The Apple iPad is the latest new toy, and we’ve put together a comprehensive list of every tip, trick, and tutorial that we could find to help you get the most out of it So read on!

Note: We’ll be keeping this page updated as we find more great articles, so you should bookmark this page for future reference.

Disable the “clicking sound” on the iPad Keyboard

Does the clicking sound when you tap the iPad keyboard bother you? Thankfully it’s easy to disable with a couple of taps.

How to disable the “clicking sound” on your iPad’s keyboard

Rearrange Your Application Icons

Just tap and hold the icon, and you’ll be able to move it around to a different spot.

Save Images while Browsing the Web

Want to save an image that you find somewhere? Just tap and hold on an image on any web page, and you’ll be prompted to save the image

Quick Scroll to the Top of Any Page

If you’ve scrolled down a long page of content, it can be annoying to scroll all the way back up to the top. Thankfully, all you need to do is tap the title bar at the top of the screen, and you’ll scroll back up to the top.

Enable and add bookmarks to the Safari Bookmarks Bar on your iPad

By default, Safari doesn’t display the Bookmarks Bar. This tip shows you how to change that.

How to enable and add bookmarks to the Safari Bookmarks Bar on your iPad

Copy and Paste Text from One App to Another

Just tap and hold a word, then use your finger to drag to select more text, and then Copy it. Go to the other application, tap and hold in the input box, and then use Paste. Easy!

Want to select a whole paragraph the easy way? Just tap it 4 times to highlight the entire paragraph, then use Copy.

Quickly Mute the Sound

If you want a quick and easy way to mute the sound, all you need to do is hold down the volume down button for 2 seconds.

Clear the Cache, History and Cookies in Safari for the iPad

You’re probably used to clearing this kind of data right from within the browser. Not so with Safari on the iPad – but here’s how you can.

How to clear the cache, history and cookies in Safari for iPad

How to add more Apps to your iPad Dock

The iPad has four icons in its ‘dock’. Did you know it can hold 6?

How to add more Apps to your iPad Dock

Convert PDF files to ePub files to read on your iPad with iBooks

ePub is the format that iBooks are in. So for those of you with large eBook collections in PDF, here’s how you convert them to read in iBooks.

How to convert PDF files to ePub files to read on your iPad with iBooks

How to force your iPad to restart

Has an app caused your iPad to freeze up, and you can’t escape? This tip shows you how toforce your iPad to restart.

How to force your iPad to restart

Type Faster with Double Spaces

Instead of typing a period at the end of each sentence, just double-tap the space bar. It will enter a period followed by a space. The same trick works on the iPhone, and even Android devices.

How to export Keynote for iPad presentations to your Mac or PC

Exporting Keynote presentations from your iPad to your Mac or PC isn’t as straight forward as you might have expected. This tutorial shows you how.

How to export Keynote for iPad presentations to your Mac or PC

How to import presentations to Keynote on your iPad

Having trouble getting your presentations onto your iPad?

How to import presentations to Keynote on your iPad

How to import documents to Pages on your iPad

This guide shows you how to transfer documents (MS Word or Pages) from your Mac/PC to your iPad.

How to import documents to Pages on your iPad

How to insert photos in a Pages document using iPad and share it as a PDF

Want to spice up that doc with a picture you just took? This tutorial will show you how – and how to export that document as a PDF.

How to insert photos in a Pages document using iPad and share it as a PDF

How to lock your iPad

If you have kids or co-workers/friends who think it’s funny to mess with your iPad – lock it.

How to lock your iPad

How to remove the “Sent from my iPad” signature from outgoing email on your iPad

Does everyone need to know you just sent that email from your iPad? Probably not. This guide shows you how to remove the “Sent from my iPad” signature and replace it with your own (or none).

How to remove the “Sent from my iPad” signature from outgoing email on your iPad

Turn Your iPhone into a Wireless iPad Camera

Over at Gizmodo, Rosa shows you how to make your iPhone work like a wireless camera for your iPad.

How to Turn an iPhone Into a Wireless iPad Camera

How To Sync Multiple Google Calendars to the iPad With Google Sync

This tutorial will show you a workaround on how to sync multiple calendars on your iPad using Google Sync.

