Sparrows in the atrium skylight
Month: February 2015
O’Cedar ProMist really does make my life easier
So I never in a million years would I have expected to be writing about a mop – but with all the snow we have serious boot and paw prints – I had a Swiffer before that required batteries -and those plastic disposable pads – but it had given up the ghost. I saw this in one of my local stores and decided to try it for $16 – no batteries required, just toss the pad in the washer and reuse and it has it's own bottle that you can mix your own cleaning solution. Love it! I like to use club soda on wood floors and I add a little dish soap and white vinegar as well. Now for the bad news – the refill pads are $8-9 – which seemed like a lot. I got some of those fuzzy socks and microfiber washcloths at my local dollar store instead, problem solved. I also knit up a cover with some leftover cotton yarn – which works well, but the dollar store route it much simpler and cheaper
My Favorite Apps
Flixster Let’s you see what is playing around you. You can rate your movies and make a list of movies you want to see. Connect with your Netflix and Facebook accounts easily and syncs with all your devices.
Pocket lets you clip anything from any where – Organize with tags or just search by word to find it again and read it later – Syncs across all your devices like magic –
Never forget anything again. Evernote lets your organize everything with notebooks that you can sync across all of your devices My favorite feature is being able to scan directly into Evernote.
Goodreads is the site for readers and book recommendations. Organize what… you’ve read, list your favorite books, what you want to read. Syncs with your smartphone, tablet and computer. You can link to Facebook Friends to post your recommendations as well as Amazon
Pepperplate is a seamless digital cooking platform, which syncs across almost any type of computer, smartphone and tablet. You can manually import your own recipes, import recipes from other food websites, adjust ingredients for the number of diners, create shopping lists, menus, and meal planners
I’m bossy and I like to delegate. COZI let’s you create TO DO Lists for everyone that will sync across all of your devices and with your family members. You can also create a family message center, meal plans, shopping lists and keep a journal as well as organize contacts and calendars.
I have switched from Cozi to Wunderlist -for two reasons – Easy to print lists directly from iPhone – Let’s me save websites directly from my phone or iPad It doesn’t let you delete reminders – but nobody is perfect
CraigsPro lets you search and post on Craigslist from your iPhone with the greatest of ease. See all your postings in one place and renew if necessary with one click. The New York Times calls is a secret weapon for Craigslist users and I agree!
The New York Times Company NYT Now Your morning briefing and all the news that’s fit to print in the palm of your hand. Easy to read and save articles. Also a big fan of the Crossword App and the Mini Puzzle
Words with Friends a Scrabble like format that let’s you chat with your friends in between moves as well. You can play through Facebook or on your tablet or smartphone
You could probably fill your whole iPhone with the Audubon Mobile Field Guides. If it crawls, slithers, wiggles, flies, swims, bites, burrows, hops, it can be found in one or more of the Audubon Nature Guides. Featuring high quality photographs, range maps, animal sounds and and the ability to create your own lifelists and record sightings Covering Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island and Massachusetts