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RANCHO SANTA FE NEWS
OCT. 18, 2013
TOP JAZZ TRIO Get in the rhythm with the Scott Roberts Trio with Michael Carlson on tenor saxophone, Scott Roberts on piano and Max Vinetz on bass, at 7 p.m. Oct. 23, sponsored by the Friends of the Carmel Valley Library in the library’s community room, 3919 Townsgate Drive. The Canyon Crest Academy students have been playing jazz together for three years and won fourth place in its division at the Reno Jazz Festival last spring. They often play on Thursday at the CCA Farmer's Market. For further information, call (858) 552-1668. Courtesy photo
With a few technology tricks, Halloween parties can become all the more memorable. Courtesy photo
Tips for the perfect Halloween (BPT) — Planning the perfect Halloween can be pretty spooky, and it’s not just because of the ghosts and ghouls that run from door to door. Coordinating Halloween activities, planning a festive party and pulling off the perfect costume for each family member can be frightening. But with a few technology tricks, you’ll be rewarded with a lot of treats and plenty of fun to make this holiday one to remember.
Eerie e-vites set the tone for parties Planning a Halloween party? Email invites are perfectly acceptable for a casual soiree. Send out e-vites a few weeks ahead of time to give friends and family plenty of notice. Be sure to mention that costumes are encouraged, and list any other important details, like if the party is potluck style. The best part of email invites is you’ll receive RSVPs electronically, so you can track responses and get the perfect amount of party supplies for all attendees. And if you have an Outlook.com email account, you can flag RSVPs to the top of your inbox for easy reference, and instantly
chat with friends on effort. Facebook, Skype or Gmail to firm up last minute details, Access the perfect right from your inbox. trick-or-treat schedule Hit the candy motherScary inbox? Organize load and have fun with all the email easily neighborhood kids and parIf your inbox is a scary ents by plotting your trick-orsight, it’s time to tap your treat schedule ahead of time. magic wand for an organiza- Upload it to SkyDrive and tion transformation. With everyone can access it while Outlook.com, it’s easy to sort en route on any device. Then, through hundreds of mes- all you have to do is get your sages in a few clicks. You can flashlights, candy bags and use the “sweep” feature to get giggles ready. rid of outdated emails you don’t need, like all those cos- Share boo-tiful photos tume coupon deals that have from the day’s festivities expired. Whether you love your smartphone or are a diehard Frightful or friendly, find digital camera guru, there are the perfect costume bound to be plenty of fun phoWhether young or old, tos the group needs to Halloween is a time to let exchange. Use Outlook.com imaginations run wild and and SkyDrive together to play pretend for the day. share all your Halloween Finding the perfect costume snaps in one mail — the file for each member of the fami- size doesn’t matter — and ly can be a difficult and costly they will arrive in slideshow process.Track sales from your format! There’s no limit to the favorite Halloween supply number of photos you can stores and subscribe to email share and, since they’re all newsletters to get the latest stored on SkyDrive, you can alerts on costume trends and access them on any device discounts. After Halloween is anywhere, anytime. Share over, you can use with Grandma and Grandpa, Outlook.com’s one-click or gather the kids and relive unsubscribe to get off all the Halloween fun over and those emails lists with little over again.