Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Good grief, I thought all the different Windows Vista options were a pain in the neck, but with Windows 7 there will be even more!
* Windows 7 Starter
* Windows 7 Home Basic (for emerging markets)
* Windows 7 Home Premium
* Windows 7 Professional
* Windows 7 Enterprise
* Windows 7 Ultimate
Good luck.
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Using a Wi-Fi connection for voice calls is not a new idea , as we're currently enjoying the Truphone app on the iPod Touch and the specially created Skype phones from 3, but this is the first time T-Mobile have chosen to dip their toes into this treacherous pool. They've updated their Shadow handset, which will now be capable of using a Wi-Fi signal. This allows you to make unlimited calls over Wi-Fi networks, moving away from the standard cellular network.
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Google announced its "Doodle 4 Google 2009" competition Tuesday. According to the company, all Kindergarten through 12th grade U.S. students can design a Google logo based on the theme, "What I wish for the World." Applications will be accepted until March 31 and the winner's doodle will be displayed on Google's homepage on May 21. The winner will receive a $15,000 college scholarship and a $25,000 technology grant for their school. Google will also award a school district $10,000 for the "greatest quality participation."
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Do your kids need a "screen time" manager? Parents don't have to worry about just too much TV viewing these days, they also have to worry about just how long their child is glued in front of their computer screen.
Hook the gadget up to your computer. With each child, you can pick and choose how long you want them to be able to be on the computer. It can track hours per day and hours per week, as well as being able to recognize periods of time when they’re not allowed on the computer at all. Once they’ve reached the time limit, it shuts off the device.
* Windows 7 Starter
* Windows 7 Home Basic (for emerging markets)
* Windows 7 Home Premium
* Windows 7 Professional
* Windows 7 Enterprise
* Windows 7 Ultimate
Good luck.
*~*~*
Using a Wi-Fi connection for voice calls is not a new idea , as we're currently enjoying the Truphone app on the iPod Touch and the specially created Skype phones from 3, but this is the first time T-Mobile have chosen to dip their toes into this treacherous pool. They've updated their Shadow handset, which will now be capable of using a Wi-Fi signal. This allows you to make unlimited calls over Wi-Fi networks, moving away from the standard cellular network.
*~*~*
Google announced its "Doodle 4 Google 2009" competition Tuesday. According to the company, all Kindergarten through 12th grade U.S. students can design a Google logo based on the theme, "What I wish for the World." Applications will be accepted until March 31 and the winner's doodle will be displayed on Google's homepage on May 21. The winner will receive a $15,000 college scholarship and a $25,000 technology grant for their school. Google will also award a school district $10,000 for the "greatest quality participation."*~*~*
Do your kids need a "screen time" manager? Parents don't have to worry about just too much TV viewing these days, they also have to worry about just how long their child is glued in front of their computer screen.
Hook the gadget up to your computer. With each child, you can pick and choose how long you want them to be able to be on the computer. It can track hours per day and hours per week, as well as being able to recognize periods of time when they’re not allowed on the computer at all. Once they’ve reached the time limit, it shuts off the device.
Labels: doodle 4 google, Gadgets, google, kids, truphone, windows 7
Thursday, August 2, 2007
Awhile back I wrote about Club Pengiun, a kid-friendly social network, for the "Her Kids" blog published on delawareonline.com. Having a place for fun chats and games that parents can trust is something that is long overdue. So, I quickly wrote up about some of their features like how kids can pretend to be penguins and decorate digital igloos.On Wednesday, Disney bought Club Penguin.
Clearly I am not the only one who was impressed with this site, because Disney is paying $350 million, and is willing to double that if Club Penguin hits earnings goals in 2008 and 2009.
We shall see how this goes up against Neopets which was really big with children about five or six years ago. Personally, I am all for being a pretend penguin! =o)
Labels: kids, social network
Thursday, June 14, 2007
You don't have to play with MS Paint anymore. Go to www.thedollpalace.com where you can color in tons of images to choose from. It's quite fun.
Oh yeah, you are guaranteed to stay in the lines too. SO, you go to "The Doll Palace" to get your Free Coloring Pages and choose your image - it could be Tink, The Bratz, an animal or even lipstick. So now you've created a masterpiece. You can print it out; you can share it with friends (and challenge them to do better than you).
Oh! I also want to mention that you can upload your own fantasy to color. Draw something, scan it, upload it, color it, and share it. If you want to save your work, you will have to register, but that's free. It's a cool site - I think we all need to take a break and color again, it'll be good for you.
Why don't you check out my coloring skills here - and I challenge you to give this a try and link your beautiful work here!
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