So last week I admitted to the fact that I bought a laptop a few months back, and that I named said laptop Fred. Fred is mine and mine alone. No one else is allowed to touch him. Not the kids, not my husband, no one. It is absolutely glorious being able to leave reminders and notepad files open strewn across my virtual desktop and know no one is going to close them without … [Read more...]
May I Introduce You to My Best Friend, Fred? (or How the ASUS Transformer Flip Book Changed My Life)
Back in February, in what was pretty much the best early birthday present ever, my mother-in-law gave me money to buy a new laptop. I did my research, hunted around and ended up picking out this lovely ASUS Transformer Flip, which I decided on at least in part because of my experiences with the smaller ASUS Transformer T100 Intel has sent me earlier in the year (It's official, … [Read more...]
TV, Then and Now — or Why The Death of the Saturday Morning Cartoon Might Actually Be a Good Thing…
So, this is the new big thing at our house -- pillow forts and Netflix on the Dell 2in1. Or more accurately pillow nests, where the kids strew as many pillows and cushions as they can find in a circle around themselves and snuggle down in their PJs, all lanky limbs and cuddles, in the big kids bed, or in a pile on the bedroom floor. They beg for this, as if it were the biggest … [Read more...]
Back to School with Dell (and my surprising favourite use for my new Dell 2-in-1)…
September means back to school. For me this year, for the first time ever, this means both kids in school all day. Leaving me with six glorious hours to myself to work and clean house. At least in theory. The reality is our school has a delayed start for Kindergarten. Which means my S.K. kid started a week after her big sister. And then once she started, she was there for all … [Read more...]
A Peek Inside One of my Favourite Hobbies with #IntelCanada
As an Intel Insider I was asked to create a blog post that would share a peek inside one of my hobbies or passions, and well, this seemed like the perfect excuse for sharing how our amazing Extra Life marathon board gaming event went this year. We raised over $4600 in support of the Children's Miracle Network of Hospitals. It rocked! I was happy to have my ASUS Transformer … [Read more...]
ASUS Transformer, First Impressions
A Transformer (of the tablet/netbook sort and not the "robots in disguise" kind) has been on hubby's wishlist for along while. A while back we were in a toss up over to buy this baby's predecessor, or a straight up tablet. We ended up going with the tablet. So when Intel said they'd like to send me an ASUS Transformer T100 to check out hubby perked right up. "You know that's … [Read more...]