Free Photo Shares - Thursday Tech Tip

For today's Tech Tip, I am going to show you a few of my favorite file share sites.   I use these sites a lot in my work because I make a lot of posters, and I don't want to run into any trouble with copyright issues.

The first file share that I use a lot is from Microsoft.  All of the photos are free-share, meaning that they do not have copyright issues.  Lucky for me, there are hundreds of files on this file share; and lots of instrument pictures.  At work, most of my posters are concert related.   Therefore Instrument backgrounds are common.

http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/images/   -  This is the address for the microsoft images - I recommend bookmarking it so that you can use it whenever you need it.

This is an example of the results you get with a simple search.   I used the word "instrument".

This is a second site that I use, although it is not nearly as exhaustive as the Microsoft file share.... http://www.copyrightfreephotos.com/    The downside to this site is that it does not have the search function available with the other site, but there are good quality images.  

http://www.freedigitalphotos.net/    This website has a very well organized selection of free photos, it also has a search function.   The left-hand navigation menu has a list of categories (and sub-categories) of thousands of popular photos.  

http://www.stockvault.net/   The stockvault website is more on the design-heavy side.   It is a valuable resource for design conscious individuals, although it has less type-specific images. 

http://freerangestock.com/index.php   Free stock photos are also available from this site - and there are some very high quality stock photos on this site, and guess what?  There is a search function! 

Everything In Place Please

A general outline of this blog

I know that one of the more important things about an organizational blog is organization!   (Ground shattering ... right?)

So in that vein,  I'd like to let you know a rough plan for how I'm planning on proceeding with this blog:

• Wednesdays  - Brain Book Posts
• "Hump Day" seems like a good day for this! 
• Thursdays - Technology Tips 
• I make a living with technology - so I will be passing on some of my better tips to you
• Fridays  - Favorite Recipes! 
• Fridays are my favorite day of the week, so Fridays will be my favorite recipes! 
• Weekends  - projects, series, top 10's, DIY's, small space living, organizing - etc. 
• These will be the longer posts - and they often take more time to write and to prep; so they are best on the weekends! 

I think these general ideas will help with consistency and readability! 

If you are wondering about the first two days of the week - here's my reasoning behind leaving those days off!

• Mondays and Tuesdays - no posts or guests posts
• Mondays are usually very busy for me; so I am not planning on posting on Mondays
• Tuesdays are almost always an athletic game for me - this summer it will be soccer night

Brain Book 4/2/14

Hello!  

        Since I am still working on getting all of the pictures & Documents ready for my first few organizational posts:  I thought I'd share my BrainBook for today!  -

         Some of you are probably wondering what exactly a BrainBook is, and I'm sure that somewhere out there is a definition that varies slightly from mine; but my BrainBook is a collection of the things that I am looking at and reading right at the moment for the sake of inspiration/motivation/entertainment.  It is also something that I am constantly adding to via Pinterest, where one of my boards is named "BrainBook".
My other saving grace with the amount of information out there is Pocket (formerly ReaditLater).
Pocket saves my brain BIG TIME!  It has a really useful feature where you can save webpages to read later - Much like Pinterest, but for reading the whole webpage.  It is very easily accessible from my home (where I don't have  the world's most reliable internet connection).  I can read it right from my KindleFire as long as I remember to update it where I have a more reliable internet connection!

      You will see my KindleFire mentioned again in one of my later posts about my 10 favorite things!

      Okay, enough chit-chat:  on to today's BrainBook:

•   How to be the most organized person in the world // greatist.com 

• Recipe Cards (free printable!) // embellishgoods.blogspot.com

•  April Challenge: Project "Purge"  // iheartorganizing 

•  The Paper, organized // thrifty decor chick

• 24 Smart Organizing Ideas for Your Kitchen // Real Simple

•  March Challenge: Paper Clutter // The Nest Effect 

       Leave me your ideas for things I should fill my BrainBook with!  I look forward to hearing your suggestions; and helping to move all of us forward into a more organized life! 

Everything In Place Please 

About Me!

About Me

Thanks for visiting my blog!

I decided to start The EverythingInPlacePlease blog because I  am a bit of an organizing freak & have a VERY small apartment - so having Everything in it's place is absolutely critical to my sanity!   I also have so many projects to do with my apartment and my life & want to track (and share) my progress.

I have been with the man of my dreams for almost 4 years now & we live together in our 750 square foot apartment outside of Bozeman, MT.  We are recently engaged, and plan on getting married in the summer of 2015.

Holden & I on our trip to Mexico last year!

H and I have a dog named Lucky - he's a mini schnauzer. We often refer to him as Bob. He thinks he is my child (the dog, not H) and it is quite funny to see him perched on my hip like a human being!  

Lucky dog!  

 I started this blog to post largely about organization and small space living ideas, but I will also be throwing in a mix of other posts including: technology tips, favorite recipes or cooking techniques, money saving ideas, studying tips, finance related posts, fitness, or business related ideas.  I love to write & strive to make this blog something that I enjoy writing, as well as something that you will find interesting, and useful.   

 I spent a 2 years straight out of high school as a Cadet at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, CO.  I loved the people in the Air Force and am thankful for all the skills and friendships I brought home; but am quite glad that I decided to move back to Montana in 2006 and continue my education at Montana State University.   I graduated with a BA in Liberal Arts in December of 2008; and am currently working on my Master's degree in Family Financial Planning.   I also work at the university for my "day job".  

Some facts about me:

• I'm 28 years old.
• Montana will always be home.
• Yes, we have indoor plumbing & no I did not ride my horse to school growing up!
• Yes, I have a horse! 
• I  love purple.  
•  I can't wait until I own a home some day so that I can paint the walls, as well as do some serious decorating and interior design! 
• I've always been a bit of a type-A personality, and have had to learn to let go a little bit as I've become an adult. 
• I LOVE to organize; I don't always love to clean. 
• I especially love organizing (and cleaning) when it's not my own space.
• My favorite foods are anything pasta, pizza, and seafood (especially sushi).
• I have yet to start my career, "my true calling"  - but I live every single day to its fullest potential, and as long as I'm happy; I think that is what matters! 

Everything In Place Please