I know I’ve talked about Skype http://www.skype.com before. I’m not the biggest user at home – but I love it when I’m in Ireland. My new favorite thing is that I can forward my Skype phone number to a landline (or cell phone). So my Twin Cities number now rings through to the house where … Continue reading
Category Archives: Making Life Easier
Yelp
I know I’ve been weak lately with the Bytes. I could send you my synopsis of the FCC rural broadband plan if you’re wondering what I’m doing. I wanted to at least send something this week – and I ran into a web site that helped me choose my lunch destination today: Yelp http://www.yelp.com – … Continue reading
Résumé Templates and more
A friend asked me yesterday about résumé templates online. After 10 minutes of searching I remembered by old friend Microsoft templates: http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/templates/default.aspx They have templates for just about anything – graduation invitations, expense reports, résumé and more. Just do a search on the template you need. Click on the name of the template in the … Continue reading
We-Care about Goodseach
We-Care Thanks to Bill in New York for sending me information on a fun tool that might help get your holiday shopping done and give a little bit back to your favorite charities. We-Care (http://www.we-care.com/) is a collection of 700+ merchants. When you buy products from them through this site a portion of your purchase … Continue reading
Flickr
OK I said I’d talk a little about some Web 2.0 tools, such as Flickr. Flickr (www.flickr.com) is a web site where you can sign up and then save, store and edit photos online. It’s free, although you can upgrade to a professional account for $25 a year. That gives you more space for pictures … Continue reading
Fact Checkers
We had a great time watching the debates with my family. Everybody came away with a different opinion and everybody questioned at least one statement. So I thought I’d look up some political fact checkers before the next debate. I hope you find them helpful too: FactCheck.org (http://www.factcheck.org/) monitors the factual accuracy of what is … Continue reading
Pics on Google Maps
This isn’t going to change the world for you – but the other day I noticed something fun with Google Maps and directions (http://maps.google.com/maps). The next time you get directions from Google Maps, before you print them out for the car, check out the little cameras on each step. They now provide quick video/scan pictures … Continue reading
Google Health
OK I haven’t tried this one yet – and I’m not sure I’m going to but I found it very interesting. Google is now helping you organize your medical records online: https://www.google.com/health/html/tour/index.html You sign up. Track medical conditions – and learn more about them if you want. Import medical records. View medical history. Learn about … Continue reading
Predictive Texting
I got a new phone. (Yea!) It has predictive texting. (Boo!) I fixed it by holding down #. (Yea!) There’s the text-friendly version of this week’s Byte. The longer story… I did get a new phone and mostly I like it. I’m not a big texter but I like to text occasionally. I tried to … Continue reading
Free Food Finds
Today’s Byte is just for fun. I’m back in the US and my birthday is coming up – so I’ve been happily getting emails from my favorite restaurants inviting me to come in for a free drink or desert. It got me thinking about the great ways to use the Internet for free food: Sign … Continue reading
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