Try These Nifty iPhone Apps

Hey, you have an iPhone… now what? Although the device is firstly made for communication, it can do a lot of other stuff besides giving your mother-in-law a means of accessing you 24/7. And, you paid some hefty money for that iPhone so you better make the most out of it also.

In your free time, check out these nifty free iPhone applications. Yeah, I made sure that the list only includes free apps because I know you already dented your budget just to get your latest iPhone model.

The first on my free iPhone app list is the Twitterrific. Who doesn’t Twitter these days? No one! Unless you're a member of some twisted advocate group who wage war against the Internet, you probably like to "twit" your location to your friends. Twitterrific allows you to update your Twitter anywhere you are, easily – you might just escape another call from your mother-in-law if she knows your location at all times.

The second iPhone app you should check is the Evernote. Now, I don’t know about you but I used to love pen and paper until the stylus was invented. Evernote allows you to quickly scribble whatever it is that comes to mind – the next party venue perhaps? With this free iPhone app, there's no reason to forget your grocery list on the counter top too.

In economics, we're always taught to maximize use for everything; this does not exclude your iPhone. In your free time, check tons of other useful iPhone app you can download in a snap. I took the liberty to Google a full list for you and I hope you'll find what you're looking for here. Good luck!

Earn Money in Your Free Time: My Personal Experience and My Tips

If you're like me who got a lot of free time to spare each day, then you might have Googled some work-at-home opportunities – or at least check out if they are true. And I say YES they are. Why do you think I got a lot of free time to spare? That's because I found ways to take control of my time by working at home few hours a day and earn fairly good amount of income out of it.

But, finding reputable and good-paying work-at-home jobs can be very frustrating especially if you're a neophyte. Trust me, been there, done that… but don’t worry, I'm willing to spill the beans about how I started so you too can try your luck finding a decent job you can do in your free time.

When I started looking for jobs I can do at home, I was lucky because I didn’t go at it alone. I had a very good friend to do it with me. The plan was to take freelance writing jobs online and the two of us can work on it. That's the beginning. Later on I took some projects of my own from Craigslist.org… yeah, who doesn't love Craigslist right? There you have it, my first tip.

Although you have to really weed legitimate offers from bogus ones, but a lot of online employers are still posting jobs on Craigslist. Depending on your skills, you can get jobs as simple as typing and data entry to more intricate jobs like freelance writing and online accounting. Employers on Craigslist are also looking for cartoonist, customer service representatives, CAD specialist, computer programmers, webmasters, and virtually any type of professionals who have a lot of time to spare.

Before you believe on the first online job that you see on Craigslist though, you have to learn to spot scammers. They are people who want nothing but to milk some money out of you. Look out for employers promising good opportunities after you have given some form of payment to be considered for the job. Applying for online jobs is basically the same as applying for in-office jobs. The game should end up with what you can offer as your skills and not what you can offer from your ailing credit card. You don’t have to pay anything to get good work-at-home job.

I still have a lot of tips I can give you, but I don’t want to consume your free time making you read my post. It's time for you to warm up and get started Googling your first online gig. I personally like to bid on Getafreelancer.com for legitimate work-at-home jobs I can do in my free time. If you're eager to hear more tips from me, shoot me an email; I'd be glad to help you out. Good luck!

Save Your Pocket, And Maybe Even the Planet

In the spirit of Earth Day and living consciously, the best that you can do in your free time is to save your pocket, and maybe even the planet too. I'm very sure you've heard it before, but some of you probably just can't walk the walk to change your light bulbs until you felt the pinch in this global financial crisis.

Did you know that you can save up to 30 percent of your energy cost when you use compact fluorescent bulbs than incandescent ones, and another 20 percent if you unplug all unused appliances in the house? Imagine cutting your electric bill by 50 percent from now on. Let's admit it; everybody can use the savings, big or small, wherever they can get it.

In your free time, march towards your nearest hardware store to invest on new fluorescent bulbs now. And, make it every person in your house business to unplug everything that gobbles up power. Do it for the first month and see the difference.

