helpful websites

I am one of those (awful, judgy) people who will unfollow people on Instagram if their feed is filled with too many type-heavy, horribly designed promotions or ads or OMG LOOK AT MY CUTE BEHBEH proclamations over family photos that might…

If you're like me, your movie-going days all but disappeared when you had kids. As a nursing mom, I found it nearly impossible to get away for a few hours without feeling like I was going to explode (TMI?) so we started watching our TV a…

As much as we're excited to celebrate Memorial Day and the unofficial start of summer with a little beach and barbeque, we want to be sure to acknowledge the members of our military who, along with their families, have sacrificed so much…

Ever walk into a friend's finely decorated home and think: Yeah, I'm not leaving this place. Nope. Moving. In. Or, if you're not working the stowaway angle, you basically press them for intel on how you, too, can get skilled at creating …

Are you drowning in paperwork like me, and dying to start going paper free as part of your spring cleaning routine? Between the kids' forms, the manuals, the permission slips, the bills, the important documents, the health records, the r…

The new site Cricket's Circle is out to clear things up for new parents. And we get it; accurate baby registry help is hard to come by and it's hard to figure out exactly what to include in yours. In fact, it can be one of the most confu…

If you live anywhere in the midwest or on the east coast, you know you are freezing and sick of hearing about polar vortexes. So let's think about wonderful summer produce instead? We recently found this the great Farmstand app for iOS, …

I’m usually not one for New Year’s resolutions, but, in the spirit of getting more done in 2014, I decided to tackle my email--like so many of you who ask us how to clean up your inbox when it's overrun with more emails than anyone can k…

Ever since my kids started elementary school, I have always tried to volunteer and chaperone whenever possible, especially in these years that the kids still actually want me to be there. But with many different opportunities to help out…

Over the course of the year, we've put together so many helpful tech tips for our readers, plenty from your own questions to us. (We love answering reader questions!) Here, some of our favorite tips of the year, including lots just for p…

Sometimes I scroll through my camera roll and find lots of semi-okay options that would be great for photo book gifts if it were brighter, if the pile of laundry wasn't in the background or if Sam's face didn't have those gobs of chocola…

The browser KidZui has been one of the best ways for kids to explore the Internet safely for a few years now, and we're so excited to learn they're going mobile with the new KidZui app. Especially with all those new tablets and devices c…

If you're like us, then you've got holiday shopping lists coming out of your ears and are always looking for the best way to organize them. It's so easy to forget cousins, in-laws, coworkers, caregivers--people you're determined to remem…

As a parent, I think it's my responsibility to save money where I can (kids are expensive!), but only on things I really want. That's why we love finding great coupon apps and money-saving tech tools that make things easier. Besides, I n…

Obsessed with Pinterest as we are? Follow us! Then check out these 5 great pins that you might have missed. 1. We are completely addicted to this new feature on one of our favorite websites . 2. You won't believe what this old Nintendo c…

If you write a blog, or are on any kind of social media, there's probably been a time that you wanted to publish a link to a site you didn't particularly like--maybe to complain about a negative brand experience, or alert people to a sca…

The emotions we feel as adults are so complex today, as they are each year on September 11. But as parents, we have the added burden of trying to explain it to our own children in an age-appropriate way, and to help them cope with it too…

When I first installed Priceblink for my browser a few years back, I called it one of my top tech picks of the year . Since then, this amazing online price comparison tool has come a long way. And you'll definitely want to check it out, …

Like so many of you, I'm committed to supporting my kids' school. Whether it's volunteering my time in the classroom, designing yearbook pages, or just sending permission slips back on time, I'm happy to do what I can. And for the next f…

My first instinct (and job) as a mom is to keep my kids safe, so when I found out how many thousands of bits of information about us were being sent to online marketers every time they play or learn on my iPad, I got pretty protective. F…

I've always wondered if there's an easier way to type accent marks if you don't have them all memorized, or stuff like currency symbols. Do you have any ideas? Thanks! -Juliet Oh, the accent marks. The special characters. The symbol for …

Now that so many people are using URL shorteners like bit.ly, ow.ly, tiny url, and even custom urls, it's easier to get tricked into clicking over to a phishing site or intalling malware that suddenly DMs your whole Twitter list to tell …

Anyone who knows me is well aware of my penchant for sniffing out a good bargain. I really don't like to overspend--who does?--and am excited about a new website that will help me become an even better bargain shopper. Nifti is a new sho…

If you're into social networking--as in, actual networking for work or personal reasons--then you definitely want to know about newsle, a wonderful newsfeed service that is keeping me on top of all the important stuff they're doing. Subs…