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The Secret to Unlimited Free Books and Audiobooks

Unlimited Free Ebooks and Audiobooks

Do you enjoy reading books? Listening to audiobooks? Well, did you know you can get unlimited free ebooks and audiobooks delivered to your smartphone, tablet, ereader or computer? It’s all thanks to your local library and one simple app. Ebooks If you haven’t tried ebooks yet you should. I enjoy reading a good book and […]

June 4, 2015

how to remove a video from a powerpoint presentation

Remove a Video from a Powerpoint Presentation

Want to remove a video from a powerpoint presentation? Including a video in a presentation is a great way to keep an audience engaged. In our previous post we showed two methods for adding a video to a Powerpoint presentation: linking to a video and embedding a video into the presentation. Suppose you have a […]

June 2, 2015

2 ways to add a video to your powerpoint presentation and the pro's and con's of each method

2 Ways to Add a Video to a Powerpoint Presentation

Videos in a Powerpoint Presentation? Why add videos to a powerpoint presentation? This Forbes article recommends videos as a way to keep an audience engaged while this Prichard Communications article indicates video content in a presentation may be processed faster and retained longer than text content. Whatever your reasons for adding a video to your […]

May 28, 2015

Which Cloud Service is right for you? Comparison of different online storage options. (Includes an introduction...what is the cloud?)

Cloud Storage Comparison (and What is the Cloud?)

Note: This post may contain affiliate links. What is the Cloud? There’s been lots of talk about “the cloud” lately. Are you wondering “what are they talking about”? Well, here’s a brief description.  The cloud is simply a place where you can store your pictures, files, music, etc so they can be accessed anywhere.  A […]

May 26, 2015

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Multi Player Party Games for your iPhone or Android

Lately we all are attached to our phones. How often have you been at a gathering where people are focused on their phones more than interacting with other people? Probably too often.  What if we used our phones for having fun interactions with the people around us?  There are a lot of multi player party […]

May 18, 2015

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iPad Parental Controls (How to Child Proof Your iPhone or iPad)

Do you ever let your toddler play with your iPhone or iPad only to get it back and find your apps missing? Have you ever gotten a big iTunes bill after your son or daughter was playing on your iPad/iPhone and authorizing in-app purchases? Does your baby have a difficult time playing with his favorite […]

May 15, 2015

2 things to setup know to find your iphone later

Help Me Find My iPhone! Update these Settings Now to Find Your iPhone Later

Find My iPhone The find my iPhone app is a great tool to track an iphone when it’s lost. But, for it work effectively – you have to turn it on! So, one of the first things you should do when you get an iPhone is enable find my iPhone. To do this, go to […]

May 11, 2015

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10 Ways to Improve iPhone Battery Life

Apple’s iPhone Battery Info and Recommendations Apple iPhones come with lithium-ion batteries. Based on the way lithium-ion batteries charge there is no need to fully discharge the battery before recharging it. According to their website Apple makes some recommendations to improve your iPhone battery life which include: Keep your iOS up to date Try to […]

May 7, 2015

Google Chrome Bookmark to Windows 8 Start Screen

Add a Google Chrome Bookmark to your Windows 8 Start Screen

In our last post we showed you how to add an Internet Explorer bookmark to your Windows 8 start menu.  Previous versions of Google Chrome had a function to add a bookmark to the start screen, but newer versions of Chrome no longer have this capability.  There is, however, a workaround which we’ll show you […]

May 4, 2015

25 iPad Apps for Toddlers

25 Toddler iPad Apps

Note: This post may contain affiliate links. Toddlers and technology….many will debate the pros and cons.  There are countless arguments and articles about why modern technology is bad for babies and toddlers such as this one on from the Washington Post.  There are also articles and opinions on how technology can be helpful for little […]

April 27, 2015

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