Pokémon in the Spotlight: Archeops!

Archeops is a Rock and Flying type Pokémon, and can be found in Generation V games and later.

Happy Christmas!

I'd just like to say Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

There will be no post on Saturday!

Have a good Christmas! :D

Make Puzzles into Potraites with Pokémon Picross!

A new Pokémon game has just been released! Pokémon Picross!

Evernote to Discontinue Versions of Skitch, Clearly and Evernote for Pebble

Hello all.

Recently, Evernote announced that they were discontinuing support for versions of Skitch, Clearly and Evernote for the Pebble Watch.

• Skitch for Windows, Windows Touch, iOS, Android, but Evernote will continue to offer and support Skitch for Mac
• Evernote Clearly
• Evernote for Pebble

You can read the official Evernote blog post here.

A New Pokémon: Volcanion

A new Pokémon has appeared in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire! 

Socks from IFTTT!

I recently received three socks from IFTTT. They are really cool, and I would like to say thanks for sending them! They come in three colours; white, white with orange triangles, and blue.

The socks are really comfortable, and they look amazing. They all have the IFTTT logo on the top, which will show everyone that you are a big IFTTT fan!

You can check out my blog post on IFTTT here.

Once again, thanks a lot IFTTT!

Just a short post today!

Thanks for reading!

Feel free to comment in the section below!

Pokémon TCG: Finneon!

Finneon is a Water type basic Pokémon. The Finneon I am checking out today is from XY—Phantom Forces, #18/119, and is common.

Use Trello to Organise Your next Project or Essay

Trello is a great tool which allows you to organise your things visually and easily. It's great for managing things from parties to essays. In this post, I will be showing how I use Trello to write my essays, and to manage my projects.

My essay board (click to enlarge)

Pokémon Item in the Spotlight: The Shell Bell!

The Shell Bell is a healing item. It pretty useful to have.

Whenever the Pokémon holding it deals damage, it restores 1/8 of the damage dealt as HP. This means that it's quite good for Pokémon which do a lot of damage. I would not recommend using it if you have Leftovers, because Leftovers heal you even if you don't do damage.

As usual for the Pokémon Item in the Spotlight, this is quite a short post! Next's weeks one will be longer!

Thanks for reading!

Feel free to comment below! 

Kerbal Space Program: One of the Best Games I Have Ever Played

Kerbal Space Program is a great space simulation game where you can build spaceships and space planes. You then launch them and fly (or attempt) to loads of other planets that are around the Kerbol solar system. Some of the planets have loads of moons. The game does have a steep learning curve, but it is really great fun.

Get the Classic Pokémon Games on Your Nintendo 3DS!

Next year, the three original Pokémon games come out for the Nintendo 3DS virtual console!

The Ecosusi Design Cable Travel Organiser

A cables bag is a great way to keep your cables together, so you can always find them, and you never lose them.

The bag I will be reviewing is the Ecosusi Design Cable Travel Organiser.

TCG: Seismitoad!

Seismitoad is a very powerful Pokémon which was introduced in Black and White. I will be looking at the Black & White—Dragons Exalted, #36/124 card type.

Organize Your Things Visually with Trello

Trello is a great tool to allow you to organize your notes, files and pictures or anything else visually.

Pokémon in the Spotlight: Carvanha!

Carvanha is a Pokémon based on a pufferfish. It is Water and Dark type. It evolves into Sharpedo at level 30.

Use RescueTime to Track Your Productivity

RescueTime is a great application that allows you to track how productive you have been, and see where all your time goes.

TCG: Avalugg!

Avalugg is a Pokémon which was introduced in X and Y. It evolves from Bergmite, which is one of my favorite Pokémon!

Foxit Reader: Read and Edit PDFs Easily and Quickly

Foxit Reader is a free and easy PDF reader for Windows.

Pokémon in the Spotlight: Azelf!

Azelf is a Physic type Pokémon, and is one of the Three Lake Pokémon which can be caught in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl.

