Piquing Our Geek: Paperlinks adds QR codes to baby announcements and party invitations
As nice as paper cards can look, do people still pick up the phone to RSVP anymore? Not in my world, which definitely is a downer when I've invited 50 people to a big event. Now, there is a company that is figuring out a way to marry the convenience of technology with...
3 ways to get kids books on the iPad
We're gearing up for our annual family vacation, and instead of loading down our bag with bunch of books for the plane ride and bedtime, I've been loading them up electronically on my iPad. But with so many different options out there, I decided to give the three most...
Sony Playstation Move games bring snowday relief
If our Twitter streams are any indication, moms around the country are about at their wits' ends with winter storms, snow days, and kids stuck indoors. For you Playstation PS3 fans, the PlayStation Move games can offer fun indoor alternatives and help get the family...
RSS5000 – The holy grail of feed readers
For the last few years, I've read my favorite blogs and websites on Bloglines, a free service that organizes all your feeds in one handy place. Since it was taken over and revamped by Merchant Circle, I just haven't had the time or the energy to re-enter all my blogs....
Teaching kids about Martin Luther King Jr. through e-readers
My 1st grade daughter and nearly four-year-old son are now at the age where they can understand a bit about why the mail doesn't come and kids have off school today. I'm looking forward to the beginning of important discussions about Martin Luther King Jr. and why his...
Party favors for the video game obsessed
I'm in last minute party planning mode for my son and during one of my late night searches for handmade party goods, I came across these some awesome Super Mario Brothers cupcake toppers from Portland-based Artisan Cake Company and just had to share. As a mom of kids...
Brain Pop Jr answers kids questions much better than, ask your father
Though I've been homeschooling for five years, make no mistake: I am no great educator. I'm just good at finding help for subjects in which I'm a little rusty, like...all of them. Hey, it's been a long time since I sat behind a classroom desk. The trick to getting my...
Etch A Sketch iPad Case makes us smile
Since purchasing my iPad a few months back, I'm completely obsessed with cool iPad cases. Given my penchant for purses and handbags, I guess I've extended my "you can never have too many" motto to my gadget covers too. And boy is this one awesome. This Etch A Sketch...
5 CES tech discoveries just for moms
We love hearing that more and more, tech companies are reaching out to moms and understanding that we're fans of technology too. And I'm happy to report there was plenty of evidence of it last week at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Last week I fought...
Web Coolness: Moms + tech, kids + robots, iPhones + solar power
Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. 4G service coming to the Bay Area. (Finally!) With thoughts from our own technologist, Beth, at the Wall Street Journal Unplggd offers 8 kid-friendly diy tech projects like this...
Plaid is the new black
I love all the strides that tech companies are making to make their gadgets "prettier." When HP came out with its HP Mini Netbook line last year, it won raves from tech enthusiasts/fashionistas (and us!) for its vibrant colors and cool style. Well, HP has done it...
Dads Dig This – SplashID
Here's the lastest installment of Dads Dig This from Kevin Burke, a dad, marketer, social media fan, and founder of MomsWhoBlog.com. I prefer to move through life as unencumbered as possible. That means being efficient, tossing paper, and going digital. Granted, I'm...
Tech Tips & Tricks to Make Life (Way!) Easier
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Tron Legacy: Not the movie, the designer handbag
I must confess that I was not exactly a fan of the movie Tron when it came out the first time around, but I know that there's a good number of you out there excited to queue up for Tron Legacy. For your kids. Of course. But a new limited-edition collection of...
Instagram for insta-photo sharing goodness
If you're on Twitter or Facebook, you may be seeing some friends posting and sharing their photos through a service called Instagram and wondering what exactly it is. And why their photos look so awesome.Instagram is a free iPhone app that is essentially a social...
The iPhone is coming to Verizon. For real!
I've been coveting an iPhone ever since their launch, but as a Verizon wireless customer, I didn't want to switch providers. Every year I held my breath and crossed my fingers that this would be the year that my device of choice would come to my provider of choice....
The joy of underwear
If you've enjoyed nice quiet family dinners with your toddler without anyone daring to yell fart or underwear, well enjoy it while you can. You've got a few short years, and then those very things will be pretty much the funniest things in the entire world. (Of...
Got your inbox down to 0? That deserves a badge.
If you like to let your nerd flag fly proudly (says the girl with a Hello Kitty Boba Fett on her car), then you're going to love these LOLrific Nerd Merit Badges we just found. Bonus? You don't have to sell any cookies or build a fire in the rain to get one. Nerd...
9 video calling options beyond Skype. Very Jetsons!
Video calling has become pretty much a necessity for those of us traveling moms who want to read the kids bedtime stories from our hotel rooms at a conference, or keep in touch with deployed military spouses or family overseas. Wow, remember when we were kids and...
Tech resolutions for the New Year
We're still in the throes of New Year excitement, at the beginning of January when resolve is still strong, gyms are packed and old habits haven't reared their ugly heads. Yet. Although certain resolutions may lose their luster, we've got a few tech resolutions that...
Web Coolness: Tips for tech owners, Nooks for kids, FourSquare for Snooki fans
Here are some things we've liked reading around the web this week. We hope you will too. If you want to know what's going on at CES this week, follow our own Beth Blecherman on Twitter at @techmama. She seems to be everywhere at once! Smart tips at Real Simple for...
Bed trays as laptop trays. Why not!
Embarrassing confession: I spent so much time with my laptop on my lap one summer, I have permanent, if faded, dark marks on my thighs. Now I'm always telling myself that one day, I'm going to invest in a laptop tray of some sort. In looking around I realized hey,...
The Apple app store is open! Yippee!
Judging from comments on the posts here, and pithy reports from our Facebook fans, I'm not the only Mac fan that frequents these here pages. And this week, at last, you've finally got a central spot to download all those excellent apps in the brand new Apple App...
Attention travelers: Word Lens app es muy bueno
It's not often that I come across an iPhone app that makes me stop and marvel. Of the hundreds I've had the opportunity of reviewing, I can count a handful that I continue to be amazed by. I just found one more to add to the list. It's called Word Lens and it's...
Recycle your tech. It’s a good resolution! Especially when it’s free.
I'm not a big resolutions maker, but am a proponent of out with the old and in with the new. I spent the first day of 2011 cleaning out months of accumulated clutter in my kitchen cabinets and drawers and already feel less hoarder-ish. I should return the old phones I...