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<h2>1. Video Chat</h2>
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No matter what electronic devices you use on a regular basis, there&rsquo;s a pretty good chance that one of them -- if not all of them -- have some type of video chat feature or program.
Zoom, Skype, Slack, Instagram, Google Hangouts, Facetime, SnapChat -- the list goes on and on. And these apps aren&rsquo;t only for staying in touch with work colleagues or people you are collaborating with on projects, either -- they work just as good for keeping in touch with your family and friends, as well.&nbsp;
Of course, video chat is an internet bandwidth hog, and for families, it can quickly start to cause internet issues. If you want a better -- and stronger -- network, give us a call! We&rsquo;d be glad to help you get set up with a more reliable home network solution.


 
<h2>&nbsp;2.&nbsp;Digital Board Games</h2>
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Don&rsquo;t get bored, get board &hellip; games! OK, sorry, we couldn&rsquo;t resist that one.&nbsp;
What did people used to do before computers and cell phones and the internet when they were looking for entertainment? Classic board games.
And while you can&rsquo;t gather people around a table at the moment, that doesn&rsquo;t mean that you can&rsquo;t get together online for some&nbsp; digital board games. If you are really feeling adventurous, you could always start up a digital &ldquo;Dungeons &amp; Dragons&rdquo; campaign, too!
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<h2>3.&nbsp;Party Apps</h2>
Bored and can&rsquo;t come up with anything to do? Don&rsquo;t worry -- there&rsquo;s an app for that.&nbsp;
Apps like Houseparty let groups of people join in via their phone (or even computer) and play games together. It&rsquo;s just like having an actual party &hellip; except you don&rsquo;t need to leave the house and don&rsquo;t really need to get dressed either. So, in some ways, it may be BETTER than an actual party!


 
<h2>4.&nbsp;Video Games</h2>
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Maybe board games and party apps aren&rsquo;t exactly your idea of a good-yet-quarantined time. Maybe you want something digital. Maybe with a controller or two involved.&nbsp;
If you want to escape the realities of modern day and hang out with cute animals, &ldquo;Animal Crossing: New Horizons&rdquo; just came out. If violence is more your thing, there&rsquo;s always &ldquo;Doom Eternal.&rdquo; Or, we suspect there&rsquo;s probably more than a few of you excited about the &ldquo;Final Fantasy VII Remake.&rdquo;

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<h2>5. Pen Pals</h2>
OK, so this one isn&rsquo;t a digital solution per say, but you could save your handwriting skills for another day and type out letters and then snail mail them, so we are going to count it.&nbsp;
Call us old fashioned, call us traditionalists, but in times like these, even old-school approaches have some merit. Try writing some letters and sending them out to good friends. Maybe you can make a mini quarantine photo shoot with the family and mail out the pictures like a holiday card. Whatever you do, it&rsquo;s another way to keep connected and stay sheltered during this storm.
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It&rsquo;s important to stay in contact, these days more so than ever. We hope these ideas help you stay in touch with friends and family -- and make sure to stay safe and stay home!! We can&rsquo;t wait for things to be back to normal, either!

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<h2>Star Wars: "ThevClone Wars&rdquo; (Disney+)</h2>
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After initially &ldquo;ending&rdquo; a few years ago, the beloved Star Wars series, &ldquo;The Clone Wars&rdquo;, is back for a seventh -- and this time actually final -- season. If you are a fan of the larger Star Wars universe and have yet to dive into these action-packed adventures, you are in for a treat -- &ldquo;The Clone Wars&rdquo; is Star Wars at its best. And now it's easily watchable on Disney+.

 
<h2>&ldquo;Community&rdquo; (Netflix) </h2>
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OK, sure, NBC&rsquo;s fantastic sitcom &ldquo;Community&rdquo; may have already been streaming on Hulu, but now it gets to reach a whole new audience on Netflix starting April 1. If you missed out on this quirky and heartfelt show the first time around, don&rsquo;t make that mistake again! At its high points, &ldquo;Community&rdquo; is one of the best TV shows ever created.

 
<h2>"Parasite&rdquo; (Hulu) </h2>
Oscar winning movie &ldquo;Parasite&rdquo; hits Hulu this month, bringing Bong Joon Ho&rsquo;s film to streaming screens everywhere. If you haven&rsquo;t yet checked out what all the fuss is about, you no longer have an excuse: It&rsquo;s a perfect way to spend an evening stuck at home.

 
<h2>&ldquo;Onward&rdquo; (Disney+)</h2>
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Didn&rsquo;t get a chance to catch Pixar&rsquo;s latest film before everyone started sheltering in place? Don&rsquo;t worry -- Disney has bought the film to streaming much earlier than expected, giving everybody a chance to check this one out at home.&nbsp;
In &ldquo;Onward,&rdquo;&nbsp; you&rsquo;ll enter a world where magic is real, or at least it used to be. Two elven brothers take center stage in this buddy adventure that&rsquo;s cute and comedic, with a sprinkling of magic here and there.&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<h2>&nbsp;A Bunch of Bonds (Amazon Prime)</h2>
Looking for a long movie franchise to binge to make the days go by faster? How about some Bond, James Bond?&nbsp;
A bunch of 007&rsquo;s films are hitting Amazon Prime this month, including &ldquo;Goldeneye,&rdquo; &ldquo;From Russia With Love,&rdquo; &ldquo;Live and Let Die,&rdquo; and &ldquo;The World is Not Enough.&rdquo; We hope that will be enough, at least.&nbsp;
Even better, these are 4K UHD versions of the films, giving you pretty much the best picture quality you&rsquo;ll get out of streaming these days. Hard to argue with that.&nbsp;

We all have a lot of time on our hands now, and there&rsquo;s no better way to spend it than catching up on TV. Keep an eye on these streaming shows and movies and get those binges started!
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Of course, even the best shows are only as good as the screen you are watching them on. If your TV can&rsquo;t keep up with all the new watching demand, give us a call! We&rsquo;d be glad to help you find the perfect TV for you and your family to gather around with all your newfound time at home. 
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