“Learn, Create and Share” with LeapPad Explorer
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I’ve made no secret of the fact that IT Boy is addicted to MY iPad. He loves watching movies, playing games and experiencing all that MY iPad has to offer. But there’s one very big problem. IT’S MY IPAD. Sure, …
Posted in Gadget Girls, Product Reviews
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Webcam giveaway!
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I’m sure if E.T. were made today, E.T would be phoning home with aid of a web cam. Who wouldn’t prefer a chat with someone face to face over a muffled audio-only conversation? IT Boy’s not his best on the …
Posted in Gadget Girls, Travel
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Tech is FUN!
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I recently got my Blackberry device upgraded. I think mine was actually made of stone, it was so old. I picked the Bold, because I need a full and real QWERTY keyboard, as I have old fingers. The Storm wouldn’t …
Posted in Gadget Girls
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No one wants to deal with a cranky Ellen
It’s been a while since I had a good old fashioned rant in these pages… Recently, my office switched to Microsoft Outlook from another not to be named office email/groupware application. Overall, I thought then and I still believe this …
Feeling Wii Fit
Little IT had a very specific request for her birthday present. She wanted a Wii Fit. I was a bit surprised that she asked for one in the first place. Since Nintendo was doing a lot of outreach to MommyBloggers about …
Posted in Family, Free time!, Gadget Girls, Gaming
Tagged great gifts, shopping online, Wii, wii fit
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Anyone else ever have this problem?
Recently, I was talking to someone trying to schedule a meeting with me. She complained that “I’m (me, Ellen) in meetings all the time, I have no free time.” While that is a lovely sentiment, it’s really not completely true. …
Happy Easter From the IT Family
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Browsing through Target, I just couldn’t resist picking up a Star Wars egg coloring kit. Happy Easter from Darth Omelet, C3-P-Ovum, and R2-D-scrambled. I’m hoping that next Easter,when we’re all geeked up on J.J. Abrams’s reboot of the franchise, I’ll …
"Upgrade Your Life"
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Ssssh! Don’t tell my manager, who is out of town at a senior management off site meeting, but I just snagged his copy of “Upgrade Your Life: The Lifehacker guide to working smarter, faster, better.” On the one hand, he …
Need it, want it, gotta have it
Two blog posts have me in purchase mode this morning. The first is from the good folks at OfficeSpacey. I have never been diagnosed with SAD, but I get very cranky when subjected to long periods without natural light. Here in …
Posted in Gadget Girls, Raves, You gotta have friends
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A Very IT Christmas
Christmas has come and gone in the IT household. Overall, I’d view it as a successful mission accomplished. IT Boy got a bunch of therapy approved toys and a stuffed Snoopy. It was quite a challenge to find one. Snoopy …
Back it up!
Unless you are IT Boy or Little IT, I am not your mother. But I do have good advice every once in a while and I am not afraid to share it. Don’t wear a denim jacket with jeans. Carry that …
Fancy meeting you here
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My thanks to Katie for informing me about the “blog stats” feature on WordPress. I had been using Sitemeter, but that service gives you different feedback than WordPress itself can provide. The most fascinating thing for me to see is what …
Posted in All about, Blogging, Gadget Girls, You gotta have friends
Tagged Blogging, what to say to girls, Wordpress stats
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Advice from bloggers, for a blogger-to-be
A good friend of mine recently started a web site promoting her design services. In case you check out her site, yes, these works of art are even more wonderful in person. She’s a fellow soccer mom, which gives you …
Posted in Blogging, Gadget Girls
Tagged blogger, Blogging, new to blogging, PVE Design, wordpress
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At last! IT Girls are here!!!
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I have the joy and honor to say that I am holding in my hot little hands one of the first copies of “The IT Girl’s Guide to Blogging with Moxie.” Let me give you a little background and explain why …
Posted in Blogging, Books I love, Gadget Girls, Making a Book, The Business of Books
Tagged Blogging, books, IT Girls, moxie
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