How to Sync Multiple Calendars to the iPad With Google Sync

Sync Your Single Google Calendar to your iPad

If you know where to go, it’s really quite easy to sync your Google Calendar to your iPad. If you don’t know where to go, this article will show you exactly how to do it. Note: you are probably better off using the method above to sync all calendars using Google Sync, but we’re going for completeness on this list.

How to Add Google Calendar to Your iPad

How to determine the MAC address of your iPad

If your network restricts connections via MAC address – this guide will show you how to determine what yours is.

How to determine the MAC address of your iPad

How to take a screenshot of your iPad

Do you need to take a screenshot of your iPad? Just push the Power and Home buttons together for a quick second. The photo will be stored in your picture library.

How to take a screenshot of your iPad

Fix the “There is not enough memory” error for the iPad

Sure, it amounts to clicking the Sync button a bunch of times – but it works.

How to resolve the “There is not enough memory available” error when syncing your iPad

How to delete apps from your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad

Anyone who had an iPod Touch or iPhone before they had an iPad won’t need this tutorial. But if you’re new to the experience, this one will help.

How to delete apps from your iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad

Enable Shuffle or Repeat while Music is Playing

If you’re already playing your music and realized you want repeat or shuffle turned on, you can just tap the album art on the Now Playing screen to make the icons appear.

How to determine the iPad ECID on Windows and Mac

iPadintosh shows us how to determine the iPad’s ECID code – something you’ll want to have come Jailbreak time.

How to grab the iPad ECID in Windows or OS X

iPad Apps: Twitter and social networking essentials

Engadget has you covered with reviews of the first slew of iPad specific Twitter and other social networking apps.

iPad Apps: Twitter and social networking essentials

What does your website look like on an iPad?

iPad Peek is a web based tool that allows you to enter any given URL, and it will display that page the same way Safari on the iPad does. Great for web site owners who don’t have access to an iPad.

iPadPeek

Stream Music and Videos to your iPad

Gizmodo reviews the iPad app StreamToMe, which allows you to stream media from your Mac to your iPad across your local network. Their feelings in a nutshell – worth the $3, but not perfect.

Review: StreamToMe for the iPad

Apple iPad : Change links in Google Reader to point to full HTML webpage

How to change links in Safari for iPad so that Google Reader points to a full HTML webpage

How to connect an iPad to your existing wireless keyboard

This video will show you how to connect your iPad to a wireless keyboard if you’re having any problems – and from the sound of things, quite a few folks are.

via TUAW

Download Photos Straight to the iPad from Your Camera

This one requires a special adapter that connects your camera to the iPad and imports them into the Photos app.  Useful? Maybe.

Download Photos Straight to iPad from Your Digital Camera

How to get started with the iPad

Mashable has a very entry-level guide that will help you set up your iPad for the first time.

Mashable’s Guide to Setting up the iPad

Essential iPad Apps

Downloadsquad gives mini-reviews to 8 iPad apps that you should install as soon as you get your iPad.

iPad App Buyers Guide: Essential Apps you should get on day one

Combined with MobileMe, you can use the Find my iPad feature to locate your iPad, lock it remotely, and even remotely wipe all the data.

How to locate your iPad if it’s lost or stolen

Videos: The Official iPad Guided Tours

From none other than Apple! Great getting started videos for all the included iPad apps.

The Official iPad Guided Tours

The Official iPad Manual

When you buy an iPad, you don’t get a manual. But that’s not to say there isn’t one. Apple provides a 150 guide for your iPad in PDF format.

The Official iPad Manual (pdf)

How to print from your iPad

Sure, it’s actually just an App (PrintCentral – $9.99 USD), but as of right now, it’s the only way.

PrintCentral

How to make your own iPad Wallpaper

A perfectly detailed tutorial on how to make your own wallpaper for your iPad. The author also provides a really nice sample wallpaper, published under the Attribution-Noncommercial 2.0 Generic license.

How to make your own iPad Wallpaper

How to Make an iPad Icon for Your Website or Blog

This tutorial will show you how to create a perfect icon for when your web site visitors bookmark you page and select “Add to Home Screen”

How to Make an iPad Icon for Your Website or Blog

Got any more tips? Share them in the comments, and we’ll update the post with the links, or just the tip itself.

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The 2010 Vendor Application is now available online.
Join us for our 6th Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival
on October 9-10, 2010 in Bethlehem, CT.

