Technology Archives - Surviving the Madness

How I gamified my productivity with these apps

March 24, 2017

The thing about having two kids that I find especially hard is the amount of chores that need to be done once the kids are asleep. When it was just The Munchkin, I could sit in front of the TV or game for an hour or two after he had gone to bed. Now as I write this blog post, I should be washing and sterilizing bottles and breast pump parts, making my overnight oats, getting the kids bags ready, etc etc etc… But I’m tired y’all! I just want to sit on this couch for a ...

Technology

5 apps to install on your new phone

December 12, 2015

On Thursday morning I took my usual train to work when some lovely individual decided that he would do his Christmas shopping by grabbing my phone out of my hand just as the train stated pulling away. He was on the platform at Koeberg Road station and had the audacity to look me straight in the face as the train pulled away. Goodbye phone. But there is a silver lining here, when I went to MTN to report my phone stolen and needed to be blocked, they said I was due for an upgrade! That was a ...

Reviews, Technology

App review: Colorfy

August 17, 2015

In April I stumbled upon the craze that was adult colouring-in. I say stumbled upon like it wasn’t EVERYWHERE. So I went out and ordered this one from Reader’s Warehouse. And then I was given another one by a co-worker. So now I have two colouring books that I have not touched because I’m a mom and I have zero time for myself. That is a slight exaggeration. The time that I do have to myself is hella precious and yes I could use it wisely, destressing and making ...

Reviews, Technology

App Review: Muslim Pro

June 23, 2015

The thing I love about apps is how they have the ability to make your life a little easier. Coming off my last blog post about being a better Muslim, I came across this app called Muslim Pro (or as I like to call it “How to be a pro Muslim”). What I love about this app is that it’s quite comprehensive so instead of having an app for Salaah Times and then another one for the Quraan and a third for the Qibla, it’s all here in this handy app.