Category Archives: Tech

How to Add Apple Music Smart PlayList to Sonos

Posted on December 10, 2022 by John Heffernan

There does not appear to be a way to directly use Apple Music Smart Playlists in Sonos. However, there is a way to access a static copy of your Apple Music Smart Playlist. This technique is not perfect because once … Continue reading →

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Site Back!

Posted on March 28, 2021 by John Heffernan

This site is back! I changed hosts and fixed a lot of broken links and other issues on this WordPress site. My goal is to be posting content here again. I had merged jheffernan.com and kidsengineer.com but decided that they … Continue reading →

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President Obama Honors Outstanding Mathematics and Science Teachers

Posted on August 22, 2016 by John Heffernan

THE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 22, 2016 President Obama Honors Outstanding Mathematics and Science Teachers WASHINGTON, DC — President Obama today named 213 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential … Continue reading →

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Kids’ Eye View of the Beach

Posted on August 22, 2015 by John Heffernan

I recently purchased a GoPro camera for our family.  The waterproof GoPro is great for capturing skiing, biking, and water sport adventures.  I taught my son how to use it and he eagerly “videotaped” him and his friends’ daily life … Continue reading →

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Robotics and Technology Blog

Posted on January 15, 2014 by John Heffernan

My Robotics and Technology Blog is at http://www.kidsengineer.com/

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Digital Life in the Cloud – Shopping Lists

Posted on December 7, 2012 by John Heffernan

We use Apple’s iCloud in our family to share calendars.  This is great for knowing my son’s schedule and for my wife and I knowing each other’s schedule no matter where we are.  I also use iCloud  to synch podcasts, … Continue reading →

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True Vacation

Posted on August 25, 2012 by John Heffernan

I’ve been thinking about how vacation time has eroded and changed over the years.  I have been very active this summer with my robotics work, graduate schools, and some side consulting, as well as the usual emails and requests and … Continue reading →

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Search Engines and Judgement

Posted on February 18, 2012 by John Heffernan

I thought it was really interesting that my 5 year old son Aidan, has been asking me to type in “Awesome Star Wars Poster” and other similar search phrases when we use Google Images to search for coloring pages and … Continue reading →

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Latest Article on Setting Tech Limits With Kids

Posted on January 20, 2012 by John Heffernan

http://hilltownfamilies.wordpress.com/2012/01/16/heffernan-3/

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Social Media and Blogging

Posted on July 17, 2011 by John Heffernan

It’s getting complicated!  Now that I am using Twitter, Google+, and FaceBook and have work and home identities, I want to be able to automatically share new blog entries (I have work and home blogs too) without duplicating too much.  … Continue reading →

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