Thank you to all of our patrons and vendors for making last year’s event a success! Check out some photos from 2009!

Greetings fellow garlic fans! We would like invite you to join us for our Sixth Annual Connecticut Garlic & Harvest Festival. It will be held on October 9-10, 2010 at the Bethlehem Fairgrounds on Route 61 in Bethlehem, Connecticut (just north of town). Visit our garlic cooking demonstrations, stay for a live band performance, and learn how to grow garlic at our informative lectures. Many garlic dips, spreads, cheeses, and oils will be available for purchase from our diverse garlic specialty food vendors - most offering FREE samples to try before you buy! Stop by our produce stands for fresh garlic and a variety of other fall produce. When you’re hungry, venture over to our food court.  Homemade roasted garlic sausage with peppers and onions, garlic marinated steak sandwiches, garlic roast pork sandwiches, deep fried garlic, andgarlic ice cream are just some of the items you’ll find at our food court! Bring the kids for some fun with our rides and games! We hope that you will join us in 2010!

When: October 9 & 10, 2010 - 10AM to 5PM
Where: Bethlehem Fairgrounds in Bethlehem, CT (directions)
Admission: Adults $6 - Seniors $5 - Children (under 12) $1

Sorry. No dogs allowed at the fairgrounds.

"As always we are proud of our community and families we are honored to serve. If you have any questions about our services or are in need please feel free to contact Howard K Funeral Home to know everything you need to know about funerals and funeral services. Howard K. Hill Funeral Services has had the privilege of serving families in communities such as Suffield CT, Meriden CT, Hartford CT, New Haven CT, Bloomfield CT, Windsor CT and Hamden CT. We would like the honor to serve you too. Call us at (203) 551-9639 or visit our blog at:http://connecticutfuneralhomeblog.com/"

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The iPad is almost a laptop computer. After all, you can write documents in Pages, and draw beautiful pictures in Sketchbook Pro. But when you need to print them out, your options get pretty slim.

Apple’s official answer for iPad printing is to sync your documents back to your Mac or PC and print from there. That works, of course. But that isn’t iPad printing. It’s Mac/PC printing. Fortunately, third parties have written apps to kinda, sorta, let you print from your iPad. We tried a bunch of them with a range of printers from Epson, HP, Canon and Lexmark.

iPad printing apps claim to do a lot, but in our testing, many of them simply didn’t work. There’s definitely still room for a brilliant third-party app which can print to a range of Wi-Fi printers, because we couldn’t find one. The best we could find was Air Sharing HD, an app that reliably prints to printers shared by Macs on the same Wi-Fi network as your iPad, but even that had some formatting oddities.

There are three basic types of iPad printing apps. The first, supposedly, print directly to Wi-Fi-enabled printers. The second look out on your Wi-Fi network for Macs sharing printers, and can print to the shared printers without any intervention from the Mac’s user. This is a decent solution if you go somewhere with Macs and printers. The third type requires you to run a server in the background on a Mac or PC every time you want to print something. I consider that an unforgivable kludge; at that point, you might as well just sync your iPad.

Direct Printing Apps
If you want to print photos directly to a WiFi-enabled Canon printer, Canon’s free Easy Photo-Print for iPhone worked on our iPad. It was ugly, because it’s an iPhone app that’s blown up to fit the iPad’s big screen. It only prints photos and screen shots that you saved to your photo gallery - no other kind of document. But it successfully printed photos to our Wi-Fi Canon Pixma MX870 printer.

HP has a similar free app, HP iPrint Photo, which we’ve gotten to work on an iPhone before. But on our iPad, it couldn’t detect an HP Laserjet 1102w Wi-Fi-enabled printer to print directly. It did locate our Mac and print to a Laserjet being shared on the network, though.

We had less luck with ePrint ($2.99), which looked promising. ePrint says it prints contacts, photos, Web pages, notes or your clipboard (which means you can copy entire emails and then print them). But every time it tried to print to our Wi-Fi-connected HP or Epson printers, it crashed. Trying to print to the Canon, it just stalled out. ePrint had more luck printing to a Lexmark laser printer shared by a Mac on our network.

