Sound*Bytes — Archives
IT’S NOT SMART, IT’S WISE!
Sometimes a dumb phone is just what you need – here’s a very smart dumb phone … WISEPHONE.
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https://wisephone.com/ GIVE YOUR PHONE A BATH!
Yup, you’re right, a bath can make your phone feel like new again — it’s easy, quick and safe, if you do it right!
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PHONE ISN’T CHARGING NORMALLY?
Sometimes, your phone just won’t charge properly but you can’t find the cause — try a this treatment with a toothpick!
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DE-JUNK YOUR PHONE!
Clutter on your phone’s as bad as having clutter at home. Time to fix it and get things working better again.
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DON’T TOSS IT! FIX IT!
Fixing broken phones can be very expensive unless you have insurance on the device
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WHAT OS VERSION ARE YOU RUNNING?
Stay up to date with your OS updates — it can matter a LOT!
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READY TO TALK ABOUT PRIVACY?
So many great phone apps … but what about your privacy?
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MAKING FAMILY CHORES EASIER!
Home chores turn into a game with HABITAT!
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http://www.gethabitat.co MAKE SICK DAYS SIMPLER!
Tracking everything’s hard but it’s even harder when you’re unwell. MEDICATION Timer can help
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https://www.medicationtimer.com/ MAP YOUR MEMORIES!
MEMORYMAP gives you a birds-eye view of all your travel pix and a lot more.
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https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.nrk.memomap WHAT’S YOUR MARKET VALUE?
Wonder what you’re worth?? PAYSCOPE can can anonymously compare you profile to 27 million others and tell you what you should be asking for your work
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https://PayScope.ai KEEP YOUR EYES ON YOUR WORK!
Getting distracted is easy in.a world that designs things to grab your attention. FOCUSDIM tones those distractions down!
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https://www.privdev.com/focusdim DOES BLOCKCHAIN MATTER?
Blockchain gets gets talked about since AI arrived .. but it’s important for the future.
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https://www.hashgraph.com LEARN TO SELL!
Practice makes perfect according to the old saying – and SALESGYM aims to do that with your sales technique!
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https://salesgym.app SUNSHINE WHEN WE NEED IT?
Want to know what the sun’s going to do? Then check out SUNQUEST — it’ll tell you exactly what you need to know about the sun
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https://www.sunquest.com DE-TROLL YOUR INSTA!
Sick of Instagram trolls damaging your online experience? Then check out ZapTroll — it may just what you’re looking for!
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https://zaptroll.com KNOW YOUR BUGS … WITH BUGPIC!
What’s that bug? Is a good one or a bad one? BUGPIC knows and can tell you instantly.
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/insect-bug-identifier-bugpic/id6744052801 GO-TO-MARKET DATA YOU CAN USE!
Knowing the market for your product can make the difference between success and failure — CLAY.COM provides that kind of data
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https://www.clay.com GREAT VISUALS, JUST LIKE THAT!
Great visuals can make a or break a document … and getting them doesn’t have to break the bank if you use UNSPLASH.COM.
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https://unsplash.com/ GET YOUR BACK UP!
A lot of backaches come from poor posture — UPRIGHT makes devices that painlessly train you to prevent that pain ..
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https://www.uprightpose.com YOUR GUIDE TO PROBIOTICS!
Probiotics are great . But there there’s all kinds of stuff out there … so consider getting the A.E PROBIO U.S.PROBIOTIC GUIDE and learning what’s really best for you!
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https://usprobioticguide.com A BARRIER TO DOOMSCROLLING!
You really cant train yourself out of Doomscrolling — because that’s what BARRIER does
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/barrier-screen-time-for-focus/id6448244443 TAKE YOUR WORKOUTS BACK TO BASICS!
Workout apps keep getting more sophisticated and complex; but if you want something simple and easy to manage, check out CADENCEKEEPER. It make it all simple and powerful again!
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https://www.cadencekeeper.com/ LAB RESULTS MADE SIMPLE!
So you’re not a medical expert? But you want to understand the meaning of your lab tests — an easy solution is to have PATHOLOGIST PRO help.
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https://pathologistpro.vercel.app/ CALCULATE ANYTHING WITH POCKETCALC!
Pick a number, any number … well, you can … if you have a calculator like POCKETCALC
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https://play.google. com/store/apps/details?id=com.dignizant.pocketcalc TYPE FASTER, TYPE BETTER!
All fingers? Or only two fingers? Hate typing … maybe TYPESPIDER can help!
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https://www typespider.com DISCIPLINE YOUR CREATIVITY!
Want to improve. your creative skills and confidence? Then check out CREATOR90.COM may be just what you’re looking for.
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https://creator90.co.uk/ STOP INSTAGRAM FAKERS FAST!
Instagram fake users hurt everybody but clearing them out can be hard — INSTAGRAM FAKE FOLLOWERS CHECKER is a tool designed to make this a lot quicker and easier.
