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Amazon’s Free Music Downloads!

Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 23:33 in Amazon, Entertainment, Featured | viewed 393 times | Comments

Amazon reacently started offering free music downloads on select tracks. Check out Amazon’s Listing of Free Music Downloads. At the date of this positing the list was up to 877 songs that can be downloaded free of charge through Amazon. ... (Continue reading)

Tagged with: Amazon MP3 Music Downloads

Wii Motion Plus – Increased Wiimote Sensativity

Written on 1 Jul, 2009 at 12:43 in Featured, Video Games | viewed 286 times | Comments

Nintendo has released a new extension to the Wii remotes that increases the motion sensitivity. The additional capabilities are only good on compatible games that make use of this increase from the Wii MotionPlus extension. Some of these games include: Wii Sports... (Continue reading)

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HDPV – High Definition Peasant Vision – Cut out Satellite and Cable

Written on 29 May, 2009 at 16:01 in Entertainment, Featured, Giveaways | viewed 292 times | Comments

I have been wanting to write about this for a while and was prompted by a great article on NPR about it. Cutting out cable or satellite and going with what I called Peasant Vision as a kid- now... (Continue reading)

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The Time Game… A Family Favorite – New Video

Written on 16 May, 2009 at 22:49 in Featured, Games | viewed 178 times | Comments

This is a re-post – with a new video added. Need a cool game to mellow down the kids? The Time Game is your answer. It works great even with large groups. Growing up it was... (Continue reading)

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Hulu Mothers Day Videos – Send One to Your Mom

Written on 10 May, 2009 at 0:29 in Entertainment, Featured, Videos | viewed 222 times | Comments

Go to Hulu to forward your mom a fun Mothers Day video – see this. Here is one from 30 Rock. Send one to your mom today. ... (Continue reading)

Watch the Hunt for Gollum on Family Nester!

Written on 3 May, 2009 at 16:13 in Entertainment, Featured, Videos | viewed 156 times | Comments

We just finished watching the 40 min movie, “the Hunt for Gollum” For a movie that only cost $4500 to make they did quite a good job. Since it is only 40 min long there is little character development; they... (Continue reading)

The Hunt For Gollum – Download it Tomorrow

Written on 2 May, 2009 at 23:58 in Entertainment, Videos | viewed 146 times | Comments

The free on-line movie, “the Hunt for Gollum,” will be available tomorrow starting at 4:00pm GMT. To download it go to www.thehuntforgollum.com. Here is the latest trailer for your viewing pleasure. Trailer 2 – The Hunt For Gollum [2] by HuntForGollum ... (Continue reading)

Hunt For Gollum – New Online Movie Coming This Sunday!

Written on 30 Apr, 2009 at 16:27 in Entertainment, Videos | viewed 200 times | Comments

This online movie made by fans for fans of The Lord of The Rings looks quite well done and will be released this Sunday for free download. Check out the trailer posted on NPR here. Also here is another trailer... (Continue reading)

The Cleaning Game – Use Chutes and Ladders to Make Cleaning Fun

Written on 28 Apr, 2009 at 12:55 in Family Life, Featured, Games, Parenting | viewed 199 times | Comments

Get ready for this Saturday’s chore list and make it a fun one. Our Saturday mornings can sometimes be a battle – trying to get the kids to clean often requires constant pushing and prodding; once the kids finally get... (Continue reading)

Weekend Hulu Movie – North Shore

Written on 24 Apr, 2009 at 12:31 in Entertainment, Featured, Videos | viewed 122 times | Comments

This classic from 1987 was one of my favorite as a kid. I was stuck on the Canadian Prairies and dreamed of surfing. We didn’t even have a tub to surf in the way Rick did. Check it out for... (Continue reading)