I am not a gamer. At least I wasn’t until about a month ago. My extent of playing video games is limited to playing Asteroids, Pac Man, and Centipede at a friend’s house in elementary school, hanging out with the guys in high school while they played Madden, a brief MarioKart addiction, and then Tetris…
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Holiday Tips from Real Simple’s Simply Stated and Radio City Music Hall Christmas Spectacular Ticket Giveaway
Or the longest title ever for a shockingly short post! Real Simple liked my Tech Savvy Holiday Gift Guide so now I’m on Simply Stated, the Real Simple Blog , as part of their Holiday Blogathon! I’m honored to among “the best food, fashion, organizing, entertaining, fitness, and tech bloggers (plus the experts from REAL…
Think Before You Post: The Dangers of the Social Networking Profile … Revealed by Jeremy Miller of Kroll Fraud Solutions
Friendster, MySpace, LinkedIn, Digg, StumbleUpon, YouTube, Flickr……I’m a huge fan of Facebook and Twitter. I love that I’ve reconnected with friends from elementary school and can send a quick message to our favorite babysitters when in need of a night out but there are also downsides to social networking. Today identity theft expert Jeremy Miller,…
Win an Epson Artisan 800!
If you are looking for a fabulous printer, you know how much I love my new Epson Artisan 800. It is certainly a product that needs to be added to my Tech Savvy Mama Holiday Gift Guide. Now you can win one of your very own from Silicon Valley Moms Blog. Just head on over…
Epson Artisan 800- Easy to Use! Even for a 2 Year Old!
2 year old Captain Computer is a big fan of any project and loves buttons. I recently enlisted him to help set up my brand new Epson Artisan 800 printer. Once we unearthed it from its packaging and Captain Computer used his detective skills to sleuth out hidden blue tape that I needed to undo…
Beware of the Obama Themed Spam
Now that we have a new president elect, Barack Obama’s name is being used by spammers to infiltrate your e-mail in hopes that you will download a Trojan Horse, a virus masquerading as a harmless application that will wreak havoc on your computer. Beware of the following fake files that contain viruses: adobe_flash9.exe BarackObama.exe For…
Washington Post Sunday Source Article: Which Web Browser Do You Click With?
With so many web browsers to choose from, how do know if what you are using makes your Internet surfing most efficient? I personally use Safari and Firefox at home and Internet Explorer at work. This Sunday’s Washington Post Sunday Source had a great comparison of 6 browsers including Google Chrome, Firefox, Flock, Internet Explorer,…
How Much Technology is in a Chevy Traverse?
Usually coming back from vacation is difficult but not when you have a great DC Metro Moms (DCMM) party to come home to. Dubbed the Un-Election Party, our get together was had nothing to do with politics but all about bringing many of the talented blogging moms who I usually see in my Google reader…
Tech Savvy Daddy Chooses Being Green Over Tech Savvy
Digital picture frames seem like a good idea but in reality, they just sit there and waste energy or suck batteries while hoping someone will come by and admire the images. The good people at Gizmodo have come up with what could be a perfect compromise. A non-digital picture frame. I wonder if there will…
Tech Savvy Daddy’s Inappropriate Use of Technology
Tech Savvy Daddy loves snarky gadget website Gizmodo because it has all the dirt on all the super cool up-and-coming gadgets and technological hilarity. As I blog, he’s often sitting behind me on his separate-but-equal computer in our office snickering at stuff on his screen or in awe of the amazing things he’s found on…
