Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Tonka XT Ricochet Tricksters

I was invited to join the Tonka XT Ricochet Tricksters Bzz campaign, and of course I jumped on it, simply because I knew for sure my son would LOVE to try out a new r/c vehicle. (And I kinda wanted to try it too :)) I got my Tonka Bzzkit yesterday and I'm not sure who was more excited, me or my son. We totally bypassed the instructions and ripped right into the package...hence no pre-play pictures.

The Trickster is a mini version of another Tonka r/c vehicle, and it's kinda fun to play with. It moves fast, turns around and occasionally flips. What we didn't like about it was that you have to stay in view of the vehicle in order for the remote to work, if something's blocking the remote from the vehicle, even if it's just under a chair two feet away from you, it won't work. Also, the connection to plug remote into the vehicle is very small and plugs into the side of the vehicle between the over-sized tires, so as an adult, I found it a little difficult to get my fingers in there easily to connect it.

My 11 year old son seems to have already grown tired of it, but my 18 month old granddaughter has a blast chasing it around the dining room. So I guess that means I'll be playing with it to keep the grandkids entertained. :)

Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Trend Micro Titanium

One thing I love about the Trend Micro Titanium is that even on my FaceBook page, or while I'm looking around of FB, TMT will show me safe links (highlighted green), unsafe links (highlight red) and questionable links (highlight grey). What a better way to make sure everyone in your family is aware of unsafe links?!?!