Back to School – Technology to Help Kids Learn

WTAM 1100 – Geek Squad – August 15th, 2011

While kids are deciding what lunchbox they want to take to school, parents are looking at ways to give their children a technological edge in their education.

I spoke to the Wills & Snyder show this morning on Cleveland’s WTAM 1100 Newsradio about educational software and websites.

Back to School – 5 Tips to Protect Your Kids Online

WTAM 1100 – Geek Squad – August 8th, 2011

As students return to school this month, they’re finding that more of their homework time is spent online. Many schools have taken to putting up homework assignment calendars online, as well as creating shared document areas on their websites to collect homework electronically. As a parent, you might be asking yourself how you can help protect your kids while they use the Internet as part of their back to school routines.

I had a chance to speak to Bill Wills of the Wills and Snyder show on Cleveland’s WTAM 1100 News Radio about 5 tips to protect your kids online that may help.

Scooter Trip to Pymatuning Reservoir


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I’ve often seen the large blue shape of the Pymatuning Reservoir on Google Maps, so it made for a decent destination for today’s road trip on my scooter. The ride out was nice, with plenty of country highway to make getting there by scooter possible, even if it meant going 5 mph under the speed limit. That was fine, because it was my day off, and I didn’t really need to be anywhere at any particular time.

It also made for a chance to make use of the small scooter saddlebags I had just received from Scooter Logic. They actually kept the cold water bottles I brought along decently cool, along with some other gear I wanted more easily accessible for the extended ride.

The total ride time was close to 4 hours over the 105 miles, with roughly 2 and a half hours of ride time, plus pit stops and sight-seeing.

Gaming Trends for 2011 on WTAM 1100

WTAM 1100 – Geek Squad – Gaming Trends for 2011

Considering that video games generate nearly as much revenue as blockbuster movies these days, it’s easy to see why there was so much buzz going on about what the big 3 names (Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft) were planning for the next year.

Earlier in the month, over 45,000 gaming industry and media members flocked to the Los Angeles Convention center for the Electronic Entertainment Expo, or E3. Best Buy and the Geek Squad were there with our take on all the gaming announcements.

I had a chance to speak to Bill Wills about the gaming trends I’m seeing for the rest of the year on today’s WTAM 1100’s Wills & Snyder radio show.