Summer is winding down and August finds us staying closer to home. To find fun things to do in our local area, I subscribe to Google calendars and then use the mobile app to see at a glance what is going on around town....
Getting Around Town with Foursquare
Save all the fun places, restaurants, and bucket list travel destinations floating around in your head to Foursquare, where your ideas are handy and shareable....
Choose an Heir to Inherit Your Facebook Account
From the Department of Just-In-Case, I recently designated my mom as a digital "heir" who will inherit my Facebook account if something happened to me....
No Ordinary Gift Registry – More Fun & Less Stuff with SoKind
SoKind is an online registry service that encourages the giving of homemade gifts, charitable donations, secondhand goods, experiences, time, day-of-event help, and more....
Subscribing to Helpful Public Calendars
I subscribe to public calendars like US holidays, my son's school schedule, and family movie release dates. It's free, easy, and so helpful! Here's how it works....
Easy & Creative Thank You Notes
With apologies to Emily Post, I've adopted some social etiquette shortcuts with the help of technology. See how I replaced handwritten thank-you notes with an easy and creative alternative using PicMonkey....
Build Your Community with Nextdoor
Nextdoor is free, private website where you connect with your neighbors and share useful local information....
The Easiest Way to Follow Your Favorite Blogs
Bloglovin is an easy, free tool that helps me slim down the inbox but still follow all the blogs I enjoy - on my time. Manage subscriptions and get updates from one source, no matter how many blogs you want to follow....
Grow a Foreign Language Garden with Memrise
Memrise is a foreign language learning community powered by science, imagination, and fun. With flashcards, mnemonics, audio, and learn-at-your-own-pace courses, this fun and engaging site is a low pressure way to grow your mind with foreign languages and SAT vocabulary....
My Plank Is Cooler Than Your Plank
Lie face down in an unexpected setting. Arms at sides. Have friend take pic. Post to Internet. You've just participated in the game of planking! Over 700,000 fans on the official Planking Facebook page - each one trying to one-up the last....
