See if you can do them all before your kids graduate from college. After all, you can hit the road whenever you want now that you don’t have to schedule trips around school vacations.

Is he eating enough? Getting any sleep? Is that a keg in the background??? Keep an eye on your college kid while you're cyber-chatting. Microsoft's LifeCam has face-tracking software so you don't fall off-screen, and it automatically adjusts for low-light conditions.

As one customer put it, this is the magazine for mature, fashionable women who “don't care to make bunny-shaped coconut cakes for Easter” and are “WAY beyond caring about bikinis or contraceptives.”

With airlines charging for checked bags, there's never been a better time to invest in a sturdy carry-on. "Europe Through the Back Door" travel guru Rick Steves designed this one to conform to airline regulations for carry-ons. It has plenty of pockets and security features, and converts from a suitcase to a backpack.

With Junior off to college, who's going to mow the lawn? Robo will. Just select the day and time you want the lawn mowed and Robo will get right on it, week after week after week. This is so much better than watching reality TV.

Build a family tree; attach photos and documents; and design charts with this software that also gives you access for six months to ancestry.com. That should be enough time to find out if you can get in on the Cheney-Obama family picnic.

In case you’re worried they’re not getting enough to eat at the dorm cafeteria.