi internet in every corner, you will have no problem finding a suitable place to work remotely. In addition, all this together with the different options that London offers in terms of culture and urban life. On the other hand, it can be an ideal option to improve your level of English.
How I became a Digital Nomad!
By: Mäx Gerstenmeyer
Tags: Travel, Online Marketing, Digital Nomads, Financial Freedom, Freedom

How I became a Digital Nomad!

When I was just a little 4 year old boy, my parents showed me many spectacular places around the world. Every year we would go discover interesting countries in Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Europe. Besides that my hippie father and my pretty open-minded mother introduced me to the world of arts pretty early.

After Highschool I decided to study Sinology (china studies) and anthropology because I thought this would be my key to the world that I could use to open all doors for me and just be travelling and having a good time for the rest of my life…

I was a suuuper lazy and shy student and I didnt like uni that much and back then I didn´t realize that in order to get a university degree you are supposed to actually do something and not just hang out and party with your friends. After 4 years of being constantly broke and spending every penny I had on travelling, I eventually managed (don´t ask me how ;)) to graduate and hold my Bachelor degree in my hands.

But now what???

I just wanted to do what I loved, travel the world and make money while doing so but my internal fear was that I couldnt reach my goal and instead I would end up being a translator and working in a boring 9/5 for a chinese company somewhere in Germany. I didn´t want to be depressed for the rest of my life.

On the outside I pretended that everything was under control and that I had a clear plan in mind…everything eeeeeasyyyy…but I really didnt know what to do next…

I had no idea of how to combine the thing that I studied with the thing that I wanted to do and I was to find a solution by myself…

…I realized that I was on my own and that no job would allow me to have the lifestyle that I wished for myself. I knew that I would have to be an entrepreneur.

So I opened my own clothing brand and started travelling around Europe selling my self-designed super colorful apparel on music festivals and fairs. In addition I built an Onlineshop and learned a lot about Online Marketing.

The conflict that evolved after a while was that all these festivals were exhausting, very hard work in combination with bad sleep, a lot of alcohol and super high expanses. I couldnt really “travel” anymore and moneywise I had ups and downs all the time. In addition to that I couldn´t really figure out that Online Marketing thing for a while…I started to see my first real success after learning about the existence of funnels and especially after doing the One Funnel Away Challenge (check it out here https://bit.ly/2VoW9SC)

…Finally I figured out how to avoid having to work 9/5 and being able to work and travel and do what I always wanted…I transformed myself into a digital nomad.

This achievement made me lose my initial lazyness and shyness because I started doing what I lived for…I found a way of being my own boss and living a free life. Besides that I learned that I want to help other people to achieve their dreams by showing them how they can design their lives themselves too.
Escape the Rat Race Radio EP008: Digital Marketing Expert Brad Hart Discusses The Foundations Of Online Success
By: Escape The Rat Race
Tags: Digital Nomads, Online Marketing, Brad Hart, Online, Digital Marketing

Listen & Download this #ETRR episode: https://www.etrr.online/bradhartpodcast

Would you like to transfer your unique knowledge into an online course that serves and teaches people all around the world, allowing you to generate an income 24/7 whilst you sleep? Brad Hart has the answer in today’s show!

Brad Hard [ Market Your Course]

On this week’s episode, Christian Rodwell invites online business expert and Founder of Market Your Course, Brad Hart, to share his story.

During the conversation, Brad reveals the processes that all successful business people follow in order to leverage what they already know to reach more people online.

Brad’s number one value add has always been learning how to serve people, and realising that the better you serve, the more you get paid. By applying this philosophy to the online world, Brad has managed to build highly successful businesses for himself, and his business partner Miguel Hernandez who is one of the best-selling course instructors on the online learning platform Udemy.

As with any entrepreneur’s journey, the road is seldom a straight line, and you’ll hear some truly inspirational stories which Brad shares along the way, including hanging out with some of the biggest names in the personal development & business world.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:

That all successful online businesses still revolve around people, and why when you are launching a new business you must focus on getting good at serving one person first, before you think about leveraging your business to reach more people online

Why so many people get caught up in the daily grind and settle for a life that is just good, rather than pushing themselves to achieve a life that is truly great

How childhood challenges led to Brad hanging out in Malibu with New York Times Bestselling Author of ‘The Game’, Neil Strauss.

