by Kristin | Best Apps, Educational Apps
The new The MoMA Art Lab app is for every parent who knows that kids are the original modern artists. Think about it: a child’s artistic interpretation of the world is not always realistic or literal, they love to use non-traditional materials (macaroni,...
by Kristin | Gear + Hardware
Let’s talk about juice. Both in the edible and technical senses. In our house, we are either spilling it (in liquid form) or out of it (in battery form). Both problems tend to affect the mobile phones in the house too — which is why I was so excited to get...
by Kristin | Gear + Hardware
Remember when you used to have to wire your whole house for audio wire if you wanted decent sound? Yeah. We don’t do that anymore. The advances in portable speakers have been phenomenal, with great sound now coming from wireless systems like the Sonos, or single...
by Kristin | Best Apps, Entertainment, Kids
It can sometimes be difficult to keep tabs on the dizzying array of digital and streaming music services and choices. Add on top of that free vs. paid services, pricing models, and mobile vs. web or desktop options — and well, are we confused yet? So we put...
by Kristin | Internet Safety
We finally decided to give our sixth grader a smart phone. And while I think the good has outweighed the bad so far, I really wasn’t prepared for how complicated things would get — and how quickly it would happen. So I can see why implementing social media...
by Kristin | Uncategorized
When we recently moved, it was hard to see boxes of video camera tapes with so many special moments from my kids’ early days– i.e the days before easy cell phone video. There are so many first moments and birthdays and holidays that sit on those tapes, all...
