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Melinda’s Garden: Maximizing Your Garden Space

We don't have a long gardening season here in the Valley. So it's vital to make to most of every moment and every inch of space you have.
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  Get the most beauty and edibility from every square inch of your garden or container. Use color and texture to create attractive edible displays. The silver foliage of the artichoke contrasts with the bold red cabbage. The purple fruit of eggplant and leaves of red onyx pepper echo the purple to unify the planting. Fill every space by interplanting…

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Tech Tip Today: Blue Light

Don't be blue about the risks of screen time before sleep.
Emily Welker,

Scientists have been telling us for a long time now it’s a bad idea to fall asleep in front of your smartphone or your TV set. But now – we may have discovered a workaround. Francie Black shows us how you can get your screen time in and still get your REM sleep in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories:…
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App of the Week: ProxyPics

Get an original image no matter where it is -- or where you are.
Emily Welker,

Do you like to take photos? Or are you terrible at them and really wish you had someone else to do it for you? Either way, you’re in luck this morning. Francie Black shows us how the photography industry is making new inroads into the gig economy in today’s App of the Week. Categories: Morning – Features

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Tech Tip Today: Outcast Podcast Player

Keep up with your podcasts without schlepping your phone along.
Emily Welker,

If you’re anything like us and our busy schedules on the Morning Show, you probably find it all but impossible to keep up with all the podcasts you follow. Now there’s a way you can download and play them even when you’re away from your phone. Here’s Francie Black in this week’s Tech Tip Today. Categories: Morning – Features
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App of the Week: Steady

Keep a steady stream of cash to your wallet with festival and fun season headed our way.
Emily Welker,

It may be difficult to believe, as an April snowstorm bears down upon us, but festival season is underway all through the rest of the U.S. And if you want to indulge and your bank account isn’t as flush as you’d like for all those plane and concert tickets, you could have a problem. Fortunately, there’s an app for that. Let…
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Thinking Green: Reusing Plastic Bottles

Give new life to old objects instead of burying them in the landfill.
Emily Welker,

We’re all trying to cut down on the plastics in our life to help the planet out, but it seems like plastic bottles are everywhere you turn. If you can’t cut them out of your life completely, you might be able to find a new use for them. Danny Lipford gives us some creative new ideas to bring new life…
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App of the Week: Visor Tax Prep

Tick tick tick tick.
Emily Welker,

Have you done your taxes yet? The clock is ticking down to the deadline — only 11 days left to go. Now there’s a way to streamline the process and it’s all on your smartphone. Here’s Francie Black with the App of the Week. Categories: Morning – Features
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Tech Tip Today: Canva

Shake things up on social media.
Emily Welker,

We told you Thursday on the Morning Show in business news that Facebook is getting some grief this morning from its users again over privacy concerns. But in spite of all the scrutiny social media gets these days, it seems like it’s almost impossible to get any work done without it. So why not make the experience more fun for…
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Morning Buzz: Peanut Butter Preferences Predict Personality

What You Can Tell By Someone's Choice In PB
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  Do you prefer chunky or smooth peanut butter? The answer could give an insight into your personality. According to a survey by OnePoll, you can tell a lot about a person just by knowing how they like their peanut butter. If a person chooses the classic smooth PB they’re more likely to be introverted, early for work, hesitant, and…
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Thinking Green: Make Your Own Rain Barrel

We're barreling fast toward gardening season.
Emily Welker,

We’re looking at a couple days’ worth of precipitation this week, according to Marshall. But don’t let that get you down. Instead, why not build yourself a new rain barrel to help out your yard and the environment? Here’s Danny Lipford with this week’s Thinking Green. Categories: Morning – Features