Leading Hands Through Technology

How do you shop? Do you consider yourself a savvy shopper? Check out these five tips to improve the way you shop and make it better.

Five Tips To Shop Better

1. Plan ahead – when going out only take the credit cards you need
2. Be careful online – look for the https in the URL when you are ready to check out
3. Be observant in the store – be aware someone could take photo of information
4. Keep credit card or ATM receipts – or don’t print out a receipt and review them later online
5. Shop with a slim wallet – carry little cash

Do you have any tips to shop better?

Where do you want to travel next? If you’re looking for places to go and discover around the globe – then you need to check out Trip Buzz. Enter in a destination or theme you are thinking about, then let the site show you the way.

http://www.tripbuzz.com/

When was the last time you had your kid’s car seat checked? Did you know that a proper car seat is key to keeping kids safe during each car trip? Motor vehicle related injuries are the number one cuase of death in the US among five to nineteen year olds. Child safety seats lower the risk for injury by 82%. 73% of child safety seats are use incorrectly. All kids should be in the back seat until age 13. Make sure to follow the weight and height limits of the car seat. I recently found out that car seats expire after 6-7 years. Have you checked your seat if it’s expired? If it is, you can drop it off at your local police station for recycling.

http://rainbow.org/rightseat

The simple things in life can cause the most joy and frustration. Tech can sometimes look so simple, but it’s actually more complicated than it looks. Whether you are looking for tips on computers, internet, gadgets or technology, then you need to check Tech In Our Everyday Life. The site features “how tos” to common issues that people run into with you tech like “How to Back Up an iPhone to an External Drive”. Check out this site if you need to add smile to your life!

http://techin.oureverydaylife.com/

How do you save your favorite articles and sites? I’ve used Delicious for years  but recently the service is unreliable and seems to be constantly down. I started using Pocket after trying many social bookmarking tools. It’s an app, website and browser extension that helps people save interesting articles, videos and more from the web for later enjoyment. The site says, “Once saved to Pocket, the list of content is visible on any device — phone, tablet or computer. It can be viewed while waiting in line, on the couch, during commutes or travel — even offline.”

Pocket is integrated into more than 1500 apps including Flipboard, Twitter and Zite. It is also available on iPad, iPhone, Android, Mac, Kindle Fire, Kobo, Google Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera and Windows. 

https://getpocket.com/

So you’ve got a gift card sitting in your kitchen drawer and you are not sure what’s left on it. Why not spare yourself the pain of getting to the cash register at that retail store to find out there is only a few cents left on it? At Card Balance, you can check the amount of almost any gift card instantly. All you need is the gift card, account number and access code to find the balance.

Cardbalance.net

Did you know that ten people a day drown in the US? Drowning is the leading cause of unintentional death for children under 5. Drowning is preventable. Have you considered signing your child up for swimming lessons?

This month’s featured nonprofit is the USA Swimming Foundation’s Make a Splash initiative. It is a national child-focused water safety campaign which aims to provide the opportunity for every child in America to learn to swim. Olympic athletes visit local establishments to raise awareness of water safety and the importance of swimming lessons.

For more information on this nonprofit, please follow the link below.
usaswimmingfoundation.org/makeasplash

How do you practice that big presentation? Do you prepare by going through your PowerPoint multiple times in a conference room all by yourself? If you are an entrepreneur, corporate manager, college student, startup founder or an actors and you need to overcome the fear of public speaking – you should try out this app. This app video records your presentation and then let’s you evaluate see yourself.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/selfie-speech/id1038234762?mt=8

Did you know that you can get free Microsoft eBooks? Eric Ligman, Microsoft Director of Sales, posted on his blog that they are giving away millions of dollars of free Microsoft eBooks again. The books include: Windows 10, Office 365, Office 2016, Power BI, Azure, Windows 8.1, Office 2013, SharePoint 2016, SharePoint 2013, Dynamics CRM, PowerShell, Exchange Server, System Center, Cloud, SQL Server and more! There are some really good titles for all levels and most are available in a variety of formats (pdf, epub, mobi, etc). Thanks to Dan Hanson for the lead.

Here’s the link:
https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/mssmallbiz/2016/07/10/free-thats-right-im-giving-away-millions-of-free-microsoft-ebooks-again-including-windows-10-office-365-office-2016-power-bi-azure-windows-8-1-office-2013-sharepoint-2016-sha/

Are you worried where your kid is? What if you don’t want to have to text the person waiting for you that you are on your wayp? The Glympse app will help you keep in touch with your tech savvy kids or loved ones, with one touch of a button.

Glympse sends your GPS location with exactly who you want to share it with and then your live path be viewed for a period of time. Which means it works perfectly if you’re running late for a meeting and want to let your work colleagues know; you’re waiting for a friend and want to let them know where to find you; or you want to let your neurotic mother you’re alive and kicking while off having fun at college!

Glympse App
http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/glympse-free-location-share/id330316698?mt=8