Why you shouldn’t have a fear about failure, and why not every one thing needs to work out in order for you to have an exceptional life

The chance meeting between Brad and his business partner, Miguel Hernandez, top selling course instructor on Udemy

Why authenticity & bespoke solution is key to standing out from the crowd online

GUEST DETAILS

Market Your Course — Website

Make More Marbles — Website

Twitter

LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE

Wealth Dynamics — Which Entrepreneur Profile Are you?

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Make More Marbles

Listen & Download this #ETRR episode: https://www.etrr.online/bradhartpodcast
The 6 Best Things About Being a Freelancer
Tags: Freelancing, Digital Nomads, Graphic Designer, Freelancers, Creative

Photo by Mia Baker on Unsplash

1. Variety of Projects.

You can pursue projects you really want. One week you work on a national campaign for deodorant, the next week you edit product photos for an e-commerce company. Unless you’re in a specialized niche, most freelancers will tackle countless projects over the course of a career. Which leads me too..

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2. Learn More Faster

You’re a pro at Adobe Illustrator, but a new client wants a PowerPoint template. A third clients needs help with AfterEffects. A fourth wants photo retouching. You’re now a pro at many different types of software, not to mention the skills needed to land and communicate with the client. Freelancers must be versatile and keep up with the latest design and business software and trends. There’s little chance of the stagnation many desk jockeys experience.

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2. Work Where You Choose

If you’re a fan of Reddit, you might have chanced upon r/DIGITALNOMAD. Freelancers humble brag about working from a laptop on a beach in Mexico or Vietnam. Veteran nomads trade tips about VPNs and the how to budget and file ex-pat taxes. While this may seem extreme to some, freelancing will offer you a chance to trade your cubicle for digs of your own choosing.

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3. Control Your Workload. Do you have a wedding in 6 weeks and your boss won’t let you take time off?Of course, freelancers have to work at the whim of clients, but you do have the ability to turn down projects based on your schedule. The ability to control the amount of work on your plate is amazing.

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5. No Commute

Shout from the rooftops: NO COMMUTE! You won’t miss losing two hours a day driving in stressful traffic.

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6. Be Your Own Boss

You choose the projects to pursue, the hours you work, where you work, and the clients you work with. As the boss, you’re also responsible for everything. Being a boss is daunting and not for everyone. You are responsible for bringing in clients, managing them, producing the work and keeping up with the financials and business ends. Freelancing is an endless loop of work. But, at the end of the day you only have to answer to yourself.

The Takeaway

Freelancing has many perks, including professional freedom. Life isn’t all rainbows and unicorns, but there are clear benefits.
Off-line developing during an intercity trip in 2019
By: Simon Frey
Tags: Digital Nomad, Programming, Digital Nomad Lifestyle, Offline First, Germany

As you might imagine from the title, I am at the moment of writing this article sitting in a train from Berlin to Hamburg. For those of you who have never been in Germany…we do have WIFI on the trains here, but contrary to what you might expect it is really bad. (And if it is sometimes fast enough, you get only 200mb of traffic <= Thanks to mac address randomization that can be bypassed)

Wait, what? Bad WIFI on trains in the first world industry nation Germany? Yes, even during my travel on a train in Thailand I had way better WIFI than I ever experienced in the German trains. There are two main factors for that:

Bad mobile network overall…if you leave the bigger cities you most of the time do not even have Edge (yes kids, slower than 2G) or a mobile network connection at all. So sad!

Cheap hardware in the trains. Actually the modems in the trains are standard 3G modems you may also purchase as mobile hot-spot device. Sure they are a bit more powerful, but they are not made for this special use case: Connection to new base stations in at a high ratio. It actually is a quite hard technical challenge to have a modem do this on a high speed train. But we have 2019 …thinking about sending people to mars…and as we can see in other countries this problem is apparently solved. Maybe some more money would be good invested here.

But enough ranting about the WIFI in here (that is BTW current non existent)

OK sorry one more thought: Looking around me I see a lot of people in nice suites working on there laptops. Imagine them earning 60€/hour and they need double the time for a task, because the WIFI is so weak. Assuming there are 100 (conservative calculation) of such people on a train. So during this single trip from Berlin to Hamburg (2h) there is 60€ * 100 * 2 = 12 000€ of wasted human capital….better not tell that any company paying their employees the train ride and the “work time” during this trip.

