<p>Kathiep: Try lastfm. Works like Pandora, but there’s no 40 hour cut-off. There are a few commercials but you can listen all day every day, and I prefer their music selection.
If you want to listen to one artist, try grooveshark. I use this a lot to listen to new artists and old favorites.</p>
<p>wonder1, my music-obsessed husband and kids have LOVED Rhapsody for years. It’s a great service.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this has been mentioned (I don’t have time to read the whole thread) but I always get the kids an Entertainment Book for the city of their college. My son is moving up to NYC Saturday and my sister just got him the NYC book. He loves to save money. Of course, he loves to spend money. But at least he tries to save.</p>
<p>I made each of them pretty elaborate Christmas stockings while I was pregnant for them and have always liked stocking shopping, especially now that the kids are rarely surprised by their “big” gifts. I’ve carried on a tradition my mom (or maybe my grandmother) started and give each of them a special ornament in their stockings. It’s usually a reflection of what was memorable or what they loved best that year and it’s sweet to see them remember past Christmases when they add their collections to the tree…and I get to relive my childhood courtesy of my mom! </p>
<p>Since my parents are gone now and I’ve inherited the bulk of the small stuff, I try to pass on some family momentos at Christmas too - a watch or set of cufflinks from my dad, a piece of silver or jewelry from my mom, or even something my parents or grandparents gave to me long ago - it means a lot to my kids because their grandparents were a huge part of their lives for so long. I try to do the same for my nieces and nephews as my sisters had little patience/interest in going through any of that stuff. For some odd reason, the first thing they all do is hold it up do their noses and try to see if it still smells like my parents…little bloodhounds, I guess!</p>
<p>Oh, and I bought my son and daughter the Agloves, size s-m, which fit both kids. I’d say both of them have somewhat small hands, so Medium might be better. And they work great on the phone screen, but probably aren’t as warm as regular gloves.</p>
<p>My son told me that all he wants is clothing and books. Guess what he’s getting? What he wants. His birthday is right after the holidays and just around the time he returns to school. I’ll send him some polos and a couple of gift cards. That should make him happy.</p>
<p>giving gift certificate for remote training for that new apple computer and programs… can use anytime and not have to lug that apple to an apple store</p>
<p>[MacBlend</a> - Give Training](<a href=“macblend.com”>macblend.com)</p>
<p>JCPenney.com has fleece sheets on sale plus free shipping. And they have Twin XL!</p>
<p>Sahalie has really nice fleece (“ButterFleece”) and the pullovers are now just $19.95; I bought one for everyone in the family (including me :)). For stockings I picked up a couple of bike lights that attach to the spokes for a little extra visibility. (My kids are the sort you see on their bikes, riding through the slush. Last year I got them warm biking gloves.) Free shipping from Salahie on orders over $49.</p>
<p>I like Sahalie- but be warned they run wide.