Now you know what to do after using that computer.

For more information on how you can get into the Earth Day spirit, go to Energystar.gov, BAN.org, and Wecansolveit.org. Together we can do it, but you and you alone can save your pocket. Make the right decision now.

Make Your Space a Little More Habitable

Did you know that health-hazards could come left and right, up and down in your home and office? To start with, pathogens like to live in the kitchen, bathroom, dining table, bedroom, and yes, even on that keyboard you're pounding right now. But, there's one health-hazard that's not given much attention but can wreak havoc to your well being: electromagnetic field.

Electromagnetic field or EMF could come from many different sources. In fact, since you are reading this blog now, you are exposed to it. Wires that power up your gadgets, appliances, or even your bedside lamp emit EMF that could come between your body's harmonious intercellular communications. EMF from your bedside lamp could very well be the cause of your sleeping difficulty – prolonged exposure could even cause cancer.

In your free time, remove wires that are close to your bed, close to your work place, or to where your family frequently stays. But you can't eliminate your electrical gadgets let alone your bedside lamp right? Well, worry no more because there are EMF shield you can buy which you can wrap on your wires to prevent the EMF from escaping. You could also buy shields for your cell phones, Bluetooth, and other wireless devices; the easiest way to find these products is to search for them on the Web.

I found a site that is worth checking for if you want to know more about EMF and other household and office hazards. What I like about it is it's not the gloom-and-doom kind of website who does nothing but scare us for a minute. Instead, it provides solutions to the problems. Make good use of your free time and check out Livespace.com.au to start making your space a little more habitable now.

Try Your Green Thumb

Spring has come; it's a pity to waste the season not to try something new. Michelle Obama started it and now everybody seems to want a garden in their backyard. Sales on seeds and gardening tools are on an all time high. If you have a free time, why not try your green thumb too.

Don’t be scared, gardening is not rocket science really. Just don’t be afraid to put dirt under your finger – there are even gloves to prevent that from happening. Oh yeah, you've never sown not a single tomato seed before right? Don’t worry, see the label at the back of your seed pack, you should find instructions on how to grow them. Ask your local gardening store clerk for useful tips also, they should know almost everything you want to know about growing your garden.

If you don’t have a backyard to grow your greens, don’t worry you can still try the first lady's new hobby. Head straight to Lowe's gardening department and get yourself pots which you can position on your patio or roof top. Parsley, tomato, cilantro, mint, and low-growing flowers are just some of the many greens that thrive well in a pot.

Don’t waste the season and try a new hobby now. After all, nothing can be tastier than freshly picked greens from your own garden. You can be eating healthy and saving some money at the same time, what else could be better?

Learning Grammar Doesn't Have to be Boring

Okay, like I promise here's my first useful free time tip.



Since you're reading this blog, you probably like to follow blogs, Vlogs, YouTube videos, etc. and you probably like to leave comments on them. You don't want to sound like an idiot leaving grammatically confusing comment that invites other readers to become a little critical about it. Or, do you even know the difference between affect and effect?

In my free time, I'd like to sharpen my grammar some more. But, I don't want to go back to my high school days where my teachers are always successful in making learning grammar a boring ordeal. Luckily I found a different kind of grammar "guru" that is passionate about making learning grammar a fun exercise.

Listening to Grammar Girl is one of my pass time these days. She makes learning grammar fun; she definitely doesn't sound like your typical high school teacher whose lessons you seem to forget as soon as the bell rings. The best thing about it is you can download her podcast to brush up your grammar while tanning at the beach. How cool is that?

Check out Grammar Girl and start making profitable free time from now on. Grammar Girl even has a tip on how to leave useful comments that invokes the right kind of response from other readers and the author itself, check it out.

Heads-up! Your Author is on the Drawing Board

Hi guys! I've got a Thomas E. moment just this morning that's why you're reading this post.

This blog is your next source of useful (profitable at best) tips to pass your free time, but like the title suggest, your author is still on the drawing board for now. I'll be coming up with new posts soon so be the first to read my first tip. See you then...