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Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Turkey Tech 2012: Gadgets and Apps for Your Thanksgiving Feast

This year's new batch of apps to help you plan and execute your turkey day meal includes tablet-optimized apps.

Here are just a few of the digital wonders you can feast on for the holidays, hopefully helping you simplify your shopping and cooking so you can shed the apron a bit sooner and relax with family on Thanksgiving. Patch Grocery Specials You don't have to go far to do your comparison shopping and keep Thanksgiving from breaking the bank. Search by item to compare prices, search by store to find deals before you go out, create and email your shopping lists, and print coupons, all right here on Patch. Thanksgiving Menu Maker from Fine Cooking Fine Cooking magazine invites you to tap your way to a customized holiday menu from more than 75 of its all-time favorite Thanksgiving recipes, plus get a customized shopping list and schedule. Best of …

Monday, October 29, 2012

Seven Free Smartphone Apps to Download Before the Storm

If Hurricane Sandy knocks out power in Montgomery County, one of the only connections to updates and information will be cell phones. Here are some good apps to have.

One of the best ways to stay connected if your power goes out during Hurricane Sandy is via your smartphone. Here's a list of some helpful apps to have on you smartphone as Hurricane Sandy bears down on Montgomery County, Pa. Montgomery County Community Alert System: This is the most direct way to get updates on any muncipality or school district in Montgomery County, Pa. Visit https://montco.alertpa.org/ to get weather updates and other vital storm-related updates from the agency that is in charge of handling storm response in the County. You can add a phone number for text alerts or email account to check from your phone. American Red Cross: This is the number one spot to find local shelters if you need it with the Shelters app and send …

Andrew J. Hipszer

5:06 pm on Monday, October 29, 2012

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