Monday, November 5th, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood
My daughter is learning Latin from a game. Really. In her online Latin class, she plays as an Avatar (that's her, pictured) and earns points for every word she learns. She loves that class, plays it obsessively, and spouts Latin all the time. She is getting a great grade, even though it’s...
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Friday, November 2nd, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood
It’s been a hard week for a lot of people in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. If, in cleaning up after the storm you – or someone you know – discovers that a computer, hard drive, digital camera, smart phone, or other technology that holds irreplaceable data – photographs,...
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Friday, October 26th, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood
This was a big week for geek news. Whew! If you are already planning your holiday shopping, you will have lot of choices for the tech-loving people in your life. I know my wish list just got much, much longer.
Today, Microsoft officially released
Windows 8 ($40 to download....
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Thursday, October 25th, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood
If you have followed some of the recent stories of cyberbullying that led to horrific consequences, you might be feeling as if your kids are living in a world you don’t understand and can’t control. Kids are taking their clothes off for strangers online, sending naked photos and videos of...
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Monday, October 22nd, 2012
by Christina Tynan-Wood
Wouldn't it be great to come home from work and discover that the kids had cooked a wonderful dinner and all I had to do was gush praise and eat? (And maybe do some dishes.) They have a bit more time in the afternoons several days a week than...
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