How to get your personal information off Spokeo
Since my job is primarily on the Internet, I’m pretty vigilant about my family’s privacy. So every now and then I’ll search my name to see what comes up. And even though I removed myself from the Spokeo database a few years ago, I was shocked by what...
5 tips for taking better photos with your iPhone
I was obsessed with getting the very best photos of my kids on my iPhone on their first day back to school. But since I happened to be away, my husband had to stand-in as family photographer–which doesn’t sound so bad until you see some of the family...
How do you use the new Instagram Photo Map feature? Everything you should know, including safety concerns.
These days, I take so many photos with the Instagram app, I was happy about the recent update and intrigued by the Instagram Photo Map feature. If you haven’t upgraded yet, go for it. You’ll find cool changes like a cleaner, prettier interface, ease of...
Facebook makes photos bigger. And it’s way better.
The next time you hop on Facebook, you may be delighted to see that the photo of your friend’s beautiful new baby is displayed prominently across your page. Or…you may bummed to see that your friend’s drunken wedding photos are displayed prominent...
What’s a checkpoint friendly laptop case, really?
More and more, you’re probably hearing about checkpoint-friendly cases for your laptop–in other words, cases that make things easier for the TSA; and help you get through that security line quickly, so that Mr. Grumpypants Impatient Frequent Traveler...
What’s the best way to organize bills? Reader Q&A
Q: I am tired of the piles of bills every month that I have to stuff into a file, cram into my filing cabinet, and never look at again. Can you make any recommendations on tech that can help get them organized? – Sarah Hi, Sarah. Good question! With the...
Making sure the Facebook fan pages you love are the updates that you read
If you’ve recently noticed a lack of updates from your favorite brands, bloggers, or fan pages on Facebook (or maybe you haven’t realized it until just now), it may be because of the introduction of Facebook’s new Promoted Posts. But we can help you...
How can you tell if a website is down? Aha!
I have been told by various people that various planets are in retrograde, which evidently explains why all of my favorite sites have been going down this week. Including Twitter. Of course without Twitter, how the heck was I going to go on Twitter to ask, “Hey...
Disguising your wireless router with something far more pretty
This month I received several ominous warnings from my ISP, popping up to interrupt my web pages as I was browsing – We are replacing your wireless router! Order now or your service will be interrupted! You have T minus 14 days…13 days…12...
Father’s day gift dilemma – Kindle Fire or NOOK Tablet?
My husband and I have been using our Kindle Fire and NOOK Tablets respectively for the last six months, and over that time, we’ve definitely developed strong opinions about these two new tablets. Let’s just say one of them is getting a lot more use than...
Would you let your 9 year old on Facebook?
Just this week, Facebook leaked that they are considering allowing kids under 13 onto the site, albeit it with parental supervision. There’s been lots of speculation as to why (stocks down, need new readers for page views), so it makes sense to target the group...Hi! We’re Kristen + Liz
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