I love to read. Nothing makes for a better afternoon than curling up on the couch with a good book. My problem is remembering what I’ve read and deciding what to read next. A friend recently introduced me to Http://www.shelfari.com.
This nifty little website is an online community of readers. It allows you to build your virtual bookshelf with books you’ve read and want to read. You can rate and review books as well. Looking for a book? You can search by title or author. By browsing tags, categories or recent reviews, you can find the perfect book to read next. Read more…
I grew up in a small town, moved to the metropolitan New York area after college and spent a dozen years traveling the New Jersey turnpike to and from work. While I loved the opportunities that big city life has to offer, I yearned to give my children the same kind of small Read More...
This past weekend, we stopped in a small restaurant on the way home from a college visit. There were only three tables of customers, including us, and one waitress, a young girl around 20 years old. As we waited for our food, I noticed how well the young girl made small talk with her customers. She was a master of conversation, making everyone feel like she was interested in everything they had to say. While this may not seem like a big deal, it is truly an art.
How many times have you been in a conversation with someone Read more…
Make the most of it! It’s easy to get wrapped up in the frantic back to school rush, or to miss the final warm sunny days because it’s too hot. Whenever I feel like complaining about the heat, I think about January!
There is a lot to pack into these final Read More...
Opera Mini is my new favorite app for my BlackBerry. It seems like every week I discover a new way to make my BlackBerry even more helpful to my life! Opera Mini is a web browser designed primarily for mobile phones and smart phones. It is a free download available at http://www.opera.com/mini/ Opera mini processes and compresses web pages before relaying them back to the mobile phone. This compression time makes transfer time about two to three times faster and the pre-processing makes the web pages more functional on Read more…
Check out Berry Girls!
As many of you know, I’m a low tech girl cruising through a high tech world. I’ve talked about my new BlackBerry in previous articles and how it has become a part of my daily life and business.
One feature of the BlackBerry that Read More...
Most of you who have read my previous articles know that I recently purchased a BlackBerry. Now I’m not here making a public service announcement for this device, but I will tell you that it has opened up my world to a lot of new technology and information.
My latest find is Podcasts. A podcast is a radio or video show for portable devices. You can view these on your computer or your iPhone, iPod or BlackBerry. It’s almost like subscribing to a syndicated show, but it’s free. Read more…
Recently I took the plunge and joined the vast number of people who own a BlackBerry. Those of you who know me probably find this amusing, since I resisted carrying a cell phone until absolutely necessary. It’s not that I’m afraid of technology; I work with it every day. Read More...
