Hack the System

Hi All,

Many of us have heard the phrase 'to hack'...it's a computer term that means 'to modify (a computer program or electronic device) or write a program in a skillful or clever way. 

It also refers to a tip, trick or efficient method for doing or managing something - like hacking a chocolate chip cookie recipe...

In the context of this post though it refers to 'life hacks' that make your life easier' and problem free - or at least more problem free.

Click on this link from Lifehack.com to find an article titled '100 Life Hacks That Make Life Easier'.

From BoredPanda comes an article titled '40 Life Hacks That Will Change Your Life'. 

From 1000 Life Hacks comes an article titled (appropriately enough) '1000 Life Hacks'.

But wait...there's more. 

From TwistedSifter.com comes 'The 55 Most Useful Life Hacks Ever'.

And from James DIY on YouTube.com comes this 15 minute video titled '35 Amazing Life Hacks Everyone Should Know!'

Reddit has a whole set of Life Hack posts - check this link.

And, finally, Pinterest, everybody's favorite pinning board, comes this page of LifeHack pins.

Enjoy the links - hopefully they'll make your life simpler, easier and less stressful!

Regards,
Stu

Back to School Trends

Hi All,

The dog days of August have just passed into memory and next up is the Labor Day holiday!  And then, after Labor Day, is the first day of school!  My how time goes by!  Can you remember when we were planning or 4th of July festivities?

Farmingdale public schools have their first day on September 2nd.  Click here for a link to the Farmingdale school calendar.

But the meat of this blog entry is article '12 Big Back-to-School Trends That Every Parent Should Know' from Time Magazine/Money Magazine.  The article is presented as a slideshow of sorts so look for the arrow icon to view the next trend in the article.

Pinterest also got into the 'back to school trend' act with their article titled, 'Top 10 Back-To-School Trends of 2015'   Creative lunches, artful notebooks and nice notes are some of the more entertaining trends that made this list.

Not to be outdone, MarketWatch posted an article titled '7 Back-To-School Shopping Trends' in mid-August.  Not skimping on supplies and uniforms are some of the trends MarketWatch sees as being popular. 

Finally, the NRF (National Retail Federation) created a infographic for their article 'Top To Trends For Back-To-School and College - 2015'  The infographic is colorful, easy-to-read and very darn interesting!  Click on this link for an even deeper dive into the information presented by the NRF!

Enjoy the links - and here's to being trendy.  Have a great school year!

Regards,
Stu

The Internet in Real Time

Hi All,

Very interesting website alert!  The Internet in Real Time.

What the heck is this you ask?!  Great question.  

Readers can click on this link to watch as various internet giants (Twitter, YouTube, Google, Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Netflix, WhatsApp, Yelp, Foursquare, Pinterest, Pandora and more) do what they do best! 

Users can see LinkedIn (the number of user searches), YouTube (the number of videos hours watched), the number of check-ins at FourSquare or the number of the reviews posted on Yelp or the number of files saves on DropBox or the number of Likes and Posts on Facebook or the number of hours watched on Netflix or the number of hours streamed on Pandora...and much more...

Very simple, colorful and entertaining website.  Here is the link again.

Enjoy the site - don't spend too much time on it!

Regards,
Stu

P is for...

Hi All,

Just a quickie post today...

P is for...

Petsmart - retailer of all things pets related- including food, toys, and more.

Pinterest - post and organize all the beautiful things you find on the web. People use pinboards to plan their weddings, decorate their homes, and organize their favorite recipes. You can also browse the pinboards created by other people - which means you can discover new sites, topics and more.

Paypal - great way to pay for your purchases on the web...

Pandora - internet radio - for free...using their 'Music Genome Project' to help you listen to the music that you really, really want to listen to!!!

Pubmed - great site for medical related articles and topics - very technical so beware!!! But super useful.

Powerball - site for 'all things' Powerball - find winning numbers, winners stories, locations to play Powerball, rules and much, much more.

Enjoy the sites with the letter 'P'.

Regards,
Stu