LeapFrog flew us out to San Francisco last week to show us around. While much of what we learned will have to wait, you can watch our website for more information, articles, reviews, and blogs.
This week, Dale Cripps from HDTV Magazine joins us to tell us all about HDTV. If you're looking to buy an HDTV this year--or ever, you should listen to this comprehensive buying guide. Know what to look for and how to find what's right for you.
DirecTV owes us money. Since we switched over to Dish Network, and DirecTV bills in advance, they owe us $55 and have been sending us "bills" to notify us of this for the past couple months. What they haven't sent, though, is a check. Aside from the ludicrous notion of wasting postage and paper to tell us they owe us money instead of just sending the money, this leaves us having to go to them to request our money back.
O.K., fine. That's bureaucracy. No big surprises here.
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Review: Dora Friends! 7:06 minutes (1.76 MB)Hannah joins Dale to review Dora the Explorer's game for LeapFrog's ClickStart: My First Computer. Click the Play button to listen.
When you hear "LeapFrog," what do you think of? The LeapPad? Leapster? Chances are, you're thinking about products for kids about age 8 and under. While LeapFrog specializes in this age range, they have a few tricks up their webbed sleeve that target more than just the tadpoles. read more »
If you are a Mac user and haven't already ordered your copy of Mac OS X Leopard, it's due this Friday, October 26. You can order from Apple before midnight EST, and it'll arrive at your doorstep Friday. Or, you can save $10 and order it from Amazon. We chose Amazon for two reasons:
Last weekend, Teresa and I were flown out to San Francisco by LeapFrog for an inside look at the operations of the company. (We'll have several articles to tell you more about what we learned and how it affects your family.) On the way home, though, I ran across something that you need to know about.
As we were in the San Francisco airport, waiting for our flight home, we decided to check for free Wi-Fi because, honestly, Wi-Fi ranks only slightly lower than oxygen as an important ingredient in my immediate atmosphere. read more »
You can come listen to Tech Talk for Families right here anytime you want. Our shows will show up in the player on the front page as soon as they're available, and we release at least three shows each month, but we don't have a regular release schedule beyond that, mainly due to family priorities. So how do you know when to check for a new episode? read more »
This week, we welcome Shauna Maggs from Groundspeak in the long-awaited discussion on geocaching. It's a gadget-related activity that involves the whole family, fresh air, and exercise!
Ugobe's Pleo: your own pet robot dinosaur
Spy Video Car
Pink Barbie iPod Dock
Super Paper Mario
Hannah joins Dale to review 
Outlets to Go
Cars Supercharged for Leapster
This week, Teresa enjoys an end to a laptop fire hazard...and fast! And no, we're not going in-depth on the 
FAO Schwartz Top Dozen Toys
New Dr. Seuss Games from I Can Do That Games
New Zunes, now with Squircles!
Shauna Maggs from Groundspeak 
Free Nintendo Wii 'Jackets' to protect your Wiimotes
Ratatouille for Wii
