Review: Retinol Cream for face and Eye Area from Uptown Cosmeceuticals

This product made my skin feel great and I like it. When I first got this I was skeptical, but I wanted to try this out to see is it would help with some sun spots on my face and a few crows feet around my eyes. The first few days I noticed that the spots started to lighten up and I could feel a difference in how my skin felt. That is when I knew that I would replace my moisturizer and use this product. The container I liked because I could just push the top lid and there was a hole for the cream to come out of. Most cream you have to mess with a lid or squeeze out the cream. This container seemed to be more convenient. The feel of the cream was light on my skin and did not feel heavy at all. It was like it was not even on my face. Which is great when you apply makeup over it. So far my results are great. I still have sun spots and acne scars, but they are not prominent as they used to be. I do suggest that you use the cream at night because retinol makes your skin more sensitive to sun light. That is why I use it at night and not in the morning.


Disclaimer: I received this product free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

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Review: Muffin Pan - Muffin Tin - Silicone Mold Cupcake Pan

When I got my pans I couldn’t wait to use them. I proceeded to get the regular muffin tin and there was a burn mark in the plastic that went all the way through to the other side. Despite that it was perfect. I washed the pans good and used the regular cupcake mold with a breakfast dish. Be sure when using the silicon molds to have a cookie sheet underneath for stability. I learned that the hard way and made a big mess. The egg bake I made in the muffin pans turned out great and it did not stick to the pan. I was very impressed.

Disclaimer: I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

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Review: Arabica Coffee Scrub From Majestic Pure

I have spider views on my thigh from hitting it on the edge of my bed several times a few years ago. In 4 days it has significantly lightened up and is fading away. I also have scars from a gallbladder surgery and it has lightened up a little also. This scrub smells like coffee and has some coffee grounds in it and my skin feel awake after using it. I plan to continue this on my stretch marks from pregnancy too. This is is a great scrub for scars and I highly recommend using it for spider veins too.

Disclaimer: I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

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Review: THE WRAP by Zen Jane

When I order The Wrap I was excited to try it. I have used the It Works once and liked what I found and wanted to try this. When I got it I immediately read the instructions which were very straight forward. I had two kids by c-section so I have this pouch now and I can’t stand it, so I used it on my stomach/pouch area. Once I applied the wrap to my stomach by putting the lotion side on it and wrap with and ace bandage, I notice that there was a tingling and it got warmer. It was not excruciating, but there was a little bit discomfort. I left it on for the 45 minutes it suggested on the package and wiped down my stomach. I liked the smoothness of my skins afterwards. The first time I used it there was not much of a change except for the smoothness of my stomach. I waited 3 days and did a second wrap. I repeated the steps and after my 4th wrap the difference was my waist was smoother where my stretch marks were, I also had the wait of my pants be a little looser. I would recommend this to others. But I would not say that this will get rid of all your fat, you need to exercise and eat right for that.

Disclaimer: I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

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Review: Retinol Cream From Majestic Pure

This product made my skin feel great and I like it. When I first got this I was skeptical, but I wanted to try this out to see is it would help with some sun spots on my face and a few crows feet around my eyes. The first few days I noticed that the spots started to lighten up and I could feel a difference in how my skin felt. That is when I knew that I would replace my moisturizer and use this product. The container I liked because I could just push the top lid and there was a hole for the cream to come out of. Most cream you have to mess with a lid or squeeze out the cream. This container seemed to be more convenient. The feel of the cream was light on my skin and did not feel heavy at all. It was like it was not even on my face. Which is great when you apply makeup over it. So far my results are great. I still have sun spots and acne scars, but they are not prominent as they used to be. I do suggest that you use the cream at night because retinol makes your skin more sensitive to sun light. That is why I use it at night and not in the morning.

Disclaimer: I received this product free in exchange for my honest and unbiased review.

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Review: Hair Loss and Hair Regrowth Shampoo for Men & Women From Majestic Pure

My family is prone to hair loss or thinning no matter if that person is male or female. Over the last couple of years, I have noticed hair loss in the shower and when I brush my hair. When I opened the package I noticed that the bottle was dark in color with a pump. It showed it held 16 oz. of shampoo that was a pearly white color. When I used the shampoo I made sure I had my hair soaked in water and would then put the shampoo in my hair and lather it through out. It didn’t take too much shampoo if I had a generous amount of water in my hair. If there wasn’t enough water, I needed to add more shampoo to make it lather. I let it sit in my hair for two minutes and then rinse my hair. My hair felt soft after wards and I then would add a little conditioner and rinse with cold water. When my hair was dry, I noticed that there seemed to be a little more volume to it.

