The inspirational word of the day is “Strength”. Yes, I am guilty of hitting up the Art*o*mat again. The Little Inspirations series is a creation of Nicole Arnold. I was looking for an earth shattering inspiration, but will make do with this simple one. This one is appropriate for me since I sat through some more crazy dental procedures today. I will need some strength for the next few days as the pain slowly subsides. 
At the beginning of the year, I was checking out the typical lists for best Apps of 2015. One game, Star Wars Uprising, was included on many of the lists. I tried it out and got hooked. If you are a fan of Star Wars, give this one a try. It is free, simple in concept, playable on a mobile device, and seems to have a good storyline backing it up. Enjoy!
Hey y’all – it worked! I just got the e-mail today. I added a lot of cool content to Google Maps (and it was kind of fun) and they rewarded me with 1 TB of storage. Now I can totally blow up my Google Photos account. If you are interested, check out my previous blog post or check out the description of the benefits for Local Guides. I hope they offer the program in your part of the world. Like I said before, if you find yourself on the way to becoming an awesome Local Guide and getting rewards, you can thank me later. 🙂
The earthrobert Media Library is now at 85%. I am going to begin researching the pros and cons of moving to the WordPress Premium Plan. I will have to make a decision on my next steps soon, but for now I will keep on filling up that Media Library.
Since the New Year is coming, I am looking for a good way to track my budget. I am going to experiment with the Mint App and their budgeting tips, and so far I have found that just going to their website to set things up is better. For example, I cannot create budgeting categories in the App, but must use the website to accomplish this. The plus side of things is the easy way to get started. The negative side of things (so far) is the volume of advertising. I will experiment with the App and let you know how things work out. 🙂
In honor of our big freeze coming tonight, I had some fun with the Pixlr App. I didn’t find a suitable snowy overlay, but that’s OK because it won’t snow in Round Rock tonight anyway.
So Twitter is taking a small step in the right direction. Has it ever annoyed you that your Twitter feed only showed part of a photo and you had to tap on the photo to view the full image? So, Twitter announced that they are refining the media experience. When I tested my tree photo today, it appears normally on the Twitter desktop site, but it appears cropped in the Twitter App for iOS. Here’s hoping they can also make the App more visually appealing so I will become more likely to tweet photos directly instead of instagramming them.
I have been saving for this device for a long time. They had it in stock today at the Apple Store in the Barton Creek Square Mall. I rushed over there after work and made the purchase. I will let you know how things work out. As of now, I am using the WordPress App on the new system to upload this blog post.
Super Voodoo Doll Doughnut. As imagined by me and created with the help of the super fun Pixlr App.
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