Tackling Technology

Using Tech to Make 'Handmade' Gifts

There's still time!

  The best gifts capture your friendship in a moment. Tech can be used in innumerable ways to create something that shares who you are and what your friends and family mean to you. No need for mastery of a hot glue gun or the ability to draw a straight line, use tech tools to express yourself. Here are some ideas of gifts you can make that show that you have paid attention to their interests and that take advantage of your personality and creativity. The Mixtape Re-mixed  Crafting the perfect playlist is harder in a digital era. With digital music you are expected to not 'share' the music with others. This doesn't mean you are without options. Make a Movie  Whether a a gathering of snapshots or newly shot footage, a movie can be a great …

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Amanda M. Socci, Freelance Writer

6:39 am on Tuesday, April 10, 2012

Jean: You have a knack for presenting complicated tech information in a way that is user-friendly and pleasant. Thank you! I recommend that this post be circulated year-round, as there are many gift-giving opportunities all the time. Kudos!   more ›

The Guardians of Ga’Hoole Swoops Onto the Big Screen

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Kids love books in series, and Hollywood has caught on. This weekend Warner Brothers will release in 3D animation the movie version of Kathryn Lasky's The Guardians of Ga'Hoole.  The film, Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole, is based on the first three books in the 15 book series about Soren, Gylfie, Twilight and Digger, four owls who've joined forces to fight a fierce enemy.  Whenever the movie version of a book is released, library shelves are emptied of the title. While you're on the wait list for  The Guardians of Ga'Hoole, or if you've already read it, you might also like these books. Poppy by Avi When Poppy's boyfriend is killed by the owl who rules Dimwood forest, the deer mouse's troubles have only just begun.  Warriors …

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