Saving money on Gmail storage, one massive email at a time
While I continue to be terribly lame when it comes to managing my own inbox (it's a frightening, frightening place, I tell you) I am so excited about this one little tool I just discovered that helps free up storage space in your Gmail account. Find Big Mail is an app...
Death to reply all!
If you've ever been stuck on a reply-all email string that keeps going and going and going, then I bet you will love this print as much as I do. The "Nothing Good Comes From Hitting Reply-All" print is actually part of the New Rules of Work poster series at Division...
10 reasons to justify an iPhone 4S (should you need them)
I am a proud new owner of an iPhone 4S. And yet, contrary to what you might think about someone who runs a tech review blog, I am not generally one of those crazy early adopters who need to run out and buy the very first generation everything. In fact, this phone is...
Join the circus
In my experience with iPad apps over the last couple of years, I've learned that sometimes the simplest apps are the most entertaining and educational. And that's exactly how I'd describe this adorable new parent-created app for preschoolers and toddlers. I guess...
A shortcut to fabulous photo filters
It's hard to remember that there was a time that we simply snapped photos and had to be satisfied (gasp) with whatever it was that appeared on the film a few weeks later. No Photoshop? No Instagram filters? The horror! The new website, Picfull, makes it crazy easy to...
A calendar starring you
I'm a little obsessed with the Instagram app, which means I have lots of cool photos and not much to do with them. At least until I discovered this new gift from Keepsy, that will be making many of my family members very happy this holiday season. I was thrilled with...
The AT&T U-verse Wireless Receiver lets you take the TV out of the TV room
Imagine having the freedom to watch any program you want, anywhere in the house. Okay, I'll steer clear of sounding like an AT&T commercial--but I was impressed to hear about a new wireless TV receiver from AT&T U-verse that lets you do just that. If AT&T...
Sprout pregnancy app gives you the play-by-play, day-by-day
It's amazing to me how much information is available for pregnant women now, as opposed to when I was with child more than seven years ago. Yes, we had the Internet back then (it wasn't that long ago), but honestly, my go-to resource was my trusty What to Expect When...
Atari Arcade: Who needs Cut the Rope when you’ve got Asteroids?
Rejoice, all ye children of the 70's and 80's, with memories of lining up quarters along those Centipede, Asteroids, and Super Breakout machines. No global leaderboards, no online cheats. Just you, a pocketful of coins, and the exciting possibility of your three...
Don’t Let the Pigeon Run this App: The original Angry Bird goes digital
You might be thinking, geez, what took him so long? when you first get wind of Mo Willems' delightful new interactive ebook, Don't Let the Pigeon Run this App. But after hearing him preempt that very question at a recent press lunch, I totally understand what took him...
5 photo sharing resources for all those cute kids’ costume pics
It's Halloween! Yay! And that means as parents, the only thing we'll have more of tomorrow morning than slimy, discarded candy wrappers, is digital photos. Because you are of course obligated to send dozens of photos to every relative on your list as a demonstration...
Kids’ music download of the week: Trick or Treat
The candy is bought, the costumes are (almost) finished, and the kids are already bouncing off the walls in anticipation of the night we let them stay up way too late eating sugary treats. If you want to ramp up their excitement a wee bit, just grab a copy of this...
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I’mOK app makes a game out of kids checking in
There are lots of products on the market right now that "secretly" monitor your kids, like GPS-tracking their cars or logging their keystrokes on the computer without their knowledge. If you prefer to have a more open and communicative relationship while still...
Spoon me up, Scotty
Space: the final frontier. A mysterious place filled with giant monsters and noxious clouds of gas. Get ready to steer the USS Enterprise NCC-1701 straight into the uncharted reaches of the most terrifying place in the universe, a gaping maelstrom of darkness. Your...
More than your money’s worth: 3 free early learning apps
When I first got my iPad I told my kids they'd never touch it. Ever. And here I am six months later and there's more kid apps than mama apps installed on the thing. They've worn me down, people. So I'm always on the lookout for great apps, especially for the preschool...
We love these iPhone cases, even if they are totally trashy
I am breathlessly awaiting the arrival of my new iPhone 4S, but my breathlessness has less to do with seeing the new iPhone than with a kind of desperate hopefulness that my current phone will not completely fall apart before the new one shows up. When it does, I'm...
This new app for kids doesn’t do anything. (And that’s the point)
Some of the apps on my iPad blow me away with their technological innovation, their touch-screen capabilities, and their ability to make my kids gasp, shriek or just marvel at how cool they are. But, the latest app they are hogging my iPad for hardly does anything at...
HTML for Babies: Starting the web geekery early
I only became familiar with html a few years ago, so imagine the advantage my kids will have now that I'm reading them HTML for Babies at bedtime. Okay, so I'm joking, but it might just be one of the best geeky baby gifts ever for your favorite web geek. Created by a...
Managing team spirit
Some of my earliest childhood memories were scoring the goal as the only girl on my soccer team, learning to bunt on the Cardinals, and my flying Kareem Abdul Jabbar hook shot. I want my children to build memories playing their own sports--but not at the risk of my...
5 fabulous iPhone cases we love
I'm so excited to finally have my iPhone 4S but I need a cool case. Any suggestions? -Kelly Mazel tov, Kelly, that's one pretty phone. And yes, we strongly suggest getting a case on it stat, especially if you'll have kids within 10 feet of it. As it turns out, the...
The new All-in-One Computers – are they really All-in-One?
Last weekend, I co-hosted a fabulous party for the Atlanta Bloggy Boot Camp with our sponsor Best Buy, which was not just an excuse for me to pop on some super high heels and get a night out with some of my favorite bloggers. I also got to play around with the new...
3 cool, ghoulish Halloween apps for kids
With Halloween just around the corner (how did that happen?!), we've been on the lookout for a few cool apps that will keep our kids entertained while we're busy gluing sequins on mermaid costumes and eyebrows on Angry Birds. Let me just say--there are a lot of...
One mom’s trash is another mom’s Treshr
There have been times I've driven through my town on trash day and have been stupefied at the things that people are willing to just throw away--cribs, baby toys, bicycles. I understand that not every person has the time or the energy to try and sell these items, but...
Tetris makes a comeback, on your wrist
Part of me is a little embarrassed at how many hours I spent playing Tetris. The other part of me wishes I could still just sit back in a bean bag chair and flip and drop shapes in the quiet of my college dorm. Since that won't be happening, I've found a way that...