Tongfamily Website

Capitol Hill Soccer does provide scholarships for children who want to play for whom the registration would create difficulties for the families. Here’s the process in Bonzi:

The parents need to register, provide proof of age and so forth
They should register with a pay by check
Email registrar explaining the circumstances

If approved, then the registrar comps the [...]

[Read more →]

If a participant decides before August 31 to withdraw, we return the money. Here is how in Bonzi:

find the player on a roster preferably but you could find them under registration (be sure to light it up by choosing rec or select
Click on the player then click on “Registrants Financial Info” on the player’s “page”, [...]

[Read more →]

Setting Up an iTunes Account Without a Credit Card
When my daughter got her new computer, it seemed like an especially good time to create an account for her. But although, at 18, I think she’s ready to manage her own music and balance her own allowance, she’s surely not ready for unrestricted access to my [...]

[Read more →]

AT&T has good parental controls, but now the appstore requires an itunes account. How do you get one for your child but not to your credit card. Short answer is a tiny gift certificate is enough to start.
Setting Up an iTunes Account Without a Credit Card
You’ll need a gift card or certificate to do it, [...]

[Read more →]

Hat tip to TUAW apparently, Tnkgrl has figured out how to open up a Superdrive, replace a part and thus make it universally compatible with all computers. Great geekout. OTOH, why go to all the trouble :-)? The photos are really useful so you can disassemble it. The short version is the black bottom comes [...]

[Read more →]

We’ve been trying to efficiently donate as a group to help all those poor folks in China. Our Chinese affiliate, Qiming is giving through the Chinese Red Cross, but if you are out of China, what are your options? We just want something simple that takes a credit card.
First, Charity Navigator came up from Google:”non [...]

[Read more →]

Quick reminder, United has double EQM miles if you sign up by April 21. Also, if you use the Mileage Plus Mall and use it to buy from Apple, you get one mile for each dollar on top of what your credit card gives you.
For instance, with Hertz if you use the Mileage Plus discount [...]

[Read more →]