025 - Apps for Education - Affordable MacBook, Marble Math Makes it Fun, and Alexa Only Speaks When Spoken To
Release Date: 04/17/2018
053 - An App for Weight Loss, Lose It! And Some Cool Tech Tools
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Welcome to Episode Number 53! Today on the podcast, I talk about an app that helps you track your food intake and lose weight! But first, here is a little tech news for you. The news is from: https://www.forbes.com/sites/leebelltech/2018/03/26/the-best-health-tech-2017/#2747737e38df Healthtech is changing daily and providing so many cool tools to help us get and stay healthier. This article describes 15 of the best health tech to improve your general well-being. In the article, they are organized by the area of your health they will improve. The Omron Evolv is a clinically-validated wireless...
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052 - An App for Monitoring Your Phone or Tablet Use: Moment
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Welcome to Episode Number 52! Today on the podcast, I talk about some of my favorite apps for focusing. But first, here is a little tech news for you. The news is from: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/major-life-insurer-says-it-will-require-customers-wear-health-n911461 Major life insurer says all customers can opt-in to wear health trackers John Hancock, one of the oldest and largest North American life insurers, will stop underwriting traditional life insurance and instead sell only interactive policies that track fitness and health data through wearable devices and smartphones....
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051 - Academic and Organizational Success With An Individual Technology Plan
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Welcome to Episode Number 51! Today on the podcast, I talk about the Individual Technology Plans that I create for kids who need support for academics and organization. Individual Technology Plans: Since the IPad was released in 2010, I have been in awe of the power of apps to level the playing field for students from elementary school through college. Students with learning differences, ADHD and other disabilities benefit greatly from using technology in focused, strategic ways to increase academic success.I have been offering Individual Technology Plans to school districts for several years...
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050 - An App to Organize Your Medical Records - Backpack Health and Facebook Breach
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'<p>Welcome to Episode Number 50! <span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>Today on the podcast, I talk about an app that helps organize medical records.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>But first, here is a little tech news for you.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></p> <p>The news is from: https://money.cnn.com/2018/09/29/technology/facebook-hack-what-to-do-if-youre-affected/index.html </p> <p>Facebook was recently...
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Episode 49 - Apps For Travel Part Two, A New Google Feature and a New Disneyland Hack
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Welcome to Episode Number 49! Today on the podcast, Italk about some of my favorite apps for travel in Part Two of my travel apps. But first, here is a little tech news for you. The news is from: https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/26/17617522/google-search-events-recommendations-interest-based Google is rolling out a new search feature for events that are customized for you. There’s also a “For You” tab that should deliver events based upon your personal interests, with categories like running, cooking, and photography. Google has provided the tools for organizers to mark up their event...
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048 - Apps For Travel Part One, Phishing Scams and Facebook Problems
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Welcome to Episode Number 48! Today on the podcast, Italk about some of my favorite apps for travle. But first, here is a little tech news for you. The news today is from: https://www.cnet.com/news/facebooks-bad-year-just-got-worse/ Facebook’s bad year just got worse! At the end of July, Facebook missed revenue estimates, offered a weak sales forecast for future quarters and reported a decline of users in Europe. The news sent Facebook's stock downward, falling nearly 25 percent in after-hours trading. By the next day, shares opened down 18 percent, wiping more than $100 billion off its...
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047 - ACT The App Association Summer App Guide, Car2Go and Hear From Your VIPs Even On Do Not Disturb
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Welcome to Episode Number 47! Today on the podcast, Italk about the App Association’s Summer Guide and one of my favorite apps. But first, here is a little tech news for you. The news is from: https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/car2go-chicago-car-sharing/ Car2Go expands to Chicago. Now with 25 locations in cities across the US, I see Car2Go cars everywhere! Car2Go announced this week that it has started a car-sharing program in Chicago. The Chicago fleet has 400 cars with models are split between the Smart Fortwo and the Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class and GLA-Class . With the focus on urban...
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046 - Data Privacy with My Friends From TechSwamp
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Welcome to Episode Number 46! Today on the podcast, I am talking to my friends at TechSwamp, a podcast about top headlines, tech history, and the latest policy news. They also explore what all of the things mean for app developers and innovators. We discuss privacy and why you should care about data privacy. To listen to TechSwamp go to https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tech-swamp/id1330660803?mt=2&i=1000414835069 Thanks for listening to Your App Lady today! Share the podcast with your friends, they’ll thank you for it! Get our newsletter and stay up to date by . Follow me Twitter: ...
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045 - Telemedicine, the End of CareSync and Locked iPhones
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Welcome to Episode Number 45! Today on the podcast, I will talk about telemedicine with my friend, Dr Audrey Ross Powell. But first, here is a little tech news for you. News: CareSync Unfortunately the company that owned one of my favorite apps, CareSync, has shut down. They abruptly closed their doors in June. I recommend downloading any records you have in CareSync just in case. As of now, the company is promising to keep the records safe and accessible to patients. I will update you as I find out more information. Today I interviewed Dr. Audrey Ross Powell of Rowe Docs about telemedicine....
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044 - PDFs, Finding Your Phone and Hello Fresh
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Welcome to Episode Number 44! Today on the podcast, Italk about one of my favorite apps. But first, here is a little tech news for you. The news is from: https://www.theverge.com/2018/6/19/17478090/microsoft-office-365-adobe-pdf-partnership Microsoft and Adobe have announced that they are continuing their partnership this week with the integration of Adobe PDF services into Office 365. Adobe’s PDF services will be available from inside web versions of Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Office 365 commercial users will also be able to convert documents into PDFs. They will preserve font choices,...
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Show Notes
Episode 25
Welcome to episode 25 of the <b>Your App Lady Podcast</b>!
All about apps and tech that I love and use every day.
On each episode, I’ll talk about recent tech news, recommend apps that I use myself and leave you with a great tech tip.
<b>Tech News</b>
An article on the Forbes website said that there is a report that Apple is planning to release a new, less expensive MacBook Air. They anticipate that it will be released in the second quarter of 2018. Not very many details were reported. Hopefully this new MacBook will be under $1000 and allow more people interested in switching from a PC to a Mac to be able to afford the new MacBook Pro.
For more information:
https://www.forbes.com/sites/quickerbettertech/2018/03/11/apple-is-planning-a-cheaper-macbook-and-other-small-business-tech-news-this-week/#3ffa0be5eb7c
<b>Featured App: Marble Math and Marble Math Jr. by Artgig Studios</b>
Available for iOS, Android, Kindle Fire
Marble Math suitable for 9-12 year olds.
Using Marble Math, your child can practice basic math skills on a phone or tablet by rolling or dragging a virtual marble through a series of mazes to solve the math problems.
Marble Math is a fun, engaging way to practice math concepts. It is much more fun than a worksheet!
Artgig Studios also has Marble Math Jr for ages 5-8. It is also an engaging app that helps early elementary students practice mental math.
Marble Math Multiplication is similar and targets only multiplication problems.
<b>Tech Tip</b>
Alexa frequently talks back to us when we weren’t talking to her! To avoid this you can turn off the microphone on your Echo by tapping the microphone button found on the top of your Echo. This will also give some piece of mind for people who are concerned about safety and privacy.
For more information:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/0/20-best-amazon-alexa-skills-tips/
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