I don’t have many memories of my father from when I was growing up. However, the one particular memory I do have is whenever we were on a day trip or an annual holiday. My father would be forever filming on a cine camera and for many years during my childhood I remember sitting down…
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The Ultimate All Weather Gamma Jacket
Read moreI live in Wales in the UK and I can guarantee you it’s without a doubt one of the wettest places in the world. You can always be sure if it’s time to pick up the kids from school or you are off for an important business meeting, a big black cloud will appear from…
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[AD] Switching To Smart Campaign With Hive
Read moreThe highway of technology is moving at an incredible speed. It feels like we are riding a rollercoaster of innovation, as everyday life is transformed using the ever-improving smart technology, which of course is making our lives easier and saves us money and energy. One of the areas smart technology has impacted most is the…
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[AD] Bosch Home & Garden – Indego S+ 350 Robotic Lawnmower Review
Read moreDuring the summer months one part of our garden that needs constant attention is our lawns. The grass grows at a very fast rate during summer especially if we have a mixture of rain and sunshine as this will always speed up the growth of the grass. I seem to forever be getting out the…
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CAD And 3D Printing
Read moreCAD for 3D printing is one of the fastest and most efficient ways to get your designs made into useful prototypes, scale models, or finished products. CAD software simplifies the process of creating a digital design which you can then input into the 3D printer. Anyone unfamiliar with the digital design industry might be wondering…
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The Rising Cost Of Household Bills
Read moreIn the UK we live in very uncertain times. Our government is in disarray with little or no direction and the constant threat of Brexit being a no-deal, or in fact whether we leave at all, and an opposition political party that doesn’t have a clue, leaves the rest of us scratching our heads in…
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Using The Internet of Things To Inspire Your Kids
Read moreIt’s no secret that computers are becoming increasingly important in the modern world. As time goes on, more and more people are relying on these machines to get their work done, and jobs of all shapes and sizes are wrapped up with them. Of course, most kids won’t want to learn about the work which…
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Why My Six Year Old Twins And Myself Should Be Embracing Technology #ad
Read moreWe live in a world where technology is constantly in the background helping us live our lives. Whether it’s catching a train where your ticket is available on your phone or going to the supermarket where you can paid for your goods using your phone. It really is a far cry from when I was…
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Teenagers On Holidays: Don’t Forget Your Mobile Phones, Tablets Or Laptops Really!
Read moreI have recently returned from a holiday in Menorca and one thing I noticed which without question seemed worse than I have ever seen before on a summer holiday, but interestingly was something I understood, and realise is that the younger generation of today live in a completely different world to the one that I…
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Finding The Balance Between Teaching The Basics And Technology With Our Kids
Read moreThe world we live into today is now totally reliant and massively influenced by the internet, with social media being at the forefront of all of this. There is of course no doubt that my six year old twin girls will be hugely influenced by technology and the internet, and there will be nothing I…
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Am I Really On My Smart Phone All The Time? Most Likely
Read moreIs the smart phone the best or the worst invention the 21st century has ever seen? Is it contributing to society becoming anti- social? Are we turning into a society that has little or no need to speak to our fellow human beings in real life? Are our children being influenced that they will not…
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Children Of The Forest: My Sunday Photo
Read moreAfter the topsy turvy week that I have had, which at times was very frightening, but hopefully now I am on the mend. Yesterday we went out to the local park, and whilst there and walking through the deepest darkest woods, in suburban Britain, we came across the children of the forest. They were bordering…
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Netgear Orbi Better WiFi Around Your Home Review
Read moreIn our home there are a couple of WiFi dead zones. One in particular is our bedroom. The main modem coming into the house is in our lounge. Our bedroom is down the hallway which is the entire length of the house and there are plenty of brick walls in the way, so by the…
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I Want It! But I Don’t Need It!
Read moreThroughout my life at certain intervals, I have bought items on impulse or have asked for items for my birthday or Christmas, and I didn’t actually need it, I just wanted it. So here are a few items I have bought or been given over the years that have ended up collecting dust after just…
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Pi-Top Laptop Review
Read moreI love any new technology, and also something that’s a bit different from the norm. So when I was asked to review the Pi-Top laptop, I couldn’t wait and let my twins loose on this awesome bit of kit. Pi-Top is a modular laptop that you build yourself, allowing you to discover a world of…
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Introducing Children to Technology with the Alba Range from Argos (Ad)
Read moreI am in partnership with Argos to talk about the new Alba range of tablets/televisions/mobiles. Introducing technology such as smart phones and tablets to children is a pretty daunting task for many parents. Trying to find the right balance to ensure that your child is the right age to understand the technology being handed to…
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Mobile Phones Tablets Laptops And Our Children
Read moreI was recently away on a short break in West Wales with my family and what with it being summer there were many families there on their summer holiday. What I noticed was I think quite alarming for our children. This of course may not be a problem for a lot of parents, but I…
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The Internet of Things
Read moreHow many gadgets do you have in your home? I bet that if you stopped what you were doing right now, looked up and counted all of the gadgets within plain site, that you’d easily count at least five. Dig a little deeper and open up drawers and cupboards, and I bet you that even…
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Is technology taking over
Read moreIs technology taking over? Yes is the simple answer! I have realised over the last couple of weeks my phone is super glued to my right hand and it’s actually annoying me. I started blogging about eight months ago and as month by month has passed I have become addicted to blogging, believing that I…
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