I've been reading way too many articles about laptop thieves in airports and especially coffee shops. The first step, of course, is to get a secure password and a secure encryption system (we like Macs for that reason), but the second, is to lock your machine down if you spend a lot of time working away from home. We tried out the Griffin Portable Security Techsafe locking … [Read more...] about Review: Griffin Portable Security for Laptops
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Jungle Speed – fast game for dads and kids
Jungle Speed is a new game that combines fast pace card games like Spot It and Blink with an extra twist, a "totem" that you have to physically grab to win the mini-round. Game play is pretty simple though it does take a few readings of the directions while playing to figure things out. As usual, dads with short fuses should read the directions ahead of time instead of yelling … [Read more...] about Jungle Speed – fast game for dads and kids
Review: Road Trip family game
Gas up the wagon and drive to a shady picnic table where the whole family can play Road Trip, a new game from Daddy-O Productions. Packaged in a playful tin box, this is a fun game for kids 7 and up and their parents. You don't have to be on the road to play Road Trip. If fact, this is not a game for the car. However, I brought it along on a family weekend and we enjoyed the … [Read more...] about Review: Road Trip family game
Review: Dabble, Scrabble-style game for dads and kids
For dads and kids who like words, Dabble is a fun, and speedy alternative to Scrabble. You can play in just five minutes, which is perfect for time-frazzled dads and attention-challenged kids and teens. We like games like this that are simple and direct. No directions here with tons of exceptions and twists and turns. The rules of the road are simple. You get 20 Scrabble-like … [Read more...] about Review: Dabble, Scrabble-style game for dads and kids
Notable Novelists Card Game experience
Imagine the scene: A warm Spring evening. Good French wine and an authentic steak-frites. Talk of Edith Wharton, Kurt Vonnegut and Ernest Hemingway. Are we in Paris? No, I'm with my 7 and 11 year old son and daughter in a local restaurant and we're playing a new card game, Notable Novelists of the 20th Century while waiting for dessert. For a book lover who would be pleased to … [Read more...] about Notable Novelists Card Game experience