Actually this article is about tech

I experience this not the first time, but why am I triggered this time that much, that I decided to write a blog post about this topic? As web developer I am currently working on a live chat project (gramchat.me — please be kind, the landing page would be finished if I actually could work here) where I wanted to finish the landing page & documentation during this trip.

Now I experience myself sitting here and my laptop, normally the device paying my rent, is not more than a dump black box….close to every work flow I have does requires the Internet, I can’t work off-line. grrrrr

How could that happen? Normally I am always at places with good WIFI or mobile network (Berlin Big City Life) and so some bad habits sneaked in:
Top 5 Ways to Obtain Discipline When Working Remotely
By: Ivana Veljović
Tags: Digital Nomads, Remote Working, Work, Hrtech, Work Life Balance

While working remotely has many advantages over flaws, specific rules need to be followed to maximize the performance of your work. If you are one of those people who work or plan to work from home, we give you some tips on how to approach it in the best possible way.

The schedule must be above all

Schedule a working time like when you work at a company, determine how long a small break will be, as well as lunch and how many hours you will be working. You will have to respect the time because if you don’t, you will have a lot of tasks you haven’t finish waiting for you in the last two days of the week. Keep in mind that your effectiveness decreases in situations when you have to do more things at once.

Although there are many applications that allow you to enter a calendar, such as Trello, plain paper and pen will also serve the purpose because it will be in front of you and you will not have to click to see what’s next or what you may have forgotten.

Wake up early

Feel free to sleep a little later past to commute time but make sure you are ready to start responding emails and messages at 9 am. At Aurity the first thing in the morning you do is to say hello to your colleagues and join the Standup meetings. Those meetings are scheduled in advance and their time shouldn’t be changed.

A particular workplace is needed

Get dress as you would get dressed for work in the office. Though the first may sound funny, it will help you work from home seriously. You will find it difficult to concentrate if you are lying on the bed wearing a pajama. That is why it is necessary to create a particular workplace, which will be separated from the rest of the home. Of course, if you have a room, you can turn into a small office, that’s a far better option. But since most people live in apartments, having just a part of the room for your office is also not a bad idea. This will be the place where you will perform all your tasks and where you will leave the job at the end of the day.

Optionally exclude notifications

Social networks should be prohibited, only if your job is not closely related to them. Constant sounds and messages will only hinder you, and by opening messages and links, you will lose more time than you have planned. You know that once concentration drops, it’s hard to get it back.

Measure your effectiveness

Set the realistic goals you need to accomplish each month. Write down everything you do during the day to see if there are some things where you are losing valuable time, and you are not aware of it.

If you like working remotely and are looking for new challenges check opened position Aurity and join our team — https://www.aurity.co/join-us.
COVID-19 and the Death of the Digital Nomad
By: Maggie Hicks
Tags: Remote Working, Covid 19, Remote Work, Digital Nomads

Can’t travel. Everyone now forced work online (if they’re job permits).

We’re no longer a novel breed of workers. From entrepreneurs to contractors and “gig” workers. The playing field has been leveled. Many people/companies are facing the reality of move online or have business grind to a staggering halt.

Not everyone has the luxury of moving their business online, and those that have been labeled “digital nomads” have made it their priority to stay location independent and surrounded ourselves in the luxury of working from wherever we choose to roam (or has the best wifi, beach access ratio).

But now we are being forced to pick a “home”. Now we have to take a hard look at the life we have chosen and the insecurities it brings, and find a place to hunker down for a while. Some are choosing to stay abroad, but MANY are being “called home” during this pandemic that has spread around the world.

We’re now relying on family members and friends to put us up. We’re putting them at risk by traveling back to them during this time. We’re having to give up many of the luxuries we once had and it’s HARD. Our freedom we have chased around the world is over for now.

So what can we do about it?

Now is the perfect time to practice gratitude. Gratitude for the time we were able to spend so freely. Time to be grateful for the tools and resources we have grown so accustomed to using to work remotely.

Now time to SHARE.

