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Great Deals on Video Games – This Weekend Only!

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This weekend is a great time to buy some video games for the gamer in your life. There are special deals going on that will only be around for a couple of days. I doubt it is a mere coincidence that this weekend also happens to be the one that Father’s Day falls on. Video games seem to be something that you either love to play, or that you just don’t understand the appeal of. Historically, men tend to spend more time playing video games than women do, and they also tend to play a wider variety of games. This … Continue reading →

Computing Blog: May 19th through May 25th

Have you caught all of the latest computing blogs? From iTunes to fun websites, to news you can use, it is all here. If you haven’t read them all, yet, I forgive you. After all, I am playing catch up myself, at least with the weekly reviews. So here you are, for your perusal: the Computing Blog review for May 19th through May 25th. May 19th Ask Dr. Universe Want to know why the sky is blue? Ask Dr. Universe, who has the answers to this and many other questions that come from kids. May 21st Create Bands Have you … Continue reading →

Playing Games on Your iPod

Downloading music and podcasts not enough? iTunes now offers more than a dozen games to download. Want a little gaming with your music? Or how about a little music with your gaming? With downloadable games for the iPod, you can do both at the same time. Imagine syncing your music choice to your chosen game for a little fun diversion. To play the games, you’ll need an iPod with video. Each game is available in the iTunes store for $4.99. You simply purchase the game, download it and then sync it. iTunes automatically transfers the games into your iPod. When … Continue reading →

Making Car Rides Work For Your Family

How many hours per week do you spend in your vehicle? Do you often find yourself lamenting about living in your minivan? Do you spend your mornings carpooling kids to school and your afternoons driving one child to soccer, one to ballet, and the other to piano? If you answered yes to any of the aforementioned questions–don’t despair—you are far from alone. In fact, according to a recent SC Johnson survey, 90% of parents say they spend up to 20 hours per week in their car with their children (an average of two kids in the car on a typical … Continue reading →

Portable MP3 Players: iPod Nano

If you are attracted to the small size of the iPod shuffle, but want to be able to hold more music on your mp3 player, and be able to see what songs you are playing, then an iPod Nano may be for you. I can remember when the commercials for these came out. I am a Mac dork, and I was absolutely mesmerized by these ads. The Nano is so small, and it can hold so much music. I already owned an iPod shuffle, and a regular sized first generation iPod, so I resisted the urge to rush out and … Continue reading →

Free Thanksgiving Apps for iPhone

Thanksgiving is just a couple of weeks away. If this is your favorite holiday, then you probably cannot wait to sit down to dinner with your family. It also means you will probably enjoy playing with some free Thanksgiving apps for iPhone. Check out some of these! The Gratitude Habit is “A Happiness Workshop from LiveBetterYou”. It is a free app that is compatible with iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), iPod touch (5th generation), and iPad. It is a 3 day workshop that helps you find happiness, and live … Continue reading →

Free Valentine’s Day Apps for iPhone

Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Those of you who absolutely adore this holiday are probably very excited. You might enjoy playing around with some free Valentine’s Day apps that are compatible with your iPhone. These cute, fun, apps are a great way to celebrate Valentine’s Day without breaking the bank. M.A.S.H. Valentine is a FREE app that is compatible with both iPhone and iPad. It takes the original M.A.S.H game that you played as a child, and gives it a Valentine’s Day spin. M.A.S.H stood for “Mansion, Apartment, Shack, House”. This app turns it into “Married, Acquaintances, Soulmates, … Continue reading →

Tobey Maguire Folds

Celebrities love poker. Unfortunately, it is costing some more than they anticipated. It wasn’t their playing; it was who they were playing with. The celebs had started playing high-stakes underground poker with hedge fund operator Bradley Ruderman. The “hedge fund” phrase should throw up a red flag to anyone who’s been following the news the last few years. Like others, Ruderman was bilking investors out of their hard earned bucks. He was arrested by the FBI in 2009 for running a Ponzi scheme, which cost his investors about $44 million. Why did people invest with Ruderman? He was promising as … Continue reading →

Where to Find Free Halloween Apps

Is Halloween your favorite holiday? If so, then you might be ready to start playing around with some Halloween apps on your smartphone. Right now, there are a bunch that you can download and use for free. Some seem to be designed for small children to enjoy. It can be expensive to celebrate a holiday. Halloween doesn’t have to be something that puts a tremendous strain on your budget, though. You can download FREE stencils that you can use to carve your pumpkin. You can follow the sales on Halloween costumes. There are even some Halloween apps that you can … Continue reading →

The Best and Worst of 2010

While we look ahead to 2011, we should also take the time to look back on 2010 and consider some of the best and worst of the past year. Actually, anything good almost always has its downside and that is what I will be tackling in this blog. While I am a huge fan of Wii Fit Plus, video games that incorporate exercise can become a replacement for “real” exercise. My son got the Kinect for his Xbox this Christmas and I have seen him become active again, since he is stuck inside for winter. So there are real benefits … Continue reading →