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The unit has no sticky tape and it 100% reusable. Alt- Interesting sites to
hough it states no power source required, you will
have to exert a little energy to get it to work. All you visit on the Internet
must do is move the roller back and forth on the area
requiring cleaning and it will pick up pet hair that By Nancy Preffitt, Member, Interactive Computer Owners Net-
deeply embedded in your sofa, couch, bed, carpet, and work, MO
car seats. I’ve tried several other products including January 2019 issue, The ICON Newsletter
the sticky tape and sponges, but none have worked as
well as the ChomChom Roller. www.iconusersgroup.org
mphillip1.mary (at) gmail.com

It may be a little expensive at $24.95 form Amazon, but SPAM BLOCKER THAT WORKS?
I have fount it well worth the price. Spam has become a real nuisance for all of us

who have phones. It’s worse on our house
Memory Boxes phone than the cell and for those of you who
use cells exclusively, it must be the same
nightmare. I just ran across Truecell which can
Preserve Your Legacy of Family Memories in Digital
By Jasmine D’Katz allegedly block calls, show you spam before
you answer, and even chat. It's free and lets
you find out who's behind that unknown num-
ber. Just copy and paste the number to the
search bar embedded in the app. There’s a lot
of potential good with the app and maybe it
really does work well .
I The Federal efforts have been a flop! Down-
was recently introduced to Art’s Camera Plus during a load it from the Play Store and see what you
presentation at Lake County Camera Club meeting in think. https://play.google.com/store/apps/
March. After visiting their website, I signed up for one details?id=com.truecaller
of their classes and to receive their emails.
KEEP UP WITH WHAT’S HAPPENING
My most recent email offered $10 off their Memory
Boxes. If you want to preserve generations of treasured I’ve talked about police/fire radio apps in the
time, the Art’s Member Box scanning kit is your solu- past, but this seems a bit different. It confused
tion. By purchasing a photo or slide kit Art’s will trans- me a bit, but maybe you can figure it out.
form your pile of pictures into concise digital disc for Scanner Radio, a free app for both Apple and
convenient viewing, sharing and storing. Android gadgets, gives you instant access to
5,300 police and fire department scanners,
They have different size Memory Boxes and all work is
done in house. If you have other types of film or video emergency responder feeds, weather radios
tape that you would like to preserve, Art’s can handle it and more You aren’t limited to your local ar-
too. Your video transfer to DVD starts out at as low as ea, but can listen to many other places.
$29 for up to 2 hours length. So, if you have those old https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?
VHS, Mini DV, 8mm taps or member cards, Art’s can id=com.scannerradio
help you out.
If you’d like to record your encounters with the
Art’s Cameras Plus police (or anybody) on your IPhone read this
Artscameras.com article from Kim Kommando to see if you want
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4981 S. 76 St. Greenfield, WI (414) 727-0234 to do it: https://www.komando.com/happening
2130 Silvermail Rd. Waukesha, WI (262) 542-6222

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