Every once in a while, someone comes up with an idea that allows us to kill a TREMENDOUS amount of time.

When my Dad was a kid, back in the late 60’s and early 70’s (sorry for that Dad), they had comic books and GI JOE’s. Today, for better or worse, we’ve made our way from the “life-like hair” of the GI JOE, and “Captain America’s shield” to FarmVille and Twitter feeds.

But my own time waster of choice is StumbleUpon.

We’re all accustomed to the wild world of drugs, which we are embedded in.

There are hard drugs like heroin and crystal meth, that are…well, how should I put this; pretty intense.

There are other drugs, notorious for being championed by its users’ as completely innocent and harmless, such as marijuana.

And there are even drugs that are hardly called “drugs”, in the derogatory sense, because of their mild affects, when used in proper measure, such as alcohol (which yes, is still a drug).

The best app for taking notes is Evernote: an app that not only got inducted into the Apple “App Hall of Fame” (something I didn’t even know existed), but is also free!

Evernote can be downloaded here, for free and turns your device “into an extension of your brain.” Use Evernote not only with your Apple devices, but also with Android, Android Tablet, Windows Phone 7, BlackBerry and Palm devices.

A ‘what is’ guide to PaaS:  Platform as a Service is a development platform for application developers.  PaaS providers, like Google Aps Engine, allow the developer to write their own code and the PaaS provider uploads that code and presents it on the web.

Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Cupcake… Google?  If you’re a techie or a foodie, you’re sure to like this one!

It’s clear that the world’s tech companies have extremely brilliant and wildly creative employees. By creating an open, different and inviting environment, these tech goliaths are able to snag countless beautiful minds.

Much of this originality and individuality goes into the initial brainstorming, research and development of the companies output.

Thankfully though, it always seems that these tech companies get most creative and fun, when the time comes to name their products and services.

Although the video above does a near perfect job of displaying the Word Lens app in action, by the creative Quest Visual, there are a few things I’ve noticed the team still needs to work on:

• A serious setback is the sole ability to work with English and Spanish
• It costs a hefty $9.99 for each; the English to Spanish and the Spanish to English “Word Lenses”

Despite that, it’s clearly innovative and what I hope is a precursor of even greater things!

While no baby should come as a surprise… occasionally, life happens!  Here is a simple cartoon example.

You know those things you find on your computer that make you start crying from laughter?

They don’t necessarily have to be the world’s funniest jokes, but there’s something about them just makes your sides hurt.

Toginet LIVE Radio (@ToginetRadio) features Renee Schmidt on Internet Marketing Strategy.

SheBytes founder Renee Schmidt on Million Dollar Mindset sharing proven tips and tricks to build a successful business using Internet marketing. If you’ve felt like sending out an S.O.S. when you think about developing your internet marketing, you may need an Internet Marketing Strategist! Renee Schmidt joins Marla Tabaka on Toginet LIVE Radio, revealing how you can use Internet marketing to monetize your business, your website, or your product.

August 13th, 2012 – 2:00 PM Segment

CarbonTrack app, our best green app, is designed to help you, and your business as a whole, make the important first steps towards “going green”.

CarbonTrack, developed by the team at SAP, can be downloaded right here and is absolutely free!

Since all the way back in April, SheBytes has been watching the iPhone 5 reporting on all the latest mockups!