Author: Erin Ryan

Camping outdoors is fun in the summertime that is; if otherwise you have to deal with some nasty elements that make camping less glamorous. Camping indoors is ideal since we loved creating tents out of blankets as a kid or setting up an actual store bought one in the basement. Glamping is a new form of camping where you don’t rough it in the wild; instead you add luxury to your camping trip by even going as far as setting up modernized tents that offer spa treatments (can you imagine?) …

It is not easy being a Disney Princess you know, it takes a lot of work to get glammed up and find the prince of your dreams. Singing is a must, or you will go bust, since it is the Disney way. How about finding sometime throughout your day to teach a song or two so a Princess can sing along with you, but wait, what’s that? What possibly could go wrong? *quivers while bites on perfectly groomed nails* …

Rocking chairs will soon be on the list of “Grandpa, tell me about the good old days” since the rocking chair as we know it is getting an upgrade. …

We all need our own space to think, unwind or to clear or heads;  some of us create den’s or man caves to label a spot within our homes to call our very own. What if we were able to go beyond the escapism of a computer, a mouse and an external experience and instead become the interface? Combining our need for time alone with the advancement of technological features that span farther than our imaginations, would you be intrigued? …

As of yesterday Google has teamed up with the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) and are adding AMBER Alerts to their platform known as Google Public Alerts. You will now be able to not only see alerts happening on a map such as; weather and emergency alerts within your area or around the globe, you will also be able to help locate missing children. …

We have become all too familiar with Google’s fun doodles over the years and as tradition rolls around again, today’s Google doodle is dedicated to Halloween. This doodle is fun though, since you are able to interact with a click of your mouse. You will have the opportunity to open 5 doors in which will ghoulishly spell the trusted name of Google. You can start from left to right or anywhere you want to knock and play a quick trick or treat with the Search Engine. …

Hurricane Sandy may have dampened our Halloween spirits for actual trick or treating outside but that doesn’t mean we cannot still have some Halloween fun using our Smartphones. …

As of this morning reports from NOAA  – The National Hurricane Center – has stated that what many are calling the Frankenstorm or Mammoth storm is now worsening, bringing more severe weather as it intensifies. “…SANDY NOW MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AND ACCELERATING… …EXPECTED TO BRING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND COASTAL HURRICANE WINDS PLUS HEAVY APPALACHIAN SNOWS…” …

We are such keepers of time, always having to keep up with it or trying to figure out how we have lost track of it, time sure does have a lot of power over us and unlike Doctor Who, we are unfortunately not time travellers, although that would be very cool. …

As gamers you are aware that although a new system comes in and excitement in trying it and buying it builds, we still hold a special spot for our old gaming consoles. …