by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Tips and Tricks
Truth be told, I abandoned my BlackBerry for the iPhone specifically because of Instagram. And, believe me, I was quite the keyboard-over-touchscreen loyalist. But the lure of the obvious fun of sharing square photos — with filters! — was just too strong,...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps
Have you ever been scrolling through someone’s fashion-fabulous Instagram feed and spotted a pair of shoes or a clutch or scarf (or ahem, Liz’s stack of bracelets) that you really like? I’m talking really like, to the point of wishing you could reach...
by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks
We are so excited about (and kind of in awe of) so many of the things that computers are doing for our kids, but the reality is, sometimes we need help managing their screen time. So many readers have written to us thanking us for tips like the Marble Jar system and...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps
Just last year, we gave you the straight intel on the best Instagram collage apps. And now, finally (some might say, including us) Instagram has jumped in the game with Layout from Instagram, their very own app for making photo collages to share. It’s been out...
by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks
Sure, Spring Break is cool when you and the family are jetting off somewhere fun, but what about those of us who decide to stay close to home? Are we not entitled to enjoy some rollin’ good times, too? Short answer: Yes! Indeed, we are. So I’ve put...
by Nicole Blades | Uncategorized
It’s no secret that we’re way into the indie designer bag and accessory label Hayden-Hartnett. And with their new Spring 2015 colors for the Mission Tablet organizer, we can definitely add one more thing to our ever-growing H-H Obsessions List. It’s...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps
Spring is (finally) rounding the corner. That also means that prime travel season and spring break is about to begin, and when it comes to family vacations — be it a long weekend or a 10-day stretch — there are plenty of moving parts to keep in order. For...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps, Tech Toys
So rad. Honestly, those were the first words that popped out of my mouth when I saw this crazy-cool new drawing experience called Masterpiece. It is the latest offering from Osmo, the groundbreaking, iPad-powered gaming device built by two young dads out of Stanford...
by Nicole Blades | Best Apps
As parents, we are not shy about our love of cool camera apps since that’s easily half the reason we all own smartphones in the first place. And we’ve experienced first-hand how a really great camera app — like the Camera+ 6 app — can really...
by Nicole Blades | Life and Home
It’s clear that sleep tracking is all the rage in 2015. And I get it. Listen. If it were possible to marry one’s bed, I would have been in deep mattressmony (ha) long ago. So when I heard about the Luna Matress Cover, the first one that converts any bed...