Tale of the Nine-Tailed and Canva recommendations (Nurture & Support 184)

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Nurture & Support 180: Novelly Yours Candles and The Umbrella Academy

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N&S – Ep 144 – A Forest of Memes

http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/NS144.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSWe have memes. We have music. But do we have musical memes? Listen and find out. Hint: No. No we don’t. Kelly’s Rec: Webiste: MemeGenerator.Net It’s a website. That helps you generate memes. You’re welcome. Waste hours and hours making funny memes. Or memes that are just funny to you, same diff. You can make your meme and run or make an account and save it for later. Go forth and meme, my friends.         Mel’s Rec:   … Continue reading

N&S – Ep 140 – We Need More Power

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N&S – Episode 138 – Medicine Jams

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N&S – Episode 137 – Pwning the Cello

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N&S – Episode 134 – Whole Lotta Literature

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Episode 131- Crafting Some Extreme Sports

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Squat Cobbler 14 – Phantasm and Superheroes

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Episode 124 – You Can Draw AND Code

http://media.blubrry.com/nurtureandsupport/p/www.nurtureandsupport.net/ns/NS124.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | Email | Google Podcasts | Stitcher | RSSThis week we discuss a graphics design app and a ‘learn to code’ app. And they are both free! Kelly’s Recommendation: Web App: YouIDraw (site.youidraw.com) FREE graphic creation software Has a Logo Creator, Painter app, and a Drawing app Uses html5 and javascript, so nothing to download. You can export your amazing creation to Google Drive or Dropbox.   Mel’s Recommendation: App: Swift Playground Only available for iPads running iOS10, but it is FREE. Learn how to code in Swift by helping a … Continue reading