After a few washes I noticed that not as much hair was coming out in the shower. That is a plus in my book and I am grateful that. I then told my husband that he may want to try and use this shampoo. He is using this shampoo now too. I am currently still using this product and will update in a couple weeks how our progresses have gone. This is why I am rating 4 Stars. I do believe that we both have found a shampoo that we will use again and again.

Disclaimer: I received this item in exchange for my honest review.


**UPDATE** 10/5/16

My husband has been using this shampoo for a month now and I see little hairs growing on his bald spot. The bald spot is also becoming smaller. This shampoo is awesome and I will be ordering more and spreading the word about this product.

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Review: Turmeric Curcumin With BioPerine

I have been taking Advil or Aleve for my joint pain I have on my knee. I had knee surgery and I would be fine, but there are days that it will ache and hurt. I decided that I was going to purchase this to see if it would help me with my aches and pains I have. After taking for a few days, my knees didn’t hurt as bad and my back felt better too. I believe that I will keep taking this supplement because it has helped me and I believe that it will help my sister. Thanks!


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Review: Premium Salt and Pepper Grinder Set

As soon as I got these I couldn't wait to try them. I normally bought the ones already prefilled and tried to refill them, but it didn't work becasue they were plastic. These are metal and glass which is much better than plastic. The quality of the grinding is great. You are able to choose if you want it to be fine or coarse. Another feature I like was how easily they turned which is great since I have issues with my wrist at times. Below you will see some pictures of the Salt and Pepper Gring Set. I put salt and pepper in them and did some grinding. I enjoyed my pepper to be a little coarse. They did the grinding beautifully.

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Review: Lux LED 60W Equivalent Light Bulb 6-Pack

I saw the Lux LED light bulbs and i knew I needed to try these out. I have always heard that LED light bulbs were very energy efficient, brighter than regular bulbs and the energy efficient bulbs. These bulbs are energy efficient, dimmable, and great for indoor or outdoor use. As soon as I got these I could not wait to switch out the light over the sink to see how much brighter it would be. There was no disappointment at all and I was so happy to see the dishes better when I was washing them. We have replaced most of our high wattage bulbs with these and I couldn’t be happier. With an approximate lifespan of 23 years how could you go wrong? I would recommend these bulbs to everyone.

I received this product at a discounted rate for my honest and unbiased review.

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Review: Bluetooth Speaker for Bike by Foneso

The Bluetooth Speaker by Foneso is a great product. The shipping was on time and the packaging was great. I opened up the box and looked at all the little parts to see how they could go on. This would work great on a Articat Side by Side as it could mount on it too. I got this for my son because he will blast music on his phone while he is on his bike and thought this would be so much easier for him. He also attacked it to his bike and loved the little remote for his wrist. The speaker connected to his phone with no problems and the music sounded great on it. The horn is probably my sons favorite thing on this speaker as he said it is great for the vehicles that get to close to him. He did try out the FM radio and was not able to get a signal on it. That doesn't bother him or me as we use the speaker for our own music that we stream through the phone.

Disclaimer: I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

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Review: Luxe Boutique Microfiber Sheet Set

I purchased the Luxe Boutique Microfiber Sheet Set for my son’s bed. Once I opened the packed I was able to feel how soft they were to touch. I was very impressed because of the softness and it durability is very well. I washed them and the quality was not compromised and I put them on my sons bed. Later that night my son slept on the bed and I could tell he slept very well because it was very easy to wake him up the next morning. He told me that the sheets were very soft and he was able to get to sleep quickly and his bed was now comfy again. I plan on getting another set so that I can put these sheets on my bed too.

Disclaimer: I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

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Review: Premier Face Lift

I originally got this for me to try on my wrinkles around my eyes. There are not many so I used it on my mom. This product took years off my mom and she loved it. The transformation was amazing. I highly recommend that you get this product. My mom and I love it.

Disclosure: I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

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Review: PharMeDoc Kinesio Tape

My husband dislocated his finger on a water slide at Great Wolf Lodge. I tried other tape and it didn't seem to hold in place well for him. When I got this tape, I immediately wrapped my husbands hand and it lasted the whole day and didn't lose it's stickiness. I plan on getting more soon.

