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Publishing Your Blog to Kindle

5/23/12 6:00am by Dishwater Dreams
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Some people like reading blogs via Google Reader or jumping straight to the site, but others like to subscribe to blogs via their Kindle not only for the ease of reading (blogs become then like online magazines) but because they want to support the writer.  Think of it as 99 cents in the tip jar.  Dishwater Dreams walks blog writers through the basic steps of publishing their blog to Kindle via Amazon.  Read more

Has Facebook Become an American Icon?

5/22/12 12:02pm by Virginia DeBolt
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Think about cultural icons. You know, things like The Statue of Liberty or movie lines like "Of all the gin joints, in all the towns, in all the world, she walks into mine." Think about Apple products. Think about Facebook.  Read more >

Tips for Making the Internet Easier to Use

5/21/12 12:02pm by Shannon Wellington
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[Editor's Note: Shannon from Shannanigans has some great tips for you. She can tell you where to find great free image editors, beautiful free fonts, and which tools can help you convert files from one format to another. And she includes helpful screenshots of everything! -Virginia]  Read more

Apps I Love: Gube and TeleTweet by Shacked Apps

5/14/12 12:02pm by Maggie Hames
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Every once in a while a product comes along that’s a game changer. I can’t imagine life without my cellphone, the gps for my car, my laptop, or my iPad. And now, I can’t imagine life without Gube  Read more >

New Websites and Apps for Kids

5/11/12 12:02pm by Virginia DeBolt
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Lori from The Well Connected Mom attended The Digital Kids Conference and came home with an armload of ideas for new sites and apps your kids will love. She explains,  Read more

Mail or Delete Multiple Photos with Your iPhone

5/9/12 12:02pm by Life {Sweet} Life
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[Editor's Note: You can speed up your handling of iPhone camera images with multiple deletes or the mailing of multiple photos at once. Sarah from Life {Sweet} Life takes you through the process step by step. -Virginia]  Read more

Great Storybook Apps Beyond the Usual Suspects

5/4/12 12:00pm by Virginia DeBolt
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Karen Robertson at Digital Kid's Author has some top 10 lists of great kids apps, including some especially good storybook suggestions that are not the usual Disney and Dora stories. She writes,  Read more

Sweet Mother's Day Ideas for the Geeky Mom

4/30/12 12:00pm by Virginia DeBolt
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Need some good ideas for your geek of a mother? Or maybe you are a geeky mother who would like to drop some hints. Well, Cool Mom Tech has plenty of good ideas for Mother's Day gadgets and gear. Here's one of their articles on the topic, emphasizing sweet ideas for mom. They say,  Read more

RSS: What is It? How Do You Use It?

4/29/12 12:02pm by Spotlight Blogger: Jessica Morrison
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[Editor's Note: Jessica from 30 Something Mother Runner talks about the feature common to all blogs: RSS. She tells you what it is and how to use it. –Virginia]  Read more

Telling Your Story with Digital Narrative

4/28/12 12:02pm by Virginia DeBolt
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Gena Haskett at Create Video Notebook has some examples, tips, and links that can help you understand how to tell a digital story using personal narrative to make your point. She explains,  Read more