Family Life & parenting
Keeping screen time under control
The Easter holidays have begun. This means the battle against excessive screen time has also got underway.
April 3, 2017
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The Epson ET-3600: A family-friendly computer printer
Although we live in a world that is increasingly paperless, I’d be lost without a computer printer. Every now and again I’m asked to fulfil some administrative task that involves printing off and signing a piece of paper. Either that, or I have to print off photographs for family members or scan an original image
November 21, 2016
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Our first Xbox experience
Until a few days ago, I had never used an Xbox. To many people that will probably be a shock confession, but it’s true.
November 19, 2016
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Review of the Kano computer kit
I’d heard a lot about the Kano computer kit. It seemed like a great concept and one I thought my eldest daughter would appreciate. If you aren’t aware of it, it is a build you own computer. The motherboard comes as one piece and you simply push the remaining components in place.
December 7, 2015
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Reducing the risk of Cyberbullying
Last week I published this post about parents over-sharing updates and images of their children on social media. I had been intending to write a follow-up about cyberbullying when an opportunity fell into my lap! Out of the blue, I was contaced by Amy Williams, a US-based online safety advocate. Amy has penned the guest
June 2, 2015
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