Disclosure: I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

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Review: First Botany Arabica Coffee Scrub

I have spider views on my thigh from hitting it on the edge of my bed several times a few years ago. In 4 days it has significantly lightened up and is fading away. I plan to continue this on my stretch marks from pregnancy too. This is great stuff and I highly recommend it.

Disclosure: I received this product at a discount in exchange for my honest review.

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TSMRI: New Social Media Research

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (@TSMRI): New Social Media Research: The editors and review board for The Journal of Social Media in Society are excited to share the latest issue with you. Vol. 5 Issue 1...

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Last Day of School

Today was the last day of school for the kids. They are excited to out and now want to go everywhere. Think I can't wait until school starts...LOL

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Baked Apple French Toast

 

Baked Apple French Toast

Recipe HERE.

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Granny’s Biscuits and Gravy

Granny’s Biscuits and Gravy

Recipe HERE.

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Granny’s Eggs Benedict

 

Recipe HERE.

 

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Cinnamon French Toast

Cinnamon French Toast

Recipe HERE.

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Swedish Pancakes...YUM

My oh my....what a way to start ones day......one of Granny's Favorites from way back!



Swedish Pancakes

Recipe HERE

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Kidney Stones.....OUCH

I have not posted lately anything due to a family member undergoing surgery on his kidney. He had kidney stones really in both kidneys, but had surgery on one twice to remove all the stones. He had a baseball size one and a few quarter size ones. Not to mention, there were small ones too. That was just one kidney! The other kidney has the same amount if not more and it will be operated on in July.

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (@TSMRI): Fighting Blog Burnout: It happens during the lifespan of every blog; you run short of ideas. You begin to feel...burned out. Parched. Exhausted. Mentally drained....

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Granny’s Homemade Brownie Mix

4 cups flour
4 ½ cups sugar
1 cup baking cocoa powder
1 ½ cups dry milk
1 ½ Tbsp baking powder
1 ½ tsp salt
Mix well and keep in refrigerator in an air tight canister.

To make brownies:
See Directions HERE

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Granny’s Homemade Cake Mix and More

 

Granny’s Homemade Cake Mix and More

8 cups sifted flour
2 cups shortening
5 cups sugar
4 tsp salt
¼ cup baking powder
In very large bowl, turn half of the flour, add shortening, remaining flour, sugar, baking powder and salt. With a pastry blender cut in shortening until crumbly. Store in airtight container in refrigerator up to 6 months. Makes 15 cups. (if using self-rising flour omit baking powder and salt)

Upside-Down Cocktail Cake

For the rest of the cake mix recipes go HERE.

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Granny’s Chex Party Mix

Granny’s Chex Party Mix

2 cups Corn Chex cereal
2 cups Rice Chex cereal
2 cups Wheat Chex cereal
2 cups cheerios cereal
2 cup bite size pretzels
1 cup mixed nuts
1 cup garlic flavor bagel chips broken into 1 inch pieces
6 tablespoons.......

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Salt Rising Bread

Salt Rising Bread

The rising action in this moist bread is due to the action of salt, milk, sugar and cornmeal. 120 degrees F. temperature is required for it to rise.

½ cup milk
½ cup cream
1/3 cup white cornmeal
2 Tbsp sugar
1 ½ tsp salt
1 cup lukewarm water
4 ½ cups all purpose or unbleached white flour, sifted
2 Tbsp shortening or lard, room temperature.

Makes two loaves

Scald the milk and cream together in a saucepan. Add cornmeal, 1 Tbsp sugar and salt; mix well. Pour int....

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Cheese Herb Biscuits

 

Granny's Cheese Herb Biscuits
½ Tsp salt
2 cups flour
1 Tbsp. Baking Powder
1/3 cup shortening or butter
¾ cup milk
1 cup cheddar cheese, grated
½ cup chopped herbs, parsley, chives, dill, garlic
Fresh ground black pepper

For biscuits blend flour, baking powder and butter until crumbly. Add milk, cheese, herbs, pepper, salt and blend (¼ cup more milk for drop biscuits, drop by heaping Tbsp onto b...
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Build a Pizza from Scratch

