The Joy of Sliding for Cash: SlideJoy App for Smartphones

As stated in my earlier blog post (http://projectrenesis.blogspot.com/2015/10/mpoints-another-way-to-earn-gift-card.html), smartphones have apps or special features within apps that allow you to farm for
gift card money just by doing what you do in the apps themselves. What if, however, you could earn points
for gift card money just by unlocking your phone?

Slidejoy provides the answer to that question with a big, fat yes. Slidejoy turns your lock screen into a mobile billboard on the go. You can look at adverts for apps as well as any current events news articles just by unlocking your phone. The unlocking and viewing of adverts and news articles nets you points which can be used to redeem gift cards, notably amazon.com gift cards, and PayPal money.

While this is a very handy app to use for farming for gift cards, it is not to be meant as a primary means of earning gift cards. The points earned are in the double digits, but they are earned very slowly each day. I'm lucky if I earn 20 points at the very least. Granted, there are surveys that can be taken and apps to be installed, but you need 100 points just to do all of that.

Despite the small earnings, Slidejoy is an excellent addition to any smartphone owner's gift card farming tools. When you're not using your phone any or if you've exhausted other gift card farming apps, this will help in getting more gift cards for your saving and buying needs. I recommend this app greatly.

Wunderlist: A wunderful way to keep track of tasks

Daily life has always been filled with tasks both big and small. Not once does a day go by without having a chore to do or an important task that's not in the workplace. Traditionally, notepads written down with lists were used. This was before the age of the smartphone, however, and that method is on life support at best. Yet, people need to keep track of tasks and chores so they don't repeat themselves doing the same thing.

Wunderlist, one such app, is responsible for fulfilling the job of keeping track of tasks. Developed by German company 6Wunderkinder, now owned by Microsoft, Wunderlist is a task management program for both the PC and mobile devices. The app features scheduling tasks, repeating tasks, creating folders and lists, sharing lists, and other abilities. You can also print out your list of tasks and
even insert files in those lists, but considering there's online cloud drives and external flash drives as well as the app being available on mobile devices, those features are pointless.

I use this app every day to keep track of tasks that I've done and needed to do. If there's a homework assignment to complete, I put it in a school list and put a due date on it. If I need to complete a chapter in my novel by a certain date, I set it in a dedicated novel list and set a date. Even if it's something mundane like taking pictures of myself or writing a number of Twitter postings, those tasks go in to the Wundelist app. This app has done me more than one favor, and has kept me on track of completing tasks when need be.

The best part about this app is that, again, it's not exclusive to a PC despite being owned by Microsoft. Android and iOS users have the luxury of being able to use this app, and even Amazon Kindle and Smartwatch users get to have access to this app. This means a lot, since managing completed tasks on the go helps with those that are trying to multitask.

The app in question is a freemium program, that is, it's free to download and use but certain features are exclusive to paid owners. Said features include unlimited file sharing; unlimited assigning; unlimited sub-tasks; and backgrounds for pro-only users. Most of these features are irrelevant, though, and users are better off just sticking to the free version.

Overall, this is a great app to have when you feel overwhelmed with everyday or rare tasks. Not only will users be able to complete tasks in a timely fashion, but you'll feel great about it when you start crossing off items from your lists. I started using this app again to finish tasks in weekly periods, and I've gotten things done because of it. It makes the old notepad writing tasks obsolete, and it motivates me greatly to actually get work done.

Download the app for android here: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.wunderkinder.wunderlistandroid&hl=en
Download the app for chrome here: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/wunderlist-for-chrome/ojcflmmmcfpacggndoaaflkmcoblhnbh?hl=en
Download the app for iOS here: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/wunderlist-to-do-list-tasks/id406644151?mt=8