Tag Archives: home technology

An update on Rafael’s broken leg

Posted on November 7, 2011 by jrothmanshore

Last weekend, Rafael had a hard landing off a slide.  He didn’t recover the way he normally does, and a trip to the emergency room uncovered that he had a buckle fracture in his leg. While the ER docs were confident … Continue reading →

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How to convert an iPhone 3GS running iOS 5 into an iPod Touch for a child

Posted on October 24, 2011 by jrothmanshore

Now that my wife and I have both upgraded to the iPhone 4S, we needed to do something with our old iPhone 3GSs.  While they are showing their age, they are still serviceable and have a couple more years of … Continue reading →

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iPhone 4S is the perfect camera phone for parents of young children

Posted on October 17, 2011 by jrothmanshore

To be frank, parents with kids under the age of six of this age spend a great deal of time marveling at each amazing new feat or silly moment of their children and scrambling to record it.  They then try … Continue reading →

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Shortcut: Use Vimeo to convert WMV files to MP4 format for free

Posted on September 26, 2011 by jrothmanshore

While working on a recent personal video project, I was importing about two dozen short video clips created by various friends into iMovie.  Most of them imported without any trouble at all, but a few of them were WMV files … Continue reading →

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Would I have been better off with the service plan?

Posted on September 18, 2011 by jrothmanshore

We just had to have one of the sump pumps in our basement replaced.  This is probably just bad luck, but you could make a good argument that I brought this on myself.  When Hurricane Irene passed through New England, … Continue reading →

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If I had to do it all over again, which baby gear would I absolutely buy again?

Posted on July 27, 2011 by jrothmanshore

Now that my younger child has turned one, we are find ourselves leaving the baby stage behind.  As all parents know, babies require an extraordinary amount of gear – clothing, strollers, sippy cups, bath toys, and thousands of other items … Continue reading →

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Choosing to post family movies online with Vimeo instead of YouTube

Posted on July 18, 2011 by jrothmanshore

My son just turned one a few weeks ago, and we are finishing up work on a movie assembled from photos and video taken during his first year.  We put together a similar one for my daughter after her first … Continue reading →

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Kids love super giant bubbles on a hot summer day

Posted on July 5, 2011 by jrothmanshore

Everyone with kids knows the children are fascianted with bubbles.  You dip the wand into a bottle, and then with just a gentle blow from your lips, a colorful, shiny orb appears.  It gently floats in the air, until an … Continue reading →

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I wish I hadn’t thrown that old piece of technology away

Posted on June 12, 2011 by jrothmanshore

On The Media had a fascinating piece this weekend about digital archaeologists.  These are people who are attempting to preserve technology that has long since passed into obsolescence in order for us to remember how technology used to work.  In one exhibit, … Continue reading →

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I caved: we are abandoning Google Voice and signing up for a (gulp) paid text messaging plan from AT&T

Posted on June 2, 2011 by jrothmanshore

As much as it pains me, we are about to start shelling out $20 a month for a text messaging plan for our phones. My wife and I are in our mid 30’s, and we were just on the wrong … Continue reading →

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