Hitting Home
by Chris McGinnMoms and dads, it’s time to tune in, turn on and plug in. Find new ways to save time and money and get more out of your digital lifestyle with my tips to make your family-life easier and richer through modern technology, such as the Internet, wireless devices and digital television.
I’ve never been a very creative lunch maker. My husband eats the same thing for lunch every day, but for my little one I’m really stumped. There is just a limited amount of foods that are ready to eat without needing to be warmed, don’t involve peanut butter and are something he will eat. Fortunately, I’m not alone. The Internet is full of resources to get you started.
With so much information at our fingertips, it is easy for kids to unintentionally steal ideas or even blatently plagiarize from Internet sources. As a parent, you can help teach your kid right from wrong on this and save them, and you, some headaches.
Are you getting Cozi? Cozi is the latest attempt to manage family schedule madness–an online calendar-list manager-message minder-family scrapbook.
Fast Track
by Jessie AtkinDoes hip, techy lingo confuse you? Do you wish you were more techno-savvy without delving into the realm of motherboard circuit confusion? That’s why I’m here. This blog focuses on testing the waters. I’ll share what cool, new gadgetry I’ve come in contact with and bridge that learning gap with ideas on what’s really useful, what’s cool and what’s really not.
So, I’ve been watching the Olympics pretty religiously since they began some ten days ago and I’ve enjoyed every minute. From our dominant softball team, to the trials of our runners, to the incredible eight finals of Michael Phelps. In the spirit of the Olympic games I present the following.
Ipod accessories are everywhere, but the most useful remain those related to playing music. Specifically, I mean speakers.
It’s that time of year, where many of us are heading back to the college dorm or out there for the first time. There are a lot of questions about room size, and roommate personality, food, safety, etc. etc. While there’s not much one can do about problems such as food or personality, when it comes to computer worries technology usually has an answer.
Plugged In
by Richard BlaineWhen your PC is almost 2 years old, do you start to get processor envy? Is your closet filled with the “newest, coolest” gadgets that never lived up to their promises? Do you measure your computer storage in terrabytes? Do flatscreen TV’s outnumber people in your house? Welcome to my world…
You may recall when I took Windows to task for treating me like an idiot. Welll, I just bought a new laptop that came pre-loaded with Vista and suddenly Windows XP seems like a lean. efficient OS that treats me like I’m a PhD.
I need to rant about my recent adventures with my cable company. I now truly understand why cable companies need to be a monopoly in any given market: if they had any competiion, my cable company wouldn’t have a single customer left. Out of deference to the folks at Digital Landing (who do business with my cable provider) I won’t name names, but our story begins on a rainy spring day…
It’s been a long time coming but American Airlines is getting ready to roll out high-speed Internet access on airplanes. All at once it’s a great idea and the second worst thing that could happen to air travel. (We’ll get to the WORST thing a few paragraphs down.)
