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About Julie Bowen

From Atlanta. Go Falcons!! Writer, painter, mother, wife. (not necessarily in that order)

Top 5 Fantasy Sports Apps

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5. Fantasy Life – (Free; iOS & Android) ESPN fantasy expert Matthew Berry’s app that gives helpful advice in a lighthearted and often times humorous format.

4. TeamStream by BleacherReport – (Free; iOS & Android) Lets you pick your favorite team and easily receive personalized news/information about it. [Read More]

October 9th, 2015|Stuff|

Radio Recap: Daily Fantasy Sports

fantasy-football1Only a few years old, the appeal of fantasy sports is so pervasive that TV shows have been based on them, channels have been made for them, and with the boom of unicorn DFS sites FanDuel and DraftKings—who [Read More]

October 7th, 2015|Stuff|

Top 5 Immigration Apps

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1. USCIS Case Status — (Free, iOS & Android) This app from the US Citizenship and Immigration Services allows users to check their status. When someone applies for an I-140 they get a 13-digit number. On this app they can download the case tracker and [Read More]

October 2nd, 2015|Job|

Tech & Immigration

business-english-worldWhether you’ve been hearing the different opinions during the presidential debates or reading them online, the one thing that everyone can agree on is that the current American immigration system is seriously flawed, and no industry is getting [Read More]

September 30th, 2015|Job|

Have a Relax-Cation

tcoys_fb2According to research, 10% of Americans admit they never manage to relax on vacation because 76% find themselves checking voicemail and email—and that’s just from work. Partner that with all the selfie-stick photos, Periscope videos, Instagram posts and Facebook updates, and you’ve literally experienced your entire vacation through a digital lens. Americans spend [Read More]

September 29th, 2015|Hot|

Top 5 Job Apps

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1) SLACK (Free; iOS & Android) Slack is getting a lot of attention because it helps manage communication with your team or remotely. It is so easy to use you don’t need long email threads anymore.

2) ASANA(Free; iOS & Android) It’s name [Read More]

September 25th, 2015|Job|

Radio Recap: 2nd Chances

climbing-the-ladderOver 100 cities and countries from 18 states in the nation have already implemented fair-chance hiring reforms including the practice to  “ban the box” — a movement to remove the small box on job applications that asks whether or not an applicant has been convicted [Read More]

September 23rd, 2015|Job|

Top 5 Fashion Apps

fashion apps1) Vsco Cam – (Free; iOS & Android) This editing app I use for my photos. I take so many pictures during Fashion Week I don’t want to flood people’s Instagram. VSCO Cam allows me to rearrange my feed so it flows nicely, not [Read More]

September 18th, 2015|You|

Radio Recap: Fashion + Tech

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Wearables, drones, and 3D printing have been all the rage at this year’s New York Fashion Week. From CFDA Fashion Incubator designer Misha Nonoo’s “Insta-show” which sheds the traditional runway route to instead make the show globally [Read More]

September 16th, 2015|Hot|

Grandparents Day Tech

GRANDPARENTSMy in-laws (and the only surviving grandparents to my children) live states away but are very interested in being involved and staying connected to our kids so much so that during every visit with the grandparents, my kids will spend time giving an iPhone [Read More]

September 13th, 2015|Fam|