Have a Better Life

This week my car ran over my son’s mini laptop (or notebook), the whole story here. This makes me think if my son is giving the real value to the toys he has.

This computer was bought through a school project and contains educative games for his age. A lot of controversy was around this government project because some parents think their kids are too young to have a computer of their own. Also a lot of parents don’t have computer knowledge and can’t teach their kids to use the computer so for them the laptop is not a good toy and in fact it can turn into a dangerous toy if the kids connect to Internet without the parents knowing exactly what they are doing.

No one was forced to buy it so the parents were in change when deciding if they were buying the laptop or not. I bought it because my son already used my desktop at home and I know how to see the sites he visits, who is he talking to, etc.. Now, does my kid know the power of the toy he has on his hands? I think for him it is just another toy only that this one can connect him with his friends and the outside world.

Am I spoiling my 10 years kid by letting him have his own mini laptop? Is it too much for him? Well, it is a school project, he takes the computer to school to make his own researches, used the computer dictionary to find new words, he plays computer games that help him read and write so I think it is suitable for my son.

Is he aware of how much it cost and that if he loses it, it will be very expensive to have another one? No, I don’t think so. I guess for him if he has one he can have another. Money is not a priority, people give him money, and we buy things for him so I believe real money value will come with time, with the growing up process.

Does he have a better life by having a laptop? Well, he’s happy by having it but if the laptop didn’t exist for sure other play games would take place. I think the importance of a laptop is the same of the cell phone some years ago.

Should I repair the laptop right now or should I let him suffer a few more days? Well, I saw despair, I saw sadness, I saw guilt, I saw pain and I saw shock in his eyes, and that was terrible to see. Well the transport company (from a well known group of moving companies) dropped by this morning and took the laptop for repair. It will take 1 to 3 weeks to be ready so I think this is a good time to make my son aware of what can happen when we don’t take care of our things the proper way.

Here I am writing from my Toshiba Satellite, my best buy from 2007. Although I work in an office my laptop continues to be one of my best acquisitions because it allows me to do my hobby and my second work…blogging. I can be in the living room, in the garden, in bed and still blog. If you don’t have you, you should get one for Christmas.

We can say this is a all in one gadget. At the first look we say it is a regular digital frame but in fact it is a lot more than that. This is a Axion AXN-9702 7-Inch Widescreen LCD Digital Picture Frame with Clock, Calendar and Alarm and promises to do more than just showing family pictures

This 7″ picture frame, besides showing pictures has other functions like calendar, MP3 music playback, clock, alarm. Depending on the size of each picture the storage can go up to 15 pictures.

Axion AXN-9702 Highlights:

• File Compatiblity: JPEG, MP3
• Clock function with snooze feature
• Calendar displays current date
• Power Source: DC: 9V
• Resolution: 480 x 234 pixels

This Axion AXN-9702 7-Inch Widescreen LCD Digital Picture Frame with Clock, Calendar and Alarm comes with a AC Adapter and a Remote control. No digital signage needed for this digital frame.

Take advantage of the 50% discount on this product and buy it for half the price.

I decided to write this post because just like me I have came across several people with the same let’s say…problem.

I’m about to buy a PSP 3000 for my son as a Christmas Gift. I had already established my budget but now I’ll have an extra expense. Why? Because PSP 3000 comes (at least the packages I saw) with a 1GB memory stick card and if we have intentions of storing movies and have a large music library we have to buy an extra memory stick with more capacity.

This advice also works for Digital Cameras and other gadgets that requiere large amounts of memory. Memory stick cards and flash memory cards can be found in different memory capacities, just choose the one that fits your needs.

If you blog and you have a family than you should get a Laptop. It was the best buy I did in the last few years. My notebook computer saves me from waiting for the desktop to be free because everyone in the house uses it. I can take it to every room and this brings me a lot of freedom to blog when and where I want.

I unfortunately work full time outside the house so only at the end of the day I can use my notebook computer to blog, watch a series while my kids watch a movie or just chat.

So, how do you do? Do you have a notebook computer or do you prefer to have your limit space for a computer and use it in one specific room?

I love tee and when I’m at home I like to make it with loose leaves. This Bodum New Kenya 34-Ounce Tea Press has a very attractive design and does the perfect job when it comes to make a perfectly tasty tee.

he teapot is made of borosilicate glass, the plunging rod is made of stainless steel and the rest of the pieces are made of plastic. All parts are dishwasher friendly.

If you like to have your mug always next to you, you can count with three mugs at a time for this 34 ounces model (or eight teacups).

Get the perfect tee with the perfect Tee Press and Have a Better Life!

Everybody know that we shouldn’t take electric devices to the bathroom especially while we shower, we can get a little “electric”. If you are one person that like to shower while listening to radio, at Paramountzone.com you can find the perfect Shower Clock/Radio. You don’t have to worry about it getting wet once it is water resistant.

Besides allowing you to listen to the news and music while showering, you can check the time so that you don’t be late for work at for getting the kids to school. And…the Fog Free Mirror that comes with the radio, allows you to do your makeup (ladies) or shave (gentleman).

This is the right gadget to make you start the day with your right foot. Enjoy it!!!