You remember that old Mystery show "Columbo"? He is always losing his wallet or keys. This new gizmo called the Tile would be perfect for Columbo.
You can put these little tiles on your keys, on your purse, basically anything that is portable, and use your smart phone to locate missing items. It also has a tracking system that will help you find lost or stolen items.
I think I could use this for my keys and the remote. For some reason we are ALWAYS losing the remote.
Wednesday, August 28, 2013
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
Zombie Exercise Game
Although I enjoy random Zombie movies, like Shaun of the Dead and ZombieLand, I'm really not a huge zombie fan. However, this new Zombies, Run! app for iPhones and Android seems like a great idea.
The main idea is that you have to get active and move around to collect necessary items needed in a post-apocalyptic, zombie infested world. You can fortify your base with collected items when you are finished with your run/walk. If you don't physically move, you can't collect items.
I was psyched on the idea of hearing hordes of zombies following me with the garbled "graggla aaaaah" noises as an inspiration to speed up and "get away." I've only played the game a couple of times, and so far, I only encountered zombies one time. Very briefly.
So the next step is to take a few minutes to figure out the settings to see if I'm "playing" the game correctly. It has the potential to be a fun game and inspiration to exercise.
My Fitness Pal
It's a new year, so I'm on a fitness kick. Trying to lose weight and get fit. I started looking for a way to track calorie count on my cell phone. The app that I found that I like the most is My Fitness Pal. It is very user friendly and best of all it's free. Yep. FREE!
If you use your phone there is a feature that allows you to scan the bar code of foods you eat to track the nutrition information. It also has a quick calorie entry, which can come in handy. I used it when I made some home made enchilada soup. I found the recipe on line. The website listed nutrition information, but I didn't want to take the time to add the info into my account. So I just added the calorie count.
Programs that track your daily calorie consumption are really helpful. Once I started writing down everything that I ate during the day it rally surprised me how many calories I was consuming on a daily basis. It made me start evaluating everything I put in my mouth. It also affected my trip to the grocery store. I started looking at the labels of items before putting them in the cart. It blew me away how much sodium and fat I was consuming. Little wonder I am carrying around the extra weight. Typing in everything makes you aware and feel more accountable.
If you use your phone there is a feature that allows you to scan the bar code of foods you eat to track the nutrition information. It also has a quick calorie entry, which can come in handy. I used it when I made some home made enchilada soup. I found the recipe on line. The website listed nutrition information, but I didn't want to take the time to add the info into my account. So I just added the calorie count.
Programs that track your daily calorie consumption are really helpful. Once I started writing down everything that I ate during the day it rally surprised me how many calories I was consuming on a daily basis. It made me start evaluating everything I put in my mouth. It also affected my trip to the grocery store. I started looking at the labels of items before putting them in the cart. It blew me away how much sodium and fat I was consuming. Little wonder I am carrying around the extra weight. Typing in everything makes you aware and feel more accountable.
Thursday, October 11, 2012
More Free Icons
Found another place for free icons. http://www.iconfinder.com/
Make sure you check the license. Most are free but not all. There are over 100,000 icons to choose from though, so great find!
Make sure you check the license. Most are free but not all. There are over 100,000 icons to choose from though, so great find!
Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Septic Cleaner Alternative
We've had a major septic eruption this past week. It's still not all taken care of yet. We've had the plumber out a couple times and the septic guys out a couple times. We still need an excavator to come out and check our septic field. Although we still have problems, we did learn about the wonders of Buttermilk. So there was something good that came out of cleaning up piles of poo for a week. (right?)
Apparently instead of buying chemicals like Ridex or Eagle Septic Clean, you can pour a gallon of buttermilk down your sink or in your toilet once a month. The butter milk has the same enzymes to break down the waste with out the chemicals. I haven't been to the store to check for the price of buttermilk compared to Ridex. It may be cheaper. Even if it is a little more expensive, I think I like the idea of something natural to take care of... well something natural.
