halloween edition 10122017

By Diane G is one of our writers/reporters at large
The first few years you let your kids go trick-or-treating on their own,
you’ll probably be a little nervous. But with all the safety apps available
at your fingertips today, peace-of-mind is just a download or click away.
For example:
Download a free flashlight app so your child‟s device can be used for easy
navigation along dark streets.
Track your trick-or-treater with a location-based service, like AT&T
FamilyMap, which lets you track the location of your child‟s device on an
interactive map from your smartphone, PC or tablet.
The Spy Tec STI GL300 Mini Portable Real Time GPS Tracker will let you
keep tabs on their location in real-time, and you can even set up geofence
alerts so you'll know if the stray from the neighborhood. You can get it at
Amazon for $49.95!
Take your haunted house to the next level with some eerie tunes.
Google Home and Alexa work with Spotify, so you can tell it “play my
Halloween playlist” and it‟ll start blasting your favorite frightful tunes. If you
don‟t have time to make your own playlist, Spotify has plenty to choose from.
You can even hook up your Echo Dot to a few Sonos speakers to fill the
whole house with a nice ominous vibe.
Give Your Crib a Creepy Hue
Ditch your old school bulbs, and install a couple of Philips' color-changing
LED lights to give your house a creepy vibe for your poppin‟ Halloween party.
Using Philips Hue bulbs, you can paint any room in whatever spooky color
you choose and tell your voice assistant of choice to change the lighting
whenever you feel like scaring the neighbors. Plus, using apps like Sync My
Lights and Hue Disco, your lights can sync to whatever scary movie or tune
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