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https://www.boostfluence.com/free-tools/instagram-fake-followers-checker POSITIVE PROTECTION FOR YOUR PHONE!
Apple’s recent introduction of STOLEN DEVICE PROTECTION may make all the difference if your phone is stolen or lost — and it’s free!
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https://www.apple.com/ios HOW’S YOUR WATER?
TAPSCORE lets you make sure your well or city water is as safe as you’d like it to be!
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https://mytapscore.com KEEP UP WITH NEW VINYL!
Do you love vinyl? Want to stay on top of all the newest releases and your favorite bands? Then check out VINYLRELEASES, an app to track all the latest records!
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http://vinylreleases.app NINE THOUSAND’S A LOT!!
This show’s special for us — it’s our 9,000th show! Our whole team is dedicating it to Jan Ziff, my wife, co-founder extraordinaire and long-time SoundBytes host. Many thanks to cbs and all our listeners over the last 35 years!
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TRACK YOUR SLEEP AND BE RESTED!
It’s not enough to sleep — the sleep needs to be restful. REPOSA’s designed to ensure that, subtley nudging you when necessary to ensure you wake up refreshed.
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https://reposa-sleep.rest/ KNOW YOUR ROCKS!
Wouldn’t it be nice to look at rock and actually be able to know what it is and about its history? The ROCKPIC app that can tell you all that from just a photo.
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https://rockidentifier.net/ FOR YOUR PET’S BEST HEALTH!
Your pet needs healthy food. But it’s hard to know what’s actually in the packages … SAFE PET TREATS to provide all the details and advice so you can make the right choices.
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https://safepettreats.com/ THIS CAMERA’S NOT BORING!
Remember using a film camera? NOT BORING CAMERA brings that feeling to your phone. And it can even create images with a film look and feel!
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/not-boring-camera/id6737783441 GIVE YOURSELF SOME CALM!
Want to get to a place that can calm your mind when you need it? CALM’s an app designed to help you get there whenever you need to!
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https://www.calm.com PRESERVING HISTORY ONLINE!
If AI’s going to change the world, we need to preserve a record of things as they were before AI arrived. LOW BACKGROUND STEEL is doing exactly that.
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https://lowbackgroundsteel.ai WEDDING PLANNING MADE SIMPLE!
Ask anybody who’s organized a wedding … it’s one of the most stress-filled projects you can imagine! A great wedding planner app can help a lot — BIG DAY BLUEPRINT may be your answer.
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https://www.bigdayblueprint.com FASHION WITHOUT THE FUSS!
Everybody loves gorgeous fashion … RENT THE RUNWAY offers you a huge variety of the latest fashions for a reasonable monthly rental. Change as often as you want, all at a price you can afford!
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https://www.renttherunway.com FREE TV … WORLD-WIDE!
What if you could watch TV from round the world for free? Interested? Then TV GARDEN’s the place for you!
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http://tv.garden YOUR ART EVENTS GUIDE!
Love Art? Traveling soon? Then check out HAPPENZ, a guide to all the art-related events in cities you’re likely to be visiting
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http://happenz.org IS THAT URL SAFE?
To click or not to click .. that is the question … okay, so it’s not exactly Shakespeare . But ISURLSAFE does help improve life by letting you check a URL before clicking on it!
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https://isurlsafe.com COOL SITES FOR LAZY PEOPLE!
Are you lazy? Well, so are lots of other people — and that’s the reason for LAZYPEOPLE. When you have a few minutes while waiting for something, its AI will take you to cool, obscure sites.
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https://lazypeople.click/ YOUR KNEE’S BEST FRIEND!
At some point your knees may need surgery and you need to know what’s going on, what will happen and what to expect during recovery. MY ORTHO COMPANION will have you covered!
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/myortho-companion-knee/id6744868471 TEMPORARY EMAIL MADE EASY
Entering your name on a website can be a recipe for receiving spam — TEMPMAIL’s a free solution to create mailboxes only last one day and keep your real address hidden.
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https://tempmailsafe.com/ SCREENSHOTS CAN POP!
Screenshots in your presentations look boring? Change that with CRISPSHARE!
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https://crispshare.com/ WORKOUTS YOU CAN FOLLOW!
Do you simply want to improve your fitness without becoming a fitness fanatic? Then FITFOR may be fitness app for you.
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https://fitfor.app/ CUT THE SWEETS AND CRAVINGS!
We definitely don’t want to give up cookies … but maybe regain control over our binges … that’s what LASTCOOKIE is designed to bring us.
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https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lastcookie-quit-sugar-now/id6746574073 STAY AHEAD OF THE SCAMMERS!
Everybodys heard of phishing, but it’s hard to catch the fakes — PHISHING OR NOT focuses on helping you to catch the fraudsters before they can do damage.
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https://phishingornot.com