Create New Alert Button in SharePoint 2013

How to create a New Alert Button for Users on a SharePoint 2013 Page

1. Open the 'New Alert' Window on the list or library you want people to subscribe to.
2. Right click anywhere on it and click "View Source".
3. Look for the address after href="http<bla bla bla" Make sure it has 'subnew.aspx?
4. Copy from http:// to ".aspx"
5. Add fun image into your page (Alert Me or Subscribe) and insert the link copied above as the address.
6. Test.

Trying to reduce the use of distribution lists and such. Much easier for users to choose when and how they get notifications from the site.

Thanks,
Dee

Spud the Pop Top Caravan

It was an instant decision, we brought a 1970s pop top caravan or tent trailer to some of you. We love the idea of a Tiny House but we wanted to create something straight away, so we brought Spud.

The photos shows the development of Spud for 2 months before we camped in it 2 weeks solid over the summer break.

Before Photos.. Spud was musty, dull, and leaky but had awesome potential.

Started with a clean slate and demolished every internal item.

 First step was painting over the vomit coloured roof. 

The grand plan...

 The cat decided curtains were a nice place to chill.

Photo shoot!

Taking it camping at Waipatiki Beach

 Taking it camping at Mangakino

Touring around Bay of Plenty and Coromandel NZ. We forgot to take pictures! So here is what we got up to instead. 

 Waihi Setup

Trumpets at Hot Water Beach, Coromandel New Zealand

So there we are. Spuds life in pictures.

 Kiwi Dee, over n out!

The Noah: An Unexpected Journey

1. Noah Baggins (Toyota Townace) lives a simple life with his fellow vans in the Masterton shire, until the wizardess Dee (@1kiwidee) arrives and convinces him to join a couple of geeks on a quest to travel the kingdom of Middle-Earth. The journey takes Noah on a path through treacherous lands swarming with orcs, goblins and other dangers, not the least of which is an encounter with Gollum (Anonymous) and a simple gold steering wheel-ring that is tied to the fate of Middle Earth in ways Noah cannot even fathom.

   
   

   Release date: 1996 (New Zealand)

   Director: Peter Jackson

   Running time: 338,000 KM, Plumber van four 13 years

   Film series: The Hobbit

   Featured song: Assorted Ukulele Tunes by @Tinker_HQ

   
   

   This is Noah, our 2015 camper van project. It's spud (our '14 Pop top camper project) with a motor! #vanlife #campervan #newzealand

   A photo posted by 1kiwidee (@1kiwidee) on Jul 17, 2015 at 9:57pm PDT

A Lazy UVP

I've come across the lazy Unique Value Proposition (UVP) which is quite cool to try wrangle your business idea into one sentence. See the below;

<idea name>    is the    <category name>   that provides   <rational benefit>      and      <emotional benefit>     for       <customer segment>       with      <specific problem>.

For example:

1. Piggybump is the mobile app that provides a money management tool and fun platform for children who has heaps of pocket money and no way to track it!

(Shocking example I know - but I did hack around with this idea for a while then realized it was too complex and time consuming for the customer segment that most likely would not use it! Also there are a few on the market already so in the list of apps not to develop!)

2. Littlemapdot.com is the blog that provides tid bits of information and a way to share discoveries from New Zealand for random thinkers that stumble across the blog.

(Hmmmm that was a bad example too! I don't have much of a direction for this blog, its just random stuff)

So if you mix the Lazy UVP and the Lean Canvas I think you will have a very good starting point for your idea!

Good luck :)

Over n out!

Dee

P.S. Feel free to share your UVP in the comments

Art Deco Social Media

As a bit of a rookie to Art Deco, I have had an awesome time sifting, searching and wondering through the many Art Deco enthusiast groups on the world wide web. See the tips below on Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Reddit, for some Art Deco social time;

- Instagram 
You won't find old fogies posting black & whites but more young-ins and enthusiasts seeing and snapping daily Art Deco architecture and gorgeous art deco items. Check it out - amazing photography coupled with gorgeous art deco style.

Tech Tip - Popular hashtags are #artdeco #artdecoarchitecture #artdecodesign #vintagedeco

- Facebook
There are many Art Deco pages that post about their wares they are selling. But take a walk through all the 'groups' on Facebook. It is less about selling stuff and more about sharing the art deco love. I have found a few local groups in New Zealand but I am sure wherever you are from there might be a local shin-dig just for you! Best Napier NZ group is 'Napier - Art Deco, History, Heritage and People'.  