Make Great Looking Mind Maps with XMind

XMind is a great tool for making mindmaps and diagrams. 

Pokémon Item in the Spotlight: Full Restore

A Full Restore can be the difference between victory and failure. This item is key to winning your battles, and helps keep your Pokémon topped up in health.

How I Use Evernote

Evernote is a great tool which can be used for anything; from taking notes at school to managing your tasks.

TCG: Find Energy with Professor's Letter

Professor's Letter is a great card for any deck.

A Distraction Free Editor for Windows: Write!

Write is software which allows you to write in a distraction free environment; it also gives you an advanced breakdown of your document. You can read more about this below.

My Favorite Pokémon Features - New and Old

Pokémon has evolved drastically since I got my first game, Pokémon Pearl. There are many features I love, which have not been brought forward to the new games (I'm hoping that they will take some of these features into the next main story game). Below are my top 5 favourite features from any of the main story games.

Chat to Your Friends Using Pidgin

Pidgin is a great tool for bringing all your chat services to one place. You can connect is with services such as Facebook Chat and Google Hangouts. Group chats can also be added.

Zygarde's New Forms!

Zygarde now has 5 forms! It's final form is even more powerful than Xerneas and Yveltal, meaning that it could be a great Pokémon to have in your team! Keep reading to find out more info!

Moleskine Ballpoint Click Pen Review

The Moleskine ballpoint pen is a great tool. It easily clips onto your Moleskine, allowing you to always have a pen with your Moleskine.

Gym in the Spotlight: Sootopolis City

The Sootopolis City gym is the last gym, so it's the hardest! This gym is Water type, so you will want to bring along Electric and Grass types.

Keep All Your Research in One Place with Mendeley

Mendeley is software that can help you to keep track of your research and citations.

The Mendeley logo

Pokémon in the Spotlight: Turtwig!

Turtwig is a Grass type Pokémon. Its name origin is a combination of turtle and twig.

Make a Penholder for Your Moleskine

Moleskine's are great tools, but to use one, you need a pen. Sadly, Moleskine's do not come with pen holders. You do have the option to buy a Moleskine pen (which I will review), but you can also make a quick and easy penholder. Read how below.

Pokémon Go announced in the Pokémon Press Conference

Pokémon Go has just been announced at the Pokémon Press Conference. It is planned to be released in 2016. It will be free to play, but of course, will feature in-app purchases.

In Pokémon Go, you use you phone to find Pokémon where you live. Watch the video above to see more.

You can purchase an extension called the Pokémon Go Plus; this is a device that connects via Blue Tooth with Pokemon Go and notifies you of what’s happening around you in the game via LED lights.

That's all that was announced in the Conference (sadly no main game).

I can't wait to download and try it out!

Thanks for reading!

Feel free to comment below! 

TCG: Fly to the Top with Flying Pikachu

Pikachu is one of the most loved Pokémon. But who can beat a flying Pikachu?

Flying Pikachu comes from Platinum—Rising Rivals, and is Rare Halo. It is # 113/200.

One of the things many Pokémon players will know is that Pikachu has rubbish stats; Pikachu has 40 HP and costs one energy to retreat. It has a resistance of -30 damage against Fighting type attacks.

Mendeley stickers and speaker

Hello there!

I just like to say thanks for the amazing speaker and stickers Mendeley sent me!

 If you don't know, Mendeley is a great piece of software for managing your references. You can download it here.

Thanks again Mendeley!

The Moleskine Voyageur: A Perfect Travel Companion

The Moleskine Voyageur is a great notebook to record your travels. It is very durable and is the right size to be both useful and portable. It can be bought for $24.95 (£19.99) off the Moleskine Store.

Must Have Items for the Pokémon League

The Pokémon League is the last chapter in the game. Knowing what to bring can be the difference between victory or defeat.

The Pokémon League in Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Make Flashcards with Studyblue

Studyblue is a great tool to make flashcards.