Build a Pizza from Scratch

Dough:
1 pkg. yeast
1 cup lukewarm water
1 tsp sugar
½ tsp salt
2 Tbsp olive oil
3 cups flour
Combine yeast, water and sugar in large bowl and let set in warm place until bubbly. Add remaining ingredients and beat with spoon. Knead a few times. Grease bowl, put in dough, turn over once and let rise in warm place until double in size. Roll Dough out to fit in greased pizza pans
Sauce: In sauce pan combine
1 large can crush tomatoes, 28 oz.
¾ tsp oregano
¾ tsp. rosemary
salt and pepper
½ cup chopped black olives
1 tsp garlic powder
½ onion chopped
½ green pepper chopped
a few mushrooms.
Combine in saucepan and simmer… Spread sauce on dough

Topping:
Meats: pepperoni, cooked hamburger or sausage, steak strips
Cheeses: grated Provolone, Mozzarella, Romano, Scamoze. Cheddar
Top with cheese and your favorite meat, olives, peppers onions, mushroom, spinach, asparagus and herbs, if wanted. Create your own family favorite today!
Bake at 400 degrees F. for 20 minutes or until cheese is melted and crust is golden brown. Makes 2 pizza pies

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Been Busy...and.....

So it has been a few days since my last post. Holy Hell it has been hectic and it maybe getting more soon. Go to love baseball season and two kiddos on separate teams.

Today my youngest had field day at school which consists of water games and two blow up water slides. When I did field day at my school it was 100 meter dash and other games like that. Nothing fun like that at all.

After all the fun with my son, him and I went to Wal-Mart to get some sunscreen for his oldest brother. He has a field trip to a water park on Monday and I figured we would get it out of the way since my boys will be visiting with their daddy this weekend.

Then, we went to my fiance's job and got some BBQ and it was very good. We were going to go home, but I talked with my mom and we met up at Cheddars to visit. I found out that my step-dad is having surgery a week from Tuesday. Turns out that he has kidney stones in both kidney's and the Lipotripsy will not work because in each kidney there are a couple golf ball size stones. So, they are going to do one kidney at a time and he will be in the hospital for at least a week. For those who do not know what Lipotripsy is here is the definition from Google:

"Shock Wave Lithotripsy (SWL) is the most common treatment for kidney stones in the U.S. Shock waves from outside the body are targeted at a kidney stone causing the stone to fragment. The stones are broken into tiny pieces. lt is sometimes called ESWL: Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotripsy®."
From HERE

I am thinking that I should call it a day, but my oldest has a baseball game tonight and in the morning. I want a nap. 

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Starbucks this Morning

This morning after dropping my two boy's off at school this morning, I drove to the Starbucks by my house since I had a reward available. Oh how I was wanting a Nonfat Mocha with and extra shot of espresso this morning. The line was very long this morning and the SUV in front of me had window decals and they caught my eye.

As the line moved up, I still kept glancing at the decals on this woman's SUV. The car in front of here took off pretty quick and it was her turn. Then she got her order and I pulled up to the window. I told the cashier that I wanted to use my reward and she said that there was no need, that the car in front of me paid for my coffee this morning. I was speechless and didn't know what to say. I told the cashier thank you and then I drove off. The main goal was to get to the SUV so I could tell them thank you, but they drove off. The next time I go to Starbucks, I plan to pay it forward by giving my reward to the car behind me.

I know that the lady in the SUV will not really know how much it brighten my day, but I hope that she knows that I am very thankful for her kind actions this morning how she made my faith in kindness renew. Thanks!

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TSMRI: App Review: Stay “Cloze” With Your Contacts

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (@TSMRI): App Review: Stay “Cloze” With Your Contacts: Welcome to the latest installment in our "All About Apps" series. ----------------------------------------------------------------


What is Cloze?

Cloze App 

Cloze is an app created to help
alleviate the stress of managing all of your interactive contacts. Its
basic role is to compartmentalize all of your emails, phone calls,
meetings, notes, and social media with regards to the people you come
into contact with. It then sorts......

If you would like to know more please go to TSMRI's Blog for more info on this awesome app.

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Good Morning!

Good Morning Everyone! It has been pretty hectic already this morning. My fiancé has a death in his family last night so sleep was not great. I am relaxing with some coffee and designing blog backgrounds for this lovely blog. Does anyone have any topics of interest they would like to see on here? Comment below please.

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Welcome and Hello!

Hello everyone. Welcome to Multiple Things of Interest. I enjoy a multitude of things from digital designing stuff to DIY. I may even put on here some funny memes too. This blog will include a ton of stuff so keep coming by because there will always be something new.

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I am Published!!!!

