Category Archives: Technology

Fun and Entertaining Ways To Train Your Child’s Hand-Eye Coordination

As your child develops, they’ll start to learn how to use their vision to process information that they react to with their hands. This sounds complicated but it’s actually something that we all learn at one point in our lives. For example, when you pick up a fork and see food, we understand how to move the fork and pierce the food so we can eat it. Children don’t understand this from an early age and it takes a bit of practice for them to build up that muscle memory that helps them use a fork.

This hand-eye coordination can take a while to train up, but there is a couple of fun and entertaining ways to help your child improve their hand-eye coordination. Since it takes a lot of practice to master, we suggest trying to get your child to practice this as soon as they can.

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Sell Yourself: The Keys to Promoting Your Music

Everybody’s got a passion project and with the recent lockdown, people might have begun their journey towards making music by starting up their home studio or making music for fun. But if you want to take the next step and consider making some sort of living from it, the industry is something that is incredibly competitive. Because of the advent of downloading and streaming, musicians aren’t getting paid anywhere near as much as they used to. As a result, learning to sell yourself as a musician is one of the trickier aspects of earning a living in any creative industry. But are there any ways we can do this so it can become a full-time job?

Creating the Full Product

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6 Ways To Transform A Room at Home Into A Music Studio

For many creatives, the freedom to create at your own time will always be endearing, but not every artist can afford to book a studio long enough to accommodate his spontaneity. The good news is that owning a professional studio no longer requires you to access an ample amount of space. Professional studios are now so compact they can fit just about anywhere, including your kitchen table. Many people think setting up a home studio is a massive project, but in reality, starting is a lot easier than you can imagine. It pays off in the long run, especially if you are a struggling musician seeking ways to cut expenses. All you need is to have an idea of what the essentials are, have a checklist, be willing to part with some money, and you are ready to start making music like a professional. This article will address how you can set up your home music studio and guide you on what to look out for as you make your purchases.

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4 Tips For Creating a Website For Your Sports Team

If you are passionate about sports, you might be thinking about starting your own sports-related website. Whether it is a site to keep people updated with a particular sports team, or somewhere that you can write about your favorite games, it can be challenging to know where to start. However, it doesn’t have to be difficult. 

Below are some tips to help you start your own sports website and attract the right traffic and visitors:

Team Branding

If you are starting a website for your local sports team, you must include their logo and team colors on the website. You want the site to be recognizable as a representative of that team as soon as someone visits it. If the colors are wrong, or you don’t use the right logo, visitors will have a hard time figuring out which team the website is for. 

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5 Benefits of Listening to Podcasts

By now, you know what podcasts are. You are one of the 144 million Americans who have listened to a podcast at least once. But we know that one does not only listen to one podcast and forget about them. For the majority of people, it starts a habit that transforms into an addiction. Suddenly, you find yourself spending every waking moment (especially when you should be working) searching for a new pod to satiate your hunger. 

But there is more to podcasts than merely damaging your relationships and your career. There is a wide range of benefits that will make you realize that every minute that ticks by listening to the soothing and dulcet tones of your host are entirely worth it. So, here are 5 benefits of listening to podcasts 

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Bachelor Life: RepairSmith’s Mobile Mechanic to the Rescue!

Car repairs never come at an opportune time in anyone’s life. Repairs always tends to come in-between paychecks or when you’re extremely busy. I always try to do the repairs I know how to do, but sometimes it’s either way out of one’s realm of knowledge or you just don’t have the time to drop a car off at an autobody shop and find a ride to-and-from work.

RepairSmith has a ‘No Contact Car Repair’ service that allows them to come to wherever you are and take care of your car repair needs. This saves you an expensive towing bill and the most convenient way to take care of your car. You can schedule a time and an ASE-certified technician can fix whatever issue you need resolved. The ‘No Contact Car Repair’ service is really handy during these quarantine-heavy times. They can be in contact with you via phone or text, so you don’t even need to be with the technician while they service your car.

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Playing Video Games Actually Rewires Your Brain

There are all kinds of things that rewire your brain. Education. Therapy. The stick in Men in Black that makes you forget you ever saw aliens. 

But now you can add gaming to that illustrious list. 

Brain Plasticity

Our brains have a remarkable capacity to reorganize themselves in response to new stimuli. If you practice the guitar for six months straight, you’ll develop new pathways that help you play it better. Similarly, if you keep hammering away at French, you’ll eventually learn the language. 

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How to Vet an Online Casinos for Legitimacy

Decades ago, gambling meant taking a trip to the nearest casino and having to sit in a dark, crowded room. With all the advancements in technology, that type of gambling is a thing of the past. Not only can you gamble from the comfort of your home while sitting in front of your computer, but you can also find mobile casino apps. However, finding a legitimate online casino can be difficult with the potential legal issues surrounding them. If you’re looking for help vetting an online casino to make sure you can legally play there, here are some tips.

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Awesome Online Resources For Music Fans You Can’t Miss

Do you love music? If so, then you might be wondering the best way to spend your time online. Well, there are a few resources that you might not have used yet but you definitely don’t want to miss out on. Here are some of the selections that we think could be the perfect choice for you. Let’s take a look at some of these awesome and incredible possibilities. 

Shazam!

Have you heard of Shazam? Shazam is actually an app that you can download to your phone right now, but what does it actually do. Well, have had you ever been watching a TV show or film, heard a song and been unable to place it? Perhaps it was on an ad that was only on the screen for a few minutes. Well, Shazam has you covered. Once you access the app, it will immediately tell you what the song is in a matter of seconds. You’ll be able to find it on Spotify or even download the song for yourself. It’s a great little tool and one that is definitely going to serve you well. The best part is that it’s completely free. 

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Should You Be Afraid Of Your Smartphone?

Smartphones have been around for well over a decade now, and they are one of the most used devices on the planet. With more people owning smartphones, than those who don’t, it is clear that they are a technology that is here to stay. 

Smartphones offer us the potential to stay connected to our friends and families through social media and a variety of other communication channels, they entertain us with videos, music, and games, and they offer a world of information at our fingertips. They have revolutionized the way that many businesses interact with their customers, and they have changed the world in ways that were just a thing of sci-fi a few decades ago. 

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3 Annoyances Only A Gamer Will Understand

There are lots of reasons to love video games, and if you’re a gamer, you probably don’t need us to tell you why. Still, here are a few reasons why video games give us so much joy. 

  • You can escape your everyday stresses by escaping into a virtual world.
  • You can enjoy the social opportunities that online gaming can give you.
  • You can have masses amounts of fun with the games you play.
  • And you can experience great satisfaction when you finally complete a difficult game.

However, despite the many highs that video games can give us, there are a few guaranteed annoyances that only we, as video gamers, will fully understand. They can take us out of the game, give us reason to grate our teeth, and quite possibly make us throw our gamepads across the room too! Here are just a few of them.

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How To Make Money From Your Musical Passion

Do you live and breath music?

Do you feel it running through your veins?

Do you play music regularly, listen to it constantly, and wax lyrical to others about the love you have for your favorite sounds?

If you have answered yes to any of the above, then great, you are clearly passionate about music. So, why not take your musical passion to the next level? Why not make money from the very thing that gets your fingers strumming and your feet tapping? In this article, we are going to list a few money-making ideas that might take you interest. And don’t worry if you’re not a musician, as we have suggestions that will suit all kinds of music lovers.

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