Is this you?
I’ve just discovered Eric Pickersgill take a look at his extraordinarily powerful message – simply shown through his black and white photos of the impact of smartphones on our relationships, experiences and missed moments of being present #PauseToPonder http://www.ericpickersgill.com What can you do just for today to be fully present in the moment ? What […]
Fascinating ! Steve Jobs Was a Low-Tech Parent!
I was fascinated to read that when Steve Jobs was running Apple, he was known to call journalists to either pat them on the back for a recent article or, more often than not, explain how they got it wrong. Nick Bilton was on the receiving end of a few of those calls. Here’ s […]
High-tech bad parenting? Giving your kids a tablet.
Better living (or parenting) through technology? That is the question posed by Nielsen in a recent study looking at the use of tablets in families with children. The firm finds that in households owning a tablet computer and with children under 12, 70% of children use the tablet. What these parents are letting […]
Fancy winning a free app from Touchy Books – the new way to get your kids reading !
Staying with the topic of reading. I am delighted to have come across TouchyBooks this week, they have an amazing app for the ipod and ipad, the app is FREE to download, and they are giving away 10 codes for you to claim against a book in their store! To find out how to […]
21 Life Lessons from Steve Jobs – a tribute to a man who changed the world
21 Life Lessons from Steve Jobs Written by Nick Scheidies| Posted in Entrepreneurship Steve Jobs will be remembered as a digital visionary — the man who brought poetry to the microchip. But before he was a legend, he was a person. We can’t all be Steve Jobs, but we can all learn from his […]
Are You Buying Toys That Stunt Your Child’s Brain?
Here’s a thought provoking article from The Huffington Post “If you are living a fast-paced and busy life, the downtime you get from a seemingly innocuous “device” that passively entertains your kid, is probably a welcome respite. However, Gameboys, computers, cell phones and the plethora of over-stimulating toys should not be your babysitter. I am […]
Good Parenting? There’s No App For That…. or is there ?
There will always be a technology and culture divide between parents and children. But with a little extra effort, perhaps it doesn’t always have to be so wide. Here’s an interesting article from Mashable exploring Raising the Digital Generation. “Who are your kids friending on Facebook? What are they really texting to their classmates? How much […]