by Liz Gumbinner | Best Apps
We’ve been touting the benefits of Animoto video editing since the very first day we discovered how easy it was to make fabulous videos from your own snapshots, how professional they look, and how free they can be. (At least the short ones.) Well it’s...
by Liz Gumbinner | Websites We Love
If you’re into social networking–as in, actual networking for work or personal reasons–then you definitely want to know about newsle, a wonderful newsfeed service that is keeping me on top of all the important stuff they’re doing. Subscribe to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
The library has always been the classic way to get a ton of books without spending a fortune. Then Kindle and Nook came along, occasionally offering crazy ways to get free ebooks. Now there’s a new way to save money on an entire library: A single USB. An...
by Liz Gumbinner | Uncategorized
So, we could have the discussion about whether The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein was your favorite story from your own childhood (like me) and taught you all about love and sharing and selflessness; or whether you see it as a misogynist allegory about women giving...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tech Toys
I love that geekery is spreading far and wide, out of the game room and into the rest of the house. Including the bathroom, with these unbelievable handmade soaps. Geeksoap is a combination of two very important things in a parent’s life: soap, and pop culture....
by Liz Gumbinner | Travel
I have become a die-hard devotee of mobile chargers, from portable battery packs and charging cases to other portable power sources. The one issue: I am a die-hard misplacer of the cables that often connect them. Don’t ask. But aha! A brilliant solution. From...
by Liz Gumbinner | Websites We Love
I am now one of PicMonkey’s biggest fans along with the rest of the Cool Mom Picks crew. It’s easy to make collages. It’s easy to edit photos. But one thing that’s always been challenging is doing both together. Argh. Well no more! Just last...
by Liz Gumbinner | Entertainment
Don’t know about your brood, but if our kids are excited about the new LEGO movie we’ve been hearing about for months, the video game is coming in a close second. And we’ve got some just-released screenshots to get them excited. (Show them at your...
by Liz Gumbinner | Photography
It used to seem a little frivolous to invest in things like mini tripods for your smart phone camera. But now that everyone is jumping into Instagram video and the Vine app, we can see why products like these are starting to fly off the shelves. Photojojo, always our...
by Liz Gumbinner | Random Coolness
At a time when more and more couples are meeting online, it makes sense that someone would finally come out with a wedding invitation that acknowledges the relationship’s beginnings. I’m giggling at this geeky save the date card from Etsy’s STH Blue....
