Category: Tech

Oct 31
The Adobe Creative Cloud Photography Plan Is Perfect For The Photo Enthusiast In You

We took a trip to San Francisco earlier this month and took a lot of photos. This is one of the shots I loved from the trip. Mr. Dude, our two-year-old, enjoyed our visit to the beach and was enthralled with the wet sand. This is a photo that I liked in color, but thought I'd use my desktop install of Photoshop to turn into black and white.

Oct 23
Toshiba Satellite Radius™ 12

The Toshiba Satellite Radius™ 12 started from a dead power off to login screen in between 5-7 seconds in my unscientific tests. I love this PC.

Sep 19
What Would My Wedding Registry Look Like If It Was Created Today?

I got married a week before YouTube launched and over a year before the first iPhone was released to the public. Let that sink in for a minute. My world in 2006 was just starting to use Facebook. Putting together a wedding registry on your own now is a monstrous undertaking. Best Buy, however, is making the wedding registry task easier than ever!

Sep 03
An Easy Way to Worry Less About Your Kid(s)

The guys over at HowToBeADad have partnered up with the team at Kinsa for an IndieGoGo project every parent of a young child will be excited about… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ujjAKtUi9Y What is Kinsa  and the Kinsa Smart Ear Thermometer? https://youtube.com/watch?v=NoLRGt33O2o%3Fstart%3D109 The team has met their fundraising goal of $50,000, but have set a new one that would […]

Jul 30
Going to a County Fair With the LG G4 Smartphone

My wife, son and I met up with my wife's mom at the county fair for the day last weekend. It's an annual tradition that normally brings a larger group of family together, but was enjoyable just the same. I brought the new LG G4 Smartphone with me and shot a little video watching my son observe and interact with the world around him.

Jun 10
7 Ways To Keep Your Children’s Digital Safety In Mind Every Day

One of the choices I had to make early on as a Dad Blogger was how I would treat my writing and sharing of stories about my family. This isn’t a problem solely dealt with by parent bloggers. It is also an issue any parent who shares information online should think about.

May 31
5 Shows Currently on Netflix That My Toddler Loves

There are many kids shows to chose from on Netflix, but my toddler can't currently get enough of his favorites. Listed in no particular order are his 5 favorites as of right now. Not all are kids shows, but when he's got screen time these are the shows he requests regularly.

May 22
Meet The Clothing Care System That Made This Dad’s Sniff Test Irrelevant

I’ve found a laundry solution that saves me a lot of time and has forever banished the need for the clothing sniff test in this house.

Apr 28
Have You Experienced “Envy” Recently?

It has been a long time since I've owned a Windows PC. When Best Buy asked me to take a look at the new AMD FX APU – HP Envy Touchsmart Laptop I was genuinely interested to see how Windows was doing these days. I have to admit, I wasn't ready for what a great computer this thing has turned out to be for me.

Mar 31
Reliving My Childhood Thanks to Netflix

I grew up watching shows like Saved By The Bell, Star Trek: TNG and Godzilla among others. Thanks to Netflix I can rewatch most of it all over again!