Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt
Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:48:00 GMT
When we set out to design Famundo Social, we surveyed our users for ideas on what would make Famundo work better for them. Many of their suggestions are incorporated in this new release.
One of the things we heard over and over again was the need for families to be able to interact with their extended family and friends in a manner, similar to Facebook or Myspace, but in a family-friendly, safe and secure environment. With parents having control over who their children can or cannot be friends with. With grandkids and grandparents having the ability to communicate with each other without having to set up an e-mail account.
The result is the “Social” part of Famundo Social. Here is a short flash movie that gives a overview on how this works.
Families are busy today. We tend to get caught up in our own lives and let our relationships with friends and our extended families fall through the cracks. We hope Famundo Social can help bring you together again.
Posted in Parenting, Family 2.0, Family Life, Famundo, Setting Limits, Technology | Tags calendar, family, networking, online, social | 1 comment
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt
Mon, 10 Nov 2008 18:23:00 GMT
We will begin migrating our current Famundo users’ accounts to Famundo Social over the next few weeks. You will receive an e-mail from us with more information as we get closer.
We are also offering our current users a special upgrade promotion. Upgrade
to Famundo Plus before the end of the year and pay only $2.95/month or
$29/year for the first year.
Upgraded users will be the first to have their accounts migrated to Famundo
Social and will enjoy 2GB of document and photo storage, enhanced security,
additional family vaults and many more enhancements planned for the future.
To upgrade your account, please log into Famundo account and click on
Upgrade on the top banner. This offer will expire on December 31, 2008.
Again, please expect to hear from us within the next few weeks about the
migration process.
Posted in Parenting, Family 2.0, Family Life, Famundo | Tags calendar, family, networking, online, social | no comments
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt
Wed, 27 Aug 2008 01:01:00 GMT
Famundo is featured in the print edition of Canadian Family Magazine!
It is fantastic! I now say if it’s not in Famundo, then it’s not happening
Kristina Lee, mom of Dannielle, 3 and Acadia, 1, Winnepeg
Famundo.com, a management and calendaring service, lets family members merge their personal schedules with the rest of the family’s. You’ll know who is free to take Marcus to trumpet lessons on Thursday night, and when everyone can sit down for a family dinner.
PERKS- Message boards so your notes aren’t thrown out, list managers to keep track of when the milk is out or who’s on garbage duty, and a family vault to store important documents and photos.
It is on the newsstands now! Check it out, page 28!
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Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt
Fri, 13 Apr 2007 02:31:00 GMT
Now that tax time is over, I decided it was time to upgrade my aging version of Quicken. While I was on the Quicken web site, I saw that they have a new product out called Quicken Kids and Money.
I was tempted to demo it, but then noticed that it is geared for kids age 5 through 8, and my kids are well beyond that.
Anyway, after looking over the description, it didn’t seem like they were offering very much for the $69.99 per year they are charging for this product.
It seems that there is a lot of free information out there, such as The Mint, which will do basically the same thing.
Anyone have any experience with Quicken Kids and Money, let us know what you think.
Posted in Parenting | Tags kids, money | no comments
Posted by Richard Kuhlenschmidt
Thu, 05 Apr 2007 05:22:00 GMT
I just received an e-mail from someone asking how effective Famundo would be in managing a shared parenting situation.
Because of Famundo’s has different permission levels, it is ideal for use in a shared parenting arrangement.
Since Famundo is internet based, both parents have access to the same Famundo site. Each parent can view their childrens’ schedules, so they know when they are available, when they need a ride or to be picked up. And, if their schools are using Famundo, their school schedules are filled in automatically, so neither parent has the chore of inputting the daily schedule.
But, since each parent has their own login, they can have their own private events, lists and documents.
If you have any questions on using Famundo, please send me an e-mail at the address found on this page.
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