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Have you stumbled upon Globe Broadband’s new and exclusive add-on, Gloo?  Gloo is an online scrapbook collaboration website wherein users can chat, send SMS and MMS messages, doodle, share notes, videos, and pictures in REAL TIME.

Yes, finally there’s an online space where you can do all these without having to open several other applications or social networking sites. No, it’s not anything like Facebook, Sandbox,  or Twitter but it’s more of a real-time online collaboration website that is ideal for virtual group discussions (be it with friends, family, or business partners) because it is not only interactive but is also peppered with helpful tools that let you upload and share images and videos, scribble your thoughts and illustrations, and send MMS and SMS to your online contacts, all in one web application.  All these amazing features make a convenient and practical website if you’re having an online business meeting, or brewing a barkada gimik, or simply hooking up with your family.  While other platforms limit you to chatting or sending short online messages, Gloo lets you do more with all those mentioned features to aid you in your online presentation in a virtual business conference or a casual group discussion.  You can even listen to your favorite tunes and share them with friends and add things-to-do list and post-it notes on your page.

It’s practically handy as a collaboration tool for planning events, business meetings, barkada and family updates, or anything where virtual communication applies.

I’m a self-confessed technologically-challenged mom but using Gloo didn’t give me a hard time at all.   That’s my Gloo page’s screenshot you’re seeing at the top.  I just created an account for free and there I was concocting a reunion party with a friend who’s currently based in Dubai.  She said she could even view my notes, reminders, and pictures on my page while we were chatting so she was amazed.   Those “post-it-notes” could actually hold the discussion agenda and other important information about our reunion plan next time.

Interested? Inquire about Gloo and start enjoying its practicality for free.

Check your email.   Do you have unnecessary messages that are as old as your email account?  Hmm, maybe it’s time for a major cleanup.

A couple of days ago, I had a major crackdown on dust and  trash around the house.  In fact,  I found  some long-forgotten money in the process, teehee.  Now, I have to pull out not the trash bin but the recycle bin of my computer as I clear away  hundreds of 4-year-old emails.  Yikes!  But yes, my email is full of old messages dating back from 2005, can you believe that?

So far, I’ve deleted 500 of them but I still have 3,805 messages left in my inbox.   That’s apart from the other messages in 23 different folders.  Shocks, I have a lot of deleting and organizing to do.

Have you cleaned up and organized your email lately?

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Have you ever lost your house keys or left them inside as you locked the door to leave?  Have you ever gone through the odds of kicking open your door or climbing through the window just to get in? I have.  Much as I hated myself for being forgetful, I couldn’t punish myself more than barging into my own home and doing some damage. Sigh.  How I wish I could open the door by just saying “Open Sesame” or “Alohamora.”

But I’m not in fantasy land nor am I a Harry Potter character. It’s during those instances that I wished I had a  keyless lock, something that secures the house without the need for keys and even codes that I might also forget.  Yes, I’m honestly so forgetful that sometimes I forget even my own age and our wedding anniversary. Can you imagine that?  You have no idea how frustrating it is.  That’s why I keep journals (online and on paper), reminders or notes on my cellphone and post-its regularly because my memory is that bad.  

So as to the house keys, you can just imagine the terrible inconvenience. Of course I’m not that senile yet to forget the keys everyday, it only happened twice.  But who wants it to happen again? Not me. I guess there’s nothing wrong with wanting a brilliant piece of technology that’s available in the market today, is there? A keyless lock which uses our fingerprints for our family’s easy access while securing the house from intruders would be a good alternative to keys.  And if our relatives from Davao pay us a visit and stay with us for a few days, the keyless lock can be programmed to give them access too for that certain period of time. Isn’t that cool?

We don’t need to be a cast of Mission Impossible to experience the advantages of this technology. Now we can have this cool technological advantage to protect our own homes or workplaces if we so choose -  in just a touch of a finger.

Keeping a job as a call center agent while being a hands-on mom (no nanny, no household helper) has been pretty much of a challenge but I can honestly say it’s fulfilling.    Since last June when the school year started, I have opted to slash my work schedule to five hours so I can send and fetch my second grader to/from school.  I’m definitely blessed to have an understanding boss who allowed me to take a schedule that goes well with my daughter’s so I didn’t have to quit my job.

This is actually my first stint in the call center industry.  It’s a far shot from my previous work experiences in marketing, retail operations and radio broadcasting.   But since I’ve always been curious about this kind of job, I took a plunge last April when the opportunity knocked.  Just like any of my previous jobs, I take this one seriously.   Quality of calls and customer satisfaction are my top priorities.  No dilly-dallying, every second counts for this working mom.

For fast and efficient outbound calls, virtual hosted predictive dialers make a big difference.  It saves valuable time, boosts agent productivity and lowers call costs. Are you in the call center business too?  Click on the link to learn more about predictive dialer services.  I know every second counts for you too.

Your computer holds files and data that you wouldn’t want hacked nor destroyed by viruses and worms.   You also want to have peace of mind that unwanted sites will not be accessed by your innocent kids, right?  We’re on the same boat. That’s why I protect my computer with an anti-virus software.    However, the one I’m currently using slows down my computer plus I find it a little complex to use.

So I’m really bent on replacing my current software with an anti virus that does all the job without affecting my computer’s speed.  Moreover, it should protect my computer from phishing, spams, spyware, adware, and rootkits, among others.   One software I found promises all these features.  And market leaders in online security, AV-Test, have verified that this anti spyware is 99.5% effective.  This software, zsecurity anti-virus, also promises accurate and speedy virus detection. I’m convinced they got all my needs covered.

In this era of technological advancements over the Web, internet security is must.

Here’s yet another vital use of the internet that college students could take advantage of - an open coursework website where they can join study groups, get study guidelines, have access to study materials, to name a few.

Course Hero connects you to 300,000 other students around the globe whom you could exchange ideas with.  It connects with your Facebook and is absolutely free to sign up.    Discuss theories, or journals read, experiments taken and any learning experiences that could help you out in your own studies.   Get access to any study document you need like Math PSU Exam Solution.

We never had this kind of virtual student support system back in our time.   During my college days (Ouch! I feel too old saying this,lol), we didn’t have much choice but to spend several hours in the library, scouring reading materials up to the neck.  Researching meant a lot of books to open, interviews to conduct, experiments to do, places to go, appointments to make, blah blah.  Now, students can pretty much sit down with a computer and the resources they need are there.  Even PSU Math 251 Final Exam resources are just a few clicks away.  The wonders of technology.  If you have friends, relatives, sons or daughters in college, mention this to them.   It’ll broaden their knowledge base and gain friends around the world too.  Now that’s a fun way to study.

Security and convenience are just some of the benefits of having a credit card.   In these times when carrying a considerable amount of cash is getting quite risky, it is becoming safer and more popular to carry this piece of plastic instead.   If you don’t have one yet and you feel like you need to get one, it would help if you have a pretty good idea about what credit card is right for you.

You need to decide what you’re getting a credit card for so you could maximize the benefits.   Do you intend it to maximize your own business? To finance your education? To avail of airline rewards? For gas rewards? So on.   Whatever your intention is, don’t just jump right into the bandwagon of getting a credit card just because everybody seems to have one. Check first what your needs are.   For instance, if you drive everyday, a credit card that gives you gas rewards could benefit you the most.  Or get an Airline Rewards Credit Card if you’re a frequent traveler.

A lot of people still veer away from credit cards for fear of overspending and raising their credit obligations up to their neck.   On the other hand, a lot of people also think credit cards are a saving grace in times of  need especially during an emergency.   In the end, it boils down to being responsible in handling one’s finances.