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5 Cool Home Security Gadgets You Never Thought Would Materialize

Whether you are renting or owning a house, as long as you live in it, you would need to be safe. Insurance can get you covered after the incident has occurred. But what will prevent such incidents from occurring? The answer is security gadgets for your home. In this article, we will be sharing five of these cool gadgets that can reduce the risks of robbery and break-ins. 1. Biometric Fingerprint Locks Keys and locks now vary in shapes and [...]

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Sharing Recipes (stolen content) on Facebook

I’ve noticed a trend lately, and it’s one that I’m not quite fond of. Many of my blogger friends will likely agree, and already have experience with this, but most of my friends and readers aren’t bloggers, and therefore need to be informed as to what is going on. I saw a lot of my Facebook friends over the last few months sharing more and more recipes via Facebook. My entire stream gets filled up with images of super yummy [...]

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5 Savvy Ways to Save Big on Technology

It’s more common these days to find a household with a computer, than one without. Technology has become ingrained in our society, a necessary expense, especially if you want to further save on household items. Online, you can download coupons, comparison shop, and more. All of these things save money, but how do you spend less on technology itself? Many families don’t even have a technology budget, but still own expensive computers and tablets. This year, it’s time to start [...]

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Google Reader to be Disabled

So literally, just a bit ago my sister went through her Google reader, subscribed to a bunch of blogs she now wanted to follow, and unsubscribed from a bunch that she no longer wanted to (or were no longer active). It took her hours. So yesterday when I saw the news that the Google RSS Reader was going to be shut down after July 1st, I instant messaged her that she was going to be SOOO mad! The thing is, [...]

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Teaching Kids to Code

“Geek Culture” is popular right now. There’s the Big Bang Theory on TV, SO many people referring to themselves as “geeks”, and the Star Wars and Star Trek franchises have been getting reboots in the movie theaters. One thing is certain, and that is that “geeks” rule the world. While, of course, I’m very passionate about STEM education (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math), I agree that the schools could definitely do more to teach our kids these things. The great [...]

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Living a Multi-Platform Life

I have 3 computers. I use them all. My kids share a laptop (I have 2 kids) and then my husband uses the downstairs computer. That’s 5 computers, for a 4 person household. Not to mention phones (I currently have 2 that I use regularly), tablets, the Roku, Playstation, xbox, you are getting the idea, right? So I need solutions that not only go to my phone, but my PC, and my other PC, and my tablet, etc. So I’ve [...]

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New Facebook Guidelines Copyright Status Update

Here we go again folks. I’ve seen quite a few of my friends posting this status update… In response to the new Facebook guidelines I hereby declare that my copyright is attached to all of my personal details, illustrations, comics, paintings, professional photos and videos, etc. (as a result of the Berner Convention). For commercial use of the above my written consent is needed at all times! (Anyone read…ing this can copy this text and paste it on their Facebook [...]

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Laptop Buying Guide

I’ve gotten this question so many times in the last little while, that I finally just decided to write a post about it. ”What kind of laptop should I buy?” The problem with the question is that it will be different for everyone. So here are the questions you need to ask yourself when picking out a brand new laptop for yourself! 1. What is the screen size I’m most comfortable with? In this case size really does matter. If [...]

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Scam Alert: Facebook Black

oh scammers, you are at it again! This time, you are being extra sneaky. Twice this week I have seen friends of mine TAGGED in this photo sporting a nice little link to a scam site. So even if it’s a friend that you KNOW would never click on something scammy, if one of my friends clicks on it and installs the app it could repost on their wall with ME tagged in it (appearing like I had clicked on [...]

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Scam Alert: Computer Support Edition

Remember how I’m always saying that sometimes it’s hard for me to know what it is that people don’t know? This is why I’m forever grateful to friends and family for asking me questions or falling for scams, so that I have something to post about. This time it was my mom… Sorry Mom, gotta warn the folks, don’t take it personally! My Mom and Step-Dad recently purchased a new printer. In an effort to try and hook it all [...]

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Technology in Education: What Can You Do At Home?

All week I’m talking about technology in our education system. There are some drastic changes that need to take place (and according to the Think Tank I was involved in sponsored by Dell, the entire system needs to be blown up). I’ll talk a little bit more about the system changes I can see being beneficial, but first I want to talk about what needs to happen at home. A revolution in technology in our education system isn’t going to [...]

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Setting Up a Kid’s Computer #DellDozen

I have made the joke often that there are more computers in the house than people. It’s kinda easy to do when there are only 4 people in the house, and I personally use 3 computers. I have my work desktop, because I work from home full time, and I have my main personal laptop where I do all my personal work, and last I have my XPS 13 Ultrabook, that I use when I travel or when I’m downstairs [...]

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