Month: October 2011
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Creating the Perfect Group Photo with Windows Live Photo Gallery Photo Fuse
Most of us have experienced the dreaded group photo shot, especially at the holidays. In one picture, someone is blinking, in another, someone has looked away. It’s frustrating at best. Luckily, Windows Live Photo Gallery, a free piece of software from Microsoft, allows you to capture the best of each of your group photos and…
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Microsoft, Sesame Street, and National Geographic Show Us the Next Frontier of Television and Educational Content
There are times when I get a press release that I know I should share immediately, but I’m just not sure how to capture the impact of the story. Last week was one of those times. In short, Kinect for Xbox 360 announced a ground-breaking partnership with National Geographic and Sesame Street. The two iconic…
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Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One Review
My husband and I enjoy playing video games together. Unfortunately, where I am a gamer, he’s a Gamer. He likes a wider range of game, plays more often than I do, and is generally more skilled than I am. It makes it challenging to find games that we enjoy playing together. Typically he’s bored, I’m…
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Halloween HEXBUGs Crash Our Boston Bruins Birthday Party!
As Halloween approaches, it’s time for some creepy crawly fun. We had the chance to host a HEXBUG Halloween party this past weekend. We wove it into a Boston Bruins celebration for Bug and Big Guy’s birthdays, but the HEXBUG Nanos definitely had a starring role with the kids. We had some new glow-in the…
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Everybody Dance Video Game Review
Yeah, I like dancing video games. It’s ironic, since I can’t dance to save my life. I think it’s some leftover dream of being a performer. Anyway. Everybody Dance for the PlayStation 3 with Move gives you the chance to dance – and sing, if you’d like – to a variety of popular songs from…
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Sesame Street Teaches a Real World Lesson in Internet Safety for Kids
Sesame Street’s popular YouTube channel was hacked yesterday, with porn replacing videos of our favorite Muppet characters. The channel was taken down, and Sesame Street has issued an apology to fans. (See CNN for full coverage) It looks like the Sesame Street channel has been restored, but it remains an unsettling reminder of how difficult…
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Applicious: Disney Winnie the Pooh–Pooh’s Birthday Surprise
I have had the chance to try a lot of apps from Disney Digital Books and Disney Winnie the Pooh – Pooh’s Birthday Surprise is one of my favorites so far. It combines a cute story with engaging graphics, animations, activities.
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Good-bye Qwikster, Welcome Back Netflix
Our family has been using Netflix for quite some time now and have been relatively loyal, despite their occasional lapse of forward-thinking judgment (fans likely remember when they tried to remove the secondary queue…). The service itself has been nearly flawless, while their handling of customer challenges and complaints second to none.
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Seven Years and You Roll with the Punches
Big Guy and I celebrated our 7th anniversary last weekend. Seven years ago at this time, we were on our honeymoon… a Mediterranean cruise. This year, we were home with our kids! But we had planned a special getaway weekend to Maine and were both looking forward to relaxation and quiet. When Friday night…