Printing to Shared Printers
The best app for general-purpose printing is Air Sharing HD ($9.99), which searches your Wi-Fi network for Macs (not Windows PCs!) with shared printers and then offers them up. It can’t access local files on your iPad. Instead, it attaches to a range of "servers" including MobileMe and email accounts, and then prints to any printer connected to a Mac on the same network. Realistically, that means if you email any document on your iPad to yourself, you can open it in Air Sharing HD and print it. That’s not too bad. Air Sharing HD printed PDF, JPG, Pages and Word documents to shared Lexmark and Epson printers without a hitch, though it couldn’t print to an HP Laserjet 1102w.

If you’re planning to print out Office documents, though, watch out. Air Sharing HD printed Word and Pages documents in an odd format. One Pages document appeared with the left margin cut off. A Word document looked low-res, like a screen shot of itself rather than something rendered in the printer’s native fonts.

ePrint can handle some shared printers; we got it printing to the Lexmark laser printer, though it wouldn’t print to either the HP or Epson printers. Text printed from the clipboard showed up in high-res.

We also tried Documentz Pro ($6.99), which purports to print to shared printers. We don’t recommend Documentz Pro because it’s almost impossible to get your document into the app for printing. Documentz requires you to either download files "from the Web" with an incomprehensible interface, or upload them from a PC Web browser with a buggy one that truncated many of our longer files. It’s not worth the stress.

… And The Rest
Many other apps, such as the popular EuroSmartz line (including PrintCentral, Print & Share and others) don’t really talk to printers at all. They talk to a server that you have to run in the background on a Mac or PC, to connect to printers attached to that computer. If you’re that desperate to print, just e-mail or upload your document to somewhere a PC can access it, and use the PC to do the printing.

It’s clear the iPad needs a good printing app that doesn’t use horrific kludges. HP and Canon show that their Wi-Fi printers can work with an iPad; now an enterprising developer just needs to write an app that prints to them properly.

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The iPad from Apple is the latest member of a new, multi-use generation of technology. It’s a book, it’s e-mail, it’s your social network or your office, it’s your music and your photos plus the apps for all of that.

And the more ways we can use a device, the more we’ll want to take a look at how using it affects those around us.

In a nutshell, that’s how "old" etiquette is applied to new technology.

If you have an iPad, here are a few places you might find yourself:

First, be prepared for jealous looks, curious stares and questions from strangers. Don’t break it out in public unless you’re ready to play show and tell, and possibly share. "Can I see it? Can I touch it? Can I try it?" Know your answer, because like a proud momma with a new infant, all the old ladies will want to hold your baby.

Have kids? Set the rules for use first thing. Tell them it’s only for mommy’s or daddy’s work, or else be prepared to lose your latest spreadsheet when you walk in the door.

Back at the office, think about your work culture. Will the iPad be a handy tool, Mr. Early Adopter, or overkill? Be explicit with colleagues about what you’re using it for, such as taking notes or checking a calendar, so they don’t think you’re playing online Scrabble during your morning meeting.

The reading feature is a huge component of iPad use, so feel free to pull it out during your morning commute. The upside: No more awkwardly folding your newspaper into a postage stamp. The downside? People are bound to read over your shoulder; until iPads are ubiquitous, curiosity will draw wandering eyes.

When you’re with your family, equate iPad reading to the same choices you make with your books and magazines. For example, if your family is watching "So You Think You Can Dance" but it isn’t your thing, and you’d be reading a magazine during the show regardless, fire up the iPad. Just consider dimming it if the room is dark.

But if the idea is to spend quality time interacting with your family, put it away. Even if you think you’re paying attention, you won’t look like it — and that’s all that’s going to matter to your spouse.

Without question, turn it off at the dinner table. Reading in bed is another time to think about dimming the iPad. Again, how will it affect others? If their light is out, it’s time to dim.

What about reading in the car? It’s sad to have to spell this out, but never use it if you’re the driver! Causing an accident is the ultimate rudeness, to say the least.

You know what else is rude? Getting carsick. No matter how excited you are to read the latest updates on Twitter, the laws of physics still apply. Have an iron stomach? While catching up on "CSI" may be a good idea, using headphones might be a better one if you’ll spoil it for the driver who can’t watch.

The internet abounds with free recipes, making the iPad handy in the kitchen. Greasy fingerprints on your new gadget aren’t so nice, however. If you share your iPad with someone else, wipe it down after kitchen use.