I have a fleece skirt that is so warm and has lots of room to have tights plus leggings underneath.</p>
<p>Would love to hear what kind of biking gloves you got- both kids have bikes & complain about their hands- although they have lobster gloves which limit dexterity.</p>
<p>My son asked for a BluRay player and a Netflix streaming subscription, so my husband decided he wanted the same thing. Does anybody know if they can share the Netflix subscription or do I need to buy two? Can my younger son use the subscription too on his Wii or Xbox 360? Seems like you can use the subscription on more than one device but they all live in different states, can you share it in different places?</p>
<p>My D uses our Netflix subscription to stream instant watch videos at school on her laptop. We just gave her our password. But they will only send actual DVDs to one address, which is fine. So, the answer to your question is yes - we use instant watch on 3 different devices (2 in TX and 1 in DC).</p>
<p>According to the Netflix [Terms</a> and Conditions](<a href=“http://www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse#instant]Terms”>http://www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse#instant) for Watch Instantly, under the heading “Device Limitations and System Requirements”, Netflix allows up to six devices to be activated for Watch Instantly. </p>
<p>But the number of devices that can play Watch Instantly at the same time [depends</a> on which plan you are on](<a href=“Netflix Help Center”>Netflix Help Center). Quoting Netflix: “For example, if you’re on the 1-disc plan, you can have up to six devices associated with your account, but you can only watch one of them at a time. If you’re on the 2-disc plan, you can have up to six devices activated but can only watch two of them at the same time.”</p>
<p>I don’t see what the rule is on how many devices you can watch simultaneously if you are on a streaming-only plan, which is a [new</a> option](<a href=“About Netflix - Newsroom”>About Netflix - Newsroom). It might be worth emailing Netflix to ask that question, if you’re considering that plan.</p>
<p>Also, like megpmom, our S who goes to college in another state uses Watch Instantly by just logging in with my user name and password. We’re on the two-dvd-at-a-time plan, so even if we were using Watch Instantly here at home, S could watch something at school at the same time.</p>
<p>I think this is legitimate under Netflix Terms and Conditions, which grants a limited license to “members of your immediate household for whom you will be responsible.” (See [here](<a href=“http://www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse?id=6433]here[/url]”>http://www.netflix.com/TermsOfUse?id=6433)</a>.) Although I am not sure of this, my reading of that means that you can share account access with a family member for whom you are financially responsible, and that it is not necessary that you and the family member live in the same location.</p>
<p>Finally, you probably already know this, but make sure the BluRay player that you buy is Netflix-ready. (See [this</a> list](<a href=“Netflix Supported Devices | Watch Netflix on your phone, TV or favorite device”>Netflix Supported Devices | Watch Netflix on your phone, TV or favorite device).)</p>
<p>Thanks, megpmom and SodiumFree. We are definitely financially responsible for both our kids so sounds like they are eligible to use the same account as us. I guess we will order the 2-disk plan and the youngest son can watch a movie if no one else is. He’s more into gaming than movies anyway plus he has a tough semester coming up so he shouldn’t be watching movies anyway 
The BluRay players are both wrapped already but my son picked them out and I am pretty sure they are wifi and Netflix equipped. They are Samsung brand. I think we’ll put our address on the account – I would be afraid to have disks delivered to my son’s house at school, who knows where they might end up.</p>
<p>I’ve also read (just on a messageboard) that you get a better selection with the streaming movies if you are on a disk plan rather than just a streaming plan. Anybody know for sure?</p>
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<p>According to [this</a> Netflix blog entry](<a href=“About Netflix - Newsroom”>About Netflix - Newsroom), “[a]ll the titles you can watch instantly on your current plan are also available on this new [streaming-only] plan . . …”</p>
<p>You probably already know this, but Watch Instantly does not include every movie or show that is available on dvd, so if you get the streaming-only plan, you are limited compared to someone who has a plan that also includes dvds. But the movies and other shows that are available for streaming would be the same, regardless of what plan you have.</p>
<p>My boys both watch Netflix streaming movies quite often, and my older kids did it for two years before this while one lived in NY and the other one lived in Virginia. They do it through their computers or their wii.</p>
<p>If your kid lives in cold climates, I would recommend a nice jacket! What type and style depends on her/his tastes.</p>
<p>son doesn’t have room for an ironing board/iron (remember all the advice about leaving this out of the packing list!) but does dress up every week for one of his classes. Got him a hand-held steamer for 2nd semester.</p>
<p>Both my S, 20, and D, 17 are hard to shop for- they have what they need, and more, and don’t consider regular clothes as gifts (and my D dislikes 99% of clothes/jewelry/etc. I might choose for her). In the past, giving money, gift cards primarily made for a relatively boring Christmas morning. This year we are giving both a set amount BEFORE Christmas and telling them to shop now, while there is still available stock and great sales. Then, they have to wrap their purchases and put under the tree. Both were excited about the plan. We’re looking forward to see what they choose for themselves. My S has a couple things he wants to wait till he’s back at college to get so he’s going to draw or print out pictures of the intended “gifts”. I still bought a couple things (my S is finally getting the ukelele he’s been asking for since his last B-day) and yes, gift cards in SMALL amounts for fast food get stuffed in stockings.</p>