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Please don't pass it on...
Posted on May 30, 2008 8:16:00 AM  |  By KristinBrandt

Have you ever received an e-mail about missing child Ashley Flores (or any other kid - unrelated to an Amber alert)? How about an e-mail warning you not to open any e-mail with, insert headline or keyword here, and to...

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Why Aren't You LinkedIn?
Posted on May 28, 2008 8:23:00 AM  |  By Erin—Manic Mommies

It still amazes me when I hear there are people in business (including my husband, sister-in-law, and even some clients) who have not yet set up a profile on LinkedIn. I know, I know, social networking is not for you....

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Internet
Carpooling Made Easy Via the Web
Posted on May 27, 2008 8:40:42 AM  |  By DoryDevlin

If your town is anything like mine, there are lots of cars on the road after school as kids are heading to and from ballparks, soccer fields, music lessons…you know the list goes on. There is surprisingly little carpooling because,...

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Internet
Kids Can Write and Publish Their Own Books
Posted on May 23, 2008 8:16:00 AM  |  By Erin—Manic Mommies

Have you ever walked into the children's section of a bookstore and thought, "My kid could write a more interesting book." Well now he can. And if you jump on it now, you might actually get your book in time...

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"Wii" start getting Fit
Posted on May 21, 2008 9:08:02 AM  |  By KristinBrandt

My stomach muscles are killing me. The poor, underutilized, muscles (formerly known as my abs) have been subjected to several days of unfamiliar activity. I believe it is known as . . . exercise. At this time last year, I...

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Netflix Adds a Movie Box to the At-Home Media Mix
Posted on May 20, 2008 9:08:58 AM  |  By DoryDevlin

Some pretty big names in media and computing have tried to convince us to add a TV set-top box to download movies from the Internet to our at-home media watching mix. So far, besides early technology adopters, many of us...

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Kids' Birthday Party Ideas
Posted on May 19, 2008 1:38:27 PM  |  By Erin—Manic Mommies

I've just returned from a 6-year-old boys' birthday party at the local sports complex. You're likely familiar with this kind of venue: an indoor turf under the dome that also happens to house a human-sized hamster cage and laser tag...

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video games
My new Wii Fit
Posted on May 16, 2008 8:34:00 AM  |  By KristinBrandt

These are my new Wii Fit . . . socks. I received them today in a package with my new, and anxiously awaited, Wii Fit. For those of you who are not "in the know" Wii Fit is a new...

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Skip Airport Security-Fly Clear
Posted on May 14, 2008 8:31:00 AM  |  By Erin—Manic Mommies

I was recently in Orlando International airport, where the security lines are frustratingly long and bursting with families bogged down with carry on luggage, when I noticed a strange blue box affixed to the ceiling. At first I thought it...

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Internet
Options Abound for Online, At-home Tech Learning
Posted on May 13, 2008 7:44:06 AM  |  By DoryDevlin

It was my turn to host a mother-son book club meeting recently, and with a week to go, neither my son nor I had read the book. After it wasn’t available at the library, I ordered it from our local...

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