Does Your Family Have A Safety Plan?
Summer weather means outdoor fun, lazy barbecues and beach time. But, unfortunately, summer temperatures also can usher in some pretty threatening weather. It's important to be sure that your family has a safety plan in case of emergency. Here, we profile some apps that can help with coordination and safety in the face of disaster. 1. [Read More]
How To Get The Most Out Of Facebook’s Graph Search
Put your network to work using Graph Search. Graph Search is a new Facebook search feature that allows you to search through your personal network using any filter you like. Graph Search can help you find a job by helping you discover who you know that may be useful to your hunt. Below are some of [Read More]
RunPee Tells You When To Pee At The Movies
Going to the movies is becoming more and more of a production as movies get longer and more expensive. Forget a spontaneous decision to catch a flick between appointments; instead, it’s an evening well worth planning in advance. With helpful sites like Rotten Tomato and Fandango, you can do your research ahead of time on [Read More]
Summer Tech Resolutions
I have a confession to make. I sat down to write this an hour ago. But you know what? I just now — this very minute — opened a new document to start writing. That means I spent 60 unplanned minutes lost in cyber space. It’s not that they weren’t productive minutes. It’s just that [Read More]
Your Favorite Memories Of Dad
Happy Father’s Day! This week, we asked our readers to share their favorite memory with their dad. Here are some of the touching responses we received: Childhood Memories Dancing on his feet – him teaching me to waltz when I was 5 – Shelley Crockett @shelleycrockett16h I vividly recall (45 years ago) when he took my [Read More]
Screen Time Before Bed Disrupts Sleep
Today, if you ask someone how they’re doing, it’s common for them to respond, “I’m tired.” Tired has become our new normal - but that doesn’t mean it’s healthy for us. A recent poll done by the National Sleep Foundation found that 95% of Americans use some kind of technology an hour before they go [Read More]
Why You Should Dine Tech Free At Home
Last weekend I was visiting Coronado Island in California with two of my brothers. During a live, interesting lecture on the history of the gorgeous Hotel del Coronado, I found myself letting my mind wander a moment. I startled myself back into the present and wondered what I’d missed the speaker say. For a moment [Read More]
Warning: Stop Googling Your Symptoms Before Heading To The Doctor
Posted on 6/16/2013 Written by Shari Flowers Until recent years, it was standard practice for doctors to tell patients 'what they needed to do.' Patients were expected to accept this plan without question. Around the mid-eighties, the paradigm shifted. Doctors began to educate patients on their conditions and offer them a choice of treatments. If [Read More]