Happy Valentine’s Day and congratulations to Samsakara for winning the VTech Digital Expandable Three Handset Cordless Phone System! For the last few years Tech Savvy Daddy has argued that single people who are always on the move have no use for a landline. But if you’ve got a family and a decent sized house, what…
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Tweeting and Facebooking to Survive the DC Blizzard
This morning I woke up and did what any good blogger would do would do- did a little happy dance that our power stayed on through the night and then started using social media to Tweet, blog, and update my friends on Facebook about the DC area blizzard. The conversation that I had with friends…
HP Media Smart Servers Successfully Backup, Store & Share Media Files and Data for Home Users
HP’s Media Smart Servers are designed to backup, store, and share media files and important data on your home network. HP recently loaned us one to try out recently and immediately turned it over to Tech Savvy Daddy to run a full battery of tests and test it with both Macs and PCs in our…
Digital Nation: Life on the Virtual Frontier Airs Tuesday, Feb. 2
Within a single generation, digital media and the World Wide Web have transformed virtually every aspect of modern culture, from the way we learn and work to the ways in which we socialize and even conduct war. But is the technology moving faster than we can adapt to it? And is our 24/7 wired world…
The Long Awaited Apple Tablet (aka iPad)
Has been much hyped and is finally here! For a first look, Gizmodo has a gallery of pictures. If you are looking for live coverage, follow @cnntech who has so far reported the following about the new device live from the Apple event via Twitter: The Apple iPad looks similar to leaked images: Kind of…
30% Discount Code for SleepTracker Watches
Thanks to everyone who entered the SleepTracker giveaway and huge apologies to those who have been waiting for the 30% discount code mentioned in my original review. If you are interested in purchasing a SleepTracker of your own, please use this link to be taken to a special site where the 30% discount will be…
Celebrate National Delurker Day & Leave a Comment!
Today in honor of National Delurker Day, I am asking all of my readers who like to stop by and read to stop lurking and leave a comment. Say hi, tell me who you are, share what you like or dislike seeing on this site…Just leave a comment letting me know you are here and…
iMapMyRun Uses iPhone’s GPS to Track Route & Store Run Data
A bunch of my colleagues are starting to train for upcoming 10Ks and fall marathons and while I can’t say I’m joining them, I’m cheering them on and have been talking up the iMapMyRun app. Even though my runs are confined to a mile of pushing a jogging stroller of 75 lbs of kids to…
Tech Savvy Grandparents
Every time I see my parents I am impressed with their ongoing desire to learn more about technology. They may not Twitter but they have watched Little Miss Techie grow up between visits over iChats and are going beyond the basics of e-mail, Google, and word processing. I’ve written a tribute to Little Miss Techie…
Lose It! iPhone App Helps Manage Calorie Intake
I tend not to make New Years’ resolutions because I just end up breaking them but between holiday houseguests and this weekend’s birthday celebration for Little Miss Techie, I’m vowing to get back on the exercise bandwagon. Past attempts have been successful as I’ve won pots of money each time my colleagues and I have…
