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So I have been really busy this Summer so far catching up with friends and taking some much needed time off which I have really been enjoying. It has given me the opportunity to hang out with my little family and some friends who have also been lucky enough to get some of their vacation time over the Summer. 

See this little kitty over there? She's our new kitty we have rescued and we are thrilled to have her here with us. She has taken to sleeping in bed with my son who is totally thrilled! Anyway, whilst we have been off my son has also fallen in love with some new iPad games. Firstly is catapult king and we have had some sneaky in app purchases happen there. However, they were cheap and I am incredibly lucky as I have read stories about parents getting bank statements with hundreds of pounds of in app purchases on them. The other game that he is loving is Ice Age and you basically create your own little village and collect money, acorns and points. Whilst entertaining I think it is really important to cover some safety tips for people with kids who like these kind of games:

1 If you allow your child to use an iPad then TURN OFF in app purchasing so they can't then pay £69.99 for thousands of acorns for Scrat (prehistoric rat thing in Ice Age0

2 If your child is a little older then why note create their own iTunes account which you can load up with money (from an iTunes voucher) and then, once they have spent their iTunes allowance you won't get any nasty shocks!

3 Make sure you know what your child is up to on the iPad. There are lots of games and other content that you might not consider to be suitable for your younger children so always keep half an ear and eye on what they are doing!

Lastly, it's the Summer and we don't get much of one so make sure you don't waste the whole time indoors on your iPad!


 
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There are plenty of business opportunities available to you. You might be running a home business where you sell goods online from your home. You might have an office space that you run your business out of. No matter the situation it is impossible to run a business with any duration if you do not have an internet connection and website. Without an internet connection it will be tough to sell items online. It will also be hard to accept internet payments for your services or products. Today, if you do not have a website and access to the internet your business will not make it. This is just how it is now. So rather than getting stuck in a situation where success is impossible you should look for ways to get the best internet connection to run your business with your speedy internet connection.

When you run your own business you make the decisions as to what services you will use, what office supplies you will purchase and much more. It means that your internet service choices will be yours alone. Given that you need to make the right decision it is always a great idea to compare internet service providers to make certain you have the right connection. Before you compare though consider a few points.

  • What will you sell on the internet? Products or Services?
  • Will you be uploading videos?
  • How many emails do you think your business handles or will handle?
  • What will you need to download from the internet?
If you can answer these questions then you can determine what you need to purchase in terms of internet speed both in download and upload speeds. For a business it is best to have a faster connection than what the average home connection is in the UK. In fact you should have at least 7.5mbps for your download speed. It would be best to have 12mbps or more, but when your budget is a factor you have to consider what you will sacrifice such as a little speed for the money you save. You also need to check on the coverage for the wired broadband connection to make certain that weather and other factors will not cut you off while you are working.  You may also require business mobile broadband in order to access the internet on the way to meetings, in coffee shops and the train. Unlimited internet packages are the best for businesses so that you are also not cut off when talking with clients via internet. 


 
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