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Family Media Agreement 27 Aug 2013 | 04:37 am
It’s that time of year again – back to school! The kiddos are getting ready to go back to school or may have started already. My daughter will start 7th grade this week. It was a fun summer, but she...
YouTube videos on Kik with Kik Cards 20 Aug 2013 | 05:00 am
Did you know that you (and that means your kids) can watch YouTube videos using Kik Messenger? An observant and concerned reader contacted me about this. For those parents who have taken the time to ...
SnapKidz – Snapchat just for Kids 8 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
By now you might have heard of Snapchat, a popular picture and video-sharing app that features images that disappear after viewing. Now the Snapchat developers have introduced SnapKidz for the under-...
Get the kids reading this summer with Kidsmomo.com 20 Jul 2013 | 02:00 am
Let’s take a break from talking about websites we want our kids to avoid, and take a look at a site we can recommend. It’s nice to say YES for a change, right? Kidsmomo is a website for kids 8-13 wh...
Instagram: Now with video 6 Jul 2013 | 05:33 pm
Instagram has added video, just a few short weeks after I wrote about the video sharing app Vine. Guess the folks at Instagram saw some of their app market share shrinking and needed to jump on the v...
The Distractions of Technology: 5 Things to Be Aware of as a Babysitter 27 Jun 2013 | 06:00 am
Now that summer is here, families may need to use babysitters more often. Here are some tips for sitters to keep in mind. This is a guest post by Rachel Thomas of babysitting.net. We all love our te...
What is Vine? Is Vine okay for Kids? 12 Jun 2013 | 06:15 am
Vine is a video creation app where all the videos are 6 seconds or less. The videos or “vines” as they are called play in an endless loop. Think Instagram, but with short videos rather than photos. Fr...
What is the Cloud, anyway? 6 Jun 2013 | 11:55 pm
I was asked this question recently. And I remember asking myself this question several years ago when I started seeing the terminology “Cloud computing” in tech publications. At first I ignored it as ...
How to Distance yourself from a Facebook friend without Unfriending 23 May 2013 | 05:34 pm
A relative of mine asked me recently, "What can I do if I don’t want to see someone’s updates on Facebook, but I’d rather not unfriend or block them?" Here’s how to make it seem like you have unfriend...
A few Apps and Websites to look out for 15 May 2013 | 10:52 pm
First off sorry for the lack of posts this past month – not sure what happened other than time getting away from me. There is certainly no shortage of topics to share with you. I receive a lot of e-ma...