Countdown To Christmas: Internet Password Organizer
With everything being on the internet nowadays, it really seems like you need a password for almost everything you do. Now, for security reason, you should not use the same password twice, make it with both numbers and letters, and you should change your passwords at least every six months. I don’t know about you, but I belong to several places that I need passwords for, and it is seriously hard to figure out how to keep it all straight. This is where the Internet Password Organizer comes to the rescue. Why should you use the Internet Password Organizer? First, no one can hack into it on you. Nothing is worse than having your computer compromised and the hackers being able to get into everything. This provides you with a single centralized location in which to store all your online account login information, and the tabbed sheets makes it super easy to find what you are looking for. Also, I have had my hard drive fail. If that is the only place you have your passwords saved, you are in big trouble. This notebook is also very discrete. Without opening it, most people won’t even know what’s in it. It also is better than sticky notes all over your computer monitor (now, I know lots of people who do this). There is even sections that allow you to put in your ISP information, your email settings, your wireless network and router information, and any software licenses you have.
Now, I know a lot of you are wanting one of these, so I will be giving one of these to two lucky winners! Here’s what you need to do:
1. Leave a comment on this post. Go check out the Internet Password Organizer and tell me what feature you would like the best and/or why you want this.
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This giveaway will end on December 7 at 8:00 pm CST is available to US residents only. Good luck!
Countdown To Christmas: SimpleTech Mini Drive
Anyone who has any sort of computer needs to get one a SimpleTech Mini Drive. It is small, but it has a big punch. You can store up to 250 GB of data on this baby. Now, I have a lot of pictures and music (and trust me, it is more than I even thought!), and it is not taking up even half of the memory on this! There are several things I love about my SimpleTech Mini Drive. The first thing would have to be the size. It truly is small enough to fit in a pocket (not necessarily your jean pocket per say but a bit larger pocket). It is also made for my house, because it is durable. It has a velvety smooth texture to help you grip it, and it was made for travel. If you drop it, it is not end of the world (though I may have to ground you to your room for the rest of your life). It comes in different colors, so if they bubblegum color that I have is not your cup of tea you have several to choose from like Espresso, Marshmallow, Kiwi, and Cayenne. You also get a high speed USB 2.0 “Y” cable that provides power without extra cables (love, love, love that!). It even gives you backup software and you are able to use their Fabrik Ultimate Backup™ online service (2 GB free).
Want to know how easy this is to use? Just plug one of the Y cord to the mini drive and the other to your computer. That’s it! Bill and I will be spending this afternoon taking the rest of the music off our desktop and saving it to the minidrive. I then will be able to put all our MP3s on my laptop. We haven’t done it till now, because over our home network, it takes forever! I am super excited to be able to finally play music on my laptop!
Like I said, if you know anyone who has a computer, they need a SimpleTech Mini Drive. You never know when your hard drive will decide to crash and take all of your data with it.
Countdown To Christmas: The Gift Guide RoundUp
I know, its been crazy here. I’ve written reviews on a lot of great Christmas gifts. However, I am finding that people are having a hard time navigating some of the older reviews, so I thought I would be a roundup so you know what to buy for Christmas! I’ll be doing a couple more of these between now and Christmas to help you with your gift giving! Each image links to the review and/or giveaway I am doing for the items.
Baby:
Books:
Cards:
CDs/Music/Audio Stories:
Clothes:
Electronics:
Jewelry:
Pets:
Software:
Sports:
Toys:
Countdown To Christmas: Creativity Express
If you are looking for software to purchase this Christmas, Creativity Express definitely should be on your list. The animators who created animated films like Mulan, Lilo and Stitch, and Sinbad have joined forces to create this game. The ages on it are from 7 and up. However, Madison (who is 4) and I were able to do play with this together. Creativity Express has 16 lessons on it. The lessons include movement, portraits, museums, making paint, etc. On top of having 16 lessons, there are also 30 hands on activities your kids can enjoy. Some of the activities include creating a comic book, a time capsule, and making crazy masks. With the software, you can easily store and share their artwork too!
The part that impressed me most with this software was that I found myself learning a lot about art. There was a whole section on what ingredients make up certain paint colors. I was really surprised at some of the ingredients. I learned that the impressionist era was the first time painters had paint in tubes. They no longer had to make it from scratch every time they painted which is why you find lots of outdoor paintings for that time period. The artists were able to take the tubes of paint out to their subject, and it was just easier for them. I could really go on and on about all the things I learned.
Creativity Express is software that will definitely keep your kids (and even you) occupied for hours.
