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Get Organized with Tech This Year

Get Organized with Tech This Year

With the new year comes many people trying to get their lives “put back together”. The holidays can do a number on your diet and schedule. The kids are out of school, you are attending holiday parties left and right — it’s just a formula for getting off track on all of your goals and tasks. That’s why January is when people put it all back in place. Schedules start …

 

Angela Skinner Mullen

What Is Pinterest?

What Is Pinterest?

Have you seen a fancy little ‘P” popping up on sites you like to frequent – where the Facebook and Twitter icons hang out? That fancy “P” is for Pinterest – an online site that is actually a virtual pinboard to organize items of inspiration you come across online, and then organizes your findings for future reference and even lets you share your goodies with others.

 

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How to Solve the Most Common Computer Issues

How to Solve the Most Common Computer Issues

You are so frustrated with your computer – you want to take that thing and throw it out the window of a ten story building! Unfortunately, you can’t afford a new computer right now, so you just have to deal with the one you’ve got. Let us help you resolve some of the most frustrating computer problems you are likely facing.

 

Angela Skinner Mullen

Evernote: Organize Your Personal and Business Lives

Evernote: Organize Your Personal and Business Lives

I used to have a daily planner – a bee-u-tee-ful leather-bound, chunky book that was bursting with sticky notes and was essentially my brain, and I couldn’t function properly without consulting it first. Then, I slowly moved towards technology to solve my organizing woes, but I never found anything that compared with the notes I was able to take and reference back and forth on that written planner until I found Evernote.

 

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Find Things Fast in Windows

Find Things Fast in Windows

In order to get to the right folder or file you are looking for fast, there are several things you can do! Setup your jump lists in Windows 7 The first thing you can do with the documents that you access most often is to add them to your jump lists.  I do this by right clicking on a program (Excel for example), and selecting Pin to Taskbar.  Next step …

 

Angela Skinner Mullen

What is MyAssist Virtual Assistant?

What is MyAssist Virtual Assistant?

Have you ever thought you needed a personal assistant? Even if you don’t live in Los Angeles where it seems everyone has one, no one needs an extra hand more than a working mom. MyAssist is a new service that you can customize according to how much you plan to use it, for personal use, business use, or both.

 

Angela Skinner Mullen

Aloqa App: Find Everything Faster

Aloqa App: Find Everything Faster

Sometimes your smartphone can do so many things that it’s a little overwhelming – I mean, I know I can find a million Starbucks locations with my Android. But when I’m standing on a corner in Santa Barbara after I hit up the zoo with my kids and I’m looking for one, I want to find one, fast. Probably a McDonalds for the kids too while I’m at it. I certainly don’t want to be scrolling around looking for locations and directions, so I downloaded an app called Aloqa.

 

Angela Skinner Mullen

How to Optimize Your Computer

How to Optimize Your Computer

How is your computer running? Is it taking forever to boot up? It is just slowing down and driving you crazy? It doesn’t take long for even a new computer to get bogged down with too many files, programs, and just too much stuff.

 

Angela Skinner Mullen

How to Create Friend Lists for More Privacy on Facebook

How to Create Friend Lists for More Privacy on Facebook

What does your friend list look like on Facebook? If you are like most people, it’s getting too big and out-of-hand, and you’ve been concerned about it ever since you had to accept your mother-in-law’s friend request.

 

Angela Skinner Mullen

Nike Training Club App Helps You Get Your Resolutions Back on Track

Nike Training Club App Helps You Get Your Resolutions Back on Track

How have you done with your New Year’s Resolutions? If you fell off the wagon a little, don’t worry. There’s always an app to get you back on track.