I would like to share a few of them with you.

• Scott Beale is a social genius in my mind. He mixes the utterly ridiculous in with the completely earth shattering. One of his latest post over at Laughing Squid is on the Bionic Eye app for the iPhone.

• Gizmodo has numerous writers and would be a technology newspaper 20 years ago. I love this blog for all that’s tech. Check out this new series on the hot topic driving while texting.

• Foodscanner is a new app on the iPhone highlighted on Lifehacker. This app is so cool it scans the bar code and keeps track of the calories.

There are a plethora of tech blogs and wading through them can be overwhelming. These 3 are few I have found to be consistently worth the read.

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• Text message Translator gives you the key to remember which texting phrases have which meanings. It costs $0.99 and is updated from time to time with new abbreviations. The 2 page version may be a little difficult to read for some.

• Networds SMS and IM dictionary is a handy translator to over 1800 terms that kids and teenagers are texting. Did you know that “420″ refers to marijuana or “POS” is parent over shoulder?  These and other current slang texting phrases are included in this app.

• Sky Text is a scrolling texting tool. It allows you to scroll what you want to text. Now you can be the cool texter. Know more will you be shown up by your teenager and there is no mistake in what  your are texting because the tool tells you. it also makes it easier for you text by scrolling as opposed to typing.

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The question would be is the iPhone right for your child?

• Has your child lost or damaged a phone? The iPhone cannot be insured through AT&T.
• Do you want your child to have 24/7 access to the internet? The iPhone can access the internet from anywhere.
• Has texting been a problem? The iPhone saves text messages indefinitely, unless cleared.
• Do you want to pay for the iPhone package? This package is not optional if you have an iPhone and is a $30 a month charge for 3G and 3GS phones, $20 a month for the original iPhone.

The iPhone is a great phone and has amazing features. You decide if it is right for your child.

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Mobile Spy allows parents to view a log of when, where and what their kids are texting on the iPhone. No more accidental deletes, the log is reviewed on your Mobile Spy Account on your home computer. This software also uploads a GPS location every 30 minutes.

Concerned your child may access something via the internet on their iPhone that may not be age appropriate? There are ways to limit access on the iPhone to make the experience PG. Here are a few of the options to choose from:

• Mobicip browser works like Safari but blocks access  to Web sites containing sexually explicit material, graphic violence, Web-based chat clients, e-commerce, social networks and games.

• I Wonder surf allows parents to block and unblock sites at their leisure. Parents can see the profiles on sites such as Myspace that their children have visited.

• Safe eyes mobile much like it’s desktop brother, tracks Web history and sends email notifications when restricted websites are trying to be accessed.

The choice to limit your child’s internet or follow their text messaging is yours.

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Countless times this has happened to me and has caused me utter frustration. Life Church released a free app, You Version for anyone to download for their iPhone. It is the complete Bible and you choose from one of the many versions to use. In one of the recent upgrades, You Version now allows iPhone users to download the Bible directly to their phones. I love this upgrade because there are times when I am  in a location without cell service, such as on an airplane, where I would like to read my Bible.

Would you like to have a daily reading plan with you? You Version has a list of scriptures each day on the daily reading plan. Each day the scriptures change with the date. If you missed yesterdays scriptures you can go back to that date. If you follow this plan all the way through the year you will have read the entire Bible.

The Bible has 66 books, 1,189 chapters, and 31,173 verses and finding one verse can be a little daunting at times. The find feature is extremely easy to use and gives you results in seconds. You can search the Old Testament, the New Testament, or the entire Bible.

When you find a verse, you may want to hear what modern day people have to say on the topic. You can tap the number next to the verse and read contributions. There are devotionals in some of the contributions to go along with the topic.

You Version has made it easy for me to find my Bible and I no longer ask the question ” Where’s my Bible?”

YouVersion iPhone Bible App from YouVersion on Vimeo.

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When a new Twitter app is released, I read what others are saying about it and decide if it is worth a test drive. There are a few that have been worthy of a drive around the block. Some I have kept on driving until the next model has been released.

• Olly Farshi on Appleblog.com gives a comprehensive list of twelve Twitter apps used on the iPhone. There is even a comparison chart.
• Viralogy guest blogger Yukai Chou compares Tweetie to Tweetdeck. Guess which one he chooses?
• Scott Beale over at Laughing Squid shows an example of Birdfeed and gives a thorough review.
• One Hit Wonders, Freebies, and Best in Show are a few of the ways Jennifer Van Grove categorizes 29 Twitter apps at Mashable.

Let me know if any of these reviews helped you choose your Twitter app or make the needed switch.

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Urbanspoon is a FREE  restaurant selector App.

You choose the dollar amount range, the style of cuisine, and the city, and Urbanspoon randomly selects restaurants in your area. It is so easy all you do is “shake” the iPhone and a  selection appears. If you don’t like that selection, then “shake” it again.

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Juggling multiple schedules in a family can be overwhelming. There have been times when I have shown up late or missed an event all together because of calendar conflict. I have tried different ways to make this happen smoothly for my family.

One year I had a huge calendar the size of Texas on the side of the refrigerator. I placed everyones events on the calendar faithfully, for about two weeks. Another time I tried a calendar on the computer that my husband and I updated separately. This helped us out, but the problem with both of these calendars was they were not convenient and I couldn’t keep them with me.

I have found a way on the iPhone to keep multiple calendars and view them ALL. If my husband updates his calendar then it live updates on my calendar in my iPhone. The other party who you want to follow their calendar doesn’t need to have an iPhone just a Google calendar.

I use Nuevasync to keep all my calendars flowing smoothly. It is free to sign up and you can keep up to 11 calendars at one time. I don’t miss events any more.

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My name is Jennifer McGee, and I am one of the fortunate moms chosen to be in the blogging internship. I have spent the last couple of years playing on my own personal blog, facebook and twitter, but I am excited about the opportunity of learning from someone as talented as Kelly.

My life

After 15 years of marriage, I am still  madly in love with my husband, Bryan. I work one day a week as a case manager, so I can spend time with my three boys, Gabriel, Noah, and Adam. With  two in middle school it takes most of my time to help them with their homework, and I often feel like I am back in school.

My Background

In 1994, I graduated with a degree in nursing from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington. Ten years later I attended a year of graduate school at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. I was on the management career track, but realized my family was more important to me than anything else after losing a dear friend to breast cancer.

My Blogging

My husband started blogging a couple years ago and I followed. I was blogging regularly, but wasn’t sure where to take my blog and how to develop it into what I wanted it to be. I am excited for the opportunity to take blogging and networking to another level.

My Thoughts

Two years ago this Christmas, my husband gave me the best gift I have ever received, an iPhone. Learning the iPhone has been a fun journey for me and I will be sharing my thoughts and experiences with you during my internship. Some of the things I will share will help you use the iPhone to organize your life, learn another language, and pay your bills. Wouldn’t it be great if you had each family member’s calendar with you at all times?

If you have suggestions, questions or feedback I would appreciate you sharing. I look forward to hearing from you.

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