June 06, 2009
FreeScholarshipGuide
FreeScholarshipGuide.com is proud to offer our $10,000 Annual Scholarship Contest! If you win, you can use the $10,000 Scholarship for any College, University, or Education Program at any level, located online or on a campus. The scholarship award money can... Read the story »
April 30, 2009
ClickN READ Phonics
ClickN KIDS Was Created To Marry Education, Technology And Business ClickN KIDS mission is to become the foremost provider of engaging and highly interactive software and scientific research based curriculums, for use in an online deliverable format. ClickN KIDS... Read the story »
November 20, 2008
Top Ten Amazing Animal Videos
For the second day in a row, we are featuring a Wired.com site. Today, it is a collection of absolutely amazing, entertaining, and unforgettable animal videos. There's the hippopotamus who wandered up from the South African river one day to... Read the story »
November 10, 2008
Five Human Wonders
Since I first took my baby steps onto the web way back in 1995, one amazing change has taken place, largely for the better. Bloggers have crammed a tremendous amount of information into the world's virtual library. True, much of... Read the story »
November 08, 2008
Monkey See
How in the world do you...? Fill in the blank with practically anything. Wouldn't it be great if someone would actually SHOW you how to perform tasks that you would like to learn? Well, if you live next door to... Read the story »
November 04, 2008
Interesting Things to Know
I love trivia. And some trivia is far from trivial. For instance, what do you do to stop a headache when you have no aspirin or other painkilling tablets? Try two glasses of Gatorade! Pretty nifty. And a good thing... Read the story »
September 29, 2008
How to Open those Annoying Clamshell Packages
What has happened to packaging? For who knows how many years, emphasis was on easily opening packaging from the consumer's point of view. The easier a package was to open, the more buyers would purchase it. Duh! Yet, somewhere along... Read the story »
August 26, 2008
Review: The Open Technology Group Training
I've been a full-time geek for eight years now. And thanks to my company's wonderful training policy, that means that I've gotten a boatload of schooling on subjects that run the gamut from networking to system security to programming. I've... Read the story »
August 08, 2008
iTunes U
Do you have an iPod? Are you interested in furthering your education? For FREE? Then today's FamilyFirst pick is for you: iTunes U. You see, an iPod is more than a music playing device. It can also be used to... Read the story »
August 01, 2008
Benford's Law
Have you ever heard of Benford's Law? I hadn't, and I thought I had at least a passing knowledge of all of them. Well, I'll guarantee you that I'll never forget Benford's Law, and I'll bet you won't either, if... Read the story »
July 16, 2008
The Sliding Rocks of Racetrack Playa
When I was a kid, I read in a book about rocks in Death Valley that appeared to move around on their own. It was pretty cool stuff to a young guy about seven years old. Soon, however, i forgot... Read the story »
May 22, 2008
Modern Mechanix
I filed today's entry under Education, but it could conceivably go a whole bunch of other places, as well. It's called Modern Mechanix: Yesterday's Tomorrow Today. If you ever enjoyed reading an old Popular Science, Popular Mechanics, or Mechanics Illustrated,... Read the story »
May 14, 2008
How Many Countries Could You Name in Five Minutes?
Quick! How Many Countries Could You Name in Five Minutes? That's the name of today's brain-teasing website at FamilyFirst. Come on, start with Afghanistan and work your way all the way down to Zambia. What, geography isn't your forte? That's... Read the story »
May 01, 2008
Curious? Read
Curiosity killed the cat. No it didn't, the cat died from boredom. Curiosity is a good thing. Today's FamilyFirst pick celebrates curiosity. It's called Curious? Read. It's a fascinatin' collection of curiously fascinatin' stuff. For example, let's peruse a few... Read the story »
April 15, 2008
American Society for Velociraptor Attack Prevention
Today's FamilyFirst pick is listed under Education. Why? because knowledge, in this case, could SAVE YOUR LIFE! We're talking about avoiding velociraptor attacks. It's no laughing matter. Velociraptor attack is the 3rd leading cause of death for men age 27-29.... Read the story »


