Text messaging, or “texting” is everywhere. If you choose to do so, it’s a great way to keep up with tweens and teens.
I became proficient at it after Hurricane Katrina. We had friends from New Orleans living with us when they were forced from their home and though their cell phone service didn’t […]
Failing hard drives on your computer may not be directly related to being a working parent, but a properly running (read: not dead) computer is important to both you career and your kids.
Lifehacker lets us know how to tell when your hard drive is going to fail.
Let’s just say there’s been more than one […]
Apple recently announced iTunes movie rentals featuring movies from major studios.
It’s an exciting thought, but, apparently, the rentals expire after 24 hours.
That’s an issue for many people, especially busy working parents.
I don’t know about you, but, we rarely have time to watch a movie in one sitting. Even 48 hour rentals would make a […]
Tender Tidings is a company that bills itself as a “solution for working parents”.
“Solution” to what?
It’s essentially streaming video that you set up at home to view whatever you’ve got going on at home that you need to see while you’re away.
That’s all well and good, and, it might be a great application for some […]
My kids go to a small private school, so, perhaps larger school systems already have something like this in place, but, one thing that drives me crazy as a working parent is that school-wide urgent communication occurs at my home.
The home without people in it during the day to answer the phone.
Sure, there’s a […]
Like it or leave it, cell phones are a way of life, and, often indispensable to working parents, unless of course, you intend to leave your kid at football practice all night.
But, technology changes, something shiny and new catches your eye, and, before you know it, you have quite the collection of unused cell phones […]
There’s still time to enter the contest at GenBetween.com to win an HP Presto Printer, with 3 months of free service. But, hurry! The contest ends on Sunday, Sept. 16th at midnight, CST.
Give your mother Presto, and she won’t need a computer or internet service to receive your emails and digital photos. Presto automatically prints […]
Usually, our employers want us to actually work while we’re at work (I know!, crazy, huh?).
But, the fact is, we sometimes use our work computers to manage our lives, and, every now and then, the IT Department makes it a little difficult, and, we may or may not have to take things in our […]
My new friend, Wendy Piersall (we met at BlogHer) of e-Moms at Home compiled a fantastic list of 25 Parent Productivity Tools for Busy Moms, Dads and Kids.
The list is divided into areas such as household help, family communications, parent helpers, scheduling and organization, shopping helpers, and, educational tools.
Even though reading it might cause your […]
Ending an email, especially a work-related one, can be more difficult than knowing how to address your in-laws.
In fact, sometimes, I opt for no sign-off, rather than risk looking unprofessional, or, sounding too familiar with someone at work. Or, many time, I end an e-mail with “thanks”, if, indeed I’m thanking the recipient.
Two business communication […]
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