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Leave yourself a voice memo using Braincast

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I really like the idea of this new internet and phone based message and memo recording system that BrainCast has developed.

You can use Braincast with any regular or cell phone system as long as it’s US based. You can record reminders for yourself when you are on the go and you’ll get a reminder of your memo on your home PC or whichever account you register with Braincast. You can even organize your messages so that you can access them from anywhere. For example maybe you’re the kind of person who can’t remember what you need at home when you are shopping in a grocery store. Well, if you had left yourself the occasional grocery related message you’d be able to call your Braincast number while you were in the grocery store and find out that you needed to purchase bread or whatever because you were running out at home.

Yes, you can organize your messages by type -grocery, kids activities, work related and access them easily online or from a telephone. The service is completely free of charge.

BrainCast is a free message and memo service that allows you to record reminders for yourself on the go, and automatically delivers them to your PC at home for later use. There is also an online organizational system for storing your messages so you can access them from anywhere. Simply add the BrainCast toll free number to your cell phone and you can use it from anywhere free of charge!

My husband has a terrible memory. Every time he goes out to a store without me he ends up calling me a few times to find out if whatever he’s buying is ok to buy or for a reminder because he almost always forgets the shopping list when he goes out too. If we put our list of needed items in a memo on Braincast he could stop calling me 5 times each time he goes out and just call Braincast instead. LOL






Repvine puts your reputation online

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Have you ever wondered just how much people can find out about you online, or what kind of information is out that for them to find? Well I just found a site, Repvine, that allows you to make sure that the information that you want others to find is out there for others to see.

In this day and age when you apply for a job potential employers are just as apt to check the internet to find out things about you, as they are to call each and every one of the references that you give them. By creating a profile at Repvine you can list your accomplishments, list all of your references. I’m sure there are 100’s of ways to use Repvine to your advantage.

Not only that, Repvine, can also act as a warehouse for feedback and opinion. Think about it this way, if you are a doctor or dentist, or have any type of company at all, you can list accomplishments, achievements, the various certificates or diplomas you hold. Much more that people might find on your office walls or within the short resumes that we give out when we have interviews. Point people towards your repvine profile and they can discover everything you want them to know about you.

Here’s a short video that shows the cons of not having a repvine account. LOL

Fingerprint door locks

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I saw a disturbing news story on TV a week or two ago about a new way for people to break into homes. It was so disturbing that that news program I was watching did a 10 minute segment on it and then followed up the next day.

I don’t want to give all the details about the news show that I saw in case some unsavory types find this post and use the technique, but basically it involved having a key made of the same brand as the home that the thief wants to break into and then simply using a hammer to tap the key into the lock. Unfortunately, and horrifyingly it worked within seconds every time it was demonstrated on the program that I was watching.

I eyed my door carefully as I watched the program and for many hours afterwords- that’s how disturbed I was by this new technique.

Then I started wondering how to protect our home. I have very odd sleeping hours so it seems that at any given hour one of us is up and awake in our home. I’m sure seeing someone moving around a home at all hours would deter the majority of break-ins from happening, but still home invasions do happen.

So what else could I think of to protect our home?

I came across a site that sells a new type of lock called the Fingerprint lock and it sounds like it’s exactly what I need in light of this new break in technique that I’ve just heard about.

Not only would this type of lock protect us from many types of break ins, but it would also save my husband a lot of grief. He comes from a long line of “Key Losers”. Every single person in his immediate family has the ability to walk into a house or room with their keys in their hands and within one minute the keys are missing. They put them in strange places and forget where they put the keys immediately. It’s unbelievable! It’s also very funny to watch, except for when it happens to my husband because then I need to give him my keys and if he loses them … well there will be H*** to pay. LOL Actually in the last 5 or so years he’s gotten much better about not losing keys. I’ve finally trained him to always put them in the same spot, but still, a fingerprint doorlock? That would ensure that lost keys would never be a problem again!

If we were going away and wanted to have someone check the house for us we could even “enroll” their fingerprint temporarily so that they could get into our home. Same thing if we took in any more boarders – and once they move out we could easily erase their prints from the door locks memory.

The fingerprint door lock comes in many different styles and price ranges. So it would be easy to find one or two for your home that would suite the style of your house or door, and your budget.

I’m really excited about this new product- particularly after watching the news program and seeing how easy it would be to break into our house with the normal dead bolt locks we have on our doors now.

What do you think of this product idea? Would you purchase one if the price was reasonable? Why or why not?

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