Tips and Tricks

Now that so many people are using URL shorteners like bit.ly, ow.ly, tiny url, and even custom urls, it's easier to get tricked into clicking over to a phishing site or intalling malware that suddenly DMs your whole Twitter list to tell …

With the advent of Vine and now Instagram video , I'm betting that your phones are getting filled to the brim with sheer data. While thinking about your phone cache probably isn't something you do regularly, having a phone nearing capaci…

I figured the big news about ATT's free mobile charging station program would be taking place somewhere like San Francisco or Portland or Austin. But nope, NY mamas like me--and those who visit our fair northeastern hamlet--are in luck w…

Good news for Gmail users: The interface just got a little more organized, and whether you use it on the Web, on your iOS or Android device, you can keep those 3,420 emails in check with some of the new features. And the new feature of t…

If your Facebook page is hardly recognizable now with all those sponsored posts, unfiltered feeds and frankly, status updates from people you don't need to hear from every hour on the hour, then a neat plug-in I just found may be just wh…

Every year when Earth Day comes around, I have this sudden urge to recycle everything in my house and start wearing hemp clothing. OK, maybe not that extreme, but there are many things I could be doing to be a little more energy efficien…

With a second grader in the house who is increasingly reliant on the computer for homework and projects, I'm finding myself becoming much more vigilant about what he's doing when online, and researching ways to be better about monitoring…

Even though I'm on the Do-Not-Call registry, I sometimes get the one-off unwanted cell phone call from a telemarketer that I wish I could block, because it always seems to call the moment we sit down for dinner. While I have come to acce…

Now that temperatures have finally crept beyond 40 (just barely), I am looking ahead to April when I go into total spring cleaning mode. With my home office and workspace area littered with Post-It notes, pens that don't work and lots an…

I've been a big Spotify fan ever since this awesome music service finally hit the United States. Since then, I use it pretty much daily to listen to music myself, but also to help me parent my kids. Check out these 10 ways parents can us…

My Facebook activity has dropped off lately because I realized how much time I was spending on it--but also in part because of the confusing Facebook privacy changes that they seem to be making continually, sometimes unbeknownst to their…

iOS apps, with more parents turning to Android phones, there are a few things we would love to see in the Android app department--not just as tech reviewers, but on behalf of lots of parents we hear from constantly! 1. App Quality The tr…

Now that I've started posting photos of my family on the Internet, I've been thinking much more about how to watermark my photos. Thankfully, it's not nearly as complicated as I thought, especially with the help of my go-to photo editing…

[This post has been updated as of January 2014 to include new information] I'm pretty sure almost every one of my oldest daughter's friends got an iPod Touch for Christmas this year. We're talking third-graders. And while even we here at…

I have tried any number of screen cleaners, sprays, pre-moistened wipes and home remedies for cleaning my laptop screen and at last I found one that actually uh...cleans. Go figure. When the sigOth showed up with a package of Windex Elec…

It's amazing how much I've cut down on my own paper consumption thanks to the help of awesome websites like Hello Fax that I discovered way back when they first launched. But I'm always trying to find new ways to make my life and office …

Yes, we all make New Year's Resolutions to eat better and work out more and blah blah blah. Cue the leftover cheesecake entering my mouth at 10AM on January 1. But if you're online at all (hi there) I've put together a few tech resolutio…

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us and find fun pins like this every day. 1. A roundup of the very best apps for preschoolers . 2. The holiday movie our followers will be streaming this weekend according to them! 3. Really smar…

In the rush of the holidays, this past month I have 1) gone to the store with a specific item in mind and have left the store without said item; and 2) gone to the store and have completely forgotten why I went in the first place. Yes, I…

With the announcement of the new Instagram terms of service , I've been trying to figure out a viable alternative to the Instagram app. And along with checking out the new Flickr app , as well as rekindling my love for Snapseed and Camer…

You may have gotten wind of today's breaking news that Instagram, now owned by Facebook, has changed their user Terms of Service. And the Internets she is not happy. Here's the scoop, and a few options on what you can do about your accou…

I realize that it should be enough to wrap up a pretty new iPad Mini , stick it under the tree and call it a day. And it is an awesome gift, don't get me wrong. But as someone who likes to add a little bit of a personal touch to all my g…

If you've been sending letters to Santa on behalf of the kids, been collecting hints from family members or have been thinking about your own Christmas wish list yourself, I'm willing to bet that a tablet is on one, if not all, of the li…

We're thrilled to be working with our newest sponsor, Plantronics , whose highly rated Bluetooth Headset, the Voyager Legend, helps conversations come together. Plus we get to give one away! With the holiday season officially here, we al…