Are you going to Blogalicious? If not, you should register now! Blogalicious is described as the “social gathering for women bloggers of color” but is for all women bloggers to come together (not just mommy bloggers!), celebrate diversity, and a love of blogging in W in Atlanta from October 9-11. The conference is the brainchild…
Pop Quiz: Netbook vs. Notebook?
What’s the difference between a netbook and a notebook? Perhaps you have been wondering but are too embarrassed to ask. After all, they are everywhere and it seems like everyone in the world can tell the difference. But apparently there isn’t one. At least not anymore. CNET tells us why it is Time to Drop…
New Blog Bling!
SmartyCard just launched a new affiliate ad program and made me a customized button for my site! If you are a blogger who likes SmartyCard and are interested in spreading the word by joining their affiliate program, you can read about it and sign up for it here if you’d like to opportunity to…
PBS Parents Helps Parents Cope With Back to School Anxiety
Little Miss Techie will head off to kindergarten in just 13 days. I’m waiting for the anxiety, nervousness, and apprehension to set in but so far she seems fine. We’ve bought our school supplies, packed our school box, and have our backpack ready to go. School could start tomorrow and I swear she would skip…
Lands’ End Ultimate Back-to-School Twitter Party
Summer is almost over and its time for back to school! This year Little Miss Techie will start kindergarten for Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer is quite excited about going to preschool. Back to school means getting back into the school routine of packing lunches, laying out clothes the night before, and going to…
Tech Savvy Mama Travel Picks (with giveaway!)
Our family is no stranger to traveling. Tech Savvy Daddy goes on tons of business trips and as a family, we have made countless cross-country trips with Little Miss Techie and Captain Computer to visit grandparents in California, trips to Hawaii, and beyond. Even though summer seems to be winding down, I wanted to share…
Can Games Be Teachers? Tech Savvy Mama Says Yes!
“Can educational games offer quality learning time disguised as fun?” That’s the key question that Nicole Tanner from What They Play posed to me. In her article, Games as Teachers, you can read my thoughts about what qualities software should have in order to be considered educational, if those characters from favorite shows are helpful…
Websites of the Week: Hide the Cheese & Andrea’s Recipes
What do I do when I’m not in front of the computer? I’ve always loved to cook but recently I’ve developed a love of gardening, especially tending to our home garden. These days happiness is having a fridge full of food from our garden supplemented by our local farmers’ markets. Last year we were constantly…
Clean Sweep’s Peter Walsh Says Back to School Organization is Important for Child AND Family
It’s back to school time again! Suddenly it seems like the summer that was just beginning is now over. There are back to school sales at every turn, PTA members on the hunt for fresh blood for volunteering tasks, and the supply list that came in the back to school packet in today’s mail. Before…
Discounted WNBA Tickets Through One2One Network
Have a basketball lover in the house? Now through the end of the season WNBA teams like the Washington Mystics, Atlanta Dream, Chicago Sky, Connecticut Sun, Detroit Shock, Indiana Fever, Los Angeles Sparks, Minnesota Lynx, NY Liberty, Phoenix Mercury, San Antonio Spurs, and Seattle Storm are also offering deeply discounted tickets. Here in DC Club…
