The best newborn apps? Reader Q&A
Someone recommended I purchase the “Total Baby” app and it doesn’t look like it’s available anymore in in iTunes. Any similar apps you know of and could recommend for parents of newborns? -Kelly Hi Kelly! When we checked, the Total Baby app is...
AT&T FamilyMap – reach out and track someone
Talking to parents of older kids makes me want to build a machine that will stop time in its tracks. While I look forward to my kids getting older (kinda), there is so much comfort in their ages right now and not having to question where they are at all times, who...
Peg Solitaire – turns out it’s got a cooler name than that.
If you’re loading up on apps to keep the kids entertained on car trips and rainy days, we’ve got a fun new one that’s actually not new at all. In fact, I think it’s a few centuries old. Besides, how could I not try the game that’s huge in...
Martha Stewart Crafts on your iPad. It’s a great thing.
The tech world is buzzing about the new Martha Stewart Crafts app for iPad, and I can see why. Long ago, I used to babysit for a family who had their attic converted into a professional scrapbooking room. Filled with stacks of patterned acid-free papers and matching...
Math in the summer? No, you haven’t lost your marbles.
It’s time for those lazy days of summer, when our kids just want to swim, eat ice cream, and make sand castles. . .and not spend one moment thinking about math facts. But, when there are a couple of apps that sneak math practice into a really fun—and...
Need kids app recommendations? Try Cool Mom Tech. Also, YogiPlay.
Finding great apps for kids on iTunes or Google Play can sometimes feel like the search for the Holy Grail. Meandering through the thousands of apps to find the good ones can take a lot of time–as if we have so much of it to spare. Of course we’re...
Emails from the Underbelly.
You know those emails that we all get hooked on when we are pregnant? The ones from Baby Center that say thinks like “right now your baby is the size of a peanut?” I loved having those come into my inbox because it made my pregnancy feel so...
Doodling goes digital with Doodle.ly
Who would’ve guessed that drawing would become a social media sensation? We’ve talked about popular apps like Draw Something and What Should I Draw. And now I’m having fun exploring a new– and free–app on the market that can hopefully...
Pholium: Professional photo e-books right on your iPad
I’ve come to a conclusion recently that I must make my peace with – I’m never going to catch up on updating my photo albums. Deep breaths. I’ve made valiant efforts to get prints made, but being about 1,247 photos behind in just two years,...Creating Secure Passwords: The Easy, Step-by-Step Guide
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