Host your WordPress blog at GoDaddy? Maybe you’ve been hacked »

Looks like there has been another attack on GoDaddy hosted WordPress blogs just this weekend. According to BlogcastFM, the “hack appears to redirect visitors upon arrival from Google and attempts to install malware on their computers.” Sid gives you advice on how to recognize and fix the hack at Warning! Massive Number of Godaddy Wordpress Blogs Hacked This Weekend.

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The final part of my New York City adventure: Empire State Building, shopping and MoMA »

My desire to ascend to the top of the Empire State Building happened after watching movies like An Affair to Remember and Sleepless in Seattle dozens of times. My husband wanted to go thanks to watching King Kong. (Sigh.) No matter. We both wanted to go, even though our reasons for being there were polar opposites of each other.

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The New York City adventure continues: Broadway, Statue of Liberty and a trip to Ellis Island »

Of course, we made the journey out to the Statue of Liberty during our stay in New York City. We ended up taking the tour later in the afternoon and was incorrectly told that we would be able to ride around on the boat around the statue, but not go on the island. This was incorrect.

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Too Hot in the Kitchen with Holly Clegg’s Shrimp Deluxe Pizza »

Shrimp Deluxe Pizza. No need to order out for pizza when you can easily have hot-out-of-the-oven pizza in the comfort of your own home. Shrimp and a great assortment of fresh ingredients make this an amazing pizza.

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An anniversary trip to New York City »

My New York City adventure begins. Grand Central Terminal Building For this trip, we didn't plan anything except dinner with friends for two of our nights. This left our first night in New York and all of our days wide open. We unpacked and left the hotel to head for Times Square. We figured this would be a fantastic way to spend our first night in New York. What a perfect choice.

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I Spy an Eye-Fi »

After a brief hiatus, which included sending my eldest off to college at Emory University, TechDad Central is back with a host of product reviews.

Get charged up with the Chevy Volt »

The cars of the future are a reality today. Thanks to the innovative battery technology created by Chevrolet, their new Volt electric car is ready to change the engineering and design of cars forever. Now drivers can plug in their cars before they go to bed at night and find it ready to drive in the morning.

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The College Roommate From Hell: Review »

Now, I certainly don’t expect my daughter’s experience to be quite as dramatic as this book’s title, but I know she might face some of the problems described between the covers. The book gives thoughtful, specific advice about how to handle a roommate who has a substance abuse problem, or a mental health issue like depression, and even smaller quibbles like a boyfriend who spends a little too much time in the room.

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Bloggers Unplugged »

From Twitter to Facebook, Flickr to Wordpress, it seems we’ve put our whole lives online. But as vibrant as the Internet community can feel, spending more time online also makes us pine for “old-fashioned” interaction. I know that I have occasionally felt guilty for spending time updating my blog, or putting out tweets, when I could have been relaxing with my family or friends. But a recent survey of perhaps the most active online community, my fellow women bloggers, showed that I’m not alone in wanting to spend more time offline. Even these online mavens like to unwind and unplug.

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Get kids to eat their greens with A White House Garden Cookbook »

A White House Garden Cookbook: Healthy Ideas from the First Family to Your Family by Clara Silverstein contains “fourscore and seven recipes” from White Houses past and present as well as community gardens from around the United States.

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2011 Chevy Cruze test drive and review »

When shopping for a new car, you have to balance all of the features you want against what you can afford. If you desire important safety features, leather interior, and navigation system you may not be able to afford all of these items and have to compromise on what you purchase. Until now with the Chevy Cruze.

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