As for the bathroom, this debate may continue to rage as it does now for magazines. But since the iPad’s resting place in your home isn’t likely to be the back of the toilet, this is the one time treating it like a magazine isn’t such a hot idea.

The iPhone has already created a debate with its access to answers anywhere, anytime. Need to know the capital of Bolivia to win an argument at the dinner table? Pulling out your iPad may win you the debate, but trumping others this way may come off a bit know-it-all.

Then again, it could be a huge success. The point of etiquette? Know your audience, and think before you trump.

Technology and etiquette have a fascinating intersection. Etiquette lets people know how to act in common — and sometimes uncommon — situations, and how to expect others to react.

But the pace of technology is blazingly fast and creates new situations daily. So we have to apply a basic tenet of etiquette — be considerate of those around us — to constantly adapt to how we, as a society, want to use technology.

The opinions expressed in this commentary are solely those of Anna Post.

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Are you wondering if your iPad is worth it? If you are still on the edge on whether or not to purchase an iPad, here are some uses for the iPad you may not have thought about which may push you over the edge.

8 Great Uses for the iPad

1. Mobile Gaming. There’s no need for a Nintendo DS or Sony PSP if you have an iPad. The iPhone set a new standard for mobile gaming, and expect it to be taken to a new level with the iPad.

2. eReader. There are many comparisons between the iPad and the Kindle, and while Amazon’s device might be a little easier on the eyes, the iPad will offer a greater selection of books. And with the announcement of , there will be a virtual library of titles available for free.

3. Business. Yes, the iPad can be put to work. Apple is releasing it’s popular iWork productivity suite for the iPad, which gives you access to a word processor, spreadsheet and presentation software. The cloud computing movement will also provide many web-based alternatives, and expect more software companies to jump on board by providing business applications to the app store.

4. Text and Tweet and IMDB from your couch. The iPad is going to be the best TV accessory since the invention of the remote control. Have you ever wanted to text or tweet something while watching a show? TextPlus provides free text messaging for the iPad and there are many great Twitter clients for the iPhone OS that will run on the iPad. And IMDB makes the must-have iPad app list because of how handy it will be to look up an actors name when you spot a familiar face on the tube.

5. Watch TV while at a football game. Ever wanted to take TV with you no matter where you are? If you have a Sling Box, SlingPlayer Mobile makes the iPad 3G the perfect mobile television solution.

6. Buy movies and TV episodes from iTunes. The iPhone makes an adequate video player, but merely adequate. It’s simply too small for sitting around watching anything more than a short clip. The iPad’s bigger display is perfect for curling up in bed and watching some video before drifting off to sleep, which makes the $1.99 TV episodes and $3.99 movie rentals very attractive.

7. GPS. For those without an iPhone or smartphone, there’s no need to invest in a GPS if you have an iPad 3G. When you put the iPad 3G’s GPS together with a data connection, you have a handy little navigator that will not only help you find where you are going, but also locate gas stations and fast food joints while on the way.

8. Cooking Guide. Dock your iPad in the kitchen and install a free recipe app like Epicurious Recipes, and you’ll have your own little cooking guide. Why buy Julia Child’sMastering the Art of French Cooking when you can just download an app?

Need more excuses? The iPad will let your browse the web, watch videos, play games, read books, exchange email and can even run a small home office with relatively inexpensive productivity software.

"As always we are proud of our community and families we are honored to serve. If you have any questions about our services or are in need please feel free to contactHoward K Funeral Home to know everything you need to know about funerals and funeral services. Howard K. Hill Funeral Services has had the privilege of serving families in communities such as Suffield CT, Meriden CT, Hartford CT, New Haven CT, Bloomfield CT, Windsor CT and Hamden CT. We would like the honor to serve you too. Call us at (203) 551-9639 or visit our blog at:http://connecticutfuneralhomeblog.com/"

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Nearly all American teens (97%), and more than half of adults age 18+ (53%) say they play video games, and about one-in-five adults (21%) plays video games every day or almost every day, according to research from the Pew Internet Project.

Pew’s Annual Gadgets Survey also found that - independent of all other factors - younger adults are considerably more likely than older adults to play games, and the likelihood that an adult is a video gamer decreases significantly with age. Fully 81% of respondents 18-29 years old play games, while only 23% of respondents 65 years old and older report playing games.

