Tech Tips for Parents (and Grandparents and Great-Grandparents)

Daniel came across an interesting website with great videos on how parents, grandparents, and great-grandparents (technologically advanced ones like Jane and Doug) can keep learning new computer and internet skills called "Teach Parents Tech."

See the information at:
http://www.teachparentstech.org/

Go directly to the videos at:
http://www.teachparentstech.org/watch

Remodeling Cost vs Value

In the spirit of all our remodels at our house, we found a great website from Remodeling Magazine about the average costs, values, and percentage of the cost recouped from many home remodeling projects:

Remodeling for Raleigh

Remodeling in the US

Credit Freeze - Free in North Carolina

To protect ourselves financially, we decided to freeze our credit.  That means no one else can open a line of credit unless we use our personal identification number (PIN) that only we know and can use to temporarily "thaw" our credit so that legitimate applications for credit and services can be processed. If we need a new line of credit to be opened, we can ask that company which credit company they use and “thaw” that credit line temporarily.  The North Carolina Department of Justice has provided this (or arranged for it to be provided) to citizens for free, so freezing and thawing your credit is free to do online as often as you need. 

Credit freezes are one of the most effective tools against economic ID theft available to consumers. They allow you to seal your credit reports and that added layer of security means that thieves can't establish new credit in your name even if they are able to obtain your ID. This is a great way to have some peace of mind that your identity is safer than without it.  It's important to protect your PIN number and make sure no one gets it.

More information is available at the links below:

North Carolina Links to Free Credit Freeze

Credit Freeze Information for Other States

Home Videos

Daniel has been putting lots (when I say "lots" - I mean 100's) of old home videos on youtube with even more to come soon. So if you're interested in having some good laughs, you can find them at:
http://www.youtube.com/DRWolfpack

Feed My Inbox

Daniel just found out about a great website for getting Blogs, Feeds and News magically delivered to your email: Feed My Inbox

http://www.feedmyinbox.com/

It is a great service that on needs 2 pieces of information: the website url and the email you want updates sent to. You don't even have to sign-up for anything. This is a good way to stay up to date with blogs or other feeds without having to remember to visit them often, they will be sent to you once a day by Feed My Inbox.