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At what age can your child walk to school alone?
I drove my daughter to daycare this morning. Along the way there is a bus route. Usually there are half a dozen children and a few adults at each stop,…
How to get (mostly) free home phone service
Do you still have a land line phone? Have you made the jump to VOIP with Vonage or a similar service? Have you dumped the land line in favor of…
Amazon introduces the Kindle Fire
As expected, Amazon introduced its take on the tablet (computer). There were rumors that it would have a quad core and be a solid competitor to the iPad. Neither of…
Revamping my workspace
When it comes to my real job, I’ve always been forward thinking, but never in a million years did I think I would ever find myself working remotely. Every job…
Change is scary
I remember the night before the scheduled Cesarean. We sat there on the couch watching the baby roll around in my wife’s belly not fully embracing tomorrow was the day our…
Oceanhouse Media’s Interactive Books
I remember my pre-smartphone days. I would carry around an iPod Touch and hand it to the child for tens of minutes worth of entertainment in the car and would…
Cell Phone Use Considered “Carcinogenic Hazard” by WHO
The public has been speculating for years over the use of cell phones and trying to find a possible link to cancer. Finally, the World Health Organization has released a…
D. I. Why?
It was Memorial Day weekend here in the U.S. Many families headed to overcrowded beaches. Many dads saw the extended weekend as an opportunity to get stuff done around the house. Many…
How young is too young for Facebook?
Earlier in the month there was a report by Consumer Reports that of Facebook’s 20 million plus users 7.5 million of them are under the age of 13. 5 million…
Pandora for parents?
We are taking a drive down the highway, the music is blasting, the baby is singing along and next thing I know Doctor Dre is screaming an anti-gay slur through…
Raising multilingual children
I was reading an article in USA Today about how more parents are insisting their children be multilingual. We live in a multicultural society. Our borders to the world economy…
Cutting the cord: Your guide to canceling cable
Rising food prices. Skyrocketing gas prices. Your home is worth 2o% less. These are real life issues that we face every day of our lives. Consuming media is one of…