Having lived with a bunch of kids for the past 12 years, I’d say I’m a qualified expert of what a hot holiday toy is. In a nutshell, hot holiday toys are those for which you get out of bed at 5 am, stand outside in the cold lined up with other similarly crazy individuals, and wait for 2 or …
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With four kids under the age of 11 in tow with me almost everywhere I go, I’m that person people in Costco feel the need to sympathize with by saying, “Oh dear, you have your hands full” (no kidding) or “Are they all yours?” (Yes, indeed they are). But even though my four look like they’re a lot of work …
Read More »Which apps are worth the money?
Which apps are worth the money? In the past few years, apps, like technology, have evolved to the point where they’ve almost completely replaced the way we play traditional video games. I say almost completely because The Sims for iPad will, for me at least, never replace The Sims for my Mac. It’s just not the same experience, and I …
Read More »Netflix Canada vs USA – How to get US Netflix in Canada
I signed up with Netflix pretty much the day it launched in Canada. Having fiddled around with it in the US a few times, I knew what type of movies/shows/ etc. it offered, and you didn’t have to ask me twice if I wanted access to unlimited episodes of Hoarders (when you trip over toys and laundry all day, programs …
Read More »And you can use your iPad as a tennis racket
If you are an Apple enthusiast like myself, you get excited about the little things: Hot new apps, new cases and holders, and the possibility of cutting a hole in your kitchen cabinet in order to mount you iPad and use it as a wireless sound system for your entire house. Because I love my iPad so very much, I …
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