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Flip Video Ultra

Still looking for that perfect tech gift for the holidays? Consider the Flip Video Ultra. It’s relatively low cost and ease of use will make it a quick pick for under the tree. In fact, with its small size, it could make a very nice stocking stuffer, too. With this ingenious little device, your special someone will always have a video camera available to grab life’s moments. Camcorders can be bulk, and even the smallest ones are difficult to carry everywhere. The Flip Video Ultra will fit in a pocket or a purse with ease. It is about the size … Continue reading →

Pet Projects: Make a Video, Write a Story, Nominate a Hero

Recently I put together a compilation of cool pet and/or animal related sites that people had shared with me. Below is another compilation of sorts, but these tips were not passed on to me by fellow Families.com members. Instead, these are ones I came across at random and thought you, my fellow pet lovers, would enjoy learning about if you haven’t already stumbled across them yourselves. 2007 ASPCA Humane Awards The ASPCA wants to know who your heroes are –both human and animal. Know a cat or dog who performed a heroic act? What about a law enforcement officer or … Continue reading →

Best Places for Photo Sharing on the Internet

Photo sharing sites have cropped up everywhere. It seems like everyone wants to be able to share their photographs with their friends and family in other locations. With the digital market what it is, I am quite certain it will continue to grow. Are you looking for a good photo sharing site, but are unsure which ones are good, and which ones are simply mediocre? Here is a great list of the best places for photo sharing on the Internet. Flikr Probably the most popular photo sharing site. With plenty of fun features this site has hundreds of thousands of … Continue reading →

Military Bans Popular Websites

A policy effective today (May 14, 2007) bans military serving worldwide from visiting twelve popular websites. The Department of Defense has chosen to block access worldwide to YouTube, MySpace and more on its computers and networks. Military soldiers often turn to those websites for news from home, updates from their loved ones and entertainment while they are in Afghanistan and Iraq. While they will still be able to access the banned sites from their own computers and networks, the reality is that Defense Department computers are generally the only ones available to those serving in the war. The news comes … Continue reading →

Do You Upload Video To The Internet?

Video sharing sites like YouTube and Google video are quickly gaining in popularity. Millions of people everyday are uploading videos of themselves, their families, and their friends doing crazy and off the wall things as well as simply telling the news from the world around us. How many of you upload video to the web? I am an avid video editor, actually, video editing is my day job. I love to shoot my own films, and at one point I was carrying a camcorder with me where ever I went. That said, I haven’t really gotten into the whole internet … Continue reading →

Video Sharing Sites On The Web

Video sharing is becoming a popular hobby on the web. Everyday it seems like I get another link in my inbox to some fantastic video that I *have* to see. I have to admit looking at funny video on the internet can be a fun thing to do when you’re bored and looking for something quick to fill the time. Sony recently purchased the video site Grouper for $65 million dollars. Grouper is a video sharing site where users can upload their personal videos to the site, and share them with others. The site is divided up into sub-categories like … Continue reading →

MyHeritage Mobile App Version 2.0 Released

Do you use MyHeritage for your genealogy research? If so, then you probably will want to check out their updated app. It was released on January 9, 2012, and is version 2.0. The app is free to download and some new features have been added. Genealogy and technology are two different things that are becoming more and more interwoven as time goes by. Genealogists of the past might have spent the majority of their research time visiting libraries and record archives. Today, the majority of genealogists go online to do research, to put together a family tree, and to blog … Continue reading →

The Guitar Dance

Our son is a little dancer. He loves dancing to any type of music that might be playing. Popular radio stations, classical music, and even country music (a rarity in our home) — all of this makes him dance and dance and dance. He puts two of his fingers in the air and twirls them about while bouncing up and down and wiggling his hips. If popular video sharing websites are any indication, then he’s in the majority of babies who love to dance. We enjoy his dancing so much that we encourage it. We truly love dancing with him. … Continue reading →

Are You a Budding Photojournalist?

With the explosion of social media, camera phones and digital photography, photojournalism has become more popular than ever. In fact, these days you don’t need a college degree or professional photo experience to snap or record major events. Look at CNN’s I-reports. The cable news network now accepts video, photos and audio captured on a computer or cell phone from citizen journalists. The best clips are used on the network’s programming and are viewed by millions more on CNN’s website. The problem with having all these “citizen journalists” running around taking shots of current events and looking to have their … Continue reading →

National Adoption Day this Saturday

Each November is National Adoption Month. Many adoption organizations and adoptive parent groups have activities. But in recent years the centerpiece of National Adoption Month has been National Adoption Day, when adoptions are celebrated in a festive manner. This year National Adoption Day is this coming Saturday, November 21st. It will be the tenth annual National Adoption Day. Courts in every state and in Puerto Rico will process and celebrate the adoption finalizations of children from the U.S. foster care system who now have a permanent family through adoption. Many of these events will have a celebration following—sometimes for the … Continue reading →