Rumor: Apple Upgrading iPad, Releasing 7-inch Model in 2011 - PCWorld

Rumor: Apple Upgrading iPad, Releasing 7-inch Model in 2011 - PCWorld

iphone apps directory - Gizmodo

iphone apps directory - Gizmodo

My Tech Top 10: Heather Dale EcoSalon | Apartment Therapy Unplggd

My Tech Top 10: Heather Dale EcoSalon | Apartment Therapy Unplggd

A better Post-It? And made from wood waste - Core77

A better Post-It? And made from wood waste - Core77

Personality Testing

I found this website on personality testing. Pretty interesting. Have fun - testing.
Here are my results:

Your Type is INFJ

Introverted	Intuitive	Feeling	Judging
Strength of the preferences %
56	38	25	56

Qualitative analysis of your type formula
 You are:

• moderately expressed introvert
• moderately expressed intuitive personality
• moderately expressed feeling personality
• moderately expressed judging personality

Career Social Service Social Work Education Librarian Law Health Care Early Childhood Education Psychology/Psychotherapist Counseling Art/Science Design Science Famous people of your particular type John Bradshaw, Mother Teresa, Nelson Mandela, John Calvin, Nicole Kidman

Microsoft Office templates - Resumes

Microsoft Office templates

6/30/2007 

Here at the Komando International Broadcasting Studios, we're big believers in Microsoft Office. We actually figure out and use many of those features!

One of Office's best features isn't even part of the software. Of course, I'm talking about the templates. They're premade forms, located on Microsoft's Web site.

There seem to be templates for any personal or business occasion. And you don't necessarily need the latest software. A quick look will turn up templates for Office 1997. That's a 10-year-old program!

All told, there are hundreds of templates. They fall into more than 100 categories, ranging from Agendas to Wills.

Just the other day, my sister called. She needed an employment application. I found it free at Microsoft's Web site. I e-mailed it to her. I was a hero!

If the template you need is missing, suggest it. And if you have one you want to share, it will be welcome there.

Before you create any cards, brochures, databases or forms from scratch, visit this site. It'll save you a bunch of time!

