Despite my proclamations on the internet that I am #notatechie, I have actually been an early adopter of a couple of technologies. Shocking, right? My husband and I bought a personal computer in 1991. That thing was a behemoth. So heavy.…
Category: Musings on Technology
News-O-Matic: An News App Fit for Kids
Sigh. I miss the newspaper. Double sigh. It was a sad day when I canceled the Washington Post. About three years ago, I had to admit that I was drowning in newspaper. Each day that the newspaper was delivered I…
Family Online Safety: Keeping Your Kids Safe With their New Mobile Devices #SafelyGo #digitalwellness
These days I’m not surprised by the items on my kids’ Christmas lists. A couple of years ago though, I was caught off guard when my oldest asked for an iPod Touch. She was young…only 9 or 10. Why did…
Holiday Gift Guide: A Pair of Games To Get Kids Dancing #giftguide
I wrote 1 blog post yesterday and the day before. Two more the day before that. And a whopping 11 blogposts last week. This is HIGHLY unusual for me. I’m more of a 4-5 times a week poster. Not during…
Holiday Gift Guide: Get Moving with Sesame Street TV Kinect #seizingfamilytime #giftguide [Giveaway ends 12/20]
Many of you reading this post probably rarely sit with your toddler at the family desktop or laptop computer. Your toddler might play a game on your phone or tablet or even on the TV with a game system. You…
Roundup of Deals
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Holiday Gift Guide: Capturing Travels, Adventures, and Moments on DVDs with @YesVideo #yesmemory #holidaygiftguide
Here’s some facts about the Musings from Me family’s love of recording our travels, adventures, and moments: My kids range in age from 16 to 9. My husband records EVERYTHING from the first steps, to playing outside on the swingset,…
Holiday Gift Guide: Get Your Dance on with Just Dance 4 #holidaygiftguide #ubisoft
I’m always on the lookout for a game we can play as a family. With two teens, a kid, a mom and dad, we practically have to schedule family time. I look back fondly to the days when we were…
Holiday Gift Guide: Gamers Transform with new Transformers Prime for Wii, WiiU, 3DS, and DS #transformers #holidaygiftguide
I’m not what you would call a watcher of action/adventure movies. My dad is all about movies with fast-paced car chases while my mother is all about movies where nothing happens. My husband likes movies with action, and so do…
Holiday Gift Guide: Jump in to a New World with Skylanders Giants #holidaygiftguide
When my son was in kindergarten, he told me MANY times that a kid in his class played a super violent role-playing game. I’d say “What?” And then say “Well, I’m sure X doesn’t play the game, but maybe his…
