Products and Toys for Kids, and for Dads Too

From time to time I review products for babies and for Dad. I don’t get paid to do reviews, but some companies do send me things to write about. I don’t write about everything that gets sent to me, only the things on which I feel I can offer an honest and independent assessment. Often I write about books, toys, services to help raise baby, and technology like apps for kids and apps for dads.

1800Flowers is the Stinking Shithouse of the Floral Industry

Last year, I got an email from a marketing intern at 1800Flowers, which I wrote about on this blog in a post titled “Advertisers Leave Me Alone.”  In it, the intern was trying to get dads to write about 1800flowers in their blogs…for free, and then to link to the 1800flowers web store.  She blathered (not [...]

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Printable Fun for You and Your Kids

Last time I posted a sponsored article one of my readers bitched and moaned like there was no end, so here is a disclaimer for you right up front. This is a sponsored post by Scholastic Printables. Though, anyone who knows my writing and reads this blog on a regular basis knows I wouldn’t write [...]

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Advertisers, Please Leave Me Alone

I read somewhere about how blogs are quickly becoming a more trusted source for consumers than traditional media, and how more people prefer recommendations from their blogger friends than from some random company advertisement. On the surface, that all sounds like great news for bloggers, but unfortunately, most advertisers don’t want to actually pay for [...]

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Google Elections - Political Coverage for the Now Generation

Go Politico With Google Elections

Some say it’s too early to start thinking about politics and the upcoming 2012 election, and others say it’s never too soon to get involved. No matter when you choose to do your civic duty, you can rest assured Google will have you covered with the newly launched Google Elections. Support him or not, you [...]

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OceanHouse Media is Daddy by Default Site of the Week

OceanHouse Media – Family Friendly Apps for Kids – Site of the Week

If you read the Daddy by Default blog on a semi-regular basis (you do right!?) then you know I’m a big fan of educational apps for kids, and ebooks. I write about them often, like in this post about the best apps being ebooks, and this one about the best ipad apps for dads. But [...]

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Youtube Online Movie Rentals

YouTube Online Movie Rentals

With Netflix doubling the price of its internet only plan, online movie viewers will be glad to know that YouTube has been adding to its already extensive library of online movie rentals in the Youtube Movies Section, which can be viewed on your television, computer, android tablets, and compatible android phones. You might already be [...]

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Ebooks for Kids make the best apps for kids

The Best Apps for Kids are Actually eBooks

We are all patiently awaiting the release of the new apple mobile operating system , and look forward to the new IOS 5, which promises mobile devices new Mac OS X Lion like features including: a unified notification center similar to  Spotlight advanced editing features in mail wi-fi sync new multitasking gestures But perhaps the most exciting [...]

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Awesome Apps for Dads and Cool ipad apps for dads on Tracking Your poop - Seriously!

Awesome Ipad Apps to Track Your Poo

Today, we continue along with our week dedicated to bodily functions, this time bringing you some pretty awesome Ipad Apps and Iphone apps that will blow your doors off.  If you’re new to the site, or reading the first post of the week on Daddy by Default, be sure to check out the post that [...]

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Daddy by Default's List of 20 Cool New Features in Mac OS X Lion

20 New Features in Mac OS X Lion – The Good and the Bad

The new Mac OS X Lion – Apple® (affiliate link) upgrade has been one of the least hyped products from Apple, but it includes some of the best features I’ve seen in any computer operating system on the market. For the price of just $29.99, it is, in my opinion, one of the better operating [...]

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How to change your social media settings in Twitter, Facebook, and Google Plus to avoid unwanted spam messages

Social Media Application and Security Settings – How to Opt Out on Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus

If you’ve noticed the rampant spam on your social media profiles, then this post is for you.  I’m going to show you how to check your settings in the popular social media spaces Facebook, Twitter, and Google Plus, to see which third party applications you have granted access to those accounts, and how to disable [...]

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A New Baby Product Review Rating System for Dads

When you become a parent your purchasing habits change, and I don’t mean just the types of things you buy.  Of course, now you buy more baby products and many diapers than you did before (hopefully), and you buy alot more toys too.  What I’m talking about is the way you purchase.  It changes.  Suddenly, [...]

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Playskool Step Start Walk n Ride - Daddy by Default Toy and Product Review - Help your child learn to walk

Playskool Step Start Walk n Ride – Product Review

We recently had the opportunity to review the Playskool Step Start Walk N Ride, which is a great kids toy, and a fun piece of equipment which can help your child learn balance and begin to walk on her own. We give the product 5 stars, mainly because the pros vastly outweigh the cons, but [...]

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16 Ipad Apps for Dads

15 Awesome Ipad Apps for Dads

I’ll admit, I’m a sucker for cool new technology. My Ipad is just as much a permanent a fixture in our house as the living room couch, and if a day goes by where I can’t check email I start feeling anxiety, followed by dizziness, and excessive twithcy thumbs – no doubt yearning for twitter [...]

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