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Smart Technology Tips

Do you need to access information on your home computer when you’re not at home?  You could carry your laptop with you everywhere, but here are two other convenient ways to access your files on the go:

v  Get a smart phone or tablet, such as an iPad.  These devices are for more than just fun and games.  You’ll love the immediate access to email, address books, photos, calendars and the Internet, not to mention thousands of apps (web applications).  Depending on your budget, consider buying a refurbished version of one of these devices, and then upgrade to a new model after you learn the ropes.

v  Back up your data.  An online backup service protects you if your

laptop gets stolen or lost.  Install the software and your data will be backed up to the “cloud” (basically the Internet).  Easily restore everything from music to spreadsheets for a flat annual fee.  For a free backup service that makes it easy to share photos and documents with friends and family, try www.dropbox.com.  You can also download dropbox to a mobile device.  Or, check out www.carbonite.com. 

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and the home of the brave

Happy 4th of July

Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming?
Whose broad stripes and bright stars thru the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there.
Oh, say does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In full glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion,
A home and a country should leave us no more!
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution.
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight, or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

Oh! thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation.
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust."
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

The Star Spangled Banner Lyrics
By Francis Scott Key 1814

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12 Secrets To More Restful Sleep

If you lie awake at night thinking about all the things you have to do, you’re not alone.  Polls show that a growing percentage of people are getting less than six hours of sleep and the number of people who get eight or more hours is dwindling.  Here are the secrets to help you get a good night’s rest:

Prepare your bedroom:

Ø  Create a sleep sanctuary by eliminating noises, TV, and computers.

Ø  Indulge in some type of bedtime ritual.  It can be a warm bath, light snack, or time on your favorite quiet hobby like reading.

Ø  Invest in a good bed.  You are in it about 1/3 of your life and the cost of a good mattress is much cheaper than poor health.

Prepare your body:

Ø  Avoid foods containing tyramine in the evening.  Some of those are bananas, chocolate, liver, avocado, cheese, beer, and wine.

Ø  Eat alkaline foods like apricots, figs, almonds, turnips, or spinach.  They enhance sleep’s anabolic process.

Ø  Avoid caffeine, nicotine, and limit alcohol before bedtime.

Ø  Exercise, but not within two hours of bedtime.  Some people like to exercise in the early evening.  But a morning routine will give you the energy to work all day.  You’ll then be ready to slow down to rest at night.

Ø  Use aromatherapy with herbs such as lavender or valerian.

Prepare your mind:

Ø  Try meditation.  Focus your brain on a single thought (or nothing at all) as you listen to your body with eyes closed.

Ø  Unwind with deep breathing.  Breathe in with your abdomen expanding.  Hold for 3 seconds and release air slowly to expel as much air as possible.  Practice for 5 minutes before retiring to sleep.

Ø  Change your expectations and empower your ability to sleep.  If you’ve been struggling with sleep for some time, you may have attitudes that defeat you.  Don’t let your mind worry about how long it will take to get to sleep or how tired you might feel tomorrow.  Expect to sleep well.

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Safe Kids On The Net

The Federal Trade Commission has published a downloadable book to teach parents how to keep kids safe while using today’s technology. 

Go to www.onguardonline.gov and search for Net Cetera: Chatting With Kids About Being Online.  Here are a few things you will find inside:

§  Page 9 – Advice for parents of kids at different ages.

§  Page 18 – Safe screen names to use.

§  Page 20 – Cyberbullying and what to do about it.

§  Page 28 – Mobile phones: texting, sexting, and GPS dangers.

§  Page 35 – Free stuff can crash computers.

§  Page 42 – Privacy protection for pre-teens.