Nix Color Sensor: Tech to help you decorate, beautifully
If you’re a graphic designer, a photographer or a picky decorator, I’m excited about this new app that’s designed to help you in an amazing new way. And not surprisingly, it’s getting a ton of buzz. I think of it like Shazam, only for color....
Helping your kids understand 9/11
The emotions we feel as adults are so complex today, as they are each year on September 11. But as parents, we have the added burden of trying to explain it to our own children in an age-appropriate way, and to help them cope with it too. So once again, we’re...
Priceblink: Still the easiest trick to save money shopping online.
When I first installed Priceblink for my browser a few years back, I called it one of my top tech picks of the year. Since then, this amazing online price comparison tool has come a long way. And you’ll definitely want to check it out, especially if you plan on...
Piquing Our Geek: Tile is Lost and Found, tech style
We’re all for labeling our belongings to help them find their way back to us, but what if you could use a Bluetooth-enabled device to locate your high value items, like laptops or musical instruments–or maybe even your car? The new Tile does exactly that....
Printic: Cool retro-looking prints, straight from your iPhone
Every time I look at my camera roll, I cringe a little bit thinking about the huge inventory of photos I have. (Don’t judge me for being a year behind on updating our family album, all you organized parents!) Luckily, now that I’ve discovered this great...
The ecoATM: A fascinating if a slightly Orwellian way to recycle your tech for cash
I am fascinated by the concept of something called an ecoATM. My first thought is that it runs on solar power and doesn’t print receipts. But then I learned it’s not about getting money. At least not without putting more inside it than a debit card. The...
Waking is a little easier (and more fun) with the Wake app
Between my daughter making spontaneous bedside appearances at 1AM, getting up to use the bathroom and other random nightly occurrences, I’m lucky if I ever get a full night’s sleep. It’s no fun getting jolted by an alarm clock as it is, but if I had...
Time for a Qwiki. (That’s uh, iPhone photos and video sharing. It’s all SFW. And free.)
I have a sizeable collection of photos and videos on my iPhone, mostly of my kids. While I access my camera roll pretty frequently to find old pictures, show people my kids, watch past videos with my kids, etc., I love apps that take existing content and do something...
Brighter days with the new Yahoo! Weather app
Maybe it’s my father-in-law’s background in atmospheric science and meteorology or maybe it’s just an excuse to use my iPhone, but lately, my son has taken an interest in checking the weather each morning of cities around the world and giving me the...Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide
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