iparent.tv 1 Year Subscription Giveaway

Like most parents, I am very protective of my daughter in all aspect of her day-to-day activities. That includes monitoring her usage of the internet and what she watches too.

I am very glad that an initiative such as iparent.tv is born to know if the site our kids are visting are safe. This will keep us well-informed and in line with the times. The infographic below will give you an idea of how behind parents are with the technology and social network activities our children engage in. It is a scary figure but with iparent.tv, we can help reduce that statistic.

iparent.tv, the main proponent of this giveaway is happy to give 1 year subscription to iparent.tv which costs around $49. 1 lucky winner (US residents only) will have that opportunity to access all the videos, reviews, how-tos, and live chat support. It will be the largest site on the net helping parents understand what's safe and what’s not in the world of tech.

You can know more about iparent.tv here or by visiting their Indiegogo page for more backing deals.

Join this giveaway and also help promote iparent.tv. Parents need this and so are your kids. Keep them safe from inappropriate materials be it on smart phones, webs and tvs. Entries are all easy! Go ahead, fill the rafflecopter below.

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3 MARCH TO 15 MARCH, 2014 12:00 midnight GMT

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Review + Giveaway - CollageIt 3 Pro For Mac Halloween Giveaway

Well, well, well! It's nearing Halloween and we all know how flamboyant that occasion as plenty of people celebrate Halloween by dressing up like fancy royalties, Hollywood stars, aliens, monsters, vampires and so much more. And what better way to keep those memories but to take pictures of the fabulous costumes and present them as collage?

PearlMountain Technology Co. Ltd. developed a program for Mac users to create wonderful collages of your memories called CollageIt 3 Pro. This application is very user-friendly that allows users to turn their photo collection to beautiful collages in a flash.

Features:

45+ templates to choose from
Editing area that can be zoomed
Easy to use application
Realtime preview
Can be shared to social media and via email
Can be save to various formats such as JPEG, TIFF, BMP, PNG, or GIF, etc. image format
Printable
Add text – resize; rotate; apply shadow & abundant text effects such as Stroke, Glow, and Background
Collage size can reach up to 40"x40"

This app is available in iTunes for $29.90 (full version) but it can be yours for free. Here's how you can have a chance to win this application:

I'm running a giveaway and the prize is 1 access to CollageIt 3 Pro for Mac. The entries are simple. It is open worldwide and will be running 28 Oct. 1 am CST), 2013. Please note that the entry form indicates that the giveaway will end after 65 days, please disregard that. It will only run as per above mentioned date. Join now!



Disclaimer:

I received one or more of the products mentioned above for free using Tomoson.com. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers.

Get Fit With These Smart Phone Apps

There is no excuse now from getting fit and fabulous. Modern technology has paved way for information to be accessible at the tip of our fingertips by the creation of apps or what we commonly know as applications in smart phones.  Having said that, we practically have no reason not to get fit and healthy!

Here are some fantastic apps you can download in your smart phones. Most of these are iPhone apps which you can get from iTunes.

GYMPACT

This is a great app where you get paid for your efforts as an incentive each time you check in a gym or fitness club via your phone. The money comes from you when you fail to commit to a goal you have set in the program. It goes into a pool where others pitch in when they are derailed by other excuses not to exercise.

This is available free for iPhone and iPad.

EATERY

Eatery is like the Instagram of munchies! You get to snap pictures of what you have been eating. It is your virtual food journal which can help you track your food intake and give you insight on how bad you have been with binges or how good you have been by eating the right morsels. Tracking what you eat in a daily basis can help you lose weight and this app may just help you get near to that goal.

This is free for iPhone and iPad.

DAILY BURN

The initial app is free but if you want to get more personalized workouts from their wide selections of videos, you will have to pay monthly dues. You will be feeding detailed information about your exercise preferences and Daily Burn will offer a new tailored workout each day to keep you motivated, energized. This app will also inform you if you are making progress. The app also provides customized nutrition plan for members.

Free to Download for iPhone and iPad, on iTunes, and Android, on Google Play; $9.99 per month subscription afterwards.

IMAPMYWALK

Walking is the cheapest way to get fit because it is free! This app will help your power walking more enjoyable and effective as it records your walking workout on a map and give you records of your stats afterwards. MapMyWalk is a GPS-type of app that will let you know where your walking workout will take you and even shows you your pace. This is effective as long as you don't walk straight to the nearest McDonald's or Starbucks!

Available for iPhone, on iTunes for free, and Android, on Google Play.

NIKE TRAINING CLUB

And you think, only those Hollywood celebrities can get their own personal trainers. Well, this app can help you with that! The Nike Training Club app will let you work out like a celebrity. The app has 85 custom-built workouts, including workouts used by the Glee-fully fit Lea Michele and Dancing with the Stars champ Shawn Johnson. The Nike Training app also offers detailed instructions and audio support to guide you through your choice of 15, 30 or 45-minute sessions.

You can get this free for iPhone and iPad, on iTunes.

POCKET YOGA

Pocket Yoga is a great app for those who are followers of this ancient practice. Have mat, will travel. Take your practice with you anywhere thanks to this Gaia Flow Yoga app. You can select from 3 different levels of difficulty such as Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. It also has 3 different durations (30, 45 or 60 minutes) and 3 different classes for a total of 27 different yoga experiences that you can do at home, on the go or anywhere you can set up your smart phone.

Download it now for a fee: $2.99 for iPhone, on iTunes; $3.99 for iPad, on iTunes; $2.99 for Android, Google Play


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