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3 Tips to Personalizing Your iPad

Melissa Dawn Lierman — Wed, 02 Feb 2011 12:00:43 +0000

Sure you use your iPad all the time but have you really moved in and made it your own personal space? You bought your iPad, you take it out of the box, and you can start immediately, it’s a girl’s dream gadget but just because it works does not mean it reflects your own personal style and meets your personal needs. A house is not a home without a woman’s touch and so it’s you with the iPad. It needs a little finessing to really make it yours.

Check out the the vlog below on how to make your new iPad more personal and customized for you! Here are some fast and easy changes you watch Carley Knobloch of DigiTwirl make in a matter of minutes to customize her iPad.

Nothing is as personal like a picture of your dog, kids, crush, or your brand new company logo. Next time you sync with iTunes make sure you have at least one photo album or event checked so that some photos syncs to your iPad.

What good are all those apps if they are hard to find and if they are in the wrong spot. Move those app icons around on your home page. Tap and hold an app for a couple of seconds and the whole lot starts to shimmy, they are now ready to move around as you please.

Thanks to the iTune Genius feature that knows how to recommend music based on the songs that you love. Click on a song you want to hear and have itunes build the genius playlist around it, using songs from your library that sound great together.

Do you have an iPad? When did you get it? What do you use it most for? Have you customized it yet? If so, share some of your favorite tips. Join the Conversations on our Mom It Forward Forum about iPads:“Let’s Talk Tablets” + “iPad Cases”

Digitwirl is the weekly web show that offers simple solutions to modern day problems. In 3-minutes, Digitwirl brings busy women the very best time, money, and sanity-saving technology, and then teaches them how to use it, step-by-step. Digitwirl was created by technology lifestyle expert Carley Knobloch, who uses lots of technology to manage her busy life as mom of two and entrepreneur. Become a subscriber to get weekly show alerts and exclusive deals at Digitwirl.com, or follow Digitwirl on Twitter at @digitwirlr.

Giveaway! Win a $200 Apple Gift Card and Aquapac From Daily Grommet

Jyl Johnson Pattee — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 16:41:00 +0000

Starting a business is hard work and you’ll need all the help you can get. When it comes to technology, Apple is leading the way in putting small business in the palm of your hand.

The Prize

Because all budding entrepreneurs should have cool gadgets, Daily Grommet is is giving one lucky winner a $200 Apple Gift Card! Get that iPod, iTouch, or iPhone you’ve been dreaming about. But wait, there’s more! To protect your cool new gizmo, the winner will also receive an Aquapac waterproof MP3 case with headphones.

Featured as a Grommet earlier this month, Aquapac is a completely waterproof case for your gadget that’s surprisingly functional–it comes with an armband so you can enjoy your activity hands-free, and it fits most iPods, iPhones, and MP3 players. Best of all, you don’t have to remove your devices from the Aquapac to use them. You can talk on the phone, change the music or even take pictures while your device is in its protective case.

Entry Requirements

For a chance to enter to win the $200 Apple Gift Card and Aquapac prize pack, please do both of the following requirements, and leave a separate comment for each:

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Terms and Conditions

Items in image do not reflect the Daily Grommet Aquapac giveaway gift pack. No purchase necessary to enter. Giveaway ends on at midnight ET Wednesday, June 30, 2010. See all terms and conditions here.

Mom It Forward & BowlHer ’09 Present Lifetime’s Summer Giveaway Sweepstakes!

Jyl Johnson Pattee — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:23:48 +0000

Lifetime is excited to help you have a stylin’ and rockin’ rest of your summer. Enter here for a chance to win a sleek purple Lifetime edition 8 GB iPod Nano with Lifetime Digital engraved on the back. See The Fine Print section below for official Lifetime’s Summer Giveaway Sweepstakes rules.

Entry Requirements

To enter, you are required to do two things:

Leave a comment, including your e-mail address.
Post these messages on Facebook and on Twitter:

Going 2 @BlogHer in Chicago? RSVP 4 @BowlHer ’09 party—Sat 7/25, 8 pm @ http://bowlher.com. PLS RT

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Extra Entries

Take advantage of all the many fun ways to earn extra entries this week. Leave an additional comment for each.

Join the BowlHer ’09 Facebook Fan Page!

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Take the Summer of Service Challenge this week and comment on that post.

The Fine Print

Photo used with permission from Flickr. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER. Void where prohibited. Lifetime’s Summer Giveaway is sponsored by Lifetime Entertainment Services. Open to legal residents of the 50 U.S. states & D.C. who are 18 or older. Sweepstakes begins 7/19/09 at 8:00 AM PST and ends 7/26/09 at 11:59:59 PM PST. All entries received after 7/26/09 at 11:59:59 PM PST will not be accepted. For full official rules and prize details, go to http://www.mylifetime.com/fun-games/sweeps/lifetimes-summer-giveaway-sweepstakes.

Giveaway—Win an iPhone 8GB, $50 iTunes Gift Card, & Autographed Diane Birch CD

Jyl Johnson Pattee — Sun, 31 May 2009 19:02:54 +0000

Mom It Forward has a summer full of fun giveaways planned and is kicking it off with the mother load of all prizes this Tuesday night, June 2. Sponsored by singer/songwriter Diane Birch and S-Curve Records, this giveaway not only gives you the gift of music, but also supports one of five great causes that you can read about here.

Giveaway Prizes

Three winners will be randomly selected to win one of these prizes:

Grand Prize: iPhone 8GB, 2 Diane Birch concert tickets, an autographed Diane Birch CD
First Place Prize: $50 iTunes gift card and autographed Diane Birch CD
Second Place Prize: Autographed Diane Birch CD

Entry Requirements

To enter to win, you are required to do the following two things and leave a comment on this post by Monday, June 8 at midnight EDT, including a link to your blog or social networking site, your e-mail address, and information about your extra entries, if applicable:

Write a post on your blog or social networking site about the concept behind the Discover and Donate widget.
Post the Discover and Donate widget on your blog or social networking site.

To receive extra entries (for a total of three extra entries):

Tweet about this giveaway, including this link: http://www.dianebirch.com/charity/index.php.
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Post about this giveaway on your Facebook wall, including this link: http://www.dianebirch.com/charity/index.php.

The Fine Print

No purchase necessary to enter this giveaway. Winners will be selected randomly through http://random.org. Family members of Diane Birch, S-Curve Records employees, One2One Network, and the Mom It Forward team are ineligible to participate. All entries received after Monday, June 8 at midnight EDT will not be considered. Entries that do not follow all of the entry requirements will not be considered.