For the past few weeks, I've been trying out Trend Micro Titanium, an all-in-one security solution for your computer. It not only provides virus protection, but also has file and networking security, parental control, can also speed up your PC as well, and much more. Now, before I began using Titanium, I was using Microsoft Security Essentials. I also ran Spybot Seach and Destroy from time to time as well to make sure there wasn't anything nasty lurking around. Overall, everything worked great and I had no problems. As far as virus protection goes, Titanium is great. It catches everything and blocks malicious sites. The only thing it has over my old program was that it won't open suspect websites unless you tell it to. MSE just opened them like normal and would block anything that came up. However, I ran into program issues almost immediately after install. For those of you who participate in various Alex blog hops, like I do, you will more than likely have the Alexa Toolbar ...
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Product Review – The Peaceful Housewife Natural Cleaning Products e-book
The Peaceful Housewife Natural Cleaning Products e-book is a small guide on how to make homemade cleaning products that are safe for the environment. Most of the ingredients are ones you already have around your house, or can easily be picked up at a store. Many of the recipes are quite simple and are actually pretty useful. I like the wet jet refill in particular mostly because it never occurred to me that I could refill it. There is also a recipe for fabric softener and one for laundry detergent. There a few items on some of the ingredients list that I'm not to sure where you could easily find at the grocery store, like citric acid, but most everything else I think you would be able to get. The e-book is pretty useful, especially if you need to make something quick or are trying to go green. The e-book come as a pdf document, and is $3 to download. If your interesting in checking out the e-book or any of her other products, you can visit the Peaceful Housewife website. I ...
Product Review – Magid Lens Cleaning Towelettes
I was recently sent a box of MagidLens Cleaning Towelettes. Magid is the leading manufacturer, importer, distributor and direct supplier of hand protection, protective clothing, first aid, and personal protective equipment. They carry a large variety of products, both leading brands and their own signature brand. The lens cleaners are ideal for goggles, face shields, glasses, or computer screens. The box I was sent contained 100 individually wrapped wipes. The box can sit on the desk top or be mounted on the wall. I tested out the wipes on a few different things, and was very pleased with the results. I first used one on the small hallway mirror. I picked it up at an estate sale a few years back and has always seemed to keep streaks on it, no matter what I used to clean it. Surprisingly, the lens wipe cleaned it up on the first swipe. Next, I tried one on the bathroom mirror, which usually has toothpaste splatter stuck to it. Again, the lens wipe cleaned it right off. ...
BabyBond Review and Giveaway [ENDED]
A few weeks ago, I was asked to try out the BabyBond Nursing Cover. BabyBond covers the mother, leaving the baby free to move and look around. The covers are designed to look like a sash. They also roll up and easily fit inside any purse. There are three different types: Original, Flex, and Couture. I ended up testing the Couture. The Couture cover can be worn either as a sash or a belly band. I was expecting to have to run through a long or weird process to put it on. But, all you do is loop it around your torso and feed the end through the loop. It's that easy. I tried it first as a sash and was very surprised at how well it covers everything. You can't even tell it's a nursing cover until you actually start using. The same goes when it's worn as a belly band. It easily looks like your wearing a layered top of some sort. When your done with it, all you have to do is roll it up. The end has a built-in pouch that you roll it in to. It fits into any bag or purse, ...
Prefense Review and Giveaway [ENDED]
For the past two weeks, I've been testing out Prefense Foaming Hand Sanitizer. It's silica based and contains no alcohol. It protects against staph, strep, E.coli, drug resistant MRSA strains, and more...plus, one spray lasts up to 10 hand washings. Since it's made from natural ingredients, it's safe for kids. I'm always somewhat leery of using hand sanitizer, especially since my skin is very sensitive. It doesn't take much to aggravate it and cause either a rash or spontaneous peeling. So, needles to say, I was a little apprehensive to use it. However, I was truly surprised by this product. First off, I noticed that it has no chemical smell. In fact, it has no scent whatsoever...which is a huge thumbs up in my book. I hate using stuff with a strong or weird scent unless it's perfume or a particular type of lotion. Second, there is truth to the statement that 'a dab will do ya'. The first time I used it, I pressed the plunger all the way down, which ended up giving me a ...
Product Review – Linking Loops Mini Bead Maze
A few weeks ago, I unexpectedly received a package from Educational Toys Planet. It was a Linking Loops Mini Bead Maze for review. The bead maze is rated for 2 and over, and comes with an activity sheet. The maze itself consists of two wires firmly attached to a solid wood base: one twisted in an elaborate spiral and loops & the other in simple hills. It's relatively compact at 9 x 7.5 x 4.25 inches. Now, normally I would have the review written and posted within a week or so at the very latest. However, since it was a toy, I wanted to give Hannah a fair amount of time to play with it, in order put it 'through it's paces' so to speak. She can be quite rough with her toys at times, so I wanted to see how it would hold up to her treatment. I first took it out of the box, she wasn't really all the interested in it at first. She ran around with the box for a bit before she really took interest in the maze. Once she started playing with it, she had a blast with it. The ...