by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks
I’m often asked for tips for teaching kids photography, because as my friends know, it’s one of my favorite things in the world. Whenever my son asks to use my camera to take a photo, I do whatever I can to maintain my chill. Meanwhile, inside I’m...
by Christina Refford | Tips and Tricks
I have used a funky purple keyboard cover (specifically, one of these iSkin covers) for the past few years but was recently told by the technician at the Apple Genius Bar that it’s not always safe to use a keyboard cover on a computer. In fact, I was going to...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks
By now, texting acronyms like LOL and OMG are pretty pervasive in pop culture; my daughter knew them in preschool, you hear them from the least hip anchors on TV morning shows, and heck, your own parents probably have texted you an LOL at some point. But when...
by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks
Just this week my 5-year-old son busted me for using my iPhone at the breakfast table. It’s a no-no in our house, but I was reading something important. (It was a post ranking the Hot Guys of World Cup. See? Important.) Turns out, this whole incident would have...
by Nicole Blades | Tips and Tricks
As a longtime photo enthusiast and avid storyteller, I’ve been a huge fan of Instagram since it dropped three years ago. Especially as a parent who wants to get the best photos of my kids up there. That said, I take tons of pictures of lots of different things...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
With my kids officially out of school, I, along with lots other parents I’m sure, am gearing up for loads of free time. And that means trying to figure out how to manage screen time for the kids. Over the last few months, I’ve put together a very simple...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
Last week while I was out on a short trip to New York City, my smart phone battery died. Which wouldn’t have been a huge issue except I was in the middle of dealing with a minor emergency involving my youngest daughter left at camp and a babysitter without a...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks
Just in time for Memorial Day weekend–and Memorial Day weekend traffic, whoo!–I was so happy to get a chance to sit down with Google yesterday and learn more about some of the incredible changes they’ve made to the Google Maps app. I for one am an...
by Julie | Tips and Tricks
As much as I love Twitter — both for the news and the conversation — there are times when I just need to cut down on the noise in my feed–TV shows I don’t watch, playoffs I don’t care about, or nonstop tweets from Caribbean vacations that...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks
If you’re like me, you get a ton of promoted content from Facebook, including a slew of recommendations for groups that you may want to join. Some of them are open–as in, hop on in, like the page and you’re done!–while some of them are closed...
by Liz Gumbinner | Tips and Tricks
If you want to devote a whole 5 or 10 seconds and see your first tweet on Twitter, there’s an easier way than scrolling back to the beginning. Visit Twitter’s discover.twitter.com/first-tweet page just launched to celebrate their 8th birthday. (Happy...
by Kristen Chase | Tips and Tricks
I have to say that I have mastered the art of a good selfie, as you might be able to tell from my Instagram feed, but I’m getting especially good at taking a selfie with kids. Because let’s be honest, it’s the only way I’ll actually make it in...