Is Facebook unhealthy for your children? Larry Rosen, a psychologist at Cal State Dominguez Hills, thinks so. He’s been studying the effects of technology on people for the past 25 years. This time he’s turned to social networking and gaming among teenagers and children. On Saturday, he made his case at the American Psychological Association’s [...]
Raising Gamers
by nadyess in August 5th 2011My teenage son went through a short phase (although it seemed to last forever) of gaming for long hours, avoiding showers for days, taking his food back to his room, and avoiding contact with us at much as possible. Yes, he was in the throws of World of Warcraft, and the sudden emersion into this [...]
Wikipedia Needs Contributors
by nadyess in August 4th 2011Wikipedia, the virtual encyclopedia that is built on volunteer submissions, says it is losing contributors. Founder Jimmy Wales says administrators are busy simplifying what he called "convoluted" editing templates that may be discouraging people from writing and editing Wikipedia’s entries. He was speaking to the Associated Press on Thursday Haifa, Israel where the the website’s [...]
Shake Your Desktop
by nadyess in July 29th 2011Do you run multiple programs simultaneously on Windows 7? If so, you’ve probably noticed how cluttered your desktop can get. In Windows XP, to minimize every window on the screen, the quick launch menu had a nice little button called “Show Desktop.” This instantly minimized every window. With Windows 7, this is much more fun! [...]
Half of Netflix Users Connect through Gaming Consoles
by nadyess in July 28th 2011Have console? Will stream. If you own a Wii, Xbox 360 or Playstation 3, the odds are you watch Netflix on them too. A Nielsen survey of 12,000 online interviews finds half of all Netflix users connect through gaming consoles, such as the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or Nintendo’s Wii. Eighty-nine percent of Hulu users [...]
Why You Should Fandango
by nadyess in July 27th 2011The summer blockbuster season is in full force, and you happily gather up your family for a movie outing. Captain America has just released, and everyone is dressed up and ready to go. All smiles and laughs until you get to the theater and realize the entire city had the same idea as you!
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Supreme Court Says No to Video Game Law
by nadyess in June 27th 2011It’s a great day for parental freedom. The U.S. Supreme Court this morning struck down a California law that restricts the sale or rental of violent video games to minors. "Even where the protection of children is the object, the constitutional limits on governmental action apply," Justice Antonin Scalia wrote in the majority opinion. The [...]
U.S. Moms Need a Break
by nadyess in June 15th 2011Are you stressed out mom? Well, according to a survey by ForbesWoman and the website TheBump.com, many U.S. mothers feel like single parents, whether they are married or not. Not only that, but most moms, workforce or in-home workforce, feel like they never get a break from parenting. The study found that 92 percent of [...]
Google Fun
by nadyess in June 9th 2011In honor of Les Paul’s birthday, Google has a fun guitar as their logo, which you can play and record. Check out my recording: http://goo.gl/doodle/15lw
Nintendo Announces the Next Generation of Wii: Wii U
by nadyess in June 8th 2011The rumors are true: Nintendo debuted its next-generation console, the touchscreen tablet Wii U, during its keynote address at the Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles on Tuesday. The Wii U tablet screen can be used to navigate and magnify the image displayed on your TV, which could come in handy for browsing the Web. [...]
