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A day in the life: a nursing school day

The Frugal Girl

We take our exams in a big room with individual computers for each of us. The amount of reading that’s assigned to us is wild (this particular week, it was 22 chapters), so I listen to the book’s computer voice read the chapters, at 2x speed, whenever I am walking, driving, cleaning, doing laundry, cooking, and so on.

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Healthy Habits: How to Promote Healthy Living for the Whole Family

Motherhood Moments

Set clear boundaries regarding when and how long your child can use phones or computers each day so that they don't become overly reliant on technology for entertainment or socialization purposes. Encourage them instead to read books or engage in creative projects that involve using their hands.

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Do You Want Free Phone Calls? Think Again…

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

The outgoing call is free and you don’t need a computer (as you do with Skype) to make the call. Google transcribes all of your Google voice conversations to convert them to written transcripts (which you can then access through an internet connected computer). The Google Voice product allows this.

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3 Moves that Can Hurt Your Career

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

If I had only started out in the 1970′s learning computer programming (as I did in the early 1980′s), I could have had ten extra years of experience under my belt. Yes I worked on the conversions, but on a sideline project. I stayed in my own little department. Opportunities come in many flavors.

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When Everything You Touch Turns to Dust

Prairie Eco-Thrifter

Using our desktop, I prepared to start the conversion by setting my blog to point back to Blogger and installed WordPress on my webhost – but got stuck at that point – WordPress plugins are refusing to bring over my Blogger posts. Computer virus’s and technology problems started my string of woes. Desktop slows. Guess what?

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Free Ladies Home Journal Digital Subscription

For the Mommas

Sign up for the free subscription and read it on your computer or iPad. Be a part of the conversation. Get a free one year digital subscription (11 issues) to Ladies Home Journal. No strings attached. You’ll never receive a bill. Sign up and start reading your first issue immediately. It’s your story. No related posts.

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Staples: 15% Off $40 Purchase Coupon (Today Only)

Saving Cents With Sense

Take this printable coupon to Staples today, 4/28, and you can save 15% off a purchase of $40 or more (excluding computers and tablets). Don’t forget to connect on the Saving Cents with Sense Facebook page for more deals and fun conversation! ©2009-11 Saving Sense Media LLC. All rights reserved.