Geek Girlfriends

I got a pitch from the PR rep for GelaSkins a couple of weeks ago. I was very busy at the time but she offered to send me a sample of the product if I would just take a minute to look at the site and tell her what gadget I wanted to skin and [...]

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Here is a demo of Google TV.

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I am watching a demo with Ben Foss at Intel of this nifty bit of technology that helps people with dyslexia or vision problems read without assistance. Here is a video of how it works. If you know someone with reading issues who would like more independence, you owe it to them to watch this video.

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Looking for the HP TouchSmart Giveaway? You found it! Click here, read to the end of that post, and comment there to enter. (You can comment on this post, too, but that won’t enter you in the giveaway.)
For all of you who have already thrown your comments in to win the HP TouchSmart that HP [...]

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I’m completely obnoxious when I get a new pair of shoes. I swing my feet up onto furniture, tap my toes, stand with one foot on display – anything to draw attention to my new foot bling.

Historically, though, I have worn Bluetooth headsets, with exactly the opposite amount of fashion-enthusiasm. These devices are super handy [...]

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I’m in the air on my way to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, where my biggest problem right now is working out how to attend a half dozen parties at the same time. I’ll probably manage.

There was a time I attended this show every year but for several years now, I’ve taken a [...]

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I was sitting here writing a post full of tips on tidying up emails at the end of the year. (One thing that really slows down a computer is running an email program that has thousands of emails in the in box and mine was a mess.) But then I got an email that changed [...]

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I just want to let you all know that I have a fun feature in the January issue of Family Circle on Social Networking.

How sweet is that?

(And my Family Tech column in that same issue is on Twitter.) I talked to some of you for that story. And my editor and I had a blast [...]

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I think I’ve made it pretty clear that I prefer shopping online to fighting crowds. (Especially if I get free shipping.) But sometimes – especially when shopping for clothes – locating the right item online can be frustrating. I know just where to go for, underwear, kids’ clothes, or some new workout apparel for me. [...]

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I’ve been fighting with my teen lately over school, bedtime, console game ratings, computer access, cell phones, and all the privileges that these days seem to define – for him – man or boy. He is surly and oppositional. He’s angry. And he’s secretive. Is this typical teen posturing or a sign of something worse? [...]

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