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    It’s Time! Best Gardening Apps for 2014

    With warm weather and spring now in full bloom, it’s time to get serious about our gardens. Growing fresh vegetables is fun and healthy and I have some apps for smartphones and tablets that will help your garden grow like you really have a green thumb. My favorite app this year is the Organic Gardening Planting Planner for the iPhone. It starts with a calendar to maximize your planning and time your planting for your region of the country. This free guide covers vegetable, fruits and flowers, from artichokes to zucchini. This is a great resource app for new and experienced gardeners alike. The Burpee Seed people have a great…

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    Best to-do list managers

    Here’s a test: Ask someone how things are going? Chances are they’ll say something like “fine, but busy.” We are all busy and our to-do lists keep getting longer! But the right to-do list can make all the difference. Here are three of my favorite task managing apps to help you take control of your to-do list. The task-managing app that I’ve been most impressed with lately is called Any.do for the iPhone/Apple platform and Android devices. It’s really a family of apps to run all aspects of your life…your calendar, your to-do list and even a planner to help prioritize where you need to be and what you need…