Apparently instead of buying chemicals like Ridex or Eagle Septic Clean, you can pour a gallon of buttermilk down your sink or in your toilet once a month. The butter milk has the same enzymes to break down the waste with out the chemicals. I haven't been to the store to check for the price of buttermilk compared to Ridex. It may be cheaper. Even if it is a little more expensive, I think I like the idea of something natural to take care of... well something natural.
Check Your Credit Score For FREE!
I think everyone knows about www.annualcreditreport.com by now. Once a year you can check your credit report from all 3 credit reporting bureaus for free.
I myself did this about 5 or 6 months ago, right around tax time when I was going to pay off some negative credit with tax return money.
Yesterday I stopped at my local bank to see about getting a signature loan. The loan officer told me that they can usually work with people as long as they have a minimum credit score of 680. He also gave me a great website to go check myself so he wouldn't ding my credit score. I thought there HAD to be another company that offered credit reporting information and wouldn't you know it, there is!
The site he gave me was quizzle.com. Not only can you check your credit report, but it will also give you your credit score. For FREE. What's the catch? Well of course they want you to buy something. They offer services/software to help get your finances in line, monitor your credit and protect yourself from Identity Theft. BUT if all you want is your credit information, you can get that with out giving them your SS# OR credit card number.
This site is offered by the same people who came up with Quick Books, and Quicken. So it's not a fly by night, steal your information kind of company.
One of the great things about this is that you can check your credit score before you apply for a loan. If you see your credit score is too low, work on fixing your negative credit, and THEN apply for a loan.
I myself did this about 5 or 6 months ago, right around tax time when I was going to pay off some negative credit with tax return money.
Yesterday I stopped at my local bank to see about getting a signature loan. The loan officer told me that they can usually work with people as long as they have a minimum credit score of 680. He also gave me a great website to go check myself so he wouldn't ding my credit score. I thought there HAD to be another company that offered credit reporting information and wouldn't you know it, there is!
The site he gave me was quizzle.com. Not only can you check your credit report, but it will also give you your credit score. For FREE. What's the catch? Well of course they want you to buy something. They offer services/software to help get your finances in line, monitor your credit and protect yourself from Identity Theft. BUT if all you want is your credit information, you can get that with out giving them your SS# OR credit card number.
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| Logo from Quizzle site Sept 2012 |
This site is offered by the same people who came up with Quick Books, and Quicken. So it's not a fly by night, steal your information kind of company.
One of the great things about this is that you can check your credit score before you apply for a loan. If you see your credit score is too low, work on fixing your negative credit, and THEN apply for a loan.
Monday, September 10, 2012
Time Zone Converter
Sometimes I have to make phone calls to other countries. This morning I opened an email directing me to contact someone from New Zealand. I did a quick check on Google "What time is it in New Zealand?" and came up with 10:45 pm. (it's currently 6:45 am in Eastern TN). Well I could take the time to do the math and figure out what time it would be here when their office opens at 8am in the morning, but to be honest I'm tired and my brain is fried. So I had a program do the conversion for me.
Time and Date.com has a lot of neat features that helps you when dealing with business, or even family internationally. What is even better is that it allows you to add several cities. So let's say that after I talk to these people in New Zealand, I then have to do a teleconference with my client in California. I simply add in the goal time: 8am in New Zealand, and then add my city, and my client's city in CA, and viola. 8:00 am (tomorrow) is 4pm here today in TN and 1pm here in CA.
How handy is that? There are more scheduling features that are helpful. But I'll let you explore those!
Time and Date.com has a lot of neat features that helps you when dealing with business, or even family internationally. What is even better is that it allows you to add several cities. So let's say that after I talk to these people in New Zealand, I then have to do a teleconference with my client in California. I simply add in the goal time: 8am in New Zealand, and then add my city, and my client's city in CA, and viola. 8:00 am (tomorrow) is 4pm here today in TN and 1pm here in CA.
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