Let’s help out our non-nomadic friends as they transition into the digital workspace.

Let’s help get our teacher friends set up on Slack as they try to work with their school districts to organize online teaching.

Let’s help our small business friends set up online invoicing and payment methods. Help them get creative with how they run their businesses.

We are the masters of finding ways to work online because we’re veterans to this idea. So let’s get location dependent. Halt our travels for the sake of those we care about and for the health of the world, and let’s tap into our online communities as they grow at this time and share the knowledge we’ve accumulated in our time abroad.
Remote Work for a Digital Nomad
By: Gabrielle Martorana
Tags: Remote Work Opportunities, Digital Nomads, Digital Nomad Lifestyle, Digital Nomad Jobs, Remote Work

How to find remote work, make money, and support your digital nomad lifestyle.

A lot of people are under the impression that you have to be a virtual assistant or a professional coder to make money while being a digital nomad. But that is simply not the case. It is actually the opposite, the beauty of the digital nomad lifestyle is that you can pursue your career while traveling.

Travel and career progression are no longer an either-or statement. Gone are the days when you have to choose between being a vagabond/bartender/surf instructor/scuba teacher/waitress/housekeeper traveler or a successful specialist/manager/entrepreneur/director who only gets two weeks of vacation a year, and dreams about true travel after retirement.

What types of careers can you pursue as a digital nomad? There are hundreds!

Here is a quick list of some broad categories to inspire you to look deeper.

sales (not cold calling either, actual account management)

nursing/health

engineering

biotech

marketing

graphic design

web development

coding

accountant

writing/editing

human resources

recruiting

teaching

IT and infrastructure

customer service

project management

quality assurance

legal work

I recommend going on upwork.com and remote.co and checking out which job fields look the most desirable for you. As well as Facebook groups. I know a lot of Millenials in the USA think Facebook is for the Boomer Generation, but let me tell you! The rest of the world’s Millenials are extremely active on the platform still, and there are incredible resources on there for finding remote work. Here are some of my favorites:

But don’t stop there, if you work for a company that you believe can function on a remote basis, I challenge you to create a plan on paper and present it to your boss. I think you might be pleasantly surprised. More and more employers are recognizing the millennial generation’s need to work remotely and that allowing positions will make them a sought after employer, and give them a competitive advantage when recruiting talent.

Good luck!

If you want to know more about how to become and thrive as a digital nomad check out more of my posts. Cheers! -Gabrielle
A series of fortunate events — Chapter one
By: Oren Chazan
Tags: Journey, Nesting Nomads, Music, Digital Nomads

Forgive me bloggers (in lack of followers), for I have sinned.

It’s been 276 days since I last wrote a blog post.

The Caribbean coast of Mexico, Janurary 2020

It was a really nice idea — to blog 3–4 times a week. I was telling my own story, and I failed at it!

Failing is kind of my favorite thing right now. Don’t get me wrong; I really hate not succeeding in any of my day-to-day tasks. It’s the big things, for some odd reason, that I find I really take to failing at.

Relationship, startups, marriage, business ideas, partnerships, and probably even friendship — I have failed them all. It’s the evolution of how I reacted to these “failures” that drives me to move on and make the next mistake. I feel I have reached my mental success in 2019. I live a life i’m happy with, that brings out the good in me, benefiting myself and others around me.

Using the dawn of a new year and decade as an excuse, I want to share this journey here, in a place where I feel safe being true and honest. Another mistake? Who knows! At this point it’s kind of the point —just do it.

I have written 5 chapters from my story in 2019, and I will publish them here, with (almost) no editing. Here is the prologue:

[27.3.19] Prologue — A moon shaped pool

Came back from the beach, apparently, to have a sit down (more of a lay down) with a great album — A moon shaped pool by Radiohead.

It’s been quite a while since the last time I really immersed in music-listening. I listen to music all the time, but putting your earphones on and diving into an album — I really should do that more.

For some reason I chose this album, which clearly without noticing became one of my favorites over the last 3 years, and while doing so, I found layers upon layers of hidden gems. But the gems were not only musical — I also realized something else. This album (and in a larger scale the band) has been embedded in my life for the last 3 years.

And oh boy, this album saw some things!

Three of the most thrilling, exciting, crazy, awesome, loving, exhilarating years of my whole life.