Key demographic findings about video gamers:

• Overall, men (55%) are slightly more likely than women (50%) to play any kind of digital game.
• Urbanites (56%) are slightly more likely than rural-dwellers (47%) to play digital games.
• There is no significant difference in game playing across income groups or between suburbanites and adults from other locales.
• Some 57% of respondents with at least some college education play games, significantly more than high school graduates (51%) and those who have less than a high school education (40%).
• Current students who are age 18 or older are avid players:, 76% of students (82% of full-time and 69% of part-time) report playing games, compared with 49% of non-students.
• Internet users are significantly more likely to play games than those who are not online. Fully 75% of adults in the survey use the internet, and 64% of internet users play games. By comparison, just 20% of non-internet users play games.

Older Adults Play More Frequently

Almost half (49%) of all adult gamers reported playing games at least a few times a week, but Pew found that older gamers are more avid players.

Seniors, in particular, tend to play games more frequently:

• 36% of gamers age 65+ say they play games everyday or almost everyday, compared with 19% of adults age 50-64, 20% of adults age 30-49, and 20% of adults age 18-29.
• Senior gamers may play more frequently because they have more time to play than younger gamers, as 77% of senior gamers reported being retired.

Computers Most Popular Game-Playing Devices

Of the devices that can be used to play video games, Pew found that computers are the most popular devices overall among all adults:

• 38% of adults report playing games on desktop or laptop computers.
• 28% play on game consoles like an Xbox, PlayStation or Wii
• 18% play on a cell phone, Blackberry or other handheld organizer
• 13% play on portable gaming devices like a PSP, DS or Gameboy.

In contrast, game consoles are the favorite gaming hardware among teens age 12-17:

• 89% of teen gamers use consoles to play games.
• Teen gamers are no more likely than adult gamers to use computers to play games.
• While adult gamers are more likely to play games on cell phones or Blackberries than on portable gaming devices, teen gamers show the opposite set of preferences, preferring the portable devices to cell phones.

Young adults, age 18-29, are the demographic group that is most likely to play games on any given device. However, the majority (61%) say they play games on consoles.

Among seniors, 19% of those age 65+ play games on computers, while only 2% use each of the other devices listed. Similarly, Americans ages 50-64 are much more likely to use computers than to use gaming consoles, cell phones (6%) or portable gaming devices (5%).

When looking specifically at gamers, these age-based preferences are even more distinct:

• Nearly three-out-of-four gamers (73%) use computers to play, while just over half (53%) use game consoles.
• Gamers 50+ are significantly more likely than younger age groups to use computers.
• Middle-aged gamers, age 30-49, prefer to play on computers, but a significantly large percentage also plays on consoles.
• Young adult gamers are the only age group to prefer playing on game consoles; three-fourths (75%) of 18-29-year-old gamers play on consoles.

The findings also indicate that certain demographic groups - men, minorities and parents - use some devices more:

• Men are significantly more likely than women to play games on gaming consoles: 35% of adult men say they play games on a console compared with 21% of women.
• Men and women are statistically equally likely to use all other gaming devices, including computers, cell phones, handheld organizers and portable gaming devices.
• Blacks and Hispanics are more likely to play games on smaller, mobile gadgets.
• While there is no statistically significant difference in game play between ethnic groups on computers or game consoles, blacks and Hispanics are significantly more likely than whites to use cell phones and portable gaming devices to play games.
• One-quarter (25%) of blacks and 27% of Hispanics report using a cell phone or Blackberry to play games, while only 16% of whites reported doing so.
• 18% of blacks and 21% of Hispanics use portable gaming devices, compared with 11% of whites who use these devices to play games.

Parents More Likely Gamers

Independent of other demographic categories, parents are more likely to play video games than non-parents. Two-thirds (66%) of parents or guardians of children age 17 or younger play games, compared with 47% of adult, non-parent gamers.

Parents are also more likely to play games on every kind of device we asked about than respondents who were not parents.

Additional findings about parents:

• Just 31% of parents of teens say they play video games with their child at least some of the time
• Younger parents are more likely than older parents to play games with their children. Four out of ten parents under age 40 (40%) play games with their children, compared with 25% of older parents.
• Parents of younger teens (12-14 years old) are also more likely to play video games with their children than parents of older teens (15-17 years old), 34% vs. 27%.

