How To Maintain A

Digital Diary or Journal

Jason R. RichBestselling Author / Journalist

Photographer / Blogger

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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.

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.

Once Upon A Time…You Needed To Write Everything Down

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.

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.

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

Specialized Diary Software

$49.95, Windows PC, www.davidrm.com

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.

Specialized Diary Software

$9.99, Mac, www.DayOneApp.comAlso available for iPhone & iPad

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.

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.

Write It Down, Then Go Digital

Write or drawanything in a

traditional Moleskine notebook.

Use your smartphone or tablet’s camera and a special

app to digitize each page.

Sync written contentwith Evernote software

on a PC or Mac.

Sync contentwith your smartphone

and/or tablet.Then, access your content,

plus search it from anywhere oranytime with ease!

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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