Your Children Will Love Mr. Squiggles -- Zhu Zhu Pet Hamster

At this point, you have probably heard a lot about the four Zhu Zhu Pets.  Everyone has their favorite, but the Zhu Zhu hamster, Mr. Squiggles is the most popular.  One of the most popular toys of the current Christmas season, you must know at least one child who would love to have one of these pets.  These adorable toys have a growing fan base consisting of children upwards of four years old (note: small parts choking hazard for younger children).

Mr. Squiggles is the premier explorer of the Zhu Zhu pets.  This little life-like hamster charms children with his handsome light brown coat, inquisitive black eyes, and cute pink nose.  Let him go and he will soon start doing what comes naturally:  darting around to investigate his environment.

Given artificial intelligence, he appears aware of what room he is in.  To the delight of all, he makes different sounds depending on the room he is in.  In this respect, he is way ahead of living hamsters. For example in the bedroom he can make sleeping noises or alarm clock sounds. Whenever he meets an obstacle on his scouting missions, he makes his own distinctive sounds.

Like many real mammals, these Zhu Zhu pets seem to enjoy being petted.  They coo in response to being stroked.  In many ways, the Zhu Zhu pets and Mr. Squiggles really seem like real hamsters.  However, you don’t have to feed them or clean them!  You get all the benefits without the mess!  And your child gets a pet he or she will love.

AeroGrow AeroGarden - Indoor Hydroponics Kits For All Experience Levels

More complete than most indoor hydroponics kits, Aerogrow Aerogarden models come as beautiful all in one units.  You can set up a little garden right in your kitchen, or anywhere else you find convenient.

Anyone, with or without gardening experience, can succeed in growing lush, beautiful gardens. Simply add water, drop in the pre-seeded grow plugs, turn it on and watch it grow. The system automatically turns the grow lights on and off and reminds when to add water and nutrients. Nutrient packages are available.

Grow Flowers, Grow Herbs, and Grow Salad Greens

You will easily be able to grow flower, herb or salad green gardens. There are multiple seed packets available for each type of plant.

Imagine in the middle of winter tasting a bright red ripe cherry tomato. Not like the kind you get in supermarkets. It’s hard to find a decent tomato of any kind, at any time of year in most American supermarkets.

Miss the salad days of summer and the farmer’s markets? You can grow your own salad greens during the fall and winter. You don’t have to worry about wasting.   Just harvest when you need them.   It’s possible though, you might grow so many you will have to give some away.

Always liked the idea of an herb garden in the kitchen? An Aerogarden will give you a push-button herb garden. You won’t have to buy whole packs of herbs that often discolor and go to waste, You won’t have to worry about storage. Snip what you need and start cooking!

Aerogrow Aerogarden Makes a Great Christmas Gift

An Aerogrow Aerogarden indoor hydroponics kit would be great for any of the following:

* The gardener in your life.
* The cook keen on preparing tasty, fresh and healthy meals.
* The salad lover, who needs a variety of fresh vegetables readily available.
* The person who is a little intimidated by gardening. And just needs a little push in that direction.
* Children nowadays seem to think food comes wrapped in plastic. Comes. Teach them how plants grow.

Aerogrow Aerogarden units come in a variety of colors, and sizes, and designs.  There is an Aerogrow Aerogarden unit just right for you,

Toshiba Mini NB205-N230 - With Windows 7 Starter OS: True Portability and Easy Connectivity

The Toshiba Mini NB205-N230 now comes with Windows 7 Starter OS.  Tech moves relentlessly ever onward.  Do you go with the new version of the Toshiba Mini NB205 with the Starter OS or do you stick with an XP model?

In either case you will have all the wonderful benefits from the Toshiba Mini NB200 series.  The spectacularly long battery life, up to 9 hrs. and the 10.1 inch screen.  Weighing a bit less than 3 lbs.,  you can just get up and go without being burdened by a bulky computer.  Plus there is a full sized keyboard and touchpad.

There’s a lot of hard drive space for a netbook: 250GB.   Enough to store lots of photos, and music.   It comes with 1GB of RAM, for dealing with current software needs.  Maximum RAM for this Toshiba netbook is 2GB.

Connecting to the net is not an issue, as Wi-Fi is integrated.  Three USB ports (one of which also charges cell phones), and a memory card reader (for Secure Digital, Secure Digital High Capacity and MultiMediaCard) connect to your peripherals.

There are some problems with the Windows 7 Starter Os.  It is not a complete OS.  Some find it puzzling, that they cannot personalize their computer.  Also there is no XP mode.  The maximum number of programs which can run at the same time is three.  However, there are exceptions to this rule, such as internet security programs.

On the other hand, starting and shutting down is faster.  As well as increased ease connecting to the internet.

Windows 7 Starter OS does have Microsoft Works for word processing and spreadsheet tasks.   No netbook can substitute (yet) for a desktop replacement laptop.   But with the full spectrum keyboard and full sized touchpad, you will be able to get those tasks done smoothly with minimum distractions.

If you are looking for an easy to carry laptop, with great staying power, plus the ability to comfortably use the keyboard/touchpad, the Toshiba Mini NB205-N230 netbook is for you.