Gift Ideas & Photo Tips for Grandparents
A nice part of running an independent software product is you can do sometimes things just because you feel like it. In the age of growth/revenue/metrics/etc, building software products can sometimes end up leaving you feeling grey. Even working on an amazingly fun product like NanaGram can sometimes get boring if one gets too close. Continue reading "Sending Free Artwork Postcards on NanaGram…
At NanaGram, we make cancelling as easy as the product itself: All you have to do is text your photos and we ll mail 4 6 printed photos to your grandparents. To cancel, all you have to do is text cancel. You can text stop my subscription after the next shipment or no longer interested , or even Continue reading "Cancelling NanaGram is as Easy as Using the Product" The post Cancelling NanaGram is…
My cousin Belinda has one of the coolest Christmas card traditions I’ve ever seen! Every year, she hand crafts cards using materials from cards and decorations she keeps from the year before. Every card is unique. She adds a family photo by ordering multiple copies of the same photo from Shutterfly (usually free printing, just Continue reading "My Cousin s Amazing Recycled Christmas Cards" The…
Growing up, one of my holiday traditions was making fudge. When I was probably 12 or 13, I started to get really into learning how to cook. One year, my mom showed me the back of a Fluff container for a recipe entitled NEVER FAIL FUDGE. For those of you who don t know Fluff, it s kind of like Continue reading "(Actually) Never Fail Fudge" The post (Actually) Never Fail Fudge appeared first on…
Printed photos are an amazing way to remember and share life s best moments. Unlike glowing pixels, a printed photo it something you can hold and display anywhere around the home. Too often our photos get locked up in the camera roll. Printed photos are a beautiful way to bring your photos to life. Here are Continue reading "How to Print Photos from Your Phone" The post How to Print Photos from…
Send your Google Photos to print on NanaGram in 3 quick steps. (1/3) Select the photos you want to share or an album. Click the share icon in the upper right: (2/3) Go to the Create link option in the lower left. (Don t paste your NanaGram email at the top.) (3/3) Copy the album link. Continue reading "How to Print from Google Photos" The post How to Print from Google Photos appeared first on…
Recently I learned about a concept that truly reshaped how I think about relationships with loved ones. Let s say your grandma is 80. Based on your family history and her current health, you expect she ll live to 85. If you see her 4 times per year, you don t have 5 years with her: You have Continue reading "The Best Gifts for Grandma" The post The Best Gifts for Grandma appeared first on NanaGram…
One of my favorite features in NanaGram is captions. For some recipients, captions are crucial to the experience, such as those struggling with dementia and other memory challenges. Captions are also fun to document a story in a series of photos. What captions look like At this time, captions get overlaid onto the front of Continue reading "How NanaGram captions work" The post How NanaGram…
There s no better gift for a grandparent or any loved one than your undivided time and attention. One of the most profound concepts I ve learned recently involves reshaping how one thinks about time. Jesse Itzler, who wrote Living with a SEAL: 31 Days Training with the Toughest Man on the Planet, wrote a second book Continue reading "Give them the gift of time" The post Give them the gift of time…
Becoming a grandparent for the first time is a pinnacle life moment. Grandkids allow new grandparents to experience all of the joy of parenthood again, often with far less responsibility! ? We scoured the web and found some truly adorable new grandparent gifts. 1. Cookie jar Grandparents are known for spoiling the grandkids. One of Continue reading "5 Sweet Gifts for New Grandparents" The post 5…