Cost: Free

Link: office.microsoft.com

8 More iPhone Tricks You Might Not Have Known (iPod Touch Tricks Included) - iSmashPhone iPhone Blog

8 More iPhone Tricks You Might Not Have Known (iPod Touch Tricks Included) - iSmashPhone iPhone Blog

A Set of Excellent iPhone Math Apps for the Older Child | GeekDad | Wired.com

A Set of Excellent iPhone Math Apps for the Older Child | GeekDad | Wired.com

5 Facebook privacy settings you need to know about now

10/30/2010 

Like getting coffee in the morning, Facebook has become a part of daily life. These days it seems like everyone is using it. The only real danger from coffee is that nervous, antsy feeling from drinking too much. But Facebook can pose a serious risk to your privacy.
Every time you use Facebook, you are putting information about yourself on the Web. Every post, every picture, every update gets published. You need to know how to protect your privacy.
Facebook updates its privacy settings routinely. That's good news in an ever-changing online world. But that also makes it difficult to monitor what you're keeping private. So I've boiled down the five most important privacy settings on Facebook. These will help you stay safe while having fun connecting with friends and family.
The first place you want to visit is the Privacy Settings page on Facebook. Go to Facebook and log in. Then look to the top right and click on Account>>Privacy Settings. This page is where you adjust most of your privacy settings.
Contact information
The first thing to protect is your contact information. You really don't want some creep finding out where you live.
On the Privacy Settings page, click "Customize settings." After the new page loads, scroll to the bottom. You should see an area for Contact information.
Your contact information is made up of five parts. These are your mobile phone number, another phone number, a physical address, instant messenger screen name and your e-mail. Next to each is a dropdown menu. Here you choose who can see that information.
The dropdown menu will give you several choices. Those are Everyone, Friends and Networks, Friends of Friends, Friends only, and Customize. Select Customize.
This will open a new window in the center of your screen. You'll see a section labeled Make this visible to. Next to "These people," select Only Me. On the next line it says "And this network." Make sure no networks are selected. Then click Save Setting. Do this for every piece of your contact information.
Public searches
The next setting you should secure is public searching. This will hide your information and pictures from search sites like Google.
To find the public searching options, navigate to the Privacy Settings page. In the bottom right, there is a section labeled Applications and Websites. Click Edit Settings below that. This loads a new page. The last item on this page is Public search. Click Edit Settings directly to the right of it.
Here you'll see a quick description of what public search does. Basically it allows search sites to see a preview of your profile. This lets others search for you without using Facebook. Below the description is a checkbox that says "Enable public search." Make sure that is unchecked.
While you're there, you should also click the Basic Directory Information link. These settings will affect how other Facebook users can search for you. For example, let's say you only want friends to see you. You would set each to Friends Only.
Places
Another feature of Facebook you should be aware of is Places. You can use Facebook to check in to a real-world location. This lets the world know where you are. Some people find it helpful. Others see it as just plain creepy. Of course, it could be a boon to stalkers.
It's easy enough to turn this feature off. Head back to your Privacy Settings page. Then click "Customize settings." Under "Things I Share" look for "Places I check in to." Click the dropdown menu to the right. Now select Customize. In the window that opens, use the dropdown to select Only Me. Make sure you have no networks selected below that. Click Save Setting.
Once you're back on the Privacy Settings page look for "Include me in People Here Now after I check in." Make sure the Enable check box on the right is unchecked.
You'll want to make sure your friends can't check you in to Places either. On the Privacy Settings page, look for the section labeled "Things others share." The last setting should read "Friends can check me in to Places."
Click Edit Settings on the right. A new window will open in the center of your screen. Next to "Friends can check me in to places" make sure it says Disabled. Select Okay.
Photo albums
Now let's protect your photos. Each photo album you create has its own independent privacy settings. You can also adjust these from the Privacy Settings page.
First click "Customize settings." Click "Edit album privacy" under "Things I share." Now you can adjust who can see which albums. The smartest thing to do is to set all albums to Friends Only. That way your friends can still see your photos. But the weirdoes who try to stalk your profile can't.
While you're on the Privacy Settings page, let's limit what pictures others can share. Look for "Things others can share." The first option is "Photos and videos I'm tagged in." You should change that to Friends Only.
Apps
Finally, the last setting you really want to concern yourself with is app privacy. I recently told you how Facebook apps were leaking private information. But this is important stuff. So here's a refresher on protecting yourself while using apps.
Navigate to the Privacy Settings page. Click "Edit your settings" under Applications and Websites. There are two parts you'll want to adjust.
First in "Applications you use," select Edit Settings. You'll see a list of all of the applications you use. Each one has its own settings. You can go through each app by clicking Edit Settings next to it.
Some apps will require information such as your name, profile picture and the like. There's no way to stop the app from getting required information. You can, however, remove the app. To the far right of each application is a gray X. Clicking it removes the application.
After you've adjusted these settings, click Back to Application Privacy. In the section that says "Info accessible through your friends," click Edit Settings. A new window will open in the center of your screen. Uncheck all of the options here. Then select Save Changes.
Keep in mind these settings aren't comprehensive. There's certainly more you can do to protect your privacy. Lucky for you, I've found a couple of useful tools that can help.
ReclaimPrivacy and BitDefender safego are two good options. Both give you feedback on how strong or weak your privacy settings are. BitDefender also gives you added protection against malicious Facebook links.
You can find ReclaimPrivacy here. And you can find BitDefender safego here.
Like I said, Facebook is just a part of life these days. But it's more than just a time killer. My tips will help you get more from Facebook:

• Even young kids know about Facebook. Find out the right age to start letting them use social-networking sites.
• Facebook puts a lot of information about you out on the Web. Find out exactly what your profile says about you.
• Facebook privacy is a big deal. Watch as I show you how to avoid privacy problems.

Reese Witherspoon

I really like her because she seems to be very down to earth and maybe because she is a southerner.
I was reading a very informative magazine, Entertainment Weekly and she said something that I think we both believe for ourselves and children. She said that her favorite quote is from Martha Stewart - "I have a short memory for painful things", while I don't particularly care for Martha personally I like her quote. Reese says, "I have one of those incredible memories where I just erase painful things. Maybe that's really unhealthy, and I probably need to see a therapist. But I don't dwell. You keep going forward. Also, I have kids. What are you going to do? Are you going to teach them to be one of those people who keep looking in the rear-view mirror, or are you going to teach them to be one those people who go, "Tomorrow's another day"?"

I tend not to dwell on too much. Don't get me wrong I do for a bit then I just let it go. Life is too short to dwell on anything. Of course, if you mess with my kids - I will dwell all day long on you. LOL

But, really there is too much that I have been through to worry about. I have kids to raise and maybe one day I will worry about me and the effects of it but until then - Tomorrow is another day.

Thank you Reese for your comments it made my week. I am glad I am not alone in my thinking.

