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Managing apps on a mobile phone can help improve performance, free up storage space, and make it easier to find and use the apps you need. Here are seven ‘housekeeping’ chores to perform on your mobile phone today to help you achieve such goals:
Category: Apps
Fed Up with Companies Selling Your Personal Data?
Are you sick and tired of companies selling your personal data? Consumer Reports has developed an app, “Permission Slip,” that reveals the kind of data that companies collect, trade, and sell. With a simple tap in the app, you can tell those companies “Do not sell my data” or “Delete my account.”
Let These Apps Stretch Your Shopping Dollars
Nowadays, all of us are experiencing the impact of higher prices. Perhaps we are especially feeling this sad new reality around this time of year with the big holiday season right around the corner. Want to try to save money on your holiday (and year-round) shopping? Check out the following tools that let you compare prices and apply discounts (promo/coupon codes).
Happy summer reading!
One of the best summer activities is reading, whether at the beach, on your deck, or in your air-conditioned bedroom.
How to choose what to read? Of course, you can check the bestseller lists, but for lesser-known gems, seek out your local, independent book seller for recommendations and support a local business. https://www.indiebound.org
Declutter Your Brain
Memorial Day … the unofficial start of summer. A tough academic year is nearly behind students and families, and it is time to “break out those lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer” as the old song lyrics remind us. Vacation planning fever is about to hit, and perhaps the beach is calling for us.
What better time to think about unwinding and centering ourselves? My readers know that I usually blog ways to declutter your home, office, and life, yet this seems like an opportune time to consider a different kind of “cleaning up” entirely.
Take a Shortcut to Your Computer Files
Are you frustrated with clicking so many folders to get to the file you want? There is an easy way to organize your computer’s desktop so you can quickly and conveniently get to the files you use most often.
Overwhelmed by Email? Three Ways to Gain Control
On average, how many emails do you get in a day? It is a staggering amount between legitimate offers from stores you frequent, spam and junk email, business related ones, and those coveted communications from friends/family to name just a few of the categories. It’s no wonder everyone is overwhelmed by email. Here are three ways to gain control over your ever exploding inbox once and for all.
5 Photos You Should Keep on Your Phone (and a 6th If You Have a Dog)
Chances are you have your phone with you more often than you carry your wallet. There are five photos that you should keep on your phone, just in case:
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New Tool to Try: A Nifty ‘Scrapbook’ for Saving Your Online Reading
Do you find yourself bookmarking or printing articles you’ve read online, only to have a disorganized collection of information? If so, here’s a free app, Clipparoo, that lets you organize those articles, and even easily share them with others.
You Don’t Have to be On-Call 24/7
Dawn Link
Posted in Apps, Computer, Electronics, Habits, Self Care, Stress, Technology, Time Management, Working From Home
Just because technology enables you to be available 24/7 doesn’t mean you have to be. You need some down time for your mental health.
You may ask how is that even possible in this day and age? Here are some ideas to take you off the 24/7 treadmill.
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