WrapStar - The Microphone

Cool gadget for the #GBaby and fun for adults too. She has tinkered with a couple versions of baby and toddler microphones but she wanted a real microphone. So we opted for the WrapStar.

I wanted to know the difference in the model numbers, WS101, WS102, WS103, and WS104 before purchasing one. I chatted with an Amazon agent who said she would get back to me in 2-3 business days. Then I contacted FirstAct via email and received a response the next day. Apparently the model numbers depict the different colors of the microphone.

Anyway...it arrived and she tinkered with it. The next day in the middle of her singing to her GGMa in a Google Hangout, it just stopped working. We changed the batteries, tried a variety of twists and straightening and the microphone was still not operational. We submitted the request for replacement through Amazon, who shipped the replacement out the next day. We returned the initial one that was not working. I don't know if we got a bad one but I recommend this for people of all ages. Kudos to Amazon's Customer Service for the quick turn around. It is available at a variety of retailers online and brick and mortar.

Do you have a WrapStar microphone? How are you enjoying it?

Google Inside Search

Another cool Google site to tinker with: Google Inside Search using the Chrome Extension Blog This 
Google Inside Search Google deals with more than 1 billion queries a day from all around the world returning results on an average of 0.25 seconds.

Google Under the Hood - Experiments Lab, Life of a Query, Instant Search, Search Globe.

Dive into Search and learn more about what happens behind the scenes of Google Search. Play with our Experiments Lab and get a better look at the technology behind Google.

Chrome Extension Blog This

Research Topic Ideas

For one of my assignments I had to narrow down my ideas and list research areas of interest and potential research topics.

Like many students I hit times in my day or night when I struggle with writer's block. To kick off ideas and have some fun I like to throw ideas and key words into Wordle or peruse the Wordle gallery. So here a couple of the results.


I modified the number of words to use, different layouts, and palettes, but creating the Wordle helped jump start my writing for the homework assignment.




How do you use Wordle?