2. How To Maintain A Digital Diary or Journal

3. Jason R. Rich Bestselling Author / Journalist Photographer / Blogger Download This Presentation www.JasonRichClasses.com

4. What is a diary or journal? A place to document your life. Chronicle important moments & experiences. A place to write down your ideas, dreams, thoughts and opinions. A way to reflect on and deal with emotions.

5. What to Write About In Your Journal What you did today. A dream you had last night. What you like or dislike. A secret you can’t share with others. Thoughts, ideas or opinions that are floating around in your head. Diets, exercise, music, hobbies, clubs, fashion, books, poetry, etc. Time spent with children or grandchildren. Experiences you want to remember.

6. Once Upon A Time… You Needed To Write Everything Down

7. Today, Your Diary or Journal Can Be Created In Digital Form Using specialized software on your computer. Using a specialized app on your smartphone or tablet. By creating a blog online. (All you need to know is how to surf the web and do basic word processing.) Keep your writings private, or share them with the world via the Internet.

8. The Benefits of a Digital Diary You can edit what you write. Easily add photos, video clips, drawings and other multimedia content to your entries. Take advantage of geo-tagging and keywords or organize your entries and retrieve them quickly. Keep it private, or share it with the world.

9. Available for the PC, Mac and All Smartphones and Tablets Combine text, audio, photos, drawings and multimedia content into entries. Store entries by date/time. Look up content using keywords. Sync between computers & mobile devices. Password protect your content. Combine with Moleskine Notebooks

10. Specialized Diary Software $49.95, Windows PC, www.davidrm.com

11. Specialized Diary Software $39.95, Windows PC, www.marinersoftware.com Create your journal entries using any notebook or desktop computer, but be able to export your content to a blog or mobile device.

12. Specialized Diary Software $9.99, Mac, www.DayOneApp.com Also available for iPhone & iPad

13. Specialized Diary Mobile Apps A Sampling Of Apps Day One ($4.99) My Wonderful Days ($1.99) Evernote (Free) My Daily Journal ($1.99) Moleskine Journal (Free) Where To Find These Apps 1.From your iPhone or iPad, access the App Store. 2.Within the Search field, use the keyword “diary.” 3.Review the listings, tap on the Price icon to purchase and install it.

14. Available for the iPad and Windows Mobile Tablets Recreates the look of Moleskine notebooks. Full artist toolset (watercolor brush, pencil, pens, highlighter, etc.) Combine text, photos and drawings into entries. Store entries by date/time. Look up content using keywords. Export and sync entries or entire digital notebooks.

15. Write It Down, Then Go Digital Write or draw anything in a traditional Moleskine notebook. Use your smartphone or tablet’s camera and a special app to digitize each page. Sync written content with Evernote software on a PC or Mac. Sync content with your smartphone and/or tablet. Then, access your content, plus search it from anywhere or anytime with ease!

16. Online Diary Options Choose a free blogging service, like Blogger.com or WordPress.com. Select a customizable template. (Hundreds to choose from.) Start creating entries. They’re automatically stored by date/time. Decide who can view your blog. Keep it private, invite specific people, or make it public. Use text, photos, video clips, etc. No software or apps to install. Update or read your diary using any web browser.

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