I realized, I want so much for people to hear this story. My story. One of them. I don’t know if my story is worthy to be an inspiration for anyone. I do know that parts of it have already become inspirational in their own way, along the way, to some people.

My story ends, or at least this part of it, with a life allowing me to have a day like I described, in Hoi An, Vietnam. So it’s a good ending, but like a good drama is not missing the regulars — lots of laughing, crying, loving, fucking, drinking and smoking. Living.

Our house in Tra-Que village — Vietnam

At the present time [OC — when this post was written — march 2019], I am writing from a large house in a vegetable growers village in the outskirts of Hoi An, Vietnam. Immersing myself in music in mid day — throws me to the point where I will start — May, 2016, rental apartment on the 4th floor in Jerusalem, Israel.
Wine time in the oldest wine country of the world 🇬🇪
Tags: Digital Nomads, Travel, Remote Working, Writing, Travel Blog

The saying is Georgians don’t like to stop when driving. This literally means they will pass you even if there is an upcoming vehicle, you simply have to sway out of the way. If you don’t you might get fined — yes obstructing the vehicle to overtake.

To clarify these ain’t double lanes there’s only one lane going each direction and no “yellow line” or shoulder of the road either. Trucks pass trucks even if you can’t see ahead of you — by the look of the condition of their cars I get it now. The only positive thing they have going is no one speeds, they are very strict on that fact — police everywhere on the roads patrolling.

Somehow it works for them I haven’t seen or heard that there is a high vehicle accident rate. I call it irresponsible driving they call it excellent driving — which is what our driver said when he dropped us from the airport. 🤷‍♀️

Drivin’ me crazy 🚙

With this we rented a car — oh should I mention they also drive on the opposite side than South Africa — we drive on the left-hand side.

The morning of our first solo driving trip. We were totally amped for this adventure both fear and excitement combined.

The morning of the trip Daniel organised the Bolt that took us to the car rental place. He met with a lovely lady over Facebook who helped us with the rental and organised a wine tour for us. All the while she was sitting in Italy — on her voice note, you could hear the church bells in the background.

Of course, we first got a little lost and then we got into our car and we were ready to take off!

Daniel was the driver and I was the navigator. First stop gas station — they also have attendants so luckily we didn’t have to figure that out.

On the back roads of Tbilisi, we drove along the Tbilisi Sea (let’s just clarify this is an artificial lake) beautiful to see the city from this angle. It felt normal even though we were on a different side of the road. I also have to add that we had a right-hand drive instead of a left-hand drive (usually your steer would be the opposite side of your driving side) but hay we were ready for a challenge.

Outside the city it was breathtaking — green hills everywhere you look, sheep, cattle and poppies! As we almost reached our first destination we got pulled over by the cops. Yeah so that marks our first fine — what did we do wrong? We don’t know we can’t read the fine but after some googling seems we were obstructing the way. Remember when I mentioned that if a car wants to pass, you have to move to the side. So we assumed we didn’t give way to a car trying to pass — not sure but we will go with that for now.
Work from everywhere. What’s a digital semi-nomad?
By: Jaco Verdini
Tags: Freelancing, Work Remotely, Digital Nomads, Remote Working, UX Design

What I call digital semi-nomad

I’ve always wanted to be a digital nomad. I love working from everywhere I want, being able to visit so many places, experiencing new cultures, trying new food, meet new people. However, I don’t see myself doing it for the rest of my life. I like having a routine, I like my house, my family, my friends.

And this is where flexibility comes in! I realize I can do everything I love about a digital nomad, in a part-time basis. I like calling it a digital semi-nomad.

A flexible working space doesn’t mean you have to be in different places all the time, it means you have the choice of being in different places everytime you want.

My experience as a digital semi-nomad (part-time digital nomad)

As soon as I started adopting this way of thinking I realized I can enjoy the best of both worlds. I can start building my brand new home office with all the comforts I need and work from it one month, then take my laptop and work from a poolside the next month.

This is why I decided to start this little experiment and work from this beautiful cottage in the Tuscan Hills for a month. The place is about 2 hours of car from Bologna (you don’t always have to go far away).

