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Tips for Using Your New Kindle

January 3, 2011, 5:00 am

I noticed from Facebook and Twitter posts over the last week that a lot of my friends got Kindles for Christmas. And so naturally, they were all looking to the veteran owners for what to do with them....

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Complete Star Wars Saga on Blu-Ray in September

January 8, 2011, 5:30 am

If you haven’t already bought the Star Wars movies in enough formats and versions, you’ve got another chance in September. All six movies will finally be released on Blu-Ray, retailing for $139.99. If...

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Dora And Diego Cook With Your Kids

January 8, 2011, 5:45 am

Ever since my now almost 5-year-old daughter could talk, she has voiced a desire to help her father in the kitchen. Now, she reads a cookbook at the table during breakfast as frequently as her dad...

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The Sinclair Institute Is Geeky About Sex!

February 3, 2011, 4:15 am

We have already reviewed different ways to breach the sex topic with our kids, but what about the adults? When you’ve been with the same person for awhile there is a chance things could get a...

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10 Things You Should Know About Minecraft

April 19, 2011, 5:30 am

Minecraft is a collaborative creative PC game. Though a game about digging up blocky, 8-bit stones might sound simple in design, boring, and monotonous, it is quickly becoming a staple of current PC...

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Ukulele Nerdettes!

May 2, 2011, 6:00 am

My husband owns two ukuleles, one of which he refinished himself. When he looks for inspiration in songs to learn, he looks to the interwebs…specifically YouTube (in most cases). Here is a list of...

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Top Five Geek Picks in Amazon’s Virtual Discount Bin

May 13, 2011, 5:00 am

Through the end of May, Amazon has increased their $5 album collection to include 1,500 albums. Here are the top five geek picks out of that vast sea of tunes: TRON: Legacy Reconfigured soundtrack...

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Amazon Unveils The Kindle Fire, Complete With Geek Content, And Three New...

September 28, 2011, 8:36 am

This morning Amazon officially announced its much-awaited Android-based tablet, the Kindle Fire. The big news is that at $199, it’s half the price of the cheapest iPad and nearly as cheap as the $149...

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When Does Amazon Become a Necessity?

October 23, 2011, 5:00 am

Just over a year ago I signed up for AmazonMom. I received discounts on items I needed for my son as well as free Prime membership for up to a year. The Prime membership was dependent on certain...

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Ebook Piracy and the Libraries of the Future

November 8, 2011, 4:30 am

My husband has been lucky since acquiring his iPhone. He was looking for a book to read to test out the reader function, saw a commercial for A Game of Thrones, decided to read the book and it was...

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Is That Amazon Price A Good Deal?

December 11, 2011, 6:00 am

You’re looking at an item on Amazon, trying to remember how much it was when you saw it in a store two weeks ago. Is Amazon’s price better? Maybe. Unless it’s a toy, in which case, my experience...

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This Amazon Mom Quits

January 13, 2012, 4:30 am

Back in October I lamented the loss of my Prime membership under the Amazon Mom program. Never mind, I’ve been surviving without Prime, and the discounts offered by Amazon Mom are still fantastic. My...

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Dragons, Monsters, and Mittens – Oh My!

April 30, 2012, 4:30 am

New titles from Flashlight Press include three children’s books with one beautiful commonality: the artwork is extraordinary. The stories are all unique and inspire conversations with even the...

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