Category: Technology

  • CUJO- Family Internet Security Device, A Review

    CUJO- Family Internet Security Device, A Review

    The Need for Family Internet Security With media constantly reporting about data threats, hacks and even the recent major Experian credit breach, more and more people are paying attention to the need for internet security.  Businesses go through thousands of dollars and countless hours to make sure their information is safe. But what about our…

  • Free Maps and Travel Guides of All 50 States- The Ultimate Resource!

    Free Maps and Travel Guides of All 50 States- The Ultimate Resource!

    How to get free state maps and tourism guides If you’re like me, even though GPS has made it simple to navigate, I still love a good map. It’s imperative we teach our children how to use and read maps. Let’s face it- we need to know how to navigate in this technology-filled world with…

  • Keeping Your Data & Identity Safe While Traveling

    Keeping Your Data & Identity Safe While Traveling

    Keep your data safe while traveling When traveling there are some basic safety tips to keeping your data safe. This is a guest post by my friend and cyber-security expert John Berry.  With cyber crime and identity theft at all time highs, its important to understand traveling exposes your data to many unique risks. It’s a…

  • the Fabulous LEGO Learning Giveaway

    My days never seem to pass without building- and stepping on- the fabulous multi colored bricks in our home. Between birthday gifts, chore board rewards, garage sale finds and our own purchases- my ten year old estimates we have 300,000 bricks. Yes. That comma is in the correct spot. A couple years into our homeschooling…

  • Learning Valuable Life Skills through Lego Robotics

    Learning Valuable Life Skills through Lego Robotics

    Of all the adventures we embark upon when we are  homeschooling, Lego Robotics. Trumps. ALL. Whoo hoo! First Lego League!  Most of the time around here,  Homeschooling is a misnomer. We are hardly ever home. And we certainly don’t resemble school. Click To Tweet When season for FIRST Lego League runs around, I am as…

  • Astronomy On Vacation (guest post with Jay Ryan)

    It’s always fun to take vacations and see new places and to compare the differences from home. Having grown up in Ohio, I always remember my first trip to Florida, seeing my first palm tree! In addition to seeing different sights on the ground, you can also see differences in the sky. Though everyone in…