March 27th, 2008
For me, gosh,
I’m just thrilled to find a movie-theater with stadium seating. Height-challenged that I am, I think being able to see over the heads of other attendees (unless of course, they’re transparent) is nirvana enough.
Apparently, however, this is not the case in Hong Kong. I first heard about this from The […]
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March 27th, 2008
Now this one
certainly must have sprung from the minds of not-Moms (or possibly, moms who are *really* comfortable with technology). To wit (photo credit Crave):
….Major Japanese retailer Aeon Co. said Tuesday it has introduced a 1.4-metre (four-foot-seven) yellow-and-white robot at a store in the southern city of Fukuoka in charge of […]
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March 27th, 2008
Morning!
Do you have an iPhone?
Does your kid? Do you want to get one ups? If so, check out this excellent tutorial on how to make your own iPhone icons from any image you find on the Internet - to wit:
… 1) Start off by finding an image that you want to […]
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March 24th, 2008
Morning,
Now THIS is a holiday that should have been created back during Stonehenge:
National Chore Free Day for Moms
On this day, moms are relieved of their chore duties. Instead, their children happily and proudly shoulder all the responsibilities of mom-duty such as:
Digging out single socks under couches
Making school lunches
Sandblasting the kitchen floor
Completing the […]
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March 23rd, 2008
Morning!
If you’re like me
and have kids for whom “Easter” means “megaChocolateOverload”, you probably got up at 3am to artfully scatter thousands of wayward calories about the house (after which you probably retreated back to your warm cozy bed and hoped to snatch at least 13 more minutes of dreamy luxurious sleep before giving that […]
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March 20th, 2008
So! It’s time for your kid to choose a foreign language at school.
Have you gently explained to them that Latin and/or Ancient Greek is the way to go?
It’s so blatantly obvious to me that I simply want to shake every single idiot parent out there who intones, gosh, nobody speaks Latin any more […]
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March 15th, 2008
So your teenager has
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begged and pleaded and finally compelled you to
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March 12th, 2008
Do you have a Wii? More importantly,
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do your kids use your Wii?
Even more importantly, do you monitor how it’s being used?
I came across an excellent post about Kids and Wii Friend Codes; to wit:
… There are a lot of websites where people post their Wii friend codes […]
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March 10th, 2008
Morning,
Ever have an insane urge
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to add speed dial icons to the iPhone’s Home Screen? The folks from Apple iPhone Review have spelled out an iPhone lesson that describes just that! To wit:
….iPhone developer Nate True worked out a clever way to add speed dial functionality […]
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March 9th, 2008
Have you heard of Second Life? It’s a 3d virtual world in which people can mirror the real thing - businesses, commerce, clothing, real estate, etc.
It’s created a whole new thriving industry! As reported by Technewsworld, check this out:
… Sometimes it pays to NOT keep your head in the real world.
Almost […]
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