December 20, 2011

Ultra Giveaway! Win an Ultrabook from Some #UltrabookDads!
I'm going to keep this short and sweet since I have already written a bit about Ultrabooks and I'm going to be talking about them more in the coming weeks. So let's cut to the chase...Jeff Sass (who is a partner in crime on the Cast of Dads podcast as well as a fellow Intel Advisor) and I have been testing…
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November 17, 2011

Giveaway and Review: Modernizing Monopoly with Electronic Banking
Show me a family who hasn't played Monopoly before and I will let you see the dinosaur I keep in my back yard. I would hazard to guess that pretty much any family has, at one point of time or another, played Monopoly. It's a rite of passage and part of growing up. You have to go through the pains…
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June 13, 2011

Teenage Humor & a Father’s Day Contest – “Weiner, Junk & Tools” – Cast of Dads Podcast #42
It's alive! Yes, that's right, after a bit of a hiatus, the Cast of Dads are back with another action-packed…er…humor packed…uh…informative podcast appropriately titled "Weiner, Junk & Tools". Being a dad is a busy enough "project" in itself, but then coupling our other "jobs" into the mix and finding time to get the 5 dads together is something that warrants…
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March 28, 2011

Angry Birds Always Makes Me Happy & I Can Make You Happy with an Angry Birds Rio GIVEAWAY
If you haven't heard of the Angry Birds mobile game by Rovio, then you probably don't have kids, don't have a cell phone, or simply don't really care about gaming in general. But if you have, then you know how addictive it is to play and how successful it has been as a multi-platform game. It is currently the #1…
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March 10, 2011

Woah! “Tiger Blood, Puke & Other Body Fluids” – Cast of Dads Podcast #40
Hope that our Cast of Dads podcast title grabbed you! Yeah, being a dad, we get to experience all types of fluids coming from our kids. That is just the facts of life…and you really get used to it. I'm not sure if that is a good thing or not, but it is a reality. In Episode 40 (yep, the…
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March 2, 2011

The MicroVision SHOWWX+ Laser Pico Projector is Small, Easy to Use & I’m Giving One Away!
I have only reviewed a couple of pico projectors but that is enough to convince me how great having such a small, portable form factor is. Pico projectors are a very similar to those projectors you find in conference rooms or schools, but much, much smaller and with less light output. But what you may be lacking in light projection,…
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February 18, 2011

When Can You Have “THE Talk” with Your Kids? – Cast of Dads Podcast #39
Wow, back-to-back Cast of Dads podcast posts! I guess we are slowly getting back into our groove. Episode #39, "Having THE Talk" was focused on pretty much one thing – having "the talk" with your kids. While some of the Cast of Dads have kids still in diapers, others have graduated to the parenting of young adults, and some of…
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November 19, 2010

Review & Giveaway: Epson WorkForce 635 Multifunction Inkjet Printer – Faster than a Speeding Bullet
A few years ago, I received an Epson Workforce 610 and was thoroughly impressed by it. It was fast and did everything that I would want an All-in-One inkjet printer to do: print, scan, fax and copy. Now, I have received the latest and greatest Epson WorkForce, the 635 and it has been improved even more, something that I didn't…
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September 20, 2010

Book Tour & Giveaway: The Klutz Book of Animation – Stop Motion Video Made Easy
Have you ever wondered about how Wallis and Grommit or Mr. Bill and Gumby or Davey and Goliath or Christmas shows like Rudolf the Red-Nosed Reindeer were made? Well it's a pretty simple but incredibly painstaking process called stop motion animation. It is sometimes known as claymation if the objects are made out of clay. Regardless, the premise is simple.…
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September 7, 2010

Giveaway & Review: Move All Your Remote Controls to the Logitech Harmony One!
I have long been an advocate and user of universal remote controls. I mean, who wants to have a drawer or table top full of remotes that you have to juggle around to control various devices. Nowadays, many remotes that you receive with a new TV or a cable box do have the ability to control a couple of other…
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August 9, 2010

“The 39 Clues” Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway – Stop #5 For “The Black Circle”
I usually write about technology, gadgets, software, hardware and other gizmos. I also have been know to talk about parenting from time to time. One thing that I preach to my kids (but unfortunately don't practice as much as I should) is that of reading. And this is odd because I was an English Major and have lots of books…
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June 15, 2010

The Sony Dash – Not Just a Fancy Clock Radio – An Internet Connected Appliance! (Sony Giveaway too!)
My wife now has a digital companion as she puts on her make-up or gets ready for the day in the bathroom. Carefully positioned on her makeup table is a small, digital screen that looks like a clock radio. But it is much more than that! The Sony Dash, formerly known as the "Chumby" is truly an Internet connected appliance…
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