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December 2012 Wrap Up!

  By admin | December 31, 2012 - 5:15 am | ,
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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to you all!

I’m sure you & your family are just as exhausted as me & mine

from all of our holiday celebrations and fair share of illnesses!

I am on the {very, very} slow road to recovery from bronchitis & pneumonia…

I wouldn’t recommend it, but I am thankful that the worse of it didn’t hit until after Christmas!

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DECEMBER 2012 WRAP UP!

I decided to do a December Wrap Up post to bring you up-to-date all at once!

I’m trying out a new way of editing photos that I’ve taken with my iPhone

so please feel free to let me know what you think :’)

After scouring the internet for the best iPhone apps & then test driving a few out,

here are the ones I used:

{thank you to Shelley from The House of Smiths for her great advice found here}

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1.  Pic Frame

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This app is very user-friendly & two of my favorite features are:

*The option to add text {labels} to my collages and

*The ability to save & export my creations to my phone & several sites such as Twitter, Flicker, Instagram,

as well as the ability to email them!

It’s definitely an app to check out as it’s only 99 cents…

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2. Instagram

Next, I uploaded my collages to Instagram, where I chose my favorite effect….again, easy~peasy!

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TA~DA!

I present to you Deb’s Heart & Home December Wrap up!

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My poor hubby spent the better part of two days cleaning out drains that were clogged by tree roots…

Check out his home-made root cutter with mega-long extension pole!

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My parents made the long trek down from Lodi to spend a whole week with us!

They live on 5 acres, out in the country, thus the need for a sqiurrel trap!

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We decided to bring our traditional drive-around-and-look-at-the-lights adventure up a notch

and wound up at the Riverside Festival of Lights ~ so beautiful!

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On Christmas Eve we went to an afternoon Candlelight Service at my in-laws church

and then spent the evening at their beautiful home…

Christmas Day was spent in our home & my honey smoked a yummy ham!

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We did a little after Christmas shopping with my folks & kids

and enjoyed some yummy appetizers at Yard House while sitting on the patio by the fire :’)

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On our last family adventure the whole clan spent the afternoon in Old Town Temecula…

The weather was absolutely beautiful!  Crisp & cool…perfect window shopping weather!

Today has been cold & rainy so I’ve been snuggled up inside

enjoying the fire in the fireplace, as I edit pictures and finally update my blog!!

Goodnight for now,

Deb :’)

iPhone Apps I Love ~ Part Two

  By admin | March 5, 2012 - 5:00 am |
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This is Part Two to iPhone Apps I Love…where I share my faves!

If you missed Part One you can find it here.

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Travel:

Google Maps

Use Google Maps on your phone, and never carry a paper map again!

Waze

“When you download Waze, you not only get free navigation,

but also become part of the local driving community in your area,

joining forces with other drivers nearby to outsmart traffic,

save time and improve everyone’s daily commute.

All you have to do is drive, so get involved today!”

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Books:

Kindle

 Use your iPhone to read your kindle or e-books!

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Cameras:

Instagram

 ”Snap a photo with your iPhone, choose a filter to transform the look and feel,

send to Facebook, Twitter or Flickr – it’s all as easy as pie.”

PS Express

 ”Adobe Photoshop Express software lets you use simple gestures

to quickly edit and share photos from your mobile device.

Enjoy having your photo and video library right in your hand.”

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Entertainment:

“The personalized internet radio service that helps you find new music
based on your old and current favorites”

“The TV.com iPhone application delivers your favorite shows

wherever you go – for FREE!”

Netflix

“Just download this free app and you can instantly watch TV shows & movies

streaming from Netflix.”

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Games:

Angry Birds

 ”The survival of the Angry Birds is at stake.

Dish out revenge on the green pigs who stole the Birds’ eggs.

Use the unique destructive powers of the Angry Birds

to lay waste to the pigs’ fortified castles.”

Words With Friends Free

 If you like Scrabble, you’ll love Words With Friends!

It’s a word building, triple score seeking,

compete-with-your-buddies kind of game…

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I’m sure that by the time you read this post

I will have added a few more!

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iPhone Apps I Love ~ Part One

  By admin | February 18, 2012 - 3:29 pm |
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Since purchasing my very first iPhone last October,

I have found some really awesome & very helpful apps…

I thought I would share a few of my favorites.

I have so many that I’m going to divide it into two posts

to make it a little easier to digest…

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Shopping/Eating Out:

Key Ring

“Key Ring is the app that “brings ‘em all together”.

Use it to scan & store your existing loyalty cards, enroll in new loyalty programs,

and access exclusive coupons and discounts.”

Starbucks

I use this app to register my gift cards…just hand your phone to the cashier

instead of carrying around gift cards!

It also has a store locator that includes directions…

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Social:

Facebook

Twitter

Pinterest -

Flipboard My hubby just turned me on to this fun app! From iTunes Preview: “Named Apple’s iPad App of the year and one of TIME’s Top 50 Innovations, Flipboard creates a personalized magazine out of everything being shared with you, from Instagram photos and Facebook updates to Tumblr posts and articles from your favorite publications. Fill Flipboard with the things you like to read, from the smallest blogs to publications like Rolling Stone or Vanity Fair, and use Instapaper or Read It Later to save articles to read later. Connect Flipboard to all your social networks, and you’ll have a single place to enjoy, browse, comment on and share all the news, photos and updates that matter to you.” ::   ::   ::

Productivity:

Evernote

 You can save any type of files including PDF’s in this app.

I keep all of our family’s schedules, important documents & notes with me.

This app has come in handy so many times!

You can also email documents from Evernote.

JotNot Scanner Pro

“JotNot is the original and premier multi-page document scanner for the iPhone.”

You can scan photos or documents with the camera on your iPhone

and save them in Evernote.

This app has also been a lifesaver when I’ve needed to save a copy

of a document but didn’t have access to a printer.

RedLaser

 ”Scan with RedLaser and compare prices of products online and in store.

RedLaser searches for the best prices with TheFind,

Google Product Search, eBay, and Half.com.”

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Finances:

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You start by setting your budget goals for income and expenses.

Then anytime you spend money or receive an income,

you just simply enter it into the app.

Ace Budget will track how well you are doing

and will let you know if you are overspending so you can adjust accordingly.

Bank of America

 If you do your banking at Bank of America you need this app!

You can not only check your account balances but you can also transfer funds

and pay your bills from your phone!

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I hope you’ve enjoyed scanning through my favorites

and have possibly found some new apps for your iPhone!

Stay tuned for Part Two…

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I’m linking up to:

Home Stories A2Z

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My Favorite iPhone Christmas List App!

  By admin | November 16, 2011 - 11:27 am | ,
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I absolutely love the Christmas List app for the iPhone created by Limbua

  I downloaded mine for free!


The first thing you will want to do is to set a password…

to keep those sneaky eyes from peeking!


On this page you can see the budget that you’ve set for each person…You can organize people into groups…I did one for our immediate family, one for Grandparents & one for my Sis & Brother-In-Law’s family….

Here is  a look at the “Family” group where you can see the individual lists.  You can choose a pre-loaded picture for each person or upload your own.

On this page you can keep track of all the info you need

for each individual gift:

Name of the item, store(s) it can be found out, price

and even a photo of the gift.

The Christmas List is pre-loaded with the most popular retailer,

but if you need to you can always add your own too.

You can also switch to “Store View” so that you can get a complete gift list

for each store – awesome!

On the “Group” summaries page you can check to see how much you’re spending

on each group or individual…

Are you sold yet???  And did I mention that it’s FREE!!!!

If this wasn’t already an amazing app, they also give you the option to email your list

or even post it on Facebook!!