Liz Gumbinner
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How to check your voter registration status and why it’s extremely important this year
If you want to know how to check your voter registration, we’re glad you asked! Because you might have heard…
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Free download: 30 creative activities for kids that blend off-screen summer fun with just enough tech.
We’ve hit that point in the summer, where, we might be getting a little more lax about keeping kids off…
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The best cameras for summer camp to keep kids offline and in the moment
I am extremely familiar with the current trend of summer camps requiring campers to have cameras that don’t rely on…
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Big news about the BIG new Skylight Calendar Max: A lifesaver for busy families
A few years back, Kate tried out the smart, touchscreen Skylight Calendar to see if it was a helpful way…
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We found the coolest phone cases and tech accessories and now I want them all.
For some reason, I wasn’t familiar with Burga, which may actually make the coolest phone cases and tech accessories that…
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Yes, someone “from Kentucky” is trying to get into your LinkedIn. Here’s what to do.
This past week, I received several emails “from LinkedIn” indicating that someone from Bardstown, Kentucky requested a “reset password” link…
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If you do one thing in the New Year, please please make it this
I know we’re all still in New Year’s resolutions mode, whether you’re purging and recycling old tech, embarking on a…
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Tackle these 11 simple tech to-dos and start your year safer, more organized, and more relaxed
For so many of us, the new year is about organization and fresh starts. That’s why we tend to use…
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Inbox Zero Trick: Our popular hack for cleaning out your inbox and starting fresh!
It’s not an exaggeration to say that email management is overwhelming to me. As someone with anywhere upwards of 10,000…
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This kids’ app may help inspire a whole new generation that believes in giving back.
Just last week, someone in our Out Tech Your Kids community mentioned how a major app just “pretends to care”…
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10 of the hottest audiobook memoirs that make the best holiday gifts this year
I’ve written here before about how I learned to love audiobooks and the trick for me was finding memoirs and…
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The best ways to clean and disinfect your phone during cold and flu season: From gentle cleaning to killing bacteria and microbes
It’s always a good time to talk about how to best clean your phone and gadgets. But especially this time…
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The widespread teenage boy sextortion scam: What to do if your child is a victim
This week’s Washington Post article about the teenage boy sextortion scam by Chris Moody is all I’ve been thinking about.…
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Rebel Girls x Hispanic Heritage Month: Your kids will love these short audio stories about amazing Hispanic women
As if I haven’t raved about the Rebel Girls books and the Rebel Girls app enough, I am now touting…
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Apple’s switch from Lightning to USB-C with the new iPhone 15 Pro: An easy explainer
With yesterday’s Apple announcement of the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max (and I am sooo excited!) I’ve heard a…
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How one college professor is handling AI in the classroom: The perfect set of words for parents to borrow.
Just one year ago, AI was not the kind of thing most families talked about over dinner, but today parents…
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Do you qualify for a payout from the $725 million Facebook class action settlement?
Wow, I sound like a TV law firm ad saying, “you may qualify for a payout from the multi-million dollar…
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11 tech gifts for the mobile mom, all as practical as they are cool | Mother’s Day 2023
Mother’s Day tech gifts are completely underrated. As much as we will always love receiving flowers and chocolate for Mother’s…
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Find your own town on this amazing interactive Native Land map
I originally stumbled on this incredible Native Land Map when it was shared in honor of Indigenous People’s Day and — wow.…
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How to get a nice discount on a Lyft ride to the polls this Election Day
Well what a nice alert to appear in my inbox: This Tuesday, November 8 is Election Day, and to assist…