Great Plains Communications Residential Blog
Find ideas to maximize your Great Plains Communications services, tech tips, and learn about upcoming shows and other exciting trends and news in our bi-weekly blog!
How to Have a Happy Virtual Holiday
Holiday gatherings are quite different this year. Perhaps they are smaller, but they aren't non-existent as some join in via their smartphone, tablet, or laptop. So get your family and friends involved and stay connected as you start some new holiday traditions....
Scalable Side Dishes For a Smaller Thanksgiving Menu
As most plan to have a smaller Thanksgiving crowd this year, it can be a struggle to decide what to cook. While we still want to enjoy the classic Thanksgiving flavors, many of the dishes traditionally serve 5-8 people. Great Plains Communications has looked to our...
Where to Find Black Friday Deals all Month Long
In past years, the sight of Thanksgiving leftovers being put away meant the start to curating your Black Friday shopping plan. Which stores would you visit first? Would you be going at midnight or waiting until 8 AM? Well, 2020 has changed the game once again. The...
Supporting Paralyzed Veterans of America, Great Plains Chapter
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA), Great Plains Chapter is a non-profit organization that has dedicated over 47 years to helping paralyzed veterans and their families, as well as other children and adults with disabilities across Nebraska, Western Iowa, and Kansas....
Keep Your Information Safe This Prime Day!
As many things have been this year, Amazon Prime Day was delayed from its typical summer date and is starting off the holiday season shopping October 13-14. With deals on Roku streaming devices, security cameras and more, consumers will be flooding not only the Amazon...
Education Without Limits
School administrators say the guidelines for managing back to school in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic are evolving continuously as they continue to monitor data and stay abreast of new information. As one school superintendent put it, “There’s not a book I can...
6 Space Adventures You Can Launch From Home
We are taking a look back with our cable channel, the History Channel, to This Day in History: July 20, 1969 when American astronaut Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. Apollo 7: First manned Apollo mission – orbited Earth and...
Congrats to Holly Hernandez, the 2020 Summer Social Giveaway Winner!
Help us in congratulating our 2020 Summer Social Giveaway winner, Holly Hernandez of Verdigre, NE! By sharing that her favorite movie watching snacks are popcorn and M&M’s, she was randomly selected to win a 1080P TOPVISION Home & Outdoor Video Projector with...
How to Improve Your Home WiFi Experience
By Dave Junker, Senior Director of Technical Services at Great Plains Communications#WFH (Work From Home) is a popular hashtag on Twitter and Instagram and at the present time, #deadzone refers more to #WiFi than @TheWalkingDead. Furthermore, “homework” is now...
DIY Mother’s Day Gifts You Can Make at Home
Give the mother in your life a gift of relaxation this quarantined Mother’s Day. We have looked to our cable channels, Food Network and HGTV and found some great recipes perfect for breakfast in bed and some DIY spa-like products you can make with things already...
Stream Through Social Distancing This Weekend – What to Watch
Stream through social distancing with this list of must-watch shows and movies new to every major platform. Netflix – Tiger King Follow the extreme and eccentric story of Joe Exotic, from his zoo of “big cats” – lions and tigers to how it all leads to a hit being put...
Digital Activities for the Whole Family While Social Distancing
While just a few weeks ago we were telling our kids to get off technology and go be social, it is that very same technology we are leaning on for social interaction in the breath of COVID-19. Self-isolation or quarantine can be overwhelming and confusing, especially...