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A Tuesday Surgery #Troop8X #HTC8


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The surgery was planned way before I got my new Windows 8X phone to test out, but this phone came in very handy on Tuesday, January 29th as we took our 4 year old son to the hospital for outpatient dental surgery under general anesthesia. I got photos of his journey, and was able to update Facebook so his prayer warriors knew he was okay. I was grateful to not only have a phone with a great camera but also an amazing battery life. I only have to charge it every 2 days. That means that on this day, for [...]

Taking Your Photos To The Next Level : Photoshop Elements 11


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Unless you are a new visitor, or you have been living under a rock, you know that this blog is super heavy and bursting with beautiful photography. While this is not a brag, I can tell you that my photographs have led me to paying jobs. And though I am not professional yet, I do have my favorites for my craft and they are my Nikon D90 and my Adobe products. I have Lightroom 2 (need to upgrade!) and most recently was delighted to review the newest Photoshop Elements 11. There are a few photographers in life that can shoot [...]

Making My Jobs Easier with Microsoft Office 2010


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As a college student entering her senior year of a business degree program, I can tell you that there is no other program I use more than Microsoft Office. (Unless you count my photo editing software of course!) I even had to take a course in college as part of my degree and at the time we had to learn and use Office 2007. Not a problem, since at that time I was already using the same version at home. I breezed through the class as expected. I did learn some new things, though. When I was recently asked to [...]

Edius 6 Video Editing Software Review


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Since this is a blog and not all about advertising, I’d like to take the time here to introduce myself a little and help you understand how important this kind of stuff is to me.  I’m sure there are many people who feel strongly about the pictures they take, and get excited about using Photoshop, and surely blogging itself is very rewarding and personal.  I not only think creating video is fun and interesting, but I have been touched and influenced by creating and watching video for many years.  My parents took lots of video of my family and I, [...]

I Don’t Have To Yell Thanks to VTech!


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I have had the pleasure of reviewing quite a few VTech items over time and most recently I had the pleasure of trying VTech’s newest phone system, the LS6475-3 Multitasking phone system. Ok firstly I will admit the main reason I wanted to try the phones because we have a 2 story living space and we often have to yell upstairs to our teenager, who is most often wearing headphones. So basically we are yelling into the air instead of getting his help for whatever we need him for. These phones, aside from having BRILIANT clarity due to having HD [...]

I am a Skype Ambassador!


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I am so excited to announce that on behalf of the awesomely wonderful folks at Mom Central, I have been chosen to be a Skype Ambassador! What does that mean exactly? Well for the next few months I will be a brand new user to Skype, the technology that keeps you connected with video and phone calls to anyone in the world, even without a phone! I have used it a couple times on wifi but never really called anyone and never ever called someone with a video! I am a busy mom and student so staying in touch with [...]

Eight O’Clock Is A Great Time For Coffee! {Win A Vintage Coffee Jar!}


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I am so glad my Keurig has a reusable filter, that way i can enjoy fresh ground coffee! I just happen to be completely out of coffee so when Eight O’Clock coffee sent me a note and told me they had unearthed some vintage coffee jars and asked if I would try the coffee I was thrilled. We all know I love coffee here, so heck yeah I wanted to try it. I have brewed several cups and to me it is just right because its not overly strong like a Columbian blend or too light either. I had never [...]

Perfect Photo Suite 6


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I am a big fan of Photoshop CS5, and all things photo and video but also feel like you can spend days on end and never quite get what you want or you’ll get what you want and never know how to make something unique and artistic.  PPS6 really helps you come up with a vision for your photos. I was expecting another Light Room type product with some typical advanced Photoshop expert type control but I was pleasantly surprised to find that you can literally just click around and play with layers with very easy to understand buttons and [...]

Microsoft Street & Trips 2011


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I have always seen navigation software as a good way to plan a trip ahead of time and since I was a truck diver, I have not been too fond of the GPS in the past as it will lead you down some roads you don’t want to be taking a big rig down.  I was pleasantly surprised with Delorme Street Atlas USA software letting you focus on a route that works for you and never felt the need to try MS Streets and Trips before.  It seems like Delorme has tried to become a little more like Streets & [...]

Top Holiday Android Apps #MidwestMoms


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With Christmas a week away, I thought I would post about some of the fun apps that have been shared with me for my Android devices, the Xoom tablet and the Droid Bionic. My personal favorite is actually a Christmas card program called Sincerely Ink , its just cute and you drop a photo in and personalize it and you are done. Sure I could mail Christmas cards but this is kind of fun! I have also been playing Angry Birds Seasons because its fun and festive with the snow, and my toddler loves it!   What are your favorite [...]

My Back To School Tech – Epson Stylus NX625 Printer Review


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I’m no stranger to needing zillions of pages printed for school. I knew that both of the printers I had last year were about to be toast because neither of them were performing despite good maintenance. Disappointing. But my needs don’t change, there is always a need for a printer at home. I was offered the chance to try an Epson Stylus NX625 All In One printer and I said yes without hesitation. I told them I needed something that printed text really well and the occasional photo.  They told me that the NX625 would fit my needs. Features/Benefits Share [...]

FotoBounce Photo Sharing Software


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I want to take a second and tell you about a new software. Now you all know I take ten thousand photos. I share them everywhere but mostly Facebook because most friends and family are on there. The thing is, my beautiful Nikon D90 takes amazing photos and I edit them just fine and dandy and then…Facebook sucks the quality. Yes I know its polite to use smaller images for slow connections, and I know there are few people with slower than a DSL line these days but, I’m sorry to the slow connectors because my photos don’t look good [...]