10-minute photo invitations for under $10
A couple weeks ago we celebrated Kembe and India’s 6th birthday. They were just a few weeks into kindergarten and haven’t really established their friend group yet, so instead of trying to narrow down a few kids for the party, I decided to invite everyone in the class. They are in separate classes so I needed about 50 invitations. I also wanted to make a photo invitation so that the parents could identify which child the party was for, since it’s a bit early in the year that every parent knows . . .
five awesome features of the windows phone
I am a bit of a tech-junkie when it comes to phones, so I was excited when Windows asked me to take their new Nokia Lumia 900 Windows Phone for a spin. The Windows Phone is shaping up to be a serious contender in the smartphone market. I’ve been using one for the past month, and wanted to share some of the aspects of this phone that I really like. In the coming weeks, I will also be sharing some of the features I think moms are looking for most in a phone (namely – what apps will . . .
how to do simple edits and easy youtube uploads using windows movie maker
I’ve mentioned before I’m a part of the Windows Champions team, which means from time to time I get to share tutorials on some of the features that come (free) on Windows computers. I wanted to share a little bit about Windows Live Movie Maker. I’ve always felt daunted at the process of getting my videos uploaded to YouTube, but Movie Maker allows you to do quick and easy edits and then save to YouTube without leaving the program. It’s made it much easier for me to add easy . . .
protecting kids from pornography: the new responsibility of parents in the internet age
When I was seeing clients as a marriage and family therapist, one of the most common reasons families came into my office had to do with pornography. I had many couples seek counseling services for this issue, which is a conversation for another time. But I also had many, many families come into my office after discovering that one of their kids was looking at explicit material online. These were not bad kids. In fact, most of them were great kids from great families. . . .
blogging with microsoft live writer
A couple weeks ago I gave a little tutorial on how I blog from my iphone. I thought I would also share on of my favorite tools for blogging from the computer: Windows Live Writer (WLW). I am always amazed when I talk to bloggers who write their post within the native Blogger or Wordpress interface, because Windows Live Writer is just makes the whole process so much easier. Windows Live Writer is a blog publishing application. It is a desktop application, so you can use it even . . .
how to blog from your iphone
I’m not really that tech-savvy, but really I’ve been on a mission to figure out how to write blog posts from my iphone. I’ve been on the iphone for about a year now, and I’ve finally gotten comfortable enough with the touchpad keyboard to write some of my shorter posts from my phone. I’ve also figured out a few hacks for getting pictures uploaded as well. Since I write for several sites and usually have a couple posts in the works each day, it’s nice to be able to multi-task . . .