electronics

Another Fun Giveaway!

Just a shout that Randa at Free Stuff 4 Kids is giving away six of the new-fangled Rubik’s Revolution Game Cubes. Now, by telling all of you, I know what I am doing to my chances of winning – but what can I say?

And if you haven’t already, be sure and enter my Disney DVD giveaway – the newly released Caballeros Collection featuring Goofy and Donald Duck!

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Is Technology Your Friend?

Today technology is not my friend. But I am optimistic. I recently purchased Bento for Mac. This is a home database program. Yes, very geeky. But I figured, hey – I have a team of six to manage and that means a lot of data. Schedules, phone numbers, soccer teams, all that kind of stuff. [...]

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Recycle Computers

Recycle Computers and Make a Donation (or Recycle Computers and Get Cash!) – Either way, you will help the environment. Technology changes faster than we can blink. Our nation is drowning under the weight of our discarded electronics. Many of these old cell phones, digital cameras, video cameras, and computers are in good working order. [...]

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Kids and Electronics

My kids love their electronics. If they were given a choice it would be video games 24/7. For a parent, this is extremely irritating. Imagine a house that is topsy turvy, stuff everywhere, and four kids glued to a monitor somewhere, oblivious to the mess that surrounds them. Sound familiar? I have tried all kinds [...]

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Cell Phones for Kids

Last spring I wrote about my thoughts on cell phones for kids from a parents perspective. At the time I was thinking about purchasing a cell phone for my son. Over the summer, I did indeed join a family cell phone plan and get a cell phone for him. Now, 6 months later, I can [...]

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Conquering Black Friday

Happy Thanksgiving to all! As I sit here like an overstuffed turkey my thoughts are wandering to tomorrow morning. It is Black Friday once again. We have been taking advantage of Black Friday deals for several years now, and each year the hype and hysteria seems to grow. Black Friday is a great time to [...]

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Kindle Reader from Amazon.com

Have you heard about the Kindle from Amazon.com? It is a “revolutionary” ebook reader device. When I first heard about the Kindle a few months ago, I was skeptical. I have used ebook readers on my PDA and computer, and while convenient, I never became a regular user of the ebook reader. Also, the price [...]

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Nintendo DS Lite for Grandma?

What are you getting grandma for the holidays? Have you consdered a Nintendo DS Lite? What – grandma playing video games? You bet. Actually, my mom is a big Sudoku and puzzle fan. She recently picked up her own Nintendo DS Liteand Brain Age 2 (which is a game that contains tons of Sudoku puzzles [...]

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Why do I need 3 remote controls?

I know a little bit about technology. After all, I was able to set up this blog. But ask me to turn on the TV, well that’s an entirely different story. It used to be simple – just push a button. Now it is a complicated juggling act. Three remote controls I tell you. And [...]

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Geography Made Fun

Randa Clay at Free Stuff 4 Kids writes about an Online Tetris Map Game called Statetris. It is is similar to Tetris in that state shaped blocks fall from the top of the screen and you have to move your arrow keys to postition the state so that it will land in its correct position. [...]

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MonkeyBarTV.com

There is a new site in town called MonkeyBarTV. The folks at Hasbro have created a fun place for kids to play games, do puzzles, watch videos, and even read comics. Featuring kid favorite characters like Transformers, GI Joe, Littlest PetShop, Star Wars (my kids love this one), Dream Life Superstar, and Spiderman – there [...]