Tech Tip - in your Facebook search bar type Art Deco and click the magnifying glass symbol. Click 
the 'More' button and select 'groups'. Voila you have a lot of Art Deco groups to join!

- Pinterest

Prepare to get lost amongst pins and boards and not notice the time go by. To get started just search art deco and many pins will come up. From there delve into their boards and profiles and get following. Every time you follow an art deco board, their updates will pop up in your home screen. Easy updates and search. Just gorgeous stuff in there! Not really used to connect with people, rather to like and re-pin inspirational images of Art Deco. Great source :)

Tech Tip - Click my Pinterest board link on my side bar to go to Pinterest as your starting point. ---->

- Reddit

This is a strange one. The Reddit group on Art Deco is not updated often with interesting stuff and reddit on a whole is not for the faint hearted. However I simply love the conversation around Art Deco found on this platform. For example the below answer was a reply relating to someones Project on Art Deco 'What is your favourite part of Art Deco?'. Best answer hands down is below;

"[–]ZombieOmNom 10 points 1 year ago 

Aesthetically it's attractive in a timeless, tasteful way. It can be difficult to pull off and requires total coordination of decor, and when it is done well the effect is astonishing. It has a classical, nostalgic quality, in that it represents an archaic imagination of the future, from a time when the future seemed as exciting as it does today. It arrived at a time of cultural shift into consumer culture, where individualism was touted as the new model of economic progress. It flourished as a progression of the very beautiful art nouveau. It represented cultural and civic pride in fashionable architecture, being the style of choice for many important buildings such as power stations, train stations, sky scrapers and cinemas, and was largely the last publicly applauded architectural and artistic movement before the controversially ill-fated brutalism. It was tremendously influential on the way our environment eventually came to be; it spawned present day modernism, minimalism, and most other "modern" styles. To this day it has near universal appeal, and has become iconic.

Thanks ZombieOmNom! 

So there you go! These are just some alternatives than the classic 'type into Google' method of exploring Art Deco. I like to think of this as gracefully dragging Art Deco kicking and screaming into the 2015 techy world.

People all around the globe are living breathing Art Deco on a daily basis so get social darlin'! 

Enjoy :) Regards, Kiwi Dee xx

Vintage 1930's City in New Zealand

You may think it unlikely and odd that in little ole NZ, the country sometimes forgotten off the world map, that there is a random as vintage 1930s city. Some think NZ is only full of sheep or grassy green meadows and hobbits...

Walking through Napier (in New Zealand) and overhearing Mexican and German accents I wonder how they managed to find themselves exploring just a small wee dot on the map. Considering we are well off the beaten track and lets face it a little frontier-ish (you will look out of place if you don't have jandals on, and ditch the blazer, you will not fit in at all). Cruise ships and NZ Tourism must be making some impact.

One thing that I really did notice when I came back from a Europe backpacking trip was how new New Zealand was. I was a bit of a classics nut at school so I always wanted to head to the more  history rich places of the world and soak it all in. It never occurred to me Kiwi's were still building our main infrastructure where other world cities are light years ahead. I was quite shocked about having to learn the metro system in just about every major city I went to in Europe - Wellington and Auckland are still developing a rail system. I guess we don't really have the population to really justify massive metro systems.

Imagine if New Zealand was populated and built at the Ancient Roman time! Ha imagine that! A Colosseum in Taupo and hippodrome in Christchurch. Oh dear! The mind is wandering :)

I guess what I am trying to make sense of, is that we do have interesting things happening in NZ and having a fully Art Deco city smack bang in the middle of it is pretty cool. The natural disaster of the 1931 earthquake was an awesome excuse to create a bit of a 'Phoenix from the ashes' and ensuring Hawkes Bay could rebuild in an even more modern and stylistic way. Because NZ is still so young and in comparison it occurred quite early in the history of making NZ, therefore had the opportunity to create a unique art capital of the world (exaggerating a bit?)! Although there are a few too many businesses or rest homes that are run/overrun by old fogies - it is fast becoming a awesome lifestyle to be in the bay.

Quite a unique place if I may say. Vintage baby!

