School is finally out for summer vacation in my town. My kids are thrilled, and actually, so am I. Finally, nearly 3 months away from the weekly grind of getting them to and from school, coordinating extracurricular activities, and policing homework. While the break is welcomed, however, I now have a new challenge: 3 kids with a lot of free time on their hands.

Fortunately, I’ve got a list of ideas to keep my kids moderately busy and mildly productive. Unfortunately my list is boring and reads like a Polly Anna authored article for Parenting magazine; however, if you really just want to keep your kids out of your hair this summer, and don’t give a damn what Parenting magazine might say, then here is my alternate list of 5 fun “techie” activities for kids this summer.

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I teach an introduction to eBay course through the Dover-Sherborn Community Education program. Part of what I like to do is offer a continued dialog with past, present and future students here at TechTraction on topics relevant to eBay. Recently, I had my routine annoying encounter with the U.S. Postal Service. I shared that experience [...]

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