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• WISH it worked for me Wednesday

  Posted on Wednesday August 27th, 2008 at 09:22 in assistive technology, Computers, digital life, Dogs, educational technology, electronics, humor, internet, las vegas, lego indiana jones, technology, travel

  I love the Works For Me posts over at RocksinmyDryer.typepad.com, but since not much ever works correctly around the Topsy-Techie household, I thought I would talk about what I WISHED worked… Ca...

• But Does Your PC Have Rabbit Ears ?

  Posted on Friday June 6th, 2008 at 17:21 in angelina jolie, directv, electronics, geeks, homeless shelter, husbands, motherhood, tv tuner, vista

  Generally, we think of one-upmanship as something relegated to the elementary school yard.  “My dad could beat up your dad.”  Or in the case of schoolyards around here in the south…...

• I Hear Welding Pays Decently, Kids

  Posted on Wednesday May 28th, 2008 at 21:54 in college fund, electronics, geeks, motherhood, tabletop computing, th!nk, trade school

  My loyal readers know I am big on confessions…so I have another one to make.  When I saw the video below, I seriously started wondering just how badly our boys need that college fund of theirs....

• Robbing DirecTV to Pay Microsoft

  Posted on Monday May 26th, 2008 at 21:50 in birthdays, Computers, diet coke, directv, electronics, husbands, i-tunes, satellite

  No one has ever put me in charge of anything financially important.  The US Treasury has never called on me.  My tax preparation software always asks me to double check my facts.  I even lost the 7...

• Two Tickets to Vegas, Baby

  Posted on Wednesday May 7th, 2008 at 22:15 in bingo, dreamworks, electronics, geeks, homeschool, husbands, las vegas, motherhood, Seattle, slot machine, steven spielberg, video games

  Ok, so an important update on our free plane ticket conundrum……we’re goin’ to Vegas!!  Well, I should clear that up.  Two of us are going to Vegas.  The more we discussed ...

• Separation Anxiety

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 12:02 in beach, birthdays, canon, digital camera, digital photography, electronics, gamestop, georgetown, husbands, laptop, mexican food

  Ok, so nobody likes sand in their keyboard, right?  So I made sure my laptop had lots of power, kissed it goodbye, and gently tucked it in for a long nap.  Then I was off to the beach.  Yes, there ...

• Just Th!nk

  Posted on Friday April 25th, 2008 at 13:09 in Battlestar Galactica, circus, claustrophobia, electric car, electronic vehicles, electronics, environmentalism, ford, husbands, laptop, plymouth, th!nk

  When I was about eight years old, my dad took me to a car show at the local civic center.  The venue was full of shiny boxy 70’s versions of Plymouths, Fords, and Toyotas.  But the central foc...

• "It’s Not Personal, Sonny. It’s Just Business" - - the Godfather

  Posted on Thursday April 24th, 2008 at 18:46 in chargers, conspiracy, Earth Day, electronics, geeks, homeschool, sd card, the godfather, universal charger

  I love being techie, I swear I do, but sometimes….. Can somebody tell me why we need all these chargers??  Just for the sake of you, my loyal readers, I went through my house and counted the nu...