Zombieland

Time to Nut Up or Shut Up.
This is one of my favorite movies.
Love the Soundtrack. When I looked it up on Amazon all they had was the orchestral soundtrack. Ehhh no thank you, give me the MUSIC baby.


Zombieland Soundtrack (Songs) – Track-Listing
1. For Whom the Bell Tolls – Metallica
2. Feels So Good – Chuck Mangione
3. You’re a Wolf – Sea Wolf
4. No-one’s Gonna Love You – Band of Horses
5. Duelin’ Banjos – Arthur Smith
6. Gold Guns Girls – Metric
7. Everybody Wants Some!! – Van Halen
8. Puppy Love – Paul Anka
9. Oh! Sweet Nuthin’ – Velvet Underground
10. The Marriage of Figaro – London Philharmonic Orchestra
11. Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain – Willie Nelson
12. It’s Only Wednesday – Crash Kings
13. Hard to Come Back – Success
14. Death Prayer in Heaven’s Orchard – Howlin’ Rain
15. Moonlight Kiss – Raul Malo
16. Popular – Kristen Chenoweth
17. Kingdom of Rust – Doves
18. Ghostbusters – Ray Parker Jr.
19. Don’t Fear the Reaper – Blue Oyster Cult
20. I’m So Lonesome, I Could Cry – Hank Williams
21. Feel Good About It – Marching Band
22. Vienna Blood – Vienna State Orchestra
23. Your Touch – Black Keys
24. Salute Your Solution – The Raconteurs

Gift Idea

We had a gift exchange today at work and I made this for the person that I had picked. Does that make sense? Oh well if it doesn't - LOL

Here are the pix:

It was super easy to make. 

I think that she was really happy to have received my interesting gift.

Cast Iron

I used a pan similar to this skillet ($12.99) when I was growing up, it was my mom's and IT WAS AWESOME. I found an inexpensive one at Ross one day and again it is AWESOME. I used it to make Migas for breakfast. Which were AWESOME. I am sure you knew that was coming.  The skillet was made by Lodge and of course the more you use cast iron the easier it is to clean. You have to season it first with well oiled meals. 

I also bought this one because it is reversible - griddle on one side and lined griddle on the other. Again, cheaply found at Ross it was $14.99. Great to warm up those flour tortilla's or make delicious banana pancakes. I can't wait to use the lined side to make panini sandwiches. YUM!

10 Heart Attack Symptoms You're Most Likely to Ignore

10 Heart Attack Symptoms You’re Most Likely to Ignore

Christmas time again....

I love the season and everything it brings. My family together again. I love those moments.

We put our tree up a couple of days after Thanksgiving. The guido's helped me - the little one more than anyone. He has a blast helping out.

I bought a cute Sock Monkey ornament from Cracker Barrel. OMG it is so adorable. I've always wanted a Sock Monkey and am so glad I waited - this one is small and compact and I can put it on my tree every year. I can also put it on a shelf for the rest of the year. WOO-HOO. I'll have to take a close up picture of it so you can see the cuteness. 

Here are a few more ornaments that I just bought from the Disney Store:

I'm not sure if you know it or not, but I LOVE DISNEY! These were 30% off. They were pretty much outta there at the Disney Store. I bought a couple more boxes of sets that are just beautiful. Again, I will have to take some pix to share.

Here are a couple of plush that I bought too - . Yet another Christmas addition to add 

Merry CHRISTmas everyone!!

Flex Your Freedom with These Flexible Careers - Yahoo! Education

Flex Your Freedom with These Flexible Careers - Yahoo! Education

Joel Burns tells gay teens "it gets better"

What an awesome speech. I hope that it reaches those that need it. It is so true about those people from high school - you never have to see them again if you don't want to - after you graduate. So, glad there is place for these teens to turn to - they just need to hear about it.

10-10-10

Um....just had to post, because of the date. That is all. Thx

My watch

If you know me, you know how much I adore Jack Skellington. Well, I saw this at the Disney Store and had to have it. I even paid full price - UGH.
It is making me happy today, and that is all that matters. <squee>

Brrrrrr!

K' got my boots on. It's freakin' cold out. Had some cute sandals on, but they had to go. Now I am nice and cozy. Hurray!

Friday Movie Madness

Our movie last night was Ironman 2.
You know how much I love my Netflix, but when I saw that dreadful - long wait response in my queue, I had to go to the old stand-by Redbox. Of course they had it - YAY! Made my hubby's day.
Loved the movie and can't wait for The Avengers.

Flower

My other pretty flower.

