Oh Appy Day! featuring Angela Kinsey
Oh Appy Day! gives you the scoop on the coolest apps from some of the coolest people anywhere. This week, Angela Kinsey shares her favorite. I am not a very tech savvy gal so I don't have a lot of apps on my phone. I would rather read a book (like a real book that you...
How do you explain the Electoral College to your kids today? We can help with these 3 resources.
My kids are old enough to understand why I'm taking them to the polls today. But trying to explain to them how the process for electing our next President works, especially with the whole Electoral College thing, has been a bit trickier. Which is why I've been...
How to find your polling place – and VOTE!
IF YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEM AT THE POLLS please call 866-OUR-VOTENot sure where to vote today? That's no reason for not voting! Find your polling place online in just minutes. Rock the Vote has about the best page we've found for voter information, including polling...
Sortable helps you compare the best cameras, phones, tablets and more. Coincidentally, we hear the holidays are coming up.
I'm already seeing commercials for holiday shopping which means that I should really start thinking about my gift list. (At least according to the marketers out there, ha). And here's when great shopping comparison sites come in handy.I like the idea of a digital...
Marimekko iPhone cases: Hold us!
A recent trip to Copenhagen renewed my love for all things Marimekko. And now that I see they've got iPhone cases on pre-order...yep. More love. There are six Marimekko iPhone cases for the 4/4S to choose from, each made out of a tough polycarbonate with one of their...
Kids’ music download of the week: Free To Be You And Me
As a child of the 70's, I grew up listening to Free To Be...You And Me, a groundbreaking CD which promoted messages like gender equality, being comfortable in your own skin, and tolerance, all through song, spoken word, and humor. This month, it turns 40 years old...
Inspiring Instagram photos of the day: Marathon runners preparing to help the Sandy relief efforts
We are so inspired by the photos of the NYC Marathon runners who instead devoted their days to helping the Sandy relief efforts. Runners are a group with amazing heart and community spirit, and never more so than today. Here, some of the early photos we love:Marathon...
Cool features of the new Windows Phone
There's been a lot of chatter about the brand new Windows Phone 8, Microsoft's latest offering. It features a very sleek design and layout, including the new Windows 8 operating system, but still has to compete against a huge contingent of existing iOS and Android...
Piquing Our Geek: IKEA cardboard camera
I love how IKEA is really branching out into the world of tech with their cool interactive catalog as well as an IKEA YouTube channel to help you assemble your SKITFCT. Heh. Well, now they're launching a new limited edition gadget that combines high and low...
For those of you who refuse to get rid of your CDs, we salute you
I confess, I still have boxes of CDs that may never be sold or donated. As wonderful as MP3s are, there's something about owning my music in handy CD form that I can't let go of. So wasn't I surprised to see a company still making a CD player--and a cool one at that....
5 of our favorite techie pins on Pinterest this week
Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us, then check out our five favorite pins from this week that you won't want to miss! 1. A cool way to blast tunes on your iPhone. 2. If you use your tablet in the kitchen, you need to stock up on these! 3....
Get on your bikes and ride. Maybe talk, too.
While technology is already taking on the driving and texting issue in myriad ways, I'm wondering if biking and texting will be the next great issue. Nah, probably not. Which is why there are a few great reasons to invest in a phone mount for your wheels if you're a...
Tech Tips & Tricks to Make Life (Way) Easier
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The phone that holds the phone
Leave it to Jonathan Adler to take something high tech, make it look low tech, which then makes me want it. Like this old fashioned phone looking thing? Not really a phone at all. Actually it's the Jonathan Adler smartphone dock which we loved earlier in white, and...
Crafting on the go: the new iPad app from Craftsy
I am intermittently craft-crazy, with bouts of knitting and jewelry-making fever. Unfortunately, my skill set doesn't always match up to my enthusiasm, as evidenced by the sweater I knitted for my son that took two years. (Yes, two years; the second year consisted of...
Amazing photos of NYC businesses offering residents a power charge during Hurricane Sandy. Cheers to all of you from all of us!
As someone who's still riding out the storm after the storm in New York City, I've been inundated with stories of business owners who came forward to help out neighbors in need of a power charge...and a few who didn't. In this day and age, our phones are our lifelines...
Have a perfectly creepy, evil, spooky, and ultimately safe Halloween.
Here's to a ghoulish day that we hope is filled with your favorite candy, lots of awesome photo opps, and relatively painless sugar highs. And if you want to make a bewitching photo of yourself or your kiddos, you can use the Halloween themes from...
Beautiful stationery for business emails. Only digital.
As someone who often sends birthday notes and thank-yous through emails and texts (sorry Emily Post), I fell in love with the beautiful Cartolina app back when it first launched. Well now Cartolina has launched a new app that still allows you to send electronic...
14 top family-friendly Halloween movies to watch on Amazon Instant Video
We all know by now that a lot of video on demand services leave a lot to be desired in the "current releases" genre. One time that doesn't matter a lick: Halloween! The holiday where the best scary, creepy, or funny-creepy movies never really get old. especially for...
Tired of all the political Facebook updates? Get Unpolitic!
Even though my Facebook news feed is full of Hurricane Sandy Frankenstorm updates today, there are still a ton of political updates that I'd love to remove, at least until Election Day is over. With all due respect to some of my more uh...passionate friends and...
The best Halloween music, all free
There are many things I love about Halloween, from seeing my kids in adorable costumes to fun-size peanut M&Ms and Snickers. For me. Of course. And getting into the holiday spirit, I love that TuneIn, the Internet and mobile app music provider we recently...
Preparing for Hurricane Sandy aka Frankenstorm? These links can help!
With Hurricane Sandy, aka Frankenstorm, about to make landfall on the east coast, many of us are stocking up on bottled water and charging our gadgets. If you're not in the evacuation zone but are still battening down your hatches, here are some of the best hurricane...
Kids’ Halloween song download of the week: Punkin’ Patch
Have a child (or two or three) who is absolutely buzzing with excitement over Halloween? If you're over "Monster Mash," here's a fun, punky, high-energy song to (hopefully) wear them out in time for bed. Punkin' Patch is Andy Z's spirited 2010 remake of the...
A cool iPad app that keep math fresh for kids
A lot of readers ask us about great math apps for kids. (Cut The Rope only counts sort of) I've found a great one that's equal parts science lesson and math course with a sprinkling of cool graphics thrown in for good measure. My kids are digging this brand new math...
Moxybook turns all those Facebook photo comments into a digital scrapbook
Don't miss an update below - and a chance to win $100 with your design!If you think of all the Facebook photos you've uploaded in the past couple years, it probably amounts to tens, if not hundreds (maybe thousands for avid Facebookers!) of great pictures that have...