If your home has ever been burglarized, you know that awful feeling you get in the pit of your stomach. You feel violated that someone has come into your home and gone through your personal space. Here are 20 tips on safe proofing your home from burglars 1. Flyers and Junk Mail If you're not going to be home for a long period of time, have someone pick up your junk mail such as flyers from your doorstep. You can also stop newspaper delivery until you're back home. 2. Hiding Extra Key Outside We've all heard of this one, but don't hide an extra key to your house under a door mat. Leave a key with a trusted neighbor, friend or family member. 3. Use Timers Use indoor timers for your lights to turn on and turn off at the set times. Put a couple in the bedrooms so your home looks normal and lived in. 4. House Sitter Have a house sitter look after your home if you're away on vacation or have someone drop by your home each day to open and close the blinds and make sure … [Read more...]
20 Quick and Handy iPad 2 Tips
Even with its hefty price tag of $499 for a base model, it hasn't discouraged people from buying it. If you're a new owner to an iPad 2, here are some helpful tips. 20 iPad 2 Tips 1. Scrolling to the Top If you're at the middle or bottom of a website, you can scroll your finger back up or you can tap on the status bar once to bring you back to the top of the page. 2. Scrolling to the Bottom If you're on a website and you want to scroll to the bottom you have to use your finger to scroll. You can tap the lower right or left side, but it only moves in small chunks at a time. Here's how you can scroll to the bottom of a website with one click by following these two steps: A. Open Safari and bookmark any website. In the first box, change the name to scroll to bottom. Then click the blue button to save. B. Open your bookmarks and click edit. Look for scroll to bottom and click on it. Touch the second box and type or copy and paste this code and … [Read more...]
Chapped Lips and Homemade Lip Balms
Dry, cracked and chapped lips can happen to all of us. Chapped lips can occur in any season so it's important to take care of your lips in during all types of weather. You also have to be careful of what lip care treatment or products you want to buy and use. Sometimes the store bought lip balms could be the cause of having cracked and chapped lips because of the harmful ingredients that are found in the lip products. There's a solution to this problem. You can make your own lip balm! This way you know exactly what's in there. Before I tell you how to make your own lip balm, there are other reasons beside the weather you may get chapped lips. If you have chronic chapped lips, you may want to check with your doctor to see if there's an underlying condition, you're unaware of. Here's a short list of what may cause dry, cracked or chapped lips in people: - Frequent licking or biting on the lips - A musical instrument using your mouth such as a clarinet - As mentioned above, … [Read more...]
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