Color Quiz

I thought this was interesting and had to share.
Take the Color Quiz - click here

Here are my results:
( It wouldn't let me cut and paste my results so, I typed them up. I didn't type the whole description.)

Earth types – solid, grounded thinkers – like to surround themselves with deep blues, black, grays, and browns. Earth personalities are honest and loyal; it’s no coincidence that we describe steadfast companions as “true blue.” If you choose blues and grays, you’re likely a little more reticent and self-conscious and you can seem reserved, even standoffish.

·         Blue represents spirituality, authority, and high aspirations.

·         Research indicates that people are more productive in blue rooms.

·         A mid-tone gray in a warmer range is very relaxing. You can use so many colors with gray: soft preach, dusky pinks, softer yellows."

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Grandmother

World English Dictionary

grandmother  (ˈɡrænˌmʌðə, ˈɡrænd-)
— n
1.	the mother of one's father or mother
2.	( often plural ) a female ancestor
3.	( often capital ) a familiar term of address for an old woman
4.	teach one's grandmother to suck eggs  See egg

 

OMG this had me cracking up. I was going to do a serious post, but now it is going to have to wait.

WTH wrote this description and are they still working for dictionary.com.

Sorry, I am off to call my mom and tell her my kid's will be teaching her #4 soon.

I will be revisiting this topic soon. I am laughing way to hard at the moment.

 

 

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"All of your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them." -  ºoº Walt Disney ºoº  

 

6 Things You Should Never Reveal on Facebook

by Kathy Kristof
Tuesday, September 14, 2010

The whole social networking phenomenon has millions of Americans sharing their photos, favorite songs and details about their class reunions on Facebook, MySpace, Twitter and dozens of similar sites. But there are a handful of personal details that you should never say if you don't want criminals — cyber or otherwise — to rob you blind, according to Beth Givens, executive director of the Privacy Rights Clearinghouse.

 

The folks at Insure.com also say that ill-advised Facebook postings increasingly can get your insurance cancelled or cause you to pay dramatically more for everything from auto to life insurance coverage. By now almost everybody knows that those drunken party photos could cost you a job, too.

 

You can certainly enjoy networking and sharing photos, but you should know that sharing some information puts you at risk. What should you never say on Facebook, Twitter or any other social networking site?

Your Birth Date and Place

Sure, you can say what day you were born, but if you provide the year and where you were born too, you've just given identity thieves a key to stealing your financial life, said Givens. A study done by Carnegie Mellon showed that a date and place of birth could be used to predict most — and sometimes all — of the numbers in your Social Security number, she said.

Vacation Plans

There may be a better way to say "Rob me, please" than posting something along the lines of: "Count-down to Maui! Two days and Ritz Carlton, here we come!" on Twitter. But it's hard to think of one. Post the photos on Facebook when you return, if you like. But don't invite criminals in by telling them specifically when you'll be gone.

[See Burglars Picked Houses Based on Facebook Updates]

Home Address

Do I have to elaborate? A study recently released by the Ponemon Institute found that users of Social Media sites were at greater risk of physical and identity theft because of the information they were sharing. Some 40% listed their home address on the sites; 65% didn't even attempt to block out strangers with privacy settings. And 60% said they weren't confident that their "friends" were really just people they know.

Confessionals

You may hate your job; lie on your taxes; or be a recreational user of illicit drugs, but this is no place to confess. Employers commonly peruse social networking sites to determine who to hire — and, sometimes, who to fire. Need proof? In just the past few weeks, an emergency dispatcher was fired in Wisconsin for revealing drug use; a waitress got canned for complaining about customers and the Pittsburgh Pirate's mascot was dumped for bashing the team on Facebook. One study done last year estimated that 8% of companies fired someone for "misuse" of social media.

Password Clues

If you've got online accounts, you've probably answered a dozen different security questions, telling your bank or brokerage firm your Mom's maiden name; the church you were married in; or the name of your favorite song. Got that same stuff on the information page of your Facebook profile? You're giving crooks an easy way to guess your passwords.

Risky Behaviors

You take your classic Camaro out for street racing, soar above the hills in a hang glider, or smoke like a chimney? Insurers are increasingly turning to the web to figure out whether their applicants and customers are putting their lives or property at risk, according to Insure.com. So far, there's no efficient way to collect the data, so cancellations and rate hikes are rare. But the technology is fast evolving, according to a paper written by Celent, a financial services research and consulting firm.

 http://finance.yahoo.com/family-home/article/110674/6-things-you-should-never-reveal-on-facebook

 

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"All of your dreams can come true if you have the courage to pursue them." -  ºoº Walt Disney ºoº