Month: August 2011
Zelda Goes Gold with 25 Years
The Zelda franchise turns 25 this year, but I guess no one told Nintendo that it is a silver anniversary. Instead, they’re celebrating with gold. Gold paint, that is. In honor of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (coming out in November), Nintendo has announced a special bundle that will include the game, a snazzy
Ruckus Media Labor Day Sale
Wading through the Apple App Store trying to find quality apps for your kids is like looking for buried treasure in the jungle. Sometimes you have to keep digging and digging. That’s why I had to give a head’s up about Ruckus Media’s Labor Day sale. All of their great apps for kids are just
Applicious: The Creeps
The Creeps is a tower defense game for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. Tower defense games involve placing a line of defense to protect your home base. The genre gained some popularity after Plants vs. Zombies took off. In fact, that’s when I fell in love.
In The Creeps, your job is to protect your little kid from monsters getting under the bed. Place toy laser guns, bottles of glue, boomerangs, flashlights and piggy banks to help you in your quest. As you destroy your enemies, you can collect money and use it to buy more weapons or upgrade the ones you already have.
What We Use: Panasonic Lumix G2 Digital Camera
I have generally carried a small point-and-shoot camera. I like the portability and ease of use. But, as I’ve been attending more events as a member of the media and including more pictures on my blogs, it became clear that something a little more robust was in order. It’s hard to be taken seriously as a journalist with a camera that fits in your pocket!
After considerable research, I selected the Panasonic Lumix G2 (DMC-G2). I’ll be honest, the first thing that drew me to it was that it comes in a gorgeous shade of red. You have to start somewhere, right? Once I started looking into specifications and features, however, it became clear that it was also a really great camera.

Beginnings–Karate Red Belt
Bug starts karate again, with much better results.

BlogHer11–No Surprises, Great People, Plenty of Swag
I go to BlogHer for the networking and relationships. It’s the “place to be” for bloggers, and the one conference each year I make a full commitment to attend. If you’re here to find out what I thought of the sessions, you’ll want to move right along. I am one of those people who doesn’t

Parenting Challenges: Race, Color, Identity and the Need to Belong
I’m biracial. I love being biracial. I love dancing in different worlds, being unique, leaving strangers wondering. I’m entertained by the many ways people try to ascertain my racial makeup, some with rude frankness and others with a subtlety so profound that I’m not even sure what they’re asking. It wasn’t always this way. There
Verizon FiOS Brings Speed and Reliability
We waited what felt like forever for Verizon FiOS to come to our neighborhood. Big Guy had his eye on it and jumped on the chance to sign on as soon as we could. I am currently taking part in a Verizon FiOS campaign, which I’m pretty excited about. It’s a good excuse to learn
One Essential BlogHer Tip
Tomorrow morning I leave for my third big BlogHer conference in San Diego. I’m not packed. Heck, I haven’t even started my laundry. I haven’t really nailed down my schedule. And, as of yet, I don’t have transportation to the airport or a hotel to stay in my first night. But I do have the
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