It’s Time for Some Hands On Social Media Learnin’ Courtesy of Kirtsy

The awesome women from the social media for women website, kirtsy, are embarking on a journey to spread their knowledge of social media to the masses! kirtsy editors, founders, and friends will have fun, FREE, gatherings to show you and yours cool things that will help make your online life easier, smarter, and definitely more interesting!

Registration is now open through Eventbrite and you can see the dates and times below:

Denver, CO

Friday, June 12th at 7:00 PM
Location: The Cup
1521 Pearl St., Boulder, CO 80302
303-449-5173
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Saturday, June 13th at 9:00 AM
Location: The Curtis Hotel
1405 Curtis Street Denver, CO 80202
303-571-0300
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Salt Lake City, UT

Tuesday, June 16th at 7:00 PM
Location: State Capitol Building
350 N. State Street, SLC, UT 84114
801-538-3074
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Wednesday, June 17th at 7:00 PM
Location: Bridge Art Academy
148 W 600 S, Provo, UT
801-623-0351
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Houston, TX

Wednesday, June 17th at 6:00 PM
Location: Caroline Collective
4820 Carotlin St., Houston, TX 77004
917-689-7771
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Thursday, June 18th at 11:00 AM
Location: Bright Sky Press Book Space
5416 Chaucer, Houston, TX 77005
1-866-933-6133
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Little Rock, AR

Saturday, June 20th, 10:00 AM
Location: Capital Hotel
Markham & Louisiana, Little Rock, AR 72201
501-374-7474
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Saturday, June 20th, 2:00 PM

Same location as above.
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Get more information on the event and stay up to date with everything Hands On Social Media over at Hands On Kirtsy.

In Logitech I Trust

I go through quite a lot of computer parts and accessories. In the past two years or so, I have gone through two mouses and just received my third keyboard this morning. The reason for this, of course, can be due to the fact that I spend the bulk of my overall time in front of my computer. Working a full-time web designer job, a part-time freelance writing job, and running two blogs (one of which is getting better all the time thanks to the rise in visitors–Psst, that’s Woman Tribune! Yay!) can certainly take its toll on everything computer hardware-related. To say the least, I do not go easy on my computer. I expect it to work all of the time, break very infrequently, and I expect the comfort of my day sitting in front of the computer to be at a high, which includes my list of requirements in (especially) computer keyboards.

I type approximately 84 words per minute with a 4% error rate (Yes, it’s been tested.) Because of how fast I type, I require my hands to glide across my keyboard effortlessly, so you can imagine the frustration that comes with having to press down really, really hard onto a key to get it to type the letters on the screen. My first keyboard, I believe, was the first keyboard made for the computer, so the no-name company really did not grasp the concept of soft keys for their keyboards. The second keyboard I’ve had (and retired today!) was another no-name keyboard that meant well, however, it frequently spazzed out for periods of time, either typing the same letter for quite some time or not working at all. This was not a jamming of the keys or anything, it would just literally get hormonal.

This morning my new keyboard came and after using it for a little while, it is the perfect keyboard I’ve had in mind for years.

The Logitech Classic Keyboard is a no-frills keyboard; it has a great shape, it’s black and sleek looking, but most of all, the keys are so soft making for great rhythm and flow when writing and working!

When I was thinking about how wonderful it was to have a keyboard that actually felt and worked great, I had a look around my office and realized… All of the computer-related gadgets in here are Logitech!

In addition to the classic keyboard, I am also using the Logitech LX3 optical mouse, the boyfriend is using a snazzier version of my keyboard, also by Logitech, and he is also using a Logitech webcam full-time for all of his video needs, which is quite a job because he gives guitar lessons over on YouTube.

All in all, my family pretty much relies on Logitech for all of our computer accessory needs. They are great quality products, affordable, and won’t let you down!

Astronaut Mike Massimino Becomes First Person to Tweet From Space

On Tuesday at 4:30pm EST astronaut Mike Massimino upated his Twitter with:

“From orbit: Launch was awesome!! I am feeling great, working hard, & enjoying the magnificent views, the adventure of a lifetime has begun!”

The only thing that separates him from millions of other people who tweet several times a day, every day, is that Massimino tweeted from space, making him the first person to ever tweet from space. He began tweeting in April as he prepared for the mission and with more than 241,000 followers, he kept his promise to file updates from the space shuttle Atlantis as it reasies to repair the Hubble Space Telescope. Atlantis is NASA’s fifth and final repair visit to the Hubble Space Telescope.

You can follow astronaut Mike Massimino on Twitter @Astro_Mike and also Mark Polansky, the commander of the mission @astro_127.

