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The Secret to Keeping Your CDs Scratch-Free

February 2nd, 2007 · 5 Comments

CDs and DVDs become playthings in my house, like most anything else that my kids get their hands on. My husband and I are constantly chasing after our almost-2-year-old, disc in hand, who realizes that these are some kind of “treasure”. I can see the attraction - it’s shiny, colorful, and he’s got it and [...]

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Tags: Accessories · Electronic · Kids · Safety · Tech

Three Kitchen Gadgets That Will Happily Occupy Your Child

January 19th, 2007 · 5 Comments

Do your kids ever annoy you incessantly really need your attention when you are trying to get something done? For example:

You’re trying to cook dinner and your toddler wants to “help”.
You’re watching your favorite TV show (having already paused and rewound your Tivo five times) when your preschooler wants you to read her a book?
You’re [...]

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Tags: Admin · Appliances · Educational · On the web · Online · Safety

Easily Stop Cross-Contamination In Your Home

November 26th, 2006 · 2 Comments

This is the gadget that started it all - Great Family Gadgets, that is. After seeing this gadget I knew I needed a way to share my knowledge of extremely useful gadgets for families with more people than I am normally in touch with.
I was once watching a show about a kitchen [...]

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Tags: Bathroom · Cleaning · Electronic · Home · Kitchen · Personal Care · Safety

Locate Your Remote, Your Keys, Your Cat… Your Kids?

November 18th, 2006 · 2 Comments

It’s a rare day that goes by without my husband asking, “Where’s my (keys, wallet, cell phone)?”. He never puts anything in the same place, which just amazes me. I’ve tried many different things to help him be more organized, so that he’s not frantically searching for something as he’s in a rush to leave [...]

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Tags: Electronic · Family · Gift ideas · Home · Pets · Safety · Tech

Sylvania DOT it Lights

October 29th, 2006 · No Comments

It was the fact that these lights use LEDs (you can read more about LEDs here) that first interested me in them (and, okay, that they are available in my favorite color - purple ). But after reading more about them, I kept coming up with more and more ways these cute [...]

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Tags: Hacks · Home · Kids · Safety