Adults Less Likely than Teens to Play Online

Just under a quarter (23%) of all adults play games online, or – put another way - 43% of adult gamers play online games. Adults are much less likely to play games online than teens, as about 76% of all teens play games online and 79% of teen gamers play games online.

The research finds that, as with all games, younger adults are more likely to report playing games online than their older counterparts. Fully 43% of adults ages 18-29 play games online, compared with 26% of people ages 30-49, 13% of people ages 50-64 and 5% of those 65 and older.

Respondents who report playing games online tend to play more often than gamers who do not play games online:

• The majority (59%) of online gamers play at least a few times a week, significantly more than the 41% of strictly offline gamers who play that often.
• Those who play massive multiplayer online games (MMOGs) such as World of Warcraft, are even more likely to play frequently, as 89% play at least a few times a week.
• Nearly half (49%) of MMOG players play every day or almost every day, while just one-in-four online gamers (26%) and 17% of offline gamers play as often.

Virtual Worlds and MMOGs Not So Popular Yet

Though there has been much media hype around virtual worlds, just 2% of gamers say they have ever visited a destination such as Second Life. Key findings:

• Though there are no significant age or other demographic differences between adults who visit virtual worlds and those who do not, teens are significantly more likely to visit virtual worlds. One-in-ten teens and 11% of teen gamers reported visiting virtual worlds.
• A total 6% of adults say they have created an avatar - or online representation of themselves, often used for participation in virtual worlds and in some online games and social networks.
• Only 9% of gamers play these types of online games. Again, young adults are significantly more likely than average adults to play MMOGs, as 14% of 18-29-year-old gamers report playing
• Teens are even more likely than young adults to play MMOGs, with 21% of teen gamers reporting MMOG play.

About the research: The Annual Gadgets Survey obtained telephone interviews - both landline and cell phone - with a nationally representative sample of 2,054 adults living in the continental United States. The survey was conducted by Princeton Survey Research International. The interviews were conducted in English by Princeton Data Source, LLC from October 24 to December 2, 2007.

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August ended with investors ducking for cover as the economy revealed unmistakable signs of slowing.

Mohamed El-Erian, co-chief executive of bond fund giant Pimco, places the risk of a double-dip recession at 25 percent, and economists such as Goldman Sachs’ Jan Hatzius have raised concerns about deflation.

"As summer draws to a close, nervousness across the credit market only seems to grow," noted Credit Derivatives Research analyst Byron Douglass.

One troubling sign: "Over the past month, an incredible 90 percent of investment-grade credit spreads widened," Douglass said. That means bond investors are nervous that a weaker economy could weigh on companies. So investors aren’t willing to take a chance on corporate bonds unless they get paid more to take the risk.

Safety seekers, meanwhile, have poured money into gold and U.S. Treasurys despite yields close to record lows of 2.04 percent during the market panic of December 2008.

Unemployment remains high. On Friday, the government cut its estimate of second-quarter GDP growth to an annualized 1.6 percent, which was better than forecast but still not a good sign. Are things as bleak as they seem?

 

The Troubling Case

"Although the economy may still be growing, investors have become especially fretful about the adequacy of growth several months from now," said Moody’s economist John Lonski.

Regional manufacturing surveys done by five Federal Reserve banks, he said, "hint of meager jobs growth and price deflation risks. And employment income warns of slower growth for consumer spending."

Although The Conference Board’s consumer confidence index Tuesday inched up from a five-year low in July, Conference Board economist Ken Goldstein said consumers are as glum as they were a year ago, and he doesn’t see that changing soon because jobs haven’t materialized, and on an inflation-adjusted basis, pay has declined.

Even if the economy is able to grow slowly, it might not be pleasant for stock investors. With the economy suddenly acting much weaker than earlier this year, companies could disappoint investors, and analysts’ earnings estimates are coming down, a trend that often causes stock prices to fall.

The adjustment has just begun. For example, Deutsche Bank economist Joseph LaVorgna noted that recent durable goods orders were so weak he cut his forecast for capital spending in half, to 5 percent from 10 percent.

Meanwhile, the FDIC announced Tuesday that 10 percent of banks are at risk of failing. And bond strategist Jim Bianco, president of Bianco Research, said problems will not be resolved until banks write down the values of homes and real estate that aren’t worth what’s on the books.