Win a VADO Camera with Momfluence and Mamapedia

*Thank you to New Baby for donating this VADO camera from Creative Labs to our fun event. Please check out New Baby and consider adding your own vlog!

Last weekend we had the opportunity to meet a wonderful new parenting advice search engine, Mamapedia, and now we’d like you to try the site out for yourself with our new contest, “What Can I Learn Today?” One grand prize winner will win a VADO digital video camera!

To Enter:
1. Visit Mamapedia and ask any parenting question.

2. Choose how you want to enter – or choose all three for more chances to win:

• Comment to this post with your question and the answer you found
• Blog about Mamapedia on your own site sharing the question you asked and the answer you found
• Vlog about Mamapedia and your question/answer at New Baby.

3. Fill out this secure form to let us know that you entered.

It’s that easy! Then join us for another SiteWarming Party on Twitter Saturday, May 23rd from 9:00 to 10:00 p.m eastern time to find out who won! There will also be several great door prizes.

Good luck!

*This contest is open to all U. S. residents 18 years or older and ends May 23rd at 9:00 p.m. eastern.

*This contest courtesy of Momfluence – Rocking the Cradle and Shaping the World.

Find the Right Web Host for Your Buck

The interest people have in establishing their presence online continues to grow exponentially. Whether its for business or for personal reasons, everyone is interested in marketing themselves for the online population and the best way to do that is to get yourself a website.

Establishing a website for yourself can be tricky, sure, but when you have everything in place for getting your website up and ready to be devoured by the online population, it really comes down to if you’re getting a good deal or not, which can be exceptionally tricky when it comes to web hosting.

There are a plethora of web hosting services out there all battling for your business, but to the average person who is looking for web hosting, these companies are all saying they can provide their customers with the same things and the only thing consumers are looking at is the price tag. One of the most overused buzzwords in the web hosting world is ‘reliable.’ Sure, we all would choose a web hosting service that is reliable because we want our websites to be up all the time and when servers crash or when some other errors come into play that threaten the status of our websites, we’re on the phone immediately with the company to find out what the problem is and when things will return to their normal (also known as working) state.

Web Hosting Geeks really took out the guesswork that comes with having to choose a web hosting service. Whether you are looking for web hosting with a dedicated server or you’re more interested in green hosting, you will find what you are looking for with Web Hosting Geeks. With simple navigation and an easy to read and understand rating system, they expose all of the web hosting services who all want your business, and give you all of the information to make an educated decision that both fit your budget and your expectations for their service. Their front page lists the top web hosts for the year, the features that they provide their customers with, bonus features that you will receive when choosing that company, and a five star rating system for their overall performance.

Win A Free Basic Website Design

Chic Galleria and J-Vision Designs is giving away a FREE Basic Website to one lucky reader!

The FREE Basic Website consist of a 3 to 5 page design, basic header image, and an email contact form to be included on a page (if so desired). The contest winner may pay to upgrade services or may purchase additional services to go along with the contest prize.

Leave us your comments. Click here and let us know why you would like a new website design!  Be sure to subscribe to our Weekly Newsletter to be automatically entered in all giveaways at Chic Galleria. Ends April 16th midnight EST.

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Beth is the Editor in Chief of Chic Galleria, a natural extension of her experience in retail sales and special personality – a sincerity that continues to attract business owners, designers, artists, and a plethora of wonderful readers. This veteran school teacher loves to make others feel special, and Chic Galleria is just one of her favorite places to do just that.

UK Schools to Begin Teaching Twitter & Blogging

Anyone who uses the internet on a regular, or even semi-regular basis knows that the blogosphere and social networking sites have exploded. No matter what channel you get your news from, the anchor will often mention that they had people responding to the subject matter via Facebook and/or Twitter; major publications’ websites have options to connect via Facebook and every single person, organization or company that has a name going for themselves utilize Twitter as a way to connect with their audiences.

Online Marketing 101 will tell you that in order to be successful as a person, organization, or business, you need to open up your online market and to do that, you need to start a blog for your website, ensuring you always have fresh content for your website, and sign up for Twitter to connect with people even further and to spread the word about your brand. Online marketers have and will continue to give their colleagues and friends tips and tricks on how to utilize an online market, but the UK is taking it a step further and teaching young people early on about online marketing by implementing classes on Twitter, Wikipedia, podcasting, and blogging.

