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#42: Likewise – Keeping Track of What to Read, What to Watch and Where to Dine

Tech Tip #42: Likewise - Our Favorite App for Keeping Track of What to Read, What to Watch and Where to Dine Since many of us are still social distancing or have moved on to ‘distancing in daily life’ recommendations of what to read and what to watch are evermore prized. We always like being in the know it comes to [...]

#41: Use Google Drive for Recipe Exchange Copy

Tech Tip #41:Jump into the 21st Century — Use Google Drive tp Power the Ever- Popular Recipe Exchange Copy So one surprise in the last month is the number of times I’ve been invited to join a recipe exchange. I think the count is up to eight now, and I’m always flattered when a Friend thinks of me (and maybe my [...]

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#40: Group FaceTime is a Group Lifeline

Tech Tip #40: Group FaceTime is a Group Lifeline. During these crazy uncertain times, connecting with Friends and Family is evermore important. While FaceTime can enable video communication with up to 32 people it’s best used for smaller groups. Here’s how to set it up: If you already have an ongoing group chat, just hit the arrow and select FaceTime The initiator [...]

Honey: Your Smart Shopping Assistant!

#38: Honey: Your Smart Shopping Assistant!

Tech Tip #38 - Honey: Your Smart Shopping Assistant! When online shopping, it’s just too easy to click and add to your cart. While moderation is always advisable, Honey can help you save hundreds of dollars with almost zero effort. Here’s how it works: Download and add an extension for your primary browser (Chrome and Safari) Honey canvases the web [...]

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#37: How to Manage All Those Online Purchases

Tech Tip #37: How to Manage All Those Online Purchases with Slice During the holidays, there’s a flurry of online ordering, and it’s not all just coming from Amazon. For years, I’ve been using Slice to help me manage purchases and order logistics. Download the app here, and when you receive an order notification by email, just forward it to orders@goslice. The benefits: You have [...]

#36: How to Keep Santa’s Secrets – Hide those Amazon Purchases!

Tech Tip #36: How to Keep Santa’s Secrets – Hide those Amazon Purchases! If your doorbell ringing sounds like Carol of the Bells, chances are Amazon packages are piling up at your doorstep. If you have kids who like to spy on Santa’s elves, or routinely include checking Amazon packages as one of their hobbies, then you’ll be glad to know how to [...]

#35: PaperKarma

Tech Tip #35: PaperKarma With the holidays fast approaching, chances are your mailbox is filling up with loads of holiday catalogs. Every night, we look forward to PaperKarma. It literally helps to lighten our load by stopping all those unwanted catalogs, especially the five-pound paperweights (Restoration Hardware, we’re talking to you!). Just snap a photo, and PaperKarma does the rest. Climate [...]

#34: Find My

Tech Tip #34: Updated Find My In its latest iOS 13 release, Apple consolidated Find My Friends and Find My iPhone. They are now bundled together in a new app known as Find My which automatically replaces the others when you update. Key Features include: Sharing your location easily with anyone in the People section Receiving Location Updates so you [...]

#33: Crack the Calendar Code

Tech Tip #33: Crack the Calendar Code Find What Matters in Seconds! The Family Calendar is the central nervous system running through the family, and usually, all activity centers are lit up. When you want to see important dates and related events in one glance, use this trick. You can see your kid's health appointments and all those random days off from school quickly, without [...]

#32: ADD IT TO YOUR HOME SCREEN

When running the ‘Family’ Business, there’s so much to keep track of--sports schedules, updates on the school website, the school directory...And my kids always want to know what’s for lunch!

#31: Nowvel Photo Album App

Tech Tip #31 Delight in those summer MOMents all year long with Nowvel We’re often asked about our favorite apps, and we’re big believers that there are some that every CEO Mom should have in her toolkit. As the memory makers and keepers for our family, seeing those treasured summer MOMents come together in a beautiful photo album is so [...]

#30 – How to Text with Special Effects

#29: Find my iPhone- Sound the Alarm

#25: How to Manage Teens, Tweens, and Texting

#24: How to set up the OurPact App

#22: How to set up a Medical ID

#21: How to get Siri to Work for You

#20: How to Share an Apple Note

#19: How to Lock a Note in Apple Notes

#18: How to Use Google Maps Offline

#17: Our Public Service Announcement: How to Prevent Kids From Seeing Porn on Their iDevices

#16: How to Make Sure You’re Sharing Only the Minimum Amount of Data with Facebook

#15: Guided Access – Lock Any Device to Just One App

#14: It is Possible to Make a Phone Just a Phone

#13: How to Make Sure Your child is Just Reading

#12: How to Easily Protect Your Child’s Basic Privacy

#11: How to Limit Functionality On a Phone

#10: How to Manage Which Apps Your Child Can Access

#9: How to Manage Web Surfing for Your Child

#8: How to Stop Binge-Watching Before It Starts

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