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Feb 20

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Digitize Your Music, Photos, and Movies

Declutter and preserve your media by turning your photos, CDs, and DVDs into digital files.

Music:

- Import all of your CD’s to your computer. Just insert the disc and let iTunes import the tracks.

- Start buying all your music through iTunes or other digital source.

Photos:

- Scan all of your pre-digital photos to your computer. I did this with my 3-in1 printer. I had well over 500 pictures to scan and got through it in a few days. There are also photo service centers that can do this for you if you don’t want to take on this project.

- Scan as many photos that will fit in each pass. You can separate and edit the images later with a free photo editor such as Picasa or Paint.net.

- Organize into folders by year example: 2009, 2010, 2011

Movies/DVD’s:

Digitizing your movies couldn’t be simpler with this free program called HandBrake.

BACK UP!

Back up your collection to an external source. I recommend an external hard drive like this. Online back up services are becoming more popular too! I  recently signed up for Carbonite and am very pleased with the service so far.

Jan 31

iPhone Lock Screen Wallpapers

Personalize your iPhone lock screen with these wallpapers:

iPhone Wallpaper

iPhone Lock Screen Wallpaper

iPhone Lock Screen Wallpaper

iPhone Lock Screen Wallpaper

iPhone Lock Screen Wallpaper

iPhone Lock Screen Wallpaper

Mar 16

Site Spotlight: Simple Desktops

Site Name: Simple Desktops

Link: http://simpledesktops.com

Why: Simple Desktops is a collection of desktop wallpapers designed to make your computer beautiful without distraction. I enjoy this site because they offer beautiful and simple backgrounds that I have been longing to find on the web.

Sites that are spotlighted are not affiliated with SeekingSimplicity.com and are not compensating us. These are just sites we really like and recommend checking out!

Feb 12

iPhone a Tool Towards Minimalism?

When is a phone not just a phone? When it is an Apple iPhone.

Honestly, I love gadgets and always have, but the iPhone is something special. I believe it can be a tool towards minimalism. How? By using various apps and features of the iPhone to replace other things.

First off, it is of course a phone. This is something I would carry with me anyway. I also read email, send text messages, and surf the internet. All of these things are common uses of almost all smart phones. However, I am able to do even more with the iPhone.

The iPhone has a GPS which allows you to navigate to different places while in the car. The same GPS features allowed me to use it as a replacement for my Garmin 305. It is an incredible tracking tool for running. The app I use is called RunKeeper. It does everything that my Garmin used to do.

I also use it as a food diary and fitness tracker. I plan to discuss this topic in more depth in another post, but this alone has made a huge difference in my overall health and fitness.

In addition, I have replaced my iPod, PSP, alarm clock, and wallet with the iPhone. How did I replace my wallet? I use the case-mate ID and credit card case.

When approached with a minimalist mindset, the iPhone can replace:
• iPod
• Garmin sports watch
• cell phone
• GPS
• PDA
• food/fitness journal
• alarm clock
• wallet (using case)
• camera
• portable game system

Overall, it is one of the most versatile products available easily doing the job of 10 different things! Since I got my iPhone my pockets have become so much less cluttered. Now if I can only figure out a way to open doors with it…