There are certain things you hear in your life that stick with you. For me, one of the great life changers was hearing the great Homer Simpson say: “I am so smart, S-M-R-T, I mean S-M-A-R-T.”
Ok, maybe that was a ridiculous quote, but I know the key to growing and improving my mind is to learn. With this knowledge in hand (see what I did there?), I signed up for a robotics course at Stanford, ‘Physics III’ at MIT and ‘Roy’s writing tools’ at Poynter.
(Warning – this post contains explicit language.)
My friend asked me if it was possible that her daughter was sexting. Gulp.
Like many of you, she bought her two tween daughters iPhones for Christmas. Like many of you, she hadn’t set rules for what the phone is ‘supposed’ to be used for, but she also hadn’t really thought about the real implications of her daughters being fully connected to a network of friends when the parental units are not around.
You better watch out, you better not cry …. SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN!
It’s here! It’s finally here! Santa is coming, and if you want to know exactly where he is on Christmas Eve, NORAD has the tool for you.
For more than 50 years, NORAD and its predecessor, the Continental Air Defense Command (CONAD) have tracked Santa’s flight using sophisticated radar, satellites, Santa Cams and fighter jets.
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Krista Swanson remembers a few things about high school: falling flat on her face during a recreational volleyball game, learning to type on an electric typewriter, and being told that a woman could never make it in technology.
Fast forward a few years, and you may have seen her around town balancing a BlackBerry in one hand and an iPad in the other. Although she's no longer playing volleyball (she switched to running), she has learned how to program computer software, and become a kick-ass IT project manager. She's married to another techie who understands her addiction to Twitter a proud Mom to a geekling who can use an iPad with his eyes closed.
So whether it's an educational app recommendation to keep the kids busy on a rainy day, a review of the latest parenting gadget, or confirmation that your partner isn't crazy for wanting to buy that 110 inch projector screen for the basement, you'll find it all here.
Follow Krista on Twitter: @Ksswansong
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