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SPEEKEE TV REVIEW AND GIVEAWAY

May 022011

Speekee TV is an online learning Spanish course for the young, created by Specialist Language Teachers. Speekee TV is the choice of hundreds of schools in the UK alone. I see this course especially helpful for parents who home school.

The course is geared towards children between the ages of 2 thru 10. Speekee TV keeps it simple not only for you, but for your children in the comfort of your home. Children can learn at their own pace and at times convenient for you. The closed captioning feature is an option…you can choose to have it on or off. I happen to like it on, as I can see how the words are spelled, as they are being verbalized. Should you need to replay an episode…go for it, as you can watch the episodes as many times as you would like. Heck, if you were taking a trip to Spain, you could learn the basics through this online course. In addition to the videos, there are activities which are downloadable so that your child can practice what he/she has learned.

Speekee TV offers:

10 EPISODES, OVER 150 MINUTES OF PURE SPANISH LEARNING

LEARN SPANISH FROM REAL SPANISH CHILDREN IN REAL SPANISH LOCATIONS
FEATURES SONGS, ANIMATION AND PUPPETS
OPTIONAL SUBTITLES IN SPANISH AND ENGLISH
FREE ACTIVITY SHEET DOWNLOADS
GREAT FUN AND EXTREMELY EFFECTIVE
CREATED BY SPECIALIST LANGUAGE TEACHERS

One can subscribe to Speekee TV for $7.50 (US dollars) and £4.95 (UK) a month. That’s a deal considering how much it would cost you to hire a tutor. And just think, a tutor would not be half as engaging as their episodes are! Episodes run roughly 15 min. each. If you need to take a break during an episode…just click the pause button and you’re all set until you can get back to it. Need to replay an episode? Not a problem…replay till your hearts content.

Want a chance to engage with Speekee TV yourself? Speekee TV would like to give one of my readers access to their online course for two months…free! You’ll find the giveaway HERE. *Giveaway is open to entrants worldwide.

Home-Ec 101 by author and One2One Network Member Heather Solos Review

Reviews, Special

Apr 092011

Home-Ec 101 is resourceful book filled with hints and tips to make your life easier while getting the job at hand completed efficiently. In reviewing chapter 20, Heather gives suggestions on how to make dinnertime at home during the week a habit rather than spending your precious money on fast foods. Providing the reader with tips on how to gradually work their way into the dinner time dilemma. Her goal is not to stress you out, but to make dinnertime a quick, healthful and engaging way, to get the task done.

Home-Ec 101 consists of four Sections with sub-topics under each section.
Section 1: Clean It…She takes you through the steps of getting the task done from having the right tools to getting to the nitty-gritty of Dust Mites. There are seven chapters in this section.
Section 2: Wash it…Learn how to handle stains, odors, and make minor garment repairs to the chore of doing the laundry. You’ll find four chapters in this section.
Section 3: Fix It…This section provides a Bare Minimum Handyman Guide, to fixing floor and walls. There are four chapters to this section
Section 4: Cook it…Heather starts out with there being hope for burned water to outfitting your kitchen with small appliances, pantry staples, meal planning and substitutions. There are six chapters to this section.

This book would make a fantastic bridal shower gift, a gift for those leaving the nest and moving into a dorm, an apartment, or a great stocking stuffer to put in a Hope Chest. However, personally I know there are others out there that could benefit from reading this book, as they simply don’t have a clue where to start.

Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of chapter 20 for review from One2Onenetwork. All opinions are my own.

Review of cellphonepostcards.com

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Jan 312011

Cellphonepostcards.com

The focus of this website is sending a postcard directly from his or her cell phone to anyone in their address book or from their computer. The process, in itself, was simple however; the glitches I ran into made the experience not such a good one. If by chance, any of you have had any type of experience with this website, I would love to hear it.

I had a very difficult time adding the address of the person I was sending the card to. In fact, I couldn’t use Internet Explorer as it wouldn’t let me save the information…all I could do was hit the cancel button. I then tried Firefox’s web browser. I had the same problem. On Google Chrome, I could save the address but couldn’t upload a picture from my desktop…I got the error msg.”plugin missing.” I don’t even know what plugin I was missing as there was no indication of what plugin was needed. This also occurred on IE.
I entered the address on Google Chrome and then was able to chose who the post card was going to on Internet Explorer. I received an email confirmation shortly after hitting the send button.

You ask…”How much does this cost?” Here’s what their website states:
Postcards cost 99 cents each when sent anywhere in the United States. The cost to send internationally is $1.98. Postcards are sold in packs of 10 and 20.
10 postcards cost $9.90, 20 postcards cost $19.80 – plus you get a free bonus postcard when you buy the 20 pack! NOTE: You can also send postcards to any APO (Army Post Office) or FPO (Fleet Post Office) for just 99 cents. If you want to send postcards to any other foreign address, we charge the equivalent of 2 postcards ($1.98).

When you buy a pack, it is not necessary to use them all at once. The unused postcards stay in your account until you are ready to send another. The trial offer consists of where you can send one postcard free without having to enter any payment information. The site has a rewards program as well.

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Jan 012011

Review of cellphonepostcards.com

Cellphonepostcards.com

UPDATE: I originally posted I had a lot of trouble with this website. However, I do not believe it was due to anything on their part now. I believe it had to do with my computer and they way the browsers opened after being shutdown improperly when the computer was rebooted. What leads me to saying this is, I did a proper reboot the day after this posting and I had no trouble utilizing the site in any of my browsers. OH….the joys of electronics…very frustrating at times!

Needless to say, once I got in and got going, I found the site fairly simple to use. Due to me not having a great cell phone when I was reviewing this site (I killed my good one!), I opted to upload a picture from my PC. Prior to uploading the picture, I enhanced the photo I wanted to put on the postcard, using Fotoflexer. I typed in what I wanted my message to say on the back of the postcard and hit send. It was that simple.

The person I sent the postcard to was my sister as she was feeling a bit down at the time. She loves our dog Gracie, so the picture was of Gracie. The day she received the postcard she called me. She was thrilled to have received it…it made her day!

A couple days later, I went to the mailbox and the exact same postcard she received, I received as a courtesy for sending my first cellphone postcard. I am extremely impressed with the quality of this postcard. It’s printed on heavy card stock with a glossy finish. It feels like it’s been professionally laminated. It holds up to being handled.

With all the above being said, would I recommend this site to others? Absolutely! What a great way to express oneself personally, for only .99 cents!

I had a very difficult time adding the address of the person I was sending the card to. In fact, I couldn’t use Internet Explorer as it wouldn’t let me save the information…all I could do was hit the cancel button. I then tried Firefox’s web browser. I had the same problem. On Google Chrome, I could save the address but couldn’t upload a picture from my desktop…I got the error msg.”plugin missing.” I don’t even know what plugin I was missing as there was no indication of what plugin was needed. This also occurred on IE.

I entered the address on Google Chrome and then was able to chose who the post card was going to on Internet Explorer. I received an email confirmation shortly after hitting the send button.

You ask…”How much does this cost?” Here’s what their website states:

Postcards cost 99 cents each when sent anywhere in the United States. The cost to send internationally is $1.98. Postcards are sold in packs of 10 and 20.

10 postcards cost $9.90, 20 postcards cost $19.80 – plus you get a free bonus postcard when you buy the 20 pack! NOTE: You can also send postcards to any APO (Army Post Office) or FPO (Fleet Post Office) for just 99 cents. If you want to send postcards to any other foreign address, we charge the equivalent of 2 postcards ($1.98).

When you buy a pack, it is not necessary to use them all at once. The unused postcards stay in your account until you are ready to send another. The trial offer consists of where you can send one postcard free without having to enter any payment information. The site has a rewards program as well.

One2One Network recently gave me the opportunity to watch and review CMT’s first scripted sitcom, Working Class. The debut is Friday, January 28 at 8pm on the CMT channel. Another episode will air following the debut at 8:30pm.

The storyline is about Carli (Melissa Peterman) who is a single mother trying to raise her three kids on her own. Carli, being from a rough neighborhood, decides she wants more for her kids and moves them to an upscale suburb. Carli soon realizes the transition was not what she was hoping. She is befriended unintentionally by a cranky neighbor Hank (Ed Asner), who works at a local deli/grocery store.. Carli takes on employment where Hank works. She is approached by a customer (Patrick Fabian) whom she has an immediate attraction to and begins to flirt grossly with him. She soon discovers from Hank “the customer” was more than just a customer, he was her boss. In fear of losing her job when she was called into his office, she apologizes repeatedly, yet still continuing to flirt with him. Much to her dismay, Carli’s meeting was interrupted abruptly…by her boss’ girlfriend. All the while this was happening, a former schoolmate (Buddy) shows up wanting to hook up with Carli. He learns Carli is only interested in him as a “Buddy.”

Now, I am not a fan of sitcoms, but I must say this show was very entertaining. Melissa Peterman portrays herself as being witty, smart, stressed (as most single parents are), however; she is able to make the best of whatever it is that comes her way. I laughed throughout the show from the beginning where she waters down the milk to the end when she discovers her new infatuation (her boss), has a girlfriend. Ed Asner is as dry and straight-faced as he was on the Mary Tyler Moore Show however his dryness makes one laugh.

There will be twelve episodes airing. Future airings include multiple guest stars including, Reba McEntire from Reba, David Faustino from Married with Children, Kathy Kinney from The Drew Carey Show, John Schneider from The Dukes of Hazzard, Ryan Stiles from Whose Line Is It Anyway, Lesley Ann Warren from In Plain Sight and lastly, CMT’s own Evan Farmer from CMT Top 20 Countdown.

Working Class’ stars:

Melissa Peterman as Carli Mitchell

Ed Asner as Hank Greziak…Carli’s neighbor

Steve Kazee as Nick Garrett…Carli’s brother

Patrick Fabian as Rob Parker…Carli’s boss and infatuation

Lachlan Buchanan as Scott Mitchell…Carli’s eldest son

Courtney Merritt as Pam Mitchell…Carli’s daughter

Cameron Castaneda as Will Mitchell…Carli’s youngest son

Go ahead, take an hour out of your life to enjoy this new sitcom. I don’t think you’ll be disappointed!

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