Cheers,
Kiwi Dee xx

P.S. Kiwis are so frontier-ish that whenever I type in Jandals it keeps autocorrecting me to sandals, vandals or pandals!!

Extra PS. I realize New Zealand has the word 'new' in the word...

Art Deco in a Nutshell

History in words can be over whelming or just downright boring. So I thought why not make an Art Deco worldle - nice, quick and easy. Get the gist :) See below..

Love it :)

If you want to make a worldle yourself go to worldle.net

Cheers

Kiwi Dee xx

P.S. I love the word ziggurats. I was in a musical called Young Frankenstein (awesome funny show!) and one of the characters was named Ziggy and the girls that danced with him were called Ziggets. Also our robot vacuum cleaner is called Ziggy (Ziggy StarHousedust). Ahh 'Z' words. Tehe Ziggurats

Local Guide to Survive Napier Art Deco Weekend

Me and my gorgeous friend at Art Deco Weekend 2014

Every February, a happy mob of dressed up 1930s hooligans converge on New Zealand's Art Deco Capital for a weekend of splendour and party.

Follow the below as a simple insiders guide to surviving such a weekend.

• If it is a scorcher (i.e. hot sunny Hawkes Bay day) you will need a parasol (women), hat (men) and a good lathering of sun block.

• Have a Art Deco getup. You well and truly feel out of place if you are not dressed up for the weekend. If you are doing a last minute costume - ladies find some long pearls, a non figure hugging dress (dropped waist) and a head band (put on horizontally not vertically), gentlemen - find some trousers, suspenders and a light button up shirt. Shoes? Well I am a kiwi girl at heart and am most comfortable in jandals but ladies wear a low heels and men in dress shoes. Voila! 

• Have a weekend plan and then a Plan B in case of bad weather

• Book ahead for accommodation and special events because blimey it gets busy! Consider renting a house in Napier or go further a field and book accommodation in Havelock North and combine going to see wineries at that time.

• A local favourite is to watch the war birds (vintage fighter planes) do their aerobatics show. Find out what time they are flying and find a spot on Marine Parade for the perfect watching spot.

• Take snacks and water. Yes there are stalls there on the weekend but it is always good to have a muesli bar and some water on hand to munch on to keep your energy up!

Well there you have it. Simple :) Any more advice my friends?

Have a jolly good time!

Cheers,

Kiwi dee xxx

Blogger custom domain not working without www

Tech Tip for blogger

Your www.<websitename>.com is working perfectly but without the 'www' it fails! Why? You need to 'forward' the domain.

1. Follow blogger instructions to setup your DNS CName settings with your domain supplier. Make sure its working with www.<websitename>.com (in Blogger and domain supplier)
2. Update your settings for 'forwarding' with domain supplier
3. Click the box next to Redirect <websitename>.com to www.<websitename>.com  in Blogger

Took me a while to figure out why the website name without the www was not working. Seems like a simple solution!

Cheers,
Kiwi Dee

Napier Art Deco Video 1980's Goodness

A friend of mine shared the below video on Facebook and I thought it was too good not to share on here.

Have a good wee giggle at the amazing 80s haircuts and fashion, plus the awkward pauses for effect in the video. But looking past that and the somewhat horrible music.. there is some good facts in there about Napier Art Deco!



Ahh just love the oldness goodness of it! It is a smidgeon long... I will hunt round for a more up to date, faster vid!

Hope you are having an awesome end to 2014!

Cheers,

Kiwi Dee xx

Top 5 Art Deco Buildings in Napier

If you are a cruise shipper, backpacker, day tripper, or even a local in Napier, New Zealand then if you go to these 5 buildings you will get a good sense of the architecture and feel of Art Deco Napier.

Stop faffing around with those boring brochures and get all you need from here!
Note - 4 of the buildings are walkable but the Tobacco building in Ahuriri is a ride away.

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1. National Tobacco Company 1933

Address: 1 Ossian St, Ahuriri, Napier 4110, New Zealand

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2. Municipal Theatre 1937

Our Theatre an ultimate site link

Address: 119 Tennyson St, Napier South, Napier 4110, New Zealand

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3. The Telegraph Building 1933

Address: 49 Tennyson Street Napier, New Zealand

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4. Hawkes Bay Museum and Art Gallery 1937
 

Address: Corner of Herschell and Browning Street Napier NZ

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5. ASB Building 1932

Address: 100 Hastings Street Napier, NZ

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This is the closest you will get to living in The Great Gatsby time. If you are fortunate to visit during Art Deco weekend in February it is an amazing site!

