How to Spice Up Your Blog with pics - part 1

You've written some killer text - it fair bounces off the page and drags your reader along with it. But. Wait. You need more. Remember, remember that old saying about a picture, about what a picture is worth... (this one's called Singing and Dancing).

Well, you knew that already and you've got your phone to take photos. And yes, they are so good. But what happens if you're writing and haven't got the pic you want, nothing suitable and you can't find anything? Or if you want to add something funny (or helpful or moving) to a pic you're taken? Well, that's when it's so useful to have a device that you can draw on.

Now all devices are not created equal. Not as far as drawing goes. Take it from one who has learned the hard (and expensive) way.

In fairly recent times, I've had:

Samsung phone with S pen  - excellent (but now I've got a Samsung phone without an S pen because it was so much cheaper... however....).

Microsoft Surface Pro 2 - great for drawing but poor battery life and terrible trackpad and keyboard.
Microsoft Surface Pro 4 - great for drawing but it died on its first birthday just as its warranty ran out. Never again, Microsoft, our affair is over.💔

And now I've got:
Asus Chromebook C302 - here's a review from TechRadar

It's a marvellous machine but it doesn't have a dedicated drawing surface. I had to buy a separate stylus to go with it so I bought a Meko Capacitative Stylus (click for review) and I'm very pleased with it (see right for quick sketch - and below for an attempt at the beginnings of a design for a birthday card.)

BUT  it's not perfect. The surface slips just a little too much to be satisfactory for drawing so I've ordered a Lenovo 500e. More about that soon and I'll blog a bit about drawing apps on Chromebooks. After using Windows Paint which was super easy, I know that I'll be in for a learning curve (or more probably hill or mountain). Update coming soon.