I could really feel my energy and creativity spark throughout the whole month. Before I left I was expecting to work less and enjoy the place, but I noticed I was actually way more focused and I ended up working less time but having way more work done. The productivity boost was insane.

I believe being able to take a 15 minutes break and walk in nature or jump in a pool, instead of staying home, can really make your day.

And doing it as a way of living can really turn your life upside down.

I believe everyone should be able to work from everywhere, not only for mental health reasons, for productivity as well.

(Yes, I briefly worked from the pool but I don’t really recommend it).
What no one tells you about the digital nomad lifestyle
Tags: Entrepreneurship, Startup, Digital Nomads

What no one tells you about the digital nomad lifestyle AERVIDEO Jun 12·2 min read

Have you ever been working towards a goal, just to find out, that it isn’t exactly what you expected it to be like? I’m in this situation now.

As you might know from our blogpost, remote work has always been an integral part of our culture here at AERVIDEO.

Being located in Portugal, on the daily hunt to catch some waves, and working when the surf conditions aren’t in my favor, I‘m currently living the digital nomad dream of many youngsters.

As amazing as this sounds, there’s a catch! There are certain challenges that come along with such freedom that I had underestimated.

Imagine being on the beach, the sun is shining and the waves roll in with perfect synchrony. Bars, restaurants, and even clubs are open, social gatherings are the norm and even hostel dorms are chock-full.

How motivated would you be to open up your laptop and start working under these circumstances? Well, you feel me.

Travelling is all about leaving the safe harbor of your routines. You see life from a new perspective and abandon well-known patterns of thinking.

While it can be inspiring for creative tasks, it induces an enormous challenge for distraction-free deep-work sessions. After all, working remotely isn’t the same as being on vacation.

Also, not having an office available (I‘m currently writing this from the bunk bed of a hostel) and constantly changing the work environment can make it difficult to establish a work routine and maintain focus in general.

During the last two months between surfing and working, I came to the conclusion that there is only one way to conquer these ever-present distractions, and that is prioritizing work first!

Notice that in the introduction, I mentioned surfing before working, implying that it‘s of higher importance. If this is your mindset while being on the road, sh*t is about to hit the fan.

I need to constantly remind myself that this extraordinary lifestyle has to come second, and on some days, work must come first. Otherwise, life will be a sheer battle between temptation and willpower.

Personally, I prefer to dedicate specific days of my travel life to working only. Booking coworking spaces in advance helps to keep temptation at bay. That way, it’s much easier to say no to a cooled beer the evening before.

Likewise, the beer is much more enjoyable, if you know that you will NOT work the following day. Because maintaining a healthy work-life balance is essential — even, and especially while traveling.

Let me know about your work and travel experiences. I’d love to hear your lifehacks.
Why you don’t need another Antivirus
Tags: Antivirus, Windows, Cybersecurity, Malware

Why you don’t need another Antivirus

Many PC users have become accustomed to paying for antivirus software, and for a good reason, Microsoft’s antivirus offered minimal protection and the free third-party alternatives were not up to the task. Back in 2013, Microsoft Defender was so bad that antivirus testing agencies used it as the baseline for junk-lever performance.

But in the years that passed, Microsoft ramped up its efforts in endpoint security, and in 2019 Windows Defender was built-in with Windows 10. Since then, Windows Defender has been the gold standard for antivirus programs, often outperforming paid services.

How do they compare?

Two of the biggest testing houses, AV-comparatives and AV-tests, rank Windows Defender among the best both labs have tested. Out of all sixteen products tested, Microsoft Defender was one of four vendors that blocked all malware on its system.

In this June 2019 Antivirus group test, AV-test ranked Windows Defender as a top-product. Defender ranked 6 out of 6, catching every piece of malware the agency tested while reporting zero false positives.

A snapshot of the AV-test June 2019 roundup:

Windows Defender also gets perfect scores on performance; this is important since a lot of antivirus programs tend to slow down your computer while looking for threats. With Defender being built right into Windows 10, it’s performance is better than third-party antivirus solutions.
Install Windows 8 on Kindle Fire
Tags: Windows, Technology, Amazon, How To, Kindle

Install Windows 8 on Kindle Fire

Kindle fire is a brilliant Tablet by Amazon. This article will help you in installing windows 8 on Kindle Fire. SEOOutreachers Mar 22·1 min read

Kindle Fire is the Android-based budget tablet from Amazon Inc that is heavily centered on Amazon’s business streams like books, videos and music etc. This tablet carries a mixed bag of reactions from the users and critics. Generally, most of the reviews written by the users or critics are on a positive note thus making Amazon Kindle Fire one of the most popular tablets.

Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD comes with a proprietary OS that has been developed on the Android ecosystem. But some of the observations that were made on this OS go against Kindle Fire as the observers stated that it is “sluggish” in functioning and cause a “slow experience” that really bogs the user. Its non-expandable memory is another reason that goes against Kindle Fire.

Some of the enthusiasts have tried to root the tablet and tried to install the OS of their choice. Most of them have succeeded in finding another way to customize the Kindle Fire’s ROM. Click here to read the detailed step-by-step process.
How to Change Mouse DPI (Sensitivity )On a computer
Tags: Windows, Mouse, Dpi

DPI (dots per inch) is a measure of the sensitivity of a computer mouse. The higher the DPI, the longer the onscreen cursor moves on the screen each time we move the mouse.

This is why many people choose to change DPI on a computer mouse. Decreasing DPI can help with fast and precise tasks, like drawing with a mouse. DPI boost is also ideal if you need the mouse to move quickly while playing a game or a few applications.

Many high-end mouse models also include sliders or buttons that allow you to customize the DPI yourself. Some desktop applications also have this option.

However, if your mouse doesn’t have the above features, you can still adjust the DPI through your computer’s settings menu. While this is safe, sometimes it will cause the on-screen pointer to be a bit leggy and inaccurate. This is especially true in cases where you try to force a low-performance mouse to move too quickly.

This way users can apply on versions of Windows from Win XP to Windows 10 with very simple steps.

How to change the DPI of the mouse on Windows 7

Step 1:

Readers access the Control Panel on the computer and then click on Hardware and Sound .

Step 2:

Switch to the new interface in the Devices and Printers section, click on the Mouse section to change the mouse on the system.

Step 3:

Mouse Properties interface appears. Click the Pointer Options tab and then look down at the Motion section , adjust the drag speed in the horizontal bar below. By default, the mouse drag speed will be medium. To speed up the mouse drag when playing the game, you just need to drag the mouse bar towards Fast to finish.

Adjust gradually to fit when playing game, avoid too fast mouse drag. Finally click OK to save the new changes.

In addition, many gamers also encounter slow right-click menu opening. If so, you can refer to the article How to speed up the display of right-click menus on Windows 10 .

How to change the DPI of the mouse on Windows 10

1.Press the Start menu and select the Settings icon .

3. On the Devices page , select Mouse .

4. On the Mouse page , click Additional mouse options under Related settings .

5. In the Mouse Properties pop-up , select Pointer Options .

6. Use the slider in the Select a pointer speed section to adjust the DPI. Swipe left to decrease DPI and swipe right to increase DPI.

7. When you adjust the slider to the correct speed, select Apply at the bottom. When the Apple button turns gray, meaning there are no more changes to confirm, press the X in the right corner of the screen to close.

How to change the DPI of a mouse on a Mac

1. Open System Preferences . The easiest way is to click on the Apple icon in the upper left corner of the screen, then select System Preferences …

2. In the menu that opens, select Mouse .

3. You will see a lot of sliders and options. The mouse’s DPI control slider is Tracking Speed . Move the slider to the position you want and experiment. When it’s done, just close the window to save it.

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How do I backup registry in Windows 10?
By: Answer The World
Tags: Windows, Windows 10, Windows Registry

To create a backup of the current Registry in a Windows 10 system, follow these methods:

Method 1

Type regedit in the Search box and click Open.

2. Click Yes, if you’re prompted by User Account Control.

3. Click Computer from the left side.

4. Click File and on the dropdown menu, click on Export.

5. Type a name for the backup file when the Export Registry File window popup.

6. Choose All under the Export range section.

7. Select a location where you want to save the backup file.

8. Click Save.

Note: Backup of the Registry files or data are saved with .reg extension.

Method 2

Press Windows + R keys together and type regedit in the Run window that appear.

