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What’s That You Hear? Podcasting with INDATA
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Supplies needed: a computer, portable media player or smartphone; a program for listening to MP3 audio files; an Internet connection; and earphones. What are you doing? Listening to a podcast. While podcasting is a relatively new term, its roots date all the way back to the 1980s, first known as […]
Monday Tech Tip: Doorbell Answering System
Laura Medcalf, Social Media Content Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us how she answers her doorbell through a telephone system. Check it out here:
Monday Tech Tip: Selfie Stick
Wade Wingler, Vice President of Technology and Laura Medcalf, Social Media Content Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads show us a low-tech accommodation using a self stick that allows Laura to use her ID badge to open the door to work. Check it out here:
Monday Tech Tips: iVera-home automation remote control for cell phone
Laura Medcalf, Social Media Content Specialist at Easter Seals Crossroads, shows us how she turns her christmas tree lights on and off with iVera. iVera is a home automation remote control that allows you to control: lights, thermostats, door locks, and et cetera from your cell phone. Check it out here: Link to iVera app: http://getvera.com/controllers/veralite/ […]
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It All Starts With a Dream: Spotlight on Laura Medcalf
Writer: Tiffany Whisner, Coles Marketing Communications “I want to be a Disney Princess.” Right away I knew Laura Medcalf and I were kindred spirits. Not only do we share a love for Disney but our favorite Disney Princess as well — Ariel. Like Ariel, Laura is strong-willed, independent and courageous. She has learned to do […]