Battery drain issues on your iPhone 4? Solved.
If you were like me, you anxiously awaited the iPhone 4S and accompanying iOS 5 announcement. As an iPhone 4 owner, I realized that the “S” didn’t have enough new features to warrant me making the upgrade, but I was still pretty stoked about the new...
Getting a charge out of PlugBug
Okay, raise your hand if you’ve ever had to choose between charging your iPad and charging your MacBook? Or uh…fighting with the sigOth in the hotel room about who gets to charge their device in the one outlet available? The PlugBug dual charger from...
Eco-batteries, your savior on Christmas morning
After the mountain of wrapping paper I find myself beneath on Christmas morning, I am usually bombarded by kid requests for one thing – batteries. And of course, of the thousand things I’ve gotten to prepare for C-Day, batteries are usually the one very...
It is a truth universally acknowledged that this dock kicks bustle
If Fitzwilliam Darcy gets your bustle in a buzz, you’re going to love the way he electrifies your gadgets, too. This gorgeous gadget dock won’t get there by Christmas, sadly–but don’t let that stop you. Any Jane Austen fan worth her mustard...
The Joos Orange Portable solar charger: Not just for Al Gore
After we proudly figured out how to compost scraps from our kitchen without decorating the room with fruit flies, I’ve been looking for other ways to get more eco-friendly. And as a true tech mama, it seems that decreasing my family’s dependence on the...
Gramophones are back in style
I usually charge my iPhone on my desk, but with my laptop cord, my USB cord, my iPad charger and other random plugs and cords, I’m making an effort to streamline and de-clutter. I’ve been looking around for a cool iPhone charger and I think I found one...
Back to school tech: Smart gadgets for parents
Just because it’s back to school time doesn’t mean kids should get all the cool gadgets. We’re the ones lugging them from soccer to ballet and back home again, so we can sure use all the extra hands we can get to make life a little easier. Here are...
Surge protectors that actually fit your devices. Imagine!
After this weekend’s hurricane, I’m reminded once again I was reminded once again of the importance of surge protectors to power your appliances and gadgets. But then, I was also reminded of one of my biggest tech pet peeve — power strips that...
Mophie is a real (battery) life saver
If you’ve ever uttered the words, “my battery is about to die if we get cut off…” then this is for you, mamas. I have no idea why it took me so long to come around on the portable phone charger thing. But it did. And now that that era has come...Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide
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