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Archive for November, 2009
Decide On What To Eat This Thanksgiving
With Turkey Day just around the corner, I wanted to share a couple resources that can give you advice for your most pressing Thanksgiving decisions: what to pile on your plate!
- For those of you who have decided to watch your figures on Thursday, you should check out this Q&A about healthy habits for the holidays from the Washington Post.
- If you have decided to go meat-free, you may be interested in this CNN article on creative cooking with vegetables.
- If you’ve decided to stick to a budget, check out Epicurious.com’s “Thanksgiving on a Budget” Menu and Tips.
- If you’ve decided on a really tight budget, this Colorado TV station shows you how to keep your holiday meal under $30.
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Facebook App is Up and Running, Plus Other Updates!
Hi Simonites! I know I’ve mentioned it on Facebook and Twitter, but I wanted to let all of you know that the is up and running. What does this mean for you? Quicker and easier access to my decision tools and advice through , just like you get by clicking the new button on the homepage. No more lengthy registration or log-in! The app also has a feature that allows you to invite your friends to try the app, too. Hint, hint 
As far as other updates go, some of you may have noticed that there is a new factor category within Simon’s Decisions: Simonites’ Top Factors, which is now the first category listed. This allows you to see the factors that have been most important to other users who have already made this decision. Also in terms of the Simon’s Decisions page, I recently decided to move some of my Lifestyle decisions beneath a new label: Relationship Decisions. This is where you can decide on dating, marriage, breakups, hook-ups, and so on.
I think that covers all the recent changes. Keep your feedback and advice coming–my ears and my mind are wide open!
Easy Decision Making for the Facebook Crowd
You may think that helping all of you decide and giving you advice is a full-time job for me–and, well, it is–but I still manage to make time for my other main priority: making the website better and easier for all of you Simonites to use. I am very excited to unveil the new feature I have been working on: Facebook Connect!
Some of you may be wondering, What the heck is Facebook Connect? Well, that was my question, too. The answer: it’s a way to making registering and signing into Let Simon Decide quicker and easier by connecting to your profile.
Here’s how it works: Say you have not decided to create an account with us yet, but you already have a Facebook account. All you have to do to start deciding is go to my homepage and click on the button on the upper right hand corner. This will allow you to input your Facebook email and password and log into our system! Then you have a choice: You can either start deciding and getting advice right away, no questions asked, or you can edit your Let Simon Decide account information, which will help protect your privacy. When you decide to log in with Facebook Connect, your full Facebook name automatically becomes your public name on Let Simon Decide, which you may not want (if your name on Facebook is Rainbow Sunshine, that’s what will show up here, too). So feel free to take the opportunity to create whatever cute name you want us to know you by.
Important note: NONE of your decisions will ever be made public on Facebook. Your level of privacy will remain just as private with or without Facebook connect.
I am thrilled about this upgrade and cannot wait to hear what you guys think about it!
One last thing, as you guys go through the decision process, you may notice that I have decided to streamline or combine some of the steps so that your experience is as efficient as possible. This should make the decision making process quicker and smoother, although just as thorough. See, I do decide to listen to my community and take your advice!
Deciding to Get the H1N1 Vaccine is Only Half the Battle
In case you weren’t already feeling bummed that it’s Monday again and the sun will start to set soon after lunch (damn you, daylight savings!), I thought I would show you this very uplifting poll that I found on msnbc.com: Only 1 in 3 who want H1N1 shot can find it. Talk about playing hard to get!
So here is my question for you: How many of you who decided to get the shot have been able to get it? For those of you who were able to get it, what was your secret? Tripping people in line? Doctor in the family? Bribes? I have not decided to get the vaccine (because of that minor detail that I am a cartoon with a killer immune system), but I am very curious about your experiences and if you have any advice for others who decide to get the vaccine.