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Online Holiday Shopping Tips (2)

Shopping online can save you a lot of money if you take advantage of these frugal deal secrets. I’ve already covered some of my top tips for online holiday shopping including my favorite deal sites. Now, let’s continue with more online holiday shopping tips. Shop on the weekends Most people shop online during the week, saving the weekends for shopping in the regular brick and mortar stores. Because the online stores know this, the set some big deals to occur during the weekends in the hopes of getting those sales. Take advantage of this and shop on Friday, Saturday and … Continue reading →

The Internet as a Single Parent Resource

By now, many of us have been trained to go to the internet for all sorts of things—to find out the hours of the library, to research a physical symptom, and to get the updated menu for our favorite restaurant. Many of us also order stamps over the internet, book our own flights, and use the computer to accomplish all sorts of tasks. As a single parent, however, there may be some specific things you can use the internet for that will make your life easier or more efficient. The internet can save you time and it can also help … Continue reading →

Networking over the Internet

Many of us think of networking as something we do by going somewhere—a party or a professional meeting. In this day and age, we can actually network to promote and build our home businesses without ever leaving our homes. Networking with others via the Internet is becoming an increasingly popular and effective way to broaden and build businesses. With all of the social networking sites as well as sites like Twitter available to anyone and everyone, it makes sense for even a small business owner to learn how to network over the internet. While networking over the Internet can have … Continue reading →

Cut Down Wait Times at the Doctor’s Office

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If it feels like you spend the whole day waiting when you’ve got a doctor’s appointment, you’re not alone. In a fast-paced world, it can be hard to sit back and wait — especially when your health is concerned. Here are some tips that can help cut down on your wait times when you have a doctor’s appointment. Be prepared beforehand. Have your medical history (it may be easier to have your history written out before you go), copies of test results and discharge information from other doctors, and a current medication list. Bringing x-rays and other test results can … Continue reading →

People are Comfortable Doing Things Online

A few days I wrote here in the Home Business Blog about how as business owners we need to optimize our web site and make sure that people can do as much as possible on line. As a caveat to that article I wanted to remind everyone that consumers are getting increasingly comfortable doing more and more on line. Not only do they expect to use the internet for purchases and research, they are also increasingly happy and comfortable to do so. When I consider my own progress from skeptic to an experienced on line consumer, I can better understand … Continue reading →

Are Cookies Tracking You?

When surfing the Internet, are you worried about cookies tracking your every movement and reporting it back to the bad guys, or advertisers (also sometimes known as the bad guys)? How can something with such an innocuous name strike fear and annoyance into the heart of Internet users? Cookies first appeared on the web to help websites keep track of certain data or preferences to help increase the load time of websites or to serve up appropriate content. Since that time, users have been cautious about cookies, or just plain angry that they are there. But does the average cookie … Continue reading →

The Art of the Letter

I’ve always been a big proponent of letter writing at home. There is nothing like getting a letter from a good friend in the mail, full of the happenings from someone far away. The anticipation of walking up the driveway to the mailbox is something special. Although it is now easier to keep in touch than it was back before the Internet, it is also harder, too. In a few minutes, I can send my thoughts across the miles to a good friend, and she can reply right back. But, something is lost there. In general, the missives are short … Continue reading →

Internet Infidelity Leads to Attempted Hit

This morning while I was once again watching Today (yes, I’ve noticed I start off with this line a lot), they ran a story about a woman who used Craigslist to try and hire someone to kill her lover’s wife. Apparently 49-year-old Ann Marie Linscott is married and lives in the Grand Rapids, Michigan, area. She met her lover, who lives in Oroville, California, while taking a course over the Internet. They engaged in a cyber affair, but when she tired of being the other woman she got the bright idea to use Craigslist to change all that. That’s pretty … Continue reading →

What Did We Do Before “Googling”?

When I was growing up, I used to hate it when my mother would answer my curious questions with her pat: “Go look it up”–meaning that I should look up the answer in one of the 3 dozen volumes of the hard-bound encyclopedias we had in the living room book case. I always swore that I was not going to say that when I had children. Instead, I catch myself saying: “I don’t know the answer to that, why don’t you Google it?” Really, it’s the same general answer and I wonder if my kids can even imagine a world … Continue reading →

Kids Web Menu

This free program helps parents keep their children, even ones as young as two, safe on the web. Kids Web Menu 1.4 is an interface that you can install for use on your Windows PC. The software works by limiting children to visiting only pre-approved websites. Parents can choose what websites the kiddies can visit, and password protect their selections. Once running, the interface cannot be minimized (parents can click in a special area to get out of the program), so the little ones can’t go browsing around the computer. The manufacturer promises that kids can play online without any … Continue reading →