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Winter Survival Tips
How many times have you heard “I’m bored” this winter? 65,000? I have too. Ol’ Man Winter has been a miserable beast in 2014 for those of us in the North. If we’re not getting a foot of snow, its 30...
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Simplifying Life with Apps like @Wegmans
As a mom trying to juggle work and family, I’m always looking for ways to simplify things. Technology is always one of my greatest allies. Online shopping is fantastic, but there are times when I must...
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Honoring Memorial Day 2014
Memorial days always make me focus my thoughts on my Grandfather. He passed last year, and there hasn’t been a day when he’s been too far from my thoughts. He was a Naval officer — a somewhat James...
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Top 5 Mobile Apps to Get Organized Now
Smartphones revolutionized the way we stayed connected to the Internet, allowing us to check e-mails, listen to music, and surf the web from anywhere. As developers have had more time to create for...
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Promoting Literacy, the Love of Reading, and @ReadingRainbow!
When our clients have something to celebrate, we are there celebrating right along with them, and this week is no exception! Unless your vision has been impaired by a special set of Star Trek visors,...
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Life, Death, and Social Media
A few months ago, a dear friend found herself facing every mother’s worst nightmare. A call was received from a doctor in the foreign country where her son was traveling informing her that he was...
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Capture the Moment!
Photography has been a passion of mine ever since I was about 12 years old. When I got my first camera, there was no such thing as digital photography. Remember film? You could only take about 36...
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@Herotopia: Where your super kid can become a #Superhero!
Working for Metaverse Mod Squad the past 7 years has given me the chance to work on so many different and unique projects. Seriously, we never get bored around here! A few months back, I was introduced...
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Family adventures made easy with navigation apps!
Summer is my favorite time of year; school is out, the kids are free, and the weather is warm. The only down-side is filling the long summer days with activities and adventures for the kids. This...
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How I learned to love Game Night
I was blessed with two very snarky, sassy kids who love board games as well as video games. Much to my surprise, when we first started having “game night,” beyond the first night’s resistance, the...
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Part 2: A Memorial and Publicly Private Struggles
The following is part 2 of the post regarding “A Memorial and Publicly Private Struggles.” Publicly Private Struggles I’ve been keeping up with the various stories of humanity and kindness that have...
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Prepping For a New School Year
REJOICE, Parents! School-time has returned! And with this time of year, parents have received the fall school supply list. It can be an expensive time for parents; growing children need new clothes,...
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Limiting Your Kid’s Screen Time is Ok
A recent New York Times article is piquing the interest of many parents – particularly those of us who work in the tech industry. The issue? Should we limit our children’s screen time? With the...
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Understanding the Rise of the Digital Celebrity
PewDiePie. iJustine. Smosh. They sound like the fall line-up on Nickelodeon, or trendy smart phone apps, or even Anime characters. In reality, they’re a small sampling of the growing power and trend...
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Metaverse Mod Squad Participates in Extra Life 24 Gaming Event
We’re going to be streaming 24 hours of gaming NON-STOP from our Sacramento office in support of this amazing event called Extra Life – it’s going to be crazy awesome! On October 24th to the 25th, tune...
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Rediscovering Synergy, Jem’s Synergy!
I’m rediscovering Jem through my four-year-old, and it’s truly, truly, truly outrageous. I like to weave in fun experiences with technology and my kiddos whenever I can. Thanks to the beauty of...
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Capturing A Library of Memories
I cried. No matter how hard I tried, the tears flowed. In February of 2014, we packed up the U-Haul trailer and my kids said goodbye to their “Nonni.” We live in Northern California, and we were...
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Perfecting The Collaborative Holiday!
This year in my family, we are taking advantage of technology for all of our holiday preparations, and for some good reasons. I have a pretty busy schedule in my own time. I have four adult children...
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Road Trips: Past, Present, and Future!
Some of my favorite memories of family vacations when I was a kid were the ones involving road trips. We would either load up the station wagon or fly somewhere and rent a big car and drive around...
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Hacking Education: My Journey into Homeschool Options
I’m on a mission to discover more about home-based education options. My son isn’t at that point just yet, but I want to know how things work and if this is something my son would like to do. At the...
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