Hope you enjoy the beautiful city of Napier.

Kiwidee over and out! xx

10 Reasons to live in Hawkes Bay, NZ

Napier, Hawkes Bay 

In no particular order;

1. Vying for a seat at the corporate watering hole is nonexistent . Peace, sunshine, and lush grass at lunchtime is so easy.
2. Jandals and jeans are acceptable as work attire. Forget the blazer, you will feel overdressed.
3. Feel like you are on a constant holiday, slowed down pace, not too busy.
4. Napier I swear is growing more 'hipster'. Young people are taking back the town! In addition Havelock North seems to be developing a trendy foodie scene with popular eateries popping up left right and centre. Pipi, Mamacita and Namaskar India to name a few. No real clubbing scene but if you can't be bothered there's no pressure to go out. Save it for a trip to the big city.
5. You know someone wherever you go, but it's easy to avoid people too... Personal space is just a perfect amount.
6. Parking or travel times due to traffic is not a problem.
7. You can be super rural, or super townie within 10 mins 
8. The traffic is relaxing. You may think it's annoying going an average speed of 80kms on open rd but you will soon realise trying to go faster is a fruitless exercise. No other choice but to lax out and go with the flow. The commute does not exist. 
9. The people are down to earth and most have a warm smile on their dial. Plenty of clubs, societies and social groups to join. Personally I love the theatre scene. Napier operatic society is like having a rent-a-friend crowd. Awesome friends get made. It's hard if you don't get out and get involved though. Make an effort and people will pop out of the woodwork. Hawke's bay locals are cliquey but break into them and you will find the best friends you could ask for.
10. The weather is always great. Sunny Hawke's bay is what it's called. Best climate in NZ. Summer weather is beautiful.

Pano of the Open Air Black Barn Cinema in Havelock North Hawkes Bay.

I can still think of many good reasons to live in the bay but this is a good taster...

Some places to look up if wanting to live/work hb:

• Kiwibank call centre, 
• ABB
• No where! Do your own start up business.
• Watties
• Port of Napier
• Fastway
• Big Save HQ
• J.B Bostock
• Furnware
• Wineries galore
• Orchards
• SMEs
• Tourism

KiwiDee over and out xx

Turn off Automatic Mark as Unread in MS Outlook

If you are like me and skim read the messages in your Outlook first, then go back to action them then turning off the automatic 'mark as unread' is very useful.

See below for turning this function off in Microsoft Outlook 2010

1. Click View
2. Click Reading Pane
3. Click Options

3. Un-tick the 'Mark Item as read when selection changes'

4. Press OK and enjoy a more 'you' outlook!

Cheers,
KiwiDee

Easy Microsoft Project 2010 Tutorial

Watch the presentation below with easy context and YouTube videos embedded.
Note this is designed for students in a Project Management class so a few things may not make sense.



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The embedded Youtube videos (3 parts) are in the Prezi above but these are the direct links:



Part 1 of 3 Microsoft Project Tutorial 
How to get a kick start into using Microsoft Project 2010 - entering tasks, duration's and predecessors. 




Part 2 of 3 MS Project 2010
Shows grouping tasks, fixing up the chart, adding resources, assigning resources and setting baseline.




Part 3 of 3 MS Project Tutorial
Includes Task Completion, how to implement changes and view the tracking Gantt Chart, view overall budget and time changes.
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Background
This was created as part of my studies required me to put together a digital technology learning module and I chose MS Project 2010. It follows the 4 stages of Project Management - Initiation, Planning, Implementation and Closing. I tried not to make it boring and really informative !

Cheers,
KiwiDee

How to Screenshot

Makes your life so much easier when you want to share something you find on your computer (and errors in software - really good to send to the IT crowd if you need serious help!).

Computer:

1. Ctrl, Alt, PrtSrn

2. Ctl C and Ctrl V into document or email

3. You can further crop the screen shot in Microsoft Word by clicking on the image and following the below:

iPhone: 

1. Top tun off button and main home button at the same time

2. You will find the image under your Photos in the phone

3. Click the wee square with arrow in it (share button) if you want to email or message others about it.

Other
Install a screen capture tool on your device like
- Green Shot on PC
- Just take a picture of the computer screen with your camera! easy :) Although wont be very nice quality image
- http://lifehacker.com/5218155/five-best-screen-capture-tools

Cheerio!

KiwiDee

Top Solo Girl Travel Tips

Roman Forum in Roma

In 2011 I had the time of my life, I packed up my bag put my courageous face on and ventured on my first adventure out of New Zealand.

With three months traveling around Europe/UK I quickly learnt ways to keep myself healthy and happy on the road. I have created a wee list of tips and tricks that I learnt in no particular order:

1. Favourite jeans. Trust me, you will miss them if you don't. Cool article on non-jean washing here.

2. Hair straightener. Having a bit of luxury when you have curly wild hair is so so nice. I ended up buying one over there and ditching it over there.

3. Take black lace up boots - doubles as hiking shoes, tourist wandering shoes and going out 'grunge look' towning shoes. Get the inside zip up ones so its easier to chuck shoe on and go.

4. Drink yoghurt drinks if you are a 'have a yoghurt everyday' type of girl. Keeps your stomach regular because you are eating 'not normal' everyday!

5. Buy Body Shop Tea Tree Exfoliating Pads - Cut them in half to make them last longer. They are great to quickly clean away the grime of travel and city pollution before you crawl into bed after a long day site seeing or travelling. You can use them on your face and feet! They are OK to take on planes as they are not liquid. So refreshing.

6. Cable ties. Really great way of securing bags to beds, or 'padlocking' your suitcases when going through airport customs. You will need scissors to cut them off at the other end!

7. Smartphone. The iPhone was my friend the whole time I backpacked. It was on me at all times so I felt a bit more safer. Wifi was your friend and communicator. I booked hostels, emailed, kept up with the news and created a 'Family' Facebook group.

8. Ditch the fanny pack. No one uses it and its a damn nuisance if you need something from it. Leave all small black shoulder bag that you have on your person at all times (even in the shower and sleeping). I kept my phone, money, itinerary and map of where I was with one hand firmly grasping it at all time. Note: Get one that has zips to get into it, make it look inconspicuous. If you look at pretty much all my travel photos, you will see it!

9. I brought my brother a Swiss Army Knife when I was in Switzerland. Lo and behold it was one of the most useful tools I had with me. Simply the scissors and knife came in handy! Remember to NOT carry it on the plane. Put it in your hold suitcase or get a cheap one while traveling and ditch it or pass it onto another traveller.

10. Do not be influenced by others buying a heap of souvenirs. They get very annoying in your luggage. Get small momentos for your closest family and friends. People understand when you don't have much money and spare room in your luggage! Plus you dont spend so much time in souveneer shops so you have more time to experience the place you are in.

11. Get a bag that has wheels and back straps. I think they are called hybrid bags. When you need to go big distances its actually easier to wheel it. However when you need to go up stairs (at most hostels and in the tube) or cobblestones, just whip out those straps and walk up/down them with ease. Good for the weaker armed gals... like myself...

12. Plaster a smile on your face, give the language a go, and have fun. There will be times of loneliness and home wanting.. but push through. Have a cup of tea, try contact your folks for a chat. Carry on.

13. Budget in buying fresh water bottles every few days. Recycle instead of bin of course ! Trust me.. its easier than washing your drink bottle in the hostel kitchen, laundry or hotel sink.

14. If taking part in the group tours like Top Deck or Contiki, make sure that you know not all meals and food is included. In fact a majority isn't. Budget this in and you can buy muesli bars, snacks and bread to get you through. Every time you hop on the bus for a long time just know you will most likely buy snacks at the stops (My weakness were Pringles... they were in every country without fail!).

15. Take a pashmina scarf. It can be a scarf, wrap, sarong, umbrella, blanket or something to lie on the grass with. So so useful and always looks pretty. Brightens up your day!

Loved my scarf!

16. If you have allergies (like I had hay hayfever), take your medication like antihistamines just in case. So important to feel your best and travelling through many countries with different climates/environments and some dusty lodgings... it will help you stay on top of your game!

Anything I have missed? Would love to hear more tips :)

I loved my long skirt too. Rolled it up and it squeezed down into nothing. In Scotland above