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LastPass

Computer Culture Admin - Thursday, July 13, 2017
LastPass
Most of us don’t do very well when it comes to setting and remembering passwords. We also come up short regarding safe storage of our passwords.
Thankfully, there are password managers like LastPass. With a password manager, the app generates unique, complex passwords for each site or app that requires one. When you need to log in, LastPass fills in the correct information, even filling it in in other apps.
LastPass also securely stores your personal information so you can quickly fill out tedious forms, and includes mechanisms to safely share passwords with other people—even after you've departed this mortal realm.
A new pricing structure lets you create an account and sync passwords between all your devices, mobile or otherwise, for free.

Must Have Apps

Steve Hirst - Sunday, December 18, 2016
Phone Apps We all have our favourite phone apps and we have been featuring a number in our past newsletters. Some users just use their smart phones for making calls, texts, taking photos and the occasional visit to Facebook.
Here is a list of some of the apps that our staff use to get more out of their smart phones.



AA Smartfuel 
Air NZ
Bank App
CellarTracker
Dropbox
Evernote
Entertainment 
Facebook
Fly Buys
Google Drive
Here WeGo
iTunes
Kerbside Collection
LinkedIn
MetService
Netflix
Office Lens
OneDrive
OneNote
Shazam
Skype
Sky TV
SkyGo
Snap Send Solve
Spotify
SoundHound
Stocard
Stuff
Trade Me
TradeMe Property
Twitter
YouTube
Viber
Uber
Wunderlist

Neighbourly App

Steve Hirst - Friday, April 22, 2016
Neighbourly What is Neighbourly?
Neighbourly allows you to stay connected with your neighbours and community using a private neighbourhood website. It's a free service that is designed to make your neighbourhood a safer and better place to live.
Members of Neighbourly use the website to interact on topics such as local events, after school activities, crime and safety, council issues, local services or even lost pets.
Neighbourly also offers a crime prevention service for members within its communities. Members are kept informed of any suspicious activity and can also inform each other instantly of any urgent crime or safety updates via SMS text message.
Once you have signed up as a member with Neighbourly you can do things like:

- Plan a street party

- Alert your community to a spate of vehicle break-ins

- Share a photo of a visiting dog to locate owner

- Discuss what impact Local Council plans will have on the neighbourhood

- Recommend a trustworthy local mechanic

- Ask when the roadworks down by the local park will be complete

- Grab the contact details of a good local babysitter

- Find out which cafe in the area has the best Eggs Benedict

- Share sporting cancellations and updates

- Sell an unused sofa

- Let neighbours know mail has been stolen

- Ask if anyone can loan a ladder for an hour

- Organise a neighbourhood watch group

- Ask for times of the walking school bus

- Discuss local charities and how to get involved


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