 

A Happier Scenario

The optimists see slow growth ahead, nothing better than that, but nothing worse.

Tuesday’s Case-Shiller housing number was embraced because it showed home prices rising more than forecasted, up 4.2 percent in June. But economists were leery, noting that the June survey had the benefit of homebuyers rushing to get the $8,000 tax credit.

More recent information on a 4 million plunge in home sales in July still points to a depression in housing, said Trim Tabs founder Charles Biderman. The one optimistic number Biderman has found lately is a 3.8 percent year-over-year rise in employees withholding income taxes over the last three weeks. That could point to more people working.

Further, analysts such as RW Baird strategist Bruce Bittles are comforted by the Federal Reserve’s apparent willingness to keep taking unusual actions to bolster the economy. And Lonski notes that a surge in home refinancing should lift consumer spending during the rest of the year.

As for the economy, Wells Fargo Capital Management strategist Jim Paulsen thinks people are too negative. He agrees that economic indicators have been weak but notes that "every recovery has an ebb and flow."

"The first soft patch we hit, people went right back to expecting a depression or a double dip," he said. Yet, he noted manufacturing isn’t in such bad shape because it slowed from a relatively high level.

"You get the impression this is the worst recovery ever," but he said it’s not unlike the banking and real estate-led recession of the early 1990s. "And we did recover."

 

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September 12th — Celebration of CT Farms

Sunset Meadow Vineyards participating in the Celebration of CT Farms Sunday, September 12th at Laurel Ridge Farm in Litchfield.Click here for more information

September 16th — “Celebrate Connecticut” to Benefit the Harold Leever Regional Cancer Center

Thursday, September 16th from 5 – 8 pm. Click here for more information

September 25th — SMV Scarecrow Contest

We are still accepting entries for our Scarecrow Contest to benefit the Ronald McDonald House of CT.
Make a scarecrow and bring it to Sunset Meadow Vineyards by September 25th.
Judging by the staff of Ronald McDonald House takes place on 9/25/10. Winner need not be present to claim prize.
Three Great Prizes to be awarded:
    Warner Theatre Tickets to show of your choice
    Gift Certificate for fine dining at LaCupola Ristorante in Litchfield, Ct
    SMV gift pack
Please join in and help out this worthwhile organization. For entry form, click here.

September 25th-26th — Sunset Meadow Vineyards Harvest Festival

Saturday, September 25th 12-6 / Sunday, September 26th 12 – 5
Join us for a day in the Litchfield Hills at PEAK FOLIAGE
Tickets are $15 at the door / $12.50 advance / $10 Designated Driver / FREE children under 5
Your Day Ticket Includes: FREE SMV Tote Bag, FREE Glass of Wine, Hayrides through 40 acres of vineyards & panoramic views, Wine production tours, Grape Stomp, Contests and Wine Seminars
We will also be host to many food vendors, artisans and crafters. There will be live music throughout the weekend
Call 860 201-4654 for more information.

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SMV Music Calendar

Live outdoor music performances at the vineyard weather permitting. Indoors if necessary.
Sept 12th — Brazilian Jazz returns with the Jerrod Cattey Trio from 2 – 5
Sept. 25th & 26th — Fall Harvest Fest Music Performances
        Saturday: Jerrod Cattey Trio from 12:30 – 3:30pm
        Albert DelRio from 3:30 – 6:00 pm
        Sunday: The Groove from 2 – 5

Local Photographer to Display Work at Sunset Meadow Vineyards

Amy Astrauskas of Goshen displays prints of her original film photography in the Vista Room of Sunset Meadow Vineyards. This lost art is captured by the keen eye of this inspiring artist whose works are now available for purchase. Please stop by the vineyard Thursdays thru Mondays from 11 – 5 throughout the fall to view and/or purchase these one-of-a- kind prints.

Ice Wine

Sunset Meadow Vineyards is excited to announce the release of MIDNIGHT ICE, our 1st vintage of true Ice Wine. Limited Production.

Sunset Meadow Vineyards Named a 2010 Editors’ Choice by Yankee Magazine

Sunset Meadow Vineyards has been recognized as a 2010 Editors’ Choice in Yankee Magazine’s Travel Guide to New England, on newsstands now. This designation is awarded by Yankee’s editors and contributors, who name select restaurants, lodgings, and attractions in New England to the exclusive list.

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