LeapFrog’s LeapPad Explorer has been hot news ever since it debuted earlier this spring and for a good reason— it lives up to the hype as being the hot new electronic learning toy! The LeapPad is an innovative kid-friendly tablet that can be personalized for ages 4-9. It combines great technology with LeapFrog’s legendary educational…
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Tips for Choosing a New Notebook PC for Back to School & AMD Twitter Party Wednesday 8/24
According to the U.S. Census, 66 percent of elementary and high school students in the U.S. use a computer at home to complete homework assignments, and a Kaiser Family Foundation Study found young people ages 8 through 18 spend an average of an hour and a half a day on their computers. Technology is a…
Starting Kindergarten, Handwritten Notes, and My Butterfly Folder
This year the start of school is a little bittersweet as Captain Computer, our youngest, will start kindergarten this fall. While I appreciate that I won’t have 2 different school schedules and multiple pickups to deal with, it’s hard to believe that he’s all grown up and will join the ranks of his sister at…
Fill the Backpack Back to School Giveaway Worth Over $750!
We’re back from vacation and with only two short weeks left until school starts, we’re planning to enjoy the last of our unstructured days. I could be lamenting the fact that our youngest is starting kindergarten or that our oldest, now 8, is going to be a big second grader as I race to the…
Blogging Hobby Transformed Into Local Online Business
Ever since blogging became more than a hobby, I’ve become my own online business without realizing. Earlier this year I did something surprising- I resigned from my teaching job with my school system to start my own business as a consultant. I abandoned a job that I loved and worked so hard to achieve to…
Parrot MKi9200 Review: Bluetooth for Hands-Free Talking & Music in Your Car
With local and state governments passing laws requiring use of hands-free devices to prevent distracted driving, Bluetooth phone integration is a must-have feature for new car buyers who need to talk on the phone while their vehicle is in motion. But since it’s not practical to purchase a new car just to have in-vehicle Bluetooth…
2012 Mercedes M-CLass ML350 Review- Abundant Technology for a Safer Ride (w. off-road video)
This week Mercedes Benz unveiled their new 2012 M-Class ML350 sport utility vehicle, a smooth car-like ride with luxurious styling whose inherent technology makes driving safer. During my stay at Paws Up in Montana, I learned and experienced features that pair smart technology with the car’s integrated sensors to provide a safer ride and can…
HP Pavilion dm1z Review: Full-featured laptop in an ultra-light package
If you hate lugging around a large laptop but are looking for something that performs better than a netbook, the HP Pavilion dm1z with AMD Fusion technology is a worthy machine to look at. HP Pavilion dm1z Laptop Netbooks have always seemed like a great idea until you actually try to do something useful with them. Typically…
A Farewell Post
What? Did you think I was really abandoning my site? No way! This week I bid farewell to The LeapFrog Community. I’ve been writing for LeapFrog in one capacity or another for the past 2 1/2 years, an amazing length of time considering that’s only one year short of the total time I’ve been blogging. …
About Cloud Storage and Windows SkyDrive Updates
While at Mom 2.0 in April, I had the opportunity to learn about Microsoft’s free SkyDrive, a cloud based file-sharing service similar to Dropbox or Apple’s iCloud (coming this fall), that allows users to store up to 25GB of data. Earlier this week Microsoft announced significant updates to SkyDrive to make it faster, easier to navigate, and…
