“Family” collection
Navigate the intersection of family life and technology with expert advice on household gadgets, digital parenting, and home safety. This section focuses on tools and strategies that enhance family connections and simplify domestic logistics in a digital-first world.
Time For Some Fun – My New Site Celebrating Technology
Last week I decided that I needed a bit more fun in my life, or if you look at it another way, to add some more workload to my already…
How to Pre-Populate Twitter Status Updates the NEW Way via
About a year and a half ago, I posted a "How To" article to teach people on how to tweet out messages from your website via a URL or web…
Traditional Fans are NOT Safe, Fans Have Evolved, And Now
When you think of Dyson, you think of those techie-looking vacuums that don't have a bag and look like they are an exercise of a engineering design firm coupled with…
How to Write & Blog Efficiently with Free Tools like
A while ago, I wrote a blog post about how I do blogging. That was over a year ago. Times have changed, tools have evolved and processes have gotten better,…
Sony, Ford and NYC Auto Show Videos from the Cast
A few weeks ago, Ford and Sony invited the Cast of Dads on a really cool experience – a road trip from Boston driving a 2011 Ford Explorer down to…
Ooma VoIP Adds Innovative Feature to Assist in 911 Notifications
Today, I learned that Ooma, a VoIP company who I recently reviewed, has added a pretty interesting feature to their telephony service. In the past, there has always been a…
LocalMind Makes Social Check-ins Engaging, Interactive and Helpful
We all know about social check-in services like Gowalla, FourSquare and even FaceBook Places. These services allow you to announce that you are at a particular venue, event, company or…
‘Twas the Night Before Mother’s Day – A Poem
Mother's Day is just around the corner, and me, being a HighTechDad, wanted to celebrate it in my own techie way. Obviously, I'm a big fan of Apple and the…
Video Gaming – Ballerina Style!
People play video games in all sorts of ways. And there are many gaming consoles and devices available to use for it. As a parent, it's a fine line to…
10 Ways to Use FaceTime with the iPad 2, iPhone
If you have a Mac, or an iPhone or now an iPad 2, you probably have heard of FaceTime. This is Apple's foray into video conferencing but with a heavy…