While many people are voicing their outrage over this decision for UK schools, I think it’s a pretty good idea. Perhaps I wouldn’t go as far as to teach classes specifically on particular social networking sites, but I would teach young people about the internet, given the technologically-driven world we live in today. When I was in middle school, sixth to eighth grade, my school taught us classes on how to use a computer and in seventh grade, we took a class on typing that was taught on an old-fashioned typewriter. It was because of those classes that I first got introduced to computers and how to work my way around one and also the fact that I can currently type around 80 words per minute. I currently work as a professional web designer and copywriter, so those skills have definitely paid off and I think they will also pay off in this case for UK children taught how important social networking websites and services are.

Any other thoughts? I’m quite interested in hearing from people who don’t think these classes are beneficial at all.

Gyminee, the Social Network for Fitness

Social networking may not be new, we’ve been utilizing social networking tools like MySpace for way too long and then came along it’s (far superior) nemesis, Facebook, and we’ve been addicted to Twitter for who knows how long! It feels like ages, really, when I think back to when I created my first MySpace account (because I’ve had several, trying to dodge people I went to high school that I couldn’t stand then and really don’t want to “reconnect” with now.) We’ve made groups, fan pages, and so on on these social networking platforms, but now there is a social network specifically for staying fit and healthy.

Gyminee helps you keep track of your workouts, monitor your diet, reach your fitness and health goals, and for good measure, gives you yet another social networking base to utilize in order to make new friends. And who doesn’t like new friends? What makes this site so much different than any other social networking platform out there, besides the obvious “this one is for health and fitness!” is that if you’re really serious about using a website to monitor your health and fitness regimen, you are going to log in regularly and in the process, not lose track of the friends you made or let your account go dead.

According to their website, most Gyminee users lose 6.2lbs of fat and gain 5.75lbs of muscle and to help you meet your goals, they also provide you with workout programs. If you’re a person who is serious about their fitness, you can only benefit from Gyminee, and if you’re the type of person who thinks about getting fit and staying healthy, Gyminee can help motivate you to go after your goals.

Gyminee is not only a social network in itself, they also utilize other social networks. Follow them on Twitter!

Obama’s Blackberry

Crackberry, Barackberry, we’ve all heard several different nicknames for the Blackberry and we’ve also heard that President Obama simply cannot–and will not–live without his.

The minute that Barack Obama took the oath of office, people started to question his tech habit, asking if he would conduct official business via the device, especially considering we are a country at war and all official presidential business is mandated to be performed under a microscope. With the media and the public’s speculation, President Obama has decided that he will keep his Blackberry for personal use only; anything government-related will be handled on a NSA-approved phone, a Sectera Edge smartphone.

While the specifics of the Sectera Edge aren’t widely known, CNN made a short video explaining the capabilities of the device.

This should definitely work well with a president as tech-savvy as President Obama, but only time will tell if he carries both of the devices.

Never Forget an Item at the Store Again

I don’t know about you, but every single time I go the grocery store, I end up forgetting either one or several items I went to the store for in the first place. That doesn’t stop me from buying up the whole store, of course and thus making me completely oblivious to what I forgot until I get home, put the groceries away and suddenly it dawns on me that what I wanted to make for dinner that night is still sitting at the store. Luckily, I’m not even close to being the only person who does this and not only can several other primary grocery shoppers of the household can empathize, an awesome gadget came out to eliminate this from happening ever again.

SmartShopper is a gadget with state-of-the-art voice recognition that makes a grocery list by speaking into the device and printing your list out to take with you to the store. With over 2500 different items including food and even errands and anything else you find yourself doing regularly, you are sure to get what you need done every single time you go to run your errands. No more forgetting to pick up dinner or depositing a check or anything else you need to get done and if the SmartShopper does not have the item you need listed in their database, you can enter your own errand and add voice recognition for the item for later use.

SmartShopper is more than appropriately named, it really is the smartest gadget you will ever pick up and you will find yourself benefiting from the organization this gadget introduces into your lives from the first time you pick it up.

This gadget is extremely easy to use, perfect for busy moms, anyone who loves a cool gadget, teachers, anyone who needs a little organization in their lives and in my opinion, it would be perfect for elderly people living on their own. The SmartShopper is extremely easy to use, has a clear, easy-to-read LED screen display, requires no ink cartridges to print, and has a very strong magnet making it easy to just stick on the fridge without having to worry about it getting lost.

The SmartShopper is an ideal gadget for anyone who, like me, finds themselves constantly forgetting to run errands as well as finding out that dinner is still at the store when you go to prepare it.

Receive $5 off of your purchase of SmartShopper with promo code EU87937.

Receive $5 off of your purchase of SmartShopper with promo code EU87937.

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