Posted on April 19th, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
“PBS Parents Play and Learn” is a free app with activities for parents and their wee ones. The activities are for familiar locations, like restaurants. We tapped the bath section and learned about fun songs to make up and how to make a homemade boat. Games for children teach them their letters, how to count and make rhymes. It works on Android, iPhone/iPad and Nook. Be sure to put “PBS” in the search box or it doesn’t come up. We had to install Adobe Air first, but that was easy.
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Posted on April 18th, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
“CanWeNetwork” is a free app aimed at uncovering new business contacts from people nearby. When we tried it, it matched us with several engineers and consultants less than three miles away. Had we wished, we could have sent them a message. Since the app tells you how close your new contacts are, if we were sitting side by side in the same coffee shop, we could say hello.
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Posted on April 17th, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
A couple years ago we bought a Simon and Garfunkel record on eBay and it arrived as a vinyl record. Well that was a surprise! Because we thought we would be getting a CD and had no way to play a record.
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Posted on April 15th, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
Vizio TV is offering a 70-inch TV to the person who submits the best video or photo with an essay on why they are their mom’s biggest fan. The deadline is April 30. To enter, go to Vizio.com/mom.
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Posted on April 15th, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
Just when we got used to websites ending in “.com,” “.org,” “gov.” and “.net” along with 18 other obscure endings, ICANN, the nonprofit group that controls the dot endings, is about to expand the list with 1400 more. The first ones will roll out on April 23.
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Posted on April 14th, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
Windows 8 has only 2.3 percent of the desktop operating system market, according to Net Applications.
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Posted on April 13th, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
BrainyQuote.com has quotes from famous people on many subjects. Like this one from Mark Twain: “Suppose you were an idiot, and suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself.”
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Posted on April 12th, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
Exploratorium.edu/snacks/ Lots of science project ideas, these from the science museum inSan Francisco. (Yes: Snacks.) Check out the neat science kits in the museum gift shop.
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Posted on April 11th, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
ipl.org : The call letters stand for “Internet Public Library,” a reference service provided by Drexel University dozens of other universities. There are more than 13,000 texts online, plus links to newspapers, magazines and libraries around the world. There are research sections designed for children and teenagers as well as adults. An outstanding service.
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Posted on April 10th, 2013 by Joy Schwabach
Windows 8 users who download the Barnes and Noble “Nook” app can get seven free books and six free magazine subscriptions.
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