Over at the TSMRI Blog, I shared my Blog post that I submitted to my teacher as an assignment. Se then submitted it to TSMRI to see if it was good enough to get published. It was! On Friday, April 29, 2016 it was posted. I am very thankful to Dr. Maben for everything that she has done. Here is my blog post. :)

App Review: Pushbullet - Surprising App to Sync All Your Devices

Welcome to the latest edition of our "All About Apps" series!
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In today’s digital world we have phones, tablets, laptops, desktops, etc., and there are times that we will need to charge our phone or we are not near it. Now imagine, you are at home or work and an important text message, email, or call comes and your phone is in other room or in your desk; you missed it because you were not aware. This happens to people more often that you think and now there is an app that can solve this problem for you called Pushbullet.

Screen shot from Jenniffer Cox

Pushbullet is a service that allows you to connect all your devices and essentially make them one. From seeing your phone's notifications on your computer, to easily transferring links, files, and more between devices, Pushbullet saves you time by making what used to be difficult or impossible, easy. With headquarters in San Francisco, Pushbullet was founded in 2013 by Ryan Oldenburg, Andre von Houck, and Chris Hesse. According to Pushbullet, it originally started as a side-project that bridged the gap between our phone, tablet, and computer so they would work better together.

What services does Pushbullet offer?
Pushbullet is genius when it comes to making all your devices work together. Pushbullet can:
• Send text messages
• See your phone’s notifications
• Follow interesting things
• Send links
• Chat with friends
• Send files

All of this can be done from your computer or tablet without having to locate your phone and the other party will never know that you reply to them from your computer. It is very simple to use and would be great for anyone who uses the computer a lot.

Pros and Cons
Pushbullet is great in my opinion when it comes to syncing all your notifications and SMS messages to your laptop or computer. When you get a text message, a box will pop up and just like messenger for Facebook it has a chat head. The chat heads are great and are only available via the computer. This app is not quite perfect; it does have some issues with updating the text messages on Pushbullet with what is on your phone. I have chalked it up to a bug in the system as here lately they have been experiencing issues with their server. However, with most apps that you get, there will be a few bugs and Pushbullet developers are very quick to fix the problems.

It is worth it?
Yes! I feel this app is great to use and will continue to be useful. The free version is great  to use unless you decide to text more than 100 times a month from your computer or tablet. The best thing to do would be to try out the free version for a few weeks before you decide to get the paid version.
In all honesty, I have been using Pushbullet free version for a month now and I am on the computer a lot, so I wouldn’t benefit from Pushbullet Pro as I am not sending over 100 text messages from my computer. However, this is a great tool to have on a business computer so you are not always checking your phone for that important text message.

What’s the Cost?
Pushbullet has a free version and a paid version. The free and paid versions of  differ in many ways.

Chart created by Jenniffer Cox

Pushbullet Pro is $3.33 a month if you pay yearly, which ends up being $39.99 per year. However, if you want to pay monthly for it then it will be $4.99 a month, which all transactions are paid with credit card or PayPal.

Where is Pushbullet?
First off go to https://www.pushbullet.com and setup an account. The next thing you will do it download the apps for your phone, tablet, or computer. After that there will be some basic setups for your device and then you will be ready to go.

About the author: Jenniffer Cox is a senior business administration major at Tarleton State University. You may find her on Twitter @jkjenn1980.

All Images © 2016 Jenniffer Cox
 
References
Pushbullet. (2016). About Us. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
Pushbullet. (2016). Pushbullet - Your devices working better together. Retrieved March 20, 2016.
Pushbullet. (2016). Upgrade to Pro | Pushbullet. Retrieved March 20, 2016.

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TSMRI: App Review: Tweetbot - Tweeting Outside the Box

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (@TSMRI): App Review: Tweetbot - Tweeting Outside the Box: Tweetbot is an app for Twitter only available for iOS and Mac devices. Essentially, it combines what all other Twitter websites and applicat...

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TSMRI: App Review: Get Chatty with GroupMe

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (@TSMRI): App Review: Get Chatty with GroupMe: Welcome to the latest post in our "All About Apps" series. ------- GroupMe is a group chat application that allows a large amoun...

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This is my blog that I got published on The Texas Social Media Research Institute (@TSMRI)

The Texas Social Media Research Institute (@TSMRI): App Review: Pushbullet - Surprising App to Sync Al...: Welcome to the latest edition of our "All About Apps" series! ----- In today’s digital world we have phones, tablets, laptops, des...

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