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I just watched a TED video by Gever Tulley on “5 dangerous things you should let your kids do”. It is great. He talks about giving kids the freedom to explore in order to make them stronger, smarter and actually safer. Watch the video after the break and more comments from me…
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Apple updated their MacBook and MacBook Pro lines today.  I have the original MBP released 2 years ago.  It is still very nice, but I do want a little more power.  I currently have a 2GHz Core Duo with 2GB of RAM.  My hard drive is only 80GB.  I am constantly removing old podcasts and moving music and video to my NAS.   Unlike most people who sell their old equipment to help pay for their new equipment, I now have to send it down to a family member.  Ever since I switched to the Mac in 2003, I have praised the Mac goodness to my different family members.  Now I have a niece that has a 12″ Powerbook, my sister and brother-in-law have a 17″ iMac (Intel), my sister has a new MacMini (Intel) and even my 9 year old son has a eMac.  This has increased demand for Macs in my family.  Before this, I would sell my 6 month - 1 year old technology on EBay to pay for the new stuff.  Now there is a technology hierarchy in my family.  So in order to get one of these new MacBook Pros, I will have to do it the old fashioned way, save.  Well, its off to the coalmine!