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View all →June 23, 2014
A Quick Neighborhood Adventure Video – “Helping Echo” #EarthToEcho
I remember when I was a kid, we used to go outside and have adventures. Sometimes these adventures were simple, but many times they had complex plots and ran well into the night. We were not tethered to our homes in any way other than how far our parents’ voices could carry. Often, we simply gave a time when we…
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April 27, 2011
Hang In There Sony…And Thanks for Your Continued Innovation
It happens to the best of us. We plan for the worst, do all of our due diligence, prepare for the unexpected, test and re-test and cross our fingers a lot. But inevitably, there is always something that we didn't think of. I could be talking about the recent Amazon Web Services outage or the napping by the Air Traffic…
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April 16, 2009
Innovative Sony Contest Highlights Features in Fun Way
Today I found out about a contest for the Sony Digital Imaging group that I wanted to pass on for a variety of reasons. First, it's actually pretty fun. Second, there are some really great prizes and third, I thought it was a very innovative way of showcasing some of the main product features. First, the fun. The Game I…
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August 20, 2008
Breaking News: E.T. Had Peanut Allergies
Today, sources close to HighTechDad (HTD) revealed that E.T. (the Extra Terrestrial) had severe peanut allergies and was NOT homesick contrary to popular belief and media hype. Through an exhaustive and comprehensive investigation, interviews and footage analysis, HTD has uncovered a grand conspiracy that would even have shocked Agents Mulder and Scully of X-Files fame. The E.T. Conspiracy HTD has…
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July 28, 2008
TechDad on the Road
I have always wanted a personalized license plate ever since I was a child. I begged my parents to get one when I was a kid. That didn't work. So this year I decided to take the plunge. It was a lot less expensive than I would have thought and I basically got it for myself for Father's Day, with…
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