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If you're paying attention to the site, you might have noticed a new name among the reviewers....GrannyWii GrannyWii is a real-ish person and she's based on my retirement-age mother. Let me give you a little background read more »
Thanks for your patience, and enjoy your summer!
The free version of the Opera browser that is available to owners of the new Nintendo DSi is surprisingly powerful. Check out these 10 tips for working effectively with this interesting tool. 1. Get on-line The new DSi is more powerful than it's predecessor and can connect to secure, WPA-encrypted networks. However, the process of getting connected can be confusing. Nintendo has provided an easy-to-follow walk-through at http://www.nintendo.com/consumer/systems/dsi/en_na/online.jsp read more »
Okay, so it's been a little longer than promised. I apologize, but the Wii has been working so well I pretty much forgot it had been broken. The new disc drive is definitely less noisy than the old and the games seem to boot faster (although that may be just a perception). In any case, I wasn't thrilled that my Wii died in less than two years, but the repair was as painless as it could have been. Props to Nintendo for terrific customer service. It's back! My Wii arrived home today after a brief stay at Camp Chatsworth. The box it returned in was very non-descript and gave no clue that it contained a Wii. (In the initial shipping instructions, Nintendo made a point of telling me NOT to ship the unit in the original packaging as that might draw unwanted attention.) read more »
This afternoon I checked the repair status on the Nintendo site and was surprised to see: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Receive Date: 02/12/2009 Status: Shipping Component Description Notes Warranty Amount CONSOLE ASSY WHITE RVL System serial number LUxxxxxxxx No $75.00 Our story thus far... When my Wii developed serious and on-going disc read errors, I started the repair process and shipped it off to California for a little R&R (repair and reconstruction). You can read all about it here. Good little geek that I am, I set an auto-track on the FedEx number and received an update this morning. According to FedEx, my dysfunctional Wii was delivered to the California repair facility at 9:49 a.m. on Thursday, February 12, 2009. read more »
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2009 saw the release of a lot of great video games, plus a few serious
clunkers. While you can check out our reviews for all kinds of ideas,
here are some of our favorites from the past few months that we
recommend for families: 
Hello, everyone. You may have noticed a bit of a slowdown in posts around here lately. We apologize for that, but it's due to our central office being moved over 500 miles away. Our other writers aren't moving, but this process has consumed all of our time for the past six weeks and for the next few weeks. We hope to get back to normal soon, at which point we should not only have new content, but new features.
Yesterday, Warner Bros confirmed that, by Holiday 2009, LEGO Rock Band will be hitting every major console, including the DS. This raises all kinds of questions, but it also sounds like great news for families. Our biggest trouble with the Rock Band series has been the mix of appropriateness in songs for young voices, but this new edition, besides being an unexpected-but-possibly-cool new version, looks to target a younger audience while not alienating the older set. 
Any analog TV signals that haven't shut down already will do so within the next three months. If you have a digital TV, cable, or satellite, you need not worry, and worst case, you'll need a digital converter box if you don't already have one. But if you'd like to save some money, we have some suggestions where to get your content. 