http://www.barbarafeldman.com/ I am a syndicated newspaper columnist, online publisher, author, mother, wife and Net surfer supreme (not listed in order of importance, of course). Because I am often asked for advice and recommendations that don't have anything to do with "Surfing the Net with Kids" per se, but rather are about my experiences in running that business, I've created this site as a compendium of resources and recommendations, as well as a central depository for my personal ramblings. en-us 2008-04-22T19:26:30-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/do_you_use_rss_feeds.html I added a few new RSS feeds to the site this week. For example, each post with comments, now has a comments feed. And each category also has a feed.... Polls Barbara J. Feldman 2008-04-22T19:26:30-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/where_i_welcome_my_twitter_feed_to_my_blog.html I've always been a bit phobic about upgrades, so I am happy to announce that this blog has been successfully upgraded to the latest version of Movable Type. The only... Online Publishing Barbara J. Feldman 2008-03-25T14:41:47-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/itunes_movie_rentals_not_supported_on_3060_gig_ipods.html For my flight to Hawaii's Big Island this week, I downloaded a rented movie from iTunes the very day they made the announcement. Imagine my surprise when I tried to... Ask Barbara Barbara J. Feldman 2008-01-21T22:14:33-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/w00t_wins_award.html W00t? What? A word spelled with two zeros wins the 2007 Merriam-Webster Word of the Year? The honor does NOT mean that the word will be included in their regular... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2007-12-12T12:11:56-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/are_you_now_or_have_you_ever_been_a_locavore.html This year's choice for Word Of The Year from the New Oxford American Dictionary is "locavore." Ben Zimmer, editor, says "'Locavore' was coined two years ago by a group of... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2007-11-26T15:52:29-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/have_you_seen_the_kindle_yet.html Just when I was getting into an audio book groove (buying books from Audible), Amazon announces a very exciting wireless book reader called Kindle. Even if you are NOT a... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2007-11-20T10:04:20-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/ginormous_added_to_webster_dictionary.html "Just two years after a majority of visitors to Merriam-Webster OnLine declared it to be their "Favorite Word (Not in the Dictionary)," the adjective "ginormous" (now officially defined as "extremely... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2007-07-24T12:20:19-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/student_denied_teaching_degree_over_myspace_photo.html Stacy Snyder was denied a teaching degree, and was instead granted a degree in English, by the administration at Millersville University last summer. The reason was a photo on her... Online Publishing Barbara J. Feldman 2007-05-07T11:26:00-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/internet_tip_of_the_week.html Ta Dah! It's not a boy. It's not a girl. It's a brand new website: Internet Tip of the Week. For the past five years, I have been writing a... Site Seeing Barbara J. Feldman 2007-03-13T18:26:13-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/join_my_bookmarks_project.html Remember the discussion about bookmarks a few weeks ago? Well, you certainly gave me lots of feedback. I am still working on compiling it all! Meanwhile, my "secret bookmarks project"... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2007-01-19T08:25:44-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/your_bookmarking_habits.html I have been working on a very exciting project, and I could use some guidance. A few weeks ago I asked a few questions about bookmarking, and now I have... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2007-01-09T17:53:25-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/hubble_telescope_given_a_reprieve.html Yeah! NASA has overturned a previous decison not to send a repair mission to the Hubble Space Telescope. According to Cnn.com, NASA Administrator Michael Griffin announced today that the shuttle... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2006-10-31T12:26:33-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/lemony_snicket_sweepstakes.html "The End" is near! Lemony Snicket's thirteenth and last book in the Lemony Snicket series will be released this month. And in celebration of this dreadful event, Surfnetkids is giving... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2006-10-03T11:06:59-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/should_pluto_be_a_planet.html On August 24, 2006, astronomers declared that Pluto is no longer a planet, thereby downsizing the solar system from nine planets to eight. After a week of debate, the International... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2006-09-04T12:01:29-08:00 http://www.barbarafeldman.com/backtoschool_printables_club_special.html Back-to-School is a very special season here at Surfnetkids.com. And to celebrate we are offering a never before special price on the Surfnetkids Printables Club: a ninety-day membership for just... What's New? Barbara J. Feldman 2006-08-28T13:02:35-08:00