So if you are me and your birthday is coming up in a few days (July 4th!), what would you wish for? Two words- Apple products. With all the blogging I’m doing, I’m thinking I’d like a really sweet monitor. The bigger the better. I’m talkin’ 30″ Apple Cinema Display. When you are combing websites…
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How Much of a Tech Savvy Mama Are You?
Remember how I was asked to give some feedback to TechMamas about qualities of a tech savvy mama? All of the comments posted to the original post on TechMamas were gathered up and made into a quiz by BabyCenter. Test your tech savvyness by clicking here to take the quiz. Be sure to leave a…
Internet Password Organizer Winner!
Congratulations to Aimee from Smiling Mama who is our Internet Password Organizer winner. If you didn’t win and truly need an Internet Password Organizer to organize your life, click here to order and get 20% off your order and free shipping on orders of 2 or more via Google checkout. And thanks to random.org for choosing our…
When is Too Much Time in Front of the Computer a Bad Thing?
Lately (ok, over the past 9 weeks) I’ve been spending way too much time in front of the computer. I usually spend a fair amount of time on the computer but recently it multiplied exponentially! It started with a 3 week online graduate course needed for my teacher recertification and then led into teaching an…
Win It! Corral Usernames and Passwords with the Internet Password Organizer!
How many usernames and passwords do you have? Do you use the same username and password for all of your accounts with guilt because you know you should vary them “just in case?” Do you have multiple usernames and passwords? How do you keep track of them???? This is my dilemma. I have a spreadsheet…
What Makes a Mom Tech Savvy?
I was recently asked to help define what makes a mom tech savvy. Hmmm….A Tech Savvy Mama is so many things. Where do I begin? To me, a Tech Savvy Mama is: someone who realizes that technology is an important piece of her child’s world and helps makes educated decisions about the best technology for…
Increase Your Tech Savvy-Ness: FTC Town Hall Meeting Session- Children and Teens
Increase your tech savvy-ness by participating in the Federal Trade Commission’s Town Hall Meeting, Beyond Voice: Mapping the Mobile Marketplace. This free event is open to the public to attend in person or remotely on May 6-7 and is designed to explore the evolving mobile commerce (M-commerce) marketplace and its implications for consumer protection policy….
Facebook: How do you know your friends?
Is Facebook the new way of connecting? How many people have you friended and are in your network of friends? How have you described your connection to these individuals to your network? There’s a great post about Facebook by my friend Jessica on DC Metro Moms. Jessica ponders social networking while listing the hilarious ways…
TONIGHT: Become More Tech Savvy with a Free Webcast on Video Game Ratings, Parental Controls, and Online Safety
The Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) and Parent Teacher Association (PTA) invite you to attend a free webcast on April 23, 2008 at 7:00p.m. EDT. The event will launch a new nationwide campaign to educate parents on video game ratings, parental controls and online safety. The webcast will feature remarks by PTA National President Jan…
Reader Mail Monday: Headphones
From Anonymous: Hey Tech Savvy Mama! Thanks for introducing us to the PBS Kids site. Its great that it is interactive and talks to my kid but the tunes and character voices are really grating on my nerves. I’ve tried turning down the sound but even the lowest volume isn’t quiet enough. I’m going crazy…