2. Click Yes, if you’re prompted by User Account Control.

3. Click Computer from the left side.

4. Click File and on the dropdown menu, click on Export.

5. Type a name for the backup file when the Export Registry File window popup.

6. Choose All under the Export range section.

7. Select a location where you want to save the backup file.

8. Click Save.

Note: Backup of the Registry files or data are saved with .reg extension.
Windows — A Short Story. “You have nice eyelashes”
By: Joseph-Albert Kuuire
Tags: Short Story, Windows, Fiction, Story

When she left the room, the warmness he had felt in her presence disappeared. The smile on his face replaced by a frown. Then came the sudden sadness in his heart.

In her presence, he tried to play it cool. But in truth, he was actually hurting inside.

It was just last weekend when he had driven to her apartment. He had wanted to surprise her. To do something out of the ordinary. Do something that she wouldn’t expect. She had always known him to be predictable. But that’s what she had loved about him.

Maybe that’s why she never expected him to show up when she was with the other man in her apartment. The other man she had been seeing. The other man she had been sleeping with.

He had seen them through the window from outside.

Hugging. Kissing. Smiling. Like a warm couple, enjoying their time together.

At first, he just stood there, frozen in time. All he could do was watch. His brain struggling to comprehend what he was seeing.

He slowly re-entered his car and placed the wine bottle back on the passenger seat. Then he sped off towards his a seemingly doomed fate.

He wasn’t wearing his seatbelt when he swerved off the road and hit the light pole. The airbag deployed as the windscreen shattered, sending tiny pieces of glass shards towards his face.

The world seemed far away as he was trying to stay afloat in the pool of his consciousness. He tried to look through his windscreen but it was all blurry.

Unable to move. Unable to speak. Maybe this was for the better.

He heard the sirens over the distance just as he slowly got pulled down in the dark pool of his consciousness.

It was nothing but black. Everything was calm. It all seemed serene.
Build a Powershell Module in the Windows Linux Subsystem
By: Steffen Kampmann
Tags: Windows, Powershell, Linux

Since Powershell Core supports Linux, you might want to test your Powershell Module if it works on Linux as it works on Windows. You could setup a virtual machine, which is a litte time consuming and cumbersome. You could use a continous integration service like AppVeyor which does not allow to debug if the test fails.

Another option would be Docker. But anyway i tested the Windows Linux Subsystem (WLS) and it’s pretty good!

The installation is not that complicated. You install Ubuntu, Powershell, configure the environment and finally install Dotnet Core.

First you have to enable the WSL, which can be done using this short Powershell command:

Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName Microsoft-Windows-Subsystem-Linux

Then you have to install a Linux distribution that uses the WLS from the Microsoft Store. I used Ubuntu since it’s easy to install Powershell Core on it. Then it should look like this:

You can test it if you type ubuntu into a Integrated Terminal in VSCode. On the first use it will be initialized and you have to define a username and password. A detailed description can be found in "Windows Subsystem for Linux Installation Guide for Windows 10".

Powershell Core

The next step is to install Powershell Core in Ubuntu.

Since Ubuntu from the Microsoft Store is the latest version with long-term support, we have to install the build for Ubuntu 18.04.

We download the Microsoft repository GPG keys:

Then we register the Microsoft repository GPG keys:

sudo dpkg -i packages-microsoft-prod.deb

Then we update the package management system:

sudo apt-get update

And finally we install the powershell package:

sudo apt-get install -y powershell

Finally we can test it with the command:

pwsh

These steps can be found in “Installing PowerShell Core on Linux”.

Configuration

Since we work mostly with Powershell in Ubuntu, we change the our default shell to Powershell:

chsh -s /usr/bin/pwsh

To test this change, we close the terminal and restart Ubuntu. The result should look like this:

Dotnet Core

Dotnet Core with it’s dependencies can be installed using the following command:

sudo apt-get install dotnet-sdk-2.2

You can access the data from your Windows filesystem for example:

Set-Location /mnt/c/users/s.kampmann/Source/Repos/PowerScp/

Since i use some Powershell Modules for development, i have to install InvokeBuild for my build script and Pester for my unit tests:

Install-Module InvokeBuild -Scope CurrentUser Install-Module Pester -Scope CurrentUser

Now everything is ready to build and test: