Tech
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IT’S ALL ABOUT TABLETS … kiddie size no fries
Lately it seems there each day a new tablet is introduced when you were promised yesterday the one you purchased was the “latest and greatest”. To your horror a lot of you get home and realized that just because that cute little green-bot is on the box does not mean you have access to the great and note-worthy Google play market – nope, it just means that the tablet you purchased runs on an Android OS (albeit there are so many they too change daily that it’s even hard to keep up with those!). So you either took it back or well, can you say brick/door stop etc.…
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Review: Top iPad Cases
When I first found out that I had won an iPad 2 for my son through A4cwsn my excitement turned to panic in a matter of hours. I went from joy and elation to the inevitable “oh my gawd what if he drops it” to “what if he throws it”. I ended up making a list of ten cases that were noted as ‘the best’ and eventually after reviews and watching youtube video after video I narrowed it down to five. From five to three. From three to the top two until finally I settled on “the one”. Since that time more cases have come out and we’ve seen the iPad…
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TRICK OR TRACK! Fun Apps and Tracking Apps
It’s almost that time of year again. The time when your inner child emerges and you get giggly with anticipation. Who doesn’t want to dress up (I’m not talking about all of you out there that have read “50 Shades of Grey” and you’re well…we’ll not get into “that” *lol* totally different post). From “zombies” and “vampires” to “zombies” yes, I keep coming back to “zombies”. Fascination with “Zombies” is at an all-time high! I’m not afraid to admit that out of all the things to be scared of “zombies” tops my list. It’s not funny. I seriously have a phobia of this. I even looked it up and the…
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The iPad: Tool or Toy?
Where does the iPad fit in the life of today’s child? Is it a tool or toy? Is it really an either/or proposition? Do you ever feel like you have to justify (to yourself, family, friends) letting your child get engrossed with the iPad? Do thoughts such as these crowd your mind? Reading is important! Digging in the dirt is important! Building gas stations is important! Pretending to be a pirate is important! The iPad is just a toy!! Actually, it’s much more than a toy. Really? “Prove it,” the guilty mind-invading thoughts challenge us. Some apps, such as Penelope the Purple Pirate and Gerry the Giraffe make it really…
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CONNECTED KIDS
Every day I seem to find something new geared toward my kids, your kids — just kids. Generation Connected – I like to think of them as that. Our kids are going to grow up a lot different than we did. I question myself on a daily basis if I am doing the right thing. How can I know if this right? If I don’t do this they’ll be left behind (school, peers) in so many areas. I try to find a happy medium but I’m awash in gadgets and being a bit of a tech-head-geek-mom is my “happy medium” or really a “happy high”? Both of my kids…