Pokémon in the Spotlight: Growlithe

Growlithe is a Fire type Pokémon.

Play Your Music with MusicBee

MusicBee is a free powerful, customizable and lightweight music player for Windows.

Gym in the Spotlight: Lavaridge Town

Lavaridge Town gym is a Fire type gym, so you want Water, Ground and Rock type Pokémon.

Flux Changes Your Screen Colour and Brightness by Time of Day

Flux changes your screen brightness and tint according to the time of the day.

The Pokémon Theme for Rainmeter

Rainmeter is a great tool for customizing your desktop.

This Rainmeter theme is great for Pokémon fans, as it has all the Pokémon up to #649 (Genesect).

PhraseExpress - A Text Expander for Windows

PhraseExpress can save you hours of typing.

PhraseExpress is a text expansion tool for Windows. It autocorrects, corrects your spelling, a smart typing feature which monitors often typed phrases and predicts them as you type and a clipboard manager which shows recent items in the clipboard.

TCG: Take out opponents with Marowak

Marowak is a card not to be taken lightly.

Marowak comes from HS - Triumphant extension pack, number 44/103. It is uncommon.

It has 90 HP, and two moves. It is weak to Water, and resistant to Electric type moves. Its retreat cost is one Colourless energy.

Launchy, a Great Application Launcher for Windows

Launchy is a great application which will allow you to open documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes.

Pokémon in the Spotlight: Farfetch'd!

Farfetch'd is a Flying and Normal type Pokémon.

Capture Sites with the Evernote Web Clipper

Evernote is a great tool that can be used for everything such as a task manager or saving recipes. 

The Evernote Web Clipper is a great tool that can be used to clip content from any website into your Evernote account. 

TCG: Wreck Your Opponent with Haunter

Haunter can take out your opponents Pokémon even if their on the bench.

Haunter comes from the Platinum - Arceus extension pack, and is number 41/111. It is uncommon.

Haunter has 70 HP, and is Psychic. It is weak to Dark Pokémon and has a resistance to Colourless moves.

Quickly share images and gifs with Gyazo

Gyazo is a great tool for quickly sharing images and gifs with your friends, family and colleagues. 

Have you ever been using a program and wanted to take a screenshot and share it in the space of mere seconds? Well, with Gyazo you can!

Gym in the Spotlight: Fortree City

Fortree City's gym is a flying type gym, so you will want Electric, Ice and Rock Pokémon (a Fire type would also be strongly recommended).

The Gym cannot be reached when you first arrive in the city, as an invisible barrier blocks you from entering the door. You need the Devon Scope from Steve (he can be found on route 120) to be able to access the Gym. Below is a detailed guide of the trainers Pokémon and the Gym Leaders Pokémon (Winona).

Evernote as a Task Manager

How to use Evernote to manage large tasks and todos.

Evernote is a great tool which can be used for nearly everything, from simply taking notes to tracking your expenses. Another use of Evernote is as a task manager. You need an Evernote and an IFTTT account. Evernote is great for managing large tasks and projects and you can use the note space for all the stuff you need; from docs to text. Below are some simple steps on how to set up Evernote as a task manager.

Pokémon in the Spotlight: Remoraid!

Remoraid is a fish Pokémon which evolves into Octillery. It is a Water type.

The Pros and Cons of Becoming Paperless

Should you make the move to become paperless?

Paper is a great thing. We use it every day, and it does not run out of battery, lose data, and it is easy to access. But with technology is becoming easier to access, you may be wanting to make the move to become paperless. You can buy a scanner to scan it all in, or download an app on your phone or tablet. Below are some pros and cons of becoming paperless.

TCG: Beat your opponents with Seviper!

Seviper is a Pokémon which can add an edge to your game.

This card can be found in the EX Power Keepers. It is number 23/108. It is a Rare card.

Seviper has 70 HP, a grass type and a basic Pokémon. It has no Poké-Body. It is weak